Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)
Regulation 164
A manager of a mine shall ensure that in the mine,
(a) each self-propelled diesel unit underground is constructed and maintained in a manner that ensures that
(i) air entering the engine is cleaned;
(ii) exhaust gases are cooled and diluted;
(iii) emission of flames and sparks is prevented; and
(iv) leakage of oil is avoided;
(b) exhaust gases of diesel engines do not exceed
(i) 500 ppm (carbon monoxide (CO);
(ii) 750 ppm nitrous fumes (NOx); and
(iii) 75 ppm nitrogen dioxide (NO2); and
(c) the ventilation requirement for each section where a diesel engine is operated is an air flow of not less than 0.0.6m3 per second per installed kW.
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36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
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