Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations If there is at least
1 diesel unit operating underground at an underground mine, the mine
operator of the mine must ensure —
(a) for
a mine where 1 diesel unit is operating underground in any ventilation system
of the mine — that the diesel unit has a ventilation volume rate of
not less than 0.05 m 3 per second per kilowatt of the maximum rated
engine output specified by the manufacturer, for the fuelling and timing
configuration at which the engine has been set; and
(b) for
a mine where more than 1 diesel unit is operating underground in any
ventilation system of the mine — the total ventilation volume rate
of air in that system is not less than the aggregate of the volume requirement
for each of the individual diesel units under paragraph (a).
Penalty:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
Notes for this Subdivision:
1. In relation to
airborne contaminants and hazardous atmosphere see Part 3.2
Divisions 7, 7A and 8.
2. In addition to the
above provisions and this Subdivision, see Subdivision 2.
3. See the rest of
this Division in relation to underground mines.