QLD Deputy Law Exam Regs Underground Questions and Answers

80. What are the 6 mandatory PHMPs? s149 - Answer-· Emergency response · Gas management · Methane drainage · Mine ventilation · Spontaneous combustion · Strata control 81. What is the flash point value where an SOP is required for dealing with flammable substances underground? s151 - Answer-· Must have an SOP for using, storing, handling and disposing of flammable substances with a flash point of less than 61⁰C 82. What is the limit to the external surface temperature of equipment used underground? s152 - Answer-· 150 degrees Celsius 83. When may a person give a technical direction about a safety and health matter to a person appointed to be responsible for the control and management of underground activities when the manager is not in attendance at the mine? s153 - Answer-· If they have the necessary technical competency and are authorised by the mine manager to give the direction 84. What type of material must a building be constructed of if it is located at a surface intake opening, or in the underground mine? s154 - Answer-· Nonflammable material 85. What are 5 matters the appointed fire officer is responsible for? s155 - Answer-FIRE OFFICER ITM/REC/TNA/ProC/COMM · Inspecting testing and maintaining fire equipment · Keeping records of inspections testing and maintenance · Establishing training needs and ensure training is done· Ensure plans and procedures are current · Testing and reporting of the mines communication system 86. What are the requirements for emergency sealing and entry airlocks of an underground mine? s156 - Answer-NoPers/AL70Kpa/SafeInert/GasMon/LgMP(AL) · Must be capable of being sealed at the surface without people passing in front of the entrance · At least one entrance must have an air lock capable of withstanding a pressure pulse of 70kpa whilst open · Safe position for intertisation equipment · Monitoring of the atmosphere behind the seal from a safe position · Allow large mobile equipment to access the mine through an airlock 87. What facilities must be included in at least one of seals at a mine which has been sealed? s156 - Answer-o Mine entry airlock 88. How often must the operation of each airlock installed for an entrance at the mine be tested, other than pressure tested? s157 - Answer-· At least once per year 89. What facilities at the mine, associated with inertisation, must be tested at appropriate intervals? s157R - Answer-· Each Airlock at the mine at least once a year 90. What details must be recorded about temporary use of a self-rescuer or cap lamps at a mine? s158, 166 - Answer-· Name of person using it · Date and time self-rescuer or cap lamp was taken · Unique identification of the self-rescuer or cap lamp 91. What training about self rescuers is required for persons, other than mines rescue persons, before the persons enter the mine? s158R - Answer-· Training persons in donning, changing over and using self-rescuers, including self-rescuers stored in caches in the mine, before the persons enter the mine92. Under what circumstances may a person enter below ground at an underground mine without a selfrescuer? s159R - Answer-· Mines rescue persons carrying out a mines rescue activity 94. List 5 requirements for all persons entering underground in relation to self-rescuers? s159 - AnswerISSUED/TRAINED/CHECKX2/CAPABLE · Must be issued with and carrying a self-rescuer · Must be trained in donning and changing over from caches · Must perform required checks · Must examine rescuer for external damage · Must be physically capable of using the rescuer 95. List 3 requirements for all persons entering below ground in relation to cap lamps? s165 - Answer-· Must be issued with and carrying a cap lamp · Trained in using the cap lamp · Must examine the cap lamp for external damage 96. What considerations must be made in the risk assessment or SHMS for self-escape? s168 - AnswerRA-Self-Escape: Location SED Number devices N+L COS S+M Reserve S+M Escape routes Comms, Training, Fitness · Location of self-escape devices · Number of devices including self-rescuers to be distributed through the mine · Number and location of change over stations or refuges · Selecting and marking the location for reserve self-rescuers· Selecting and marking escape routes · Communication equipment and ways of using the equipment · Training persons in self-escape · Fitness of coal mine workers 97. List 3 matters that must be provided in the SHMS for emergency evacuation? s171 · - Answer-POS/TARP/EEx Designated places of safety to assemble · Trigger points for evacuating the mine or part of it · Periodic exercises to test the system