Document M4K804rvv1KQXgKMK3kRZknLa
FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR
DATE 1961 Nov 6
DOC CSR222
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Wittenoom Manager from Mines Dept Stating the Dust Conditions there are a Serious Health Hazard to Workers & Aren't being Addressed
The Manager
Australian Blue Asbestos Pty Ltd.
6th November 1961 a
party comprising
Inspectoorf Hinescompletd for the West
control projecte of your dust
Manager
to obtain ery
Representative the extremely extremely
and
Senior
Ltd
at
Wittenoom
extremely
;
request If the
is not immediately and satisfactorily
other than to declare the
sttended I will have no alternative
of Regulation 150 of the Mines
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The requirement
must be fulfilled in it's
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Regulation Act and Regulations
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2 of this Regulation I now
Referring to section
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Whilst the all method of underground
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present
water
jets
must
be
used
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continues
where dust is
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at
times at all places
all faces
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Similar Jets must also be installed and used
in the Milling Sections at all places where dust is escaping into the air and where the installation of same will not interfere with
treatment
Dust arising from tailings at the tailings
bin tailings dump and all areas built up
with mill tailings is a nuisance to persons
them and in their vicinity and
employed on
their health and such places |
detrimental to
or sealed to
must be constantly sprayed
effectively lay the dust
escaping the Much dust is still
from
kill sections dust
3.
Dust control unit exhausts This
and also from the Hill
entering the Will buildings
is
polluting
the
atmosphere ,
workings
It is apparent that the
and entering the mine workings dust control unit is inefficient or
present operation of your
_ insufficient
put * If work is not
in hand immediately to prevent
I will be reluntantly
all
dust escaping into
the
atmosphere
action
to
prevent
men being
compelled to take the necessary
conditions exposed to unhealthy
offer of assistance in overcoming this
I reiterate my
to become entangled in domestic
dust
menace
and
whilst
refusing
that
in
my
opinion
the
menace
will
matters I must advise you
method of underground
whilst your present
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method of dust
not be
eliminated
and
until a
completely
new
mining continues
is undertaken in the milling sections
control and prevention
..
and will
progress
will
be
maintaining
close
contact
with
the
position position
if
I
drastic action
not hesitate to take the necessary ,
is not quick and continuous
Yours faithfully