Document mBB5qaEDLMpGn6VJgm51g3eRQ
FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR
DATE 1961 Nov 6 DOC CSR088
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Manager of Wittenoom from Senior Inspector of Mines with Govt Inspection Results
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The Manager .
Australian Elus Asbestos Pty Ltd.
6th November 19611 ak ,
WITITOOL WITITOL WITITOOL WITITOOL
:
Dear Sir |
Ter that
sO Inspections
dust prevalent
zade and teste
in your mining
atat
and
provod your nine have
Hilling Sectiona
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bodily injury persons Sectiona about throatonn to of the
or
mine
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teat,
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from areas built tailinga tel
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This menace dustmenace is
also aggravated by 2
|dust
arining
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either - Hedical examinations of workers who
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are
propertion Vittanoon have employed or here been orployed on your
at
procent
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shown that a dangerousdustnonneo is procent
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,
party comprising myself oe As you are amaro
Mines District District Inspector of
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for Ventilation and the
Inspector and the Forkmen's Inspector of Mines for the West
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Pilbarra Goldfield have now between us
workingscompleted inspections * and examinations of yourmino
to
: This party was brought by ne to rittenoon to exazino
the progress of your dust control projectas to : obtain
information of the present overall position and to inprena on
you no Registered Manager of collations collations to
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Australian Blue Asbenton Pty Ltd. at Wittemoon
sorious and dangerous position which in present
the
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extremely
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an
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have noted the work carried ouatttbeymypotu and your t resources continued I .
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departmental officers on appreciate that you have withcontrol
apparently limited
to
to control
dunt menace
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oe
ae Our examinations haveshown thatnotwithstanding notwithstanding your
continuous work
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confirm
the
dust menace
has not declinod
at
and,, therefore
maat
ny verbal roquesta or followst,
undertaken eradicate RBeagmulearteiloyn work Act .
of
request
request
completo
completo
methods be
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continued
Mining Tenements eradicate Banged menace on
Mining Tenements
Section .
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I must also refer you to
the
the
Bammerely
of the said
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ap arently anything in satisfactorily which includes
apparently
not un^
or wax
a place -.
that If
itsheunresqauf eseotrisappnaortently
immediately
satisfactorily
imediately im ediately and attendedI will have no alternative other
and mill so
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to declare
ming
unsafe
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The requirement of Regulation 150of the
Regulation Act and Regulations must be fulfilled init - ye
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present underground . Whilst the
methodof
ret:
faces times all 3 al Mining continues materjetsmust be use
at all times at all places wheredust ig
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a generated These places include
y
after firing all scraper ways when in ues
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all chutesoro passes andtransfer po
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Similar jeta must also be installed and used
in the Milling Bections at all places where -
dust is escaping into the air and where the
installation of same will not interfere with
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treatment
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and also
Dust arising from tailings at the tailings
bin tailinge dump and all areas built up
with mill tailings is a nuisance to persons
employed on them and in their vicinity and
detrimental to their health and such places
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effectively sont
must be constently sprayed or
lay sealed the dust :
to -
Buch -
- dust is
from the kill sections
still escaping from the Hill Dust control unit exhausts This dust
is polluting the atmosphere entering the Will buildings .
and entering the mine workings It is apparent that the present operation of your dust control unit in inefficient or
insu"fficient :
If workis not put in hand immediately to prevent
all dust escaping into the atmosphere I will be reluntsntly
compelled to take the necessary action to
: :
men
exposed to unhealthy cmonyditions assistanpcreeventovercobmeiinngg reiterate : -:
menace dust
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offer of
in
and whilst refusing to become entangled in
this
domesticdomestic matters I must advise that in my opinion the sonace will
not be eliminated whilst your present method of underground
mining continues and until a completely now method of dust
control . andprevention is undertaken in the milling sections
will maintainingclose the and
: I will be
contact with
position position
not hesitate to take the necessary drastic action 18
progress is not quick and continuous