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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (MINES) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 636

636.         Not used
637 .         Monitoring airborne contaminant levels

        (1)         For the purposes of regulation 50(1), air monitoring at a mine must be carried out —

            (a)         by, or under the supervision of —

                  (i)         for a part of the mine that is underground — a mine air quality officer or underground ventilation officer for the mine; or

                  (ii)         otherwise — a mine air quality officer for the mine;

                and

            (b)         at a frequency —

                  (i)         that reflects the risk of mixtures or substances that are likely to be in airborne concentrations at the mine, or a part of the mine, that exceed the exposure standard for the mixture or substance; and

                  (ii)         to ascertain whether the mixture or substance is in an airborne concentration that exceeds the exposure standard for the mixture or substance.

        (2)         For the purposes of regulation 50(2), a record of air monitoring must include —

            (a)         the results of the monitoring; and

            (b)         details of the dates, location and frequency of the monitoring; and

            (c)         the sampling method and equipment used.



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