Document J36RkyvL2kxOr6n73Q2dXVy62

C 41 82 MMiNOUt cr VSSTOM xzns opjjtoatT. r. 1b# Kaluga*, Auefralim Use Aabeatea Ltd., tflTTSMCM. co?t 20th-July, 1962. Pw 6ir, ; 11m aev ooanlated -a detailed study of report* uafe-by PojHKtaastol TintilitlM Inspectors ad dlaeuaaad your Mm Workings with oil Inspectors of Kiaea ocacorpad . Taata made by our Ventilation Inspectors on your Xloa Air during tho period 15to Am. 1962 to 21at fata. 1962 show t>.t *** feat content of the nine '<* * paarally Incroaaod. tba Zaapaetara raport that toe general observance of toe Ulcoe Seculati Act vaa at tba highest laaal yat ease la your dne aad tttarafora tha Increased -3^C'V.^* dust content of toe air can only ba too to Mlalaf aathoda saployed. Ihaae oatbada require extraction by Underhand sloping or that tba atop* face vSvamaa away frost tha aorfaaa outcrop, * Our Inspections carried out over a loot period bar# thovn that these atopaa cannot bo ventilated adequately. Z mat rafar you to Koculatdaea US. U?> U* aad U9 of tba Maaa ftogulltloa dot Mo. Si of 1946-1961. These regulations road eelleeUvely require that fraab air ba tskm Alractly to yov isaaruoat or daapart latala, that auffiel of tols fresh air ba split aad takas to oaoh working latol fros toara it will ba oostrolled'to vustllato tha workings aff aueh laral aad thas ratsm to too aurfaoa .by dlroet course; that tool* vlll bo so m-dreulatlea of ai*..,, .. Cf filled. Tour proaost toning aathoda da sot allov toaaa ruquinmats to ba fbl * Saaaadary ventilation lafrodoeed into your atopaa baa wt proved adequate. I mat tbarafbra notify you by virtue of Section 22 of too Klees iegula ion Act 194^1961 that yoor praaaat stoplng aetbode art dangerous or defective ta aa is ay opialos to thraataa or toad to too bodily injury of poroom eqsleyed thor< in. Tha nature of auto danjer or dofoot 1* to* bleb dust content in tba air breathad by auployaoa. Z mat thorafora request that ao saw etopoa ba aomamad or operated by uoderbeM ttoplac netoods, or that too facet of any aev atopaa ba worked' tovaneieg away froa too uals boaeb face. All nav ctopaa auat ba worked free tha respective levels furtborest fro- the surface outcrop or bench Case tad advanced towards tha upper lrol or bench face by such aathoda aa to allow for a free flew of fraab air froa toe deepest port of the fee to the aurfaee esdiaust. The hi$h general duat content of too =ns air espedally at places such a* era transfer points end ora da* indicates that water apraya are not being operated correctly. Tba work of isolatin' tha ventilation tff toe upper and lower tea verklf it net yot ocapletad, and such recirculation la taking plana* This work was cooooaeed aontha ego aad should bare bead consisted t imv - Inspectors of KLaoa will is future atop work is any plica is tolch inadacuute ventilation or alr'raoireulitlcn ia fond. B. ^ > On 6th horcu^r, 1<J61, I vrot*to jmu rwardia? dost Rtaarilly_.i tpadfleally esatlOMd 4lit ariaisg fro* tho tailings at tk* talUas* 61a, tailings du^ and arts* aillt up with sill tailings, Ouring my rsetat visit I notieod dust arising ?oo all thraa mints. } ' If this duat id Mt aliKi-wtad, t will tusra so tlUtuUit tUir then to' clot* I thoso section* and laltiita prosecutions. Plaaaa eaos't that water ajrayt ara correctly and wnatantly uaad on all aurfaeo hint ta prevent dual oaoapiag lata tha ataoaohere. Ma dttaapt tad bow aada to laolata daat irisia* froa year new bagging section. This writ suet to undertaken forthwith. notwithstanding that yea have specialist* testing a saw daat I extrsetlon process, It tut be alaa rly anderstaod that tfiilst this test lz I being sade, it ia necessity to prevent or control duat at all points not under [ tha control of your protest dost exttaction units. Ia future if in Iaspoetar of Hinas finds dust arising, ha will item tfttfl tha unit conoaraad . 1* Toors faithfully, 3. scm-a SSSftB IXSP2CT0E OP >STO._______ '"to 'lorarer, Auntreliar. Elus -.-.bestae Ltd;, 20th July, U6: Sear 5:ir, I bars noe coaplctcd a detailed . ?us.y of . ;rt; mode by Lepcrtsontel Ventilation Ini-p.ctcrT .-:u- .liicuu. _1 your Sine uorkln^o elth oil Inapeetcct of ". t:. cu:cw.:c;* Tests sad# by our Vcntllctloa Inspectors on year vine Air <1urine the period 15th Jura, 1962 to 21 ct -ur-a, 1962 shoo th-t tho duat content of the eir.c eir hoe rererally Increased. The Inspectors report that the {joni-Trl obeewmet of tho rir.co Regulation - et eoc at the hichov-t luvr l yet rear, in your sins end therefore tho lner.ised dust content of the oir can omy be duo to -vising sethods eeployed, Tbaoa sethods require extraction b7 fids hind ctoping or that the stops foco ndvenees oeay from the curf.'.ee cutcrop* Our Isspcetlsna e med cut over a ior.- e-nod hnvo abow> that there etepea carrot bo vsrtilrtcJ tidesu-rttl;*. 1 suet refor you to :ccltiorx 1L5. Ili7, 1M, :r.d lb* of the "lnoc regulation /-ct. :x. 5k of 191*6-1 tnil, regulations road collectively re^-olro that fresh air bo toiler, directly to your lraoraost or deepect levels* thr.t sufficient of this fresh air be split o:d toner, to eaob coWc-ng level froa whore it rill be controlled to vo;.tils to the rorfcir.-a off such level an then return to the surfseo by -."iroct esurr-c that their Bill be no re-eirc.letter. of air. Your arcaer.t alning octtsou* do .\ct :lo;requlr.scr.ts to'be fulfilled, . .'econdary vcr.til-itloR lrtreJuc .. : hou not rrovod ouerurte, yc : . ;c I suit therefore notify ;oe by virtue of ectiot: 22 of the -Inca Rcgulrtien .'ct -that y-.ur .r-ncr.t stoplng sethedo era deneorsua or defective _o as m sy oyiri: to thr-.nten or ter.d to the bodily In,Jury of ` mons cr. loycd therein, The nature of ruch dormer cr dcitct ie thr'hiyh iuct covtc:.t . r. the sir bteithcd b; erpioyccc* 1 suet therefor: re-,uc. t tlv.t no r.s-.- :.torca Ve c snerees cr epe.vted by 'fr.-lorh-n' ct-juny s.'ti.oi-, o.- *. thu f'.vae of aiy nor topcu be \ -vr-.-.cl:.- r.;v y yj-cr t;.e min beneh fceo, 11 r.ew .topoa suet be r-orXcd from the v;:: uctivv levels furtcoirfct froa the eurfi e* eaters? Cr 'c;.ch face ; advanced tomortc the upper level or beneh race by cues ctt:.ei- t * C 4185 The hit-i auroral >iuct eo;:t.:.t oV Uv. .;lr.c nr ds~testily ot pl.-ces such nr arc ur-nui'er ^o.ntc o:-.' "sire ifrficuten Mint ester uiroyc nro not bein' e:r't . cyrcctl-. The '-vori: W irolctinc the* vv= Ul-ti... tV.cl lo.;ar ccaa -0-lU.fi.-71; 1; not yet co.i--j- 11 , A.circulation i4. trains ;luee. u- ViUo oori: ueo coaceneei sr-y iitvc bee.; coopletud by .os - ii;ay.cte:i . ..ill f^tur? utop -ox*. in er.y plnoo in viUeh ; re v or sir rccivcuistso:< is found. On 6th rovtater, I crete to xu r*..;.; isli:c dust generally nrti sncelflelolly aentloned iu-.it M'lcir/ tron the tr.ilinD 5t the tr lling-s bin, tslll: sc aunt :v.d r:-_r.s built op nith -ill V.iiinco. Curing ay recent visit I rotlecd duet srinir." frer: dl three points. If this duet io rot oliaimtccl i eill hcvu alternative ether thnn to eloee tJiece emotions end initint*. -reaeeutlonc. Fleeen ensure thrst water e-. irys sri. eorr-etly ir.ewiiei r.nd eor.r.tnr.tly ucetl on nil :uk'sk . ir.s to : rt;vr.*.t ust cseujir.'. into the .1 vzoenho c. 'o stttsnt licl beer, aede to iao.nts cast rising Cron your nes ha.-riw. section. Ti-.iv. orv. .vj. t be n -is v v.cr. rortheith. otrlthstondin. that you it'.v s ce_- i. t. t.: duet entrretlon ::roc>'rs it suot be ei.v .1; <: .. tood U. t '.Thilat ti'.lu in bein' .f.dc it _i; to ~ rt or control ..ust -*.t .-11 yointa ; et t;,. e. t:ol o* : cur -re:cr.t sstnctlsn units. I:, future ;i` or ir.rwietor oi- "iret : r sriainj* be -Hi stop tin; unit concerned. u: t "euro fei rjiful'.;-* j 1. .