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The aorcrt Auctrollan Wuc .'.(Rectos I4aitod, niTKicoa.
XAUJOOWiS. 2Slh foptertber, 19&
Dear sir,
/Uriiwr to our recast dlecuselans on the Ventilation end general conditions of your Colonial mno ani Sill, 1 ea fornerdlng herewith, the figures obtained during our recant inspection*.
Before e^Atlmlng, I wish to thank you for nil the fioelfttanco given by yoareeir end your staff to syoalf cod Inspectors Hunt ana Simyeae.
Z fully rcaliee that you dll not he able to overcome your Ventllotion prebi&ac in one novo, end that it io pooolhle that a change in ruturo ainlng Policy say he neoocBOty, end J wlch you to Je&cnr that If I, or any of my innjeeiora con bo of assistance to you in vereoalng or roetlfyina your vcntllaticn problems, fay hepartaent will ho pleased to assist*
1 suet now dree your attention to the following end roQueat tftot tha various setters he rootmod. *
! Slneo Jegulntlcn Act, regulation 233. rcco-do in ay office shoe tint Uosere. spencer and
Poeoil have been appointed Ventilation officers.of your mins. Z eta snare that neither of thaee sea are actively va*6ed so Ventilation officers,
'An cxaalratlcn of your mine Ventilation Teeord Bodk thened that eurtrlco ore not being aede os roculiod by nerulctien
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Z oust request that a full tlmo Ventilation Officer bo appointed at your nine and that Mogulstion 253 he enforced in It's entirety*
2. Peculation 250 - G\ab Ucctiona 2 and 2.
Duot le being gonerated in your sain .*dit at points where hino feed on the belt, at tho belt feed choice over, ad nt your Sain diouhargC. .Mr-oater cpraya ere fitted at these points but ou those spray* ere youltioned *up-uir current* coco duct la escaping, I met request that einilar r.proyc be also fitted on the lorcr die of pch point.
Regulation 150 - Sub seetiona (l) and
Euct fro?* your :ttll Kotoulono oxhoueta le at tines entering your sino.workings vis the Vain Adit, end Eos 2, 2, 3, and i* levala, and at User tinee polluting the air surrounding your mill. The nsturn! eendtsono of ulna will cause this to continue oe lore o duet esoapeo from your plant.
1 met re>pioet that tho exhaust dust bo trapped to
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3. Pceulntion l35" ond Kc^ruiatic*lt.
Jen are not to rx/rk in poeltlonc undertrrfuaS unices
these positions ore voAtiletos ea rc^olzed
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Regulations.
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BegaiatiOT 139.
Air Accra aupt be oaztees and opc'*ntcd na re-uird tjy ;.ecuiatio& 23S.
Sectilctlcn 2$*.
Ciecondary `VwtiHetlcn in ya&r it 6 scoth trive roo r^clwlctlnsr- VuntlMtlnff-Mchines uet he toolUmd to prevent recirculation,
inepoetioas umertoian on efteroae shift hascd that eonfiltlons rodsting to erase ar*S dost dare astreaeiy unhealthy. i!y invoetlgntiana indicated to so that a longer 'Week1 between
day end ottoman thlti wrolfi silos tho ' ruao* coniltiano to clear, era Umt tho period nccoccar? tor W-lo is too taA one hair (Sj) hours*
It Se cu'SEcated that o 'fcfeoic* of By hours between am shirt- flA5 and tlM cosscneaaent of aftonioon shift could he of great benefit to ta health and anfttj of tj ainero.
1 also request. In accordance dth Peculation 1MO,
that up to date ventilation clans be kept at sear -sire,
2 fool thot there ore several oeycoto on chlch this dahertrselW sens to Dtlo to giYo practical ecolotnace to sea. teat told Joe that jwr unScxsrouM atoff n? prvparlrc o plan chi eh ecuId indicate your faaira undewrswsd laysut. This epotOd of jweecolty induuc ist<aadatl ventilating circuits.
2*ht 2 caegoflt that you cupply so id to see copies of thlo plan. Cne copy could he hardat to the iitaic -iaine iWL&stf and X wuld. retail the other. The jfconc ecold be treated as confidential, i<r. Brisbane cm X maintain close liissan <& sd> eattem And 1 art on* Uiat *- co ore both eenveraunt atth youj* intendod plana ce trill be in a better position to ueelot.
Yours AlthlUlly. a
