Management of SCSR in mines

Management of self-contained self-rescuers in mines

CONTENTS

PART A: THE GUIDELINE

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1. Foreword

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2. Legal status of guidelines and COPs 3. The objective of this guideline

4. Definitions and acronyms

5. Scope

6. Members of the task team

PART B: AUTHOR’S GUIDE

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PART C: FORMAT AND CONTENT OF THE MANDATORY COP

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1. Title page

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2. Table of contents 3. Status of the COP

4. Members of the drafting committee

5. General information 6. Terms and definitions 7. Risk management

8. Aspects to be addressed in the COP

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SCSR selection criteria

SCSR logistics management Issuing and deployment of SCSRs Training in the use of BWSCSRs Functional performance testing Reporting and recordkeeping

Maintenance, incident management and disposal of SCSRs

Instruction manual on the use of SCSRs

PART D: IMPLEMENTATION

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1. Implementation plan

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2. Compliance with the COP

3. Access to the COP and related documents

ANNEXURE 1: Guidance Note 1 (mandatory)

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SCSR cold start procedure generic notes on fires

ANNEXURE 2: Guidance Note 2 (mandatory)

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Leak testing (for lamp-rooms only) ANNEXURE 3: Sample allocation form for SCSR allocation history records

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Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act 29 1996) Regulations Chapter 16 (Draft)

ANNEXURE 4: References

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