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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1960 Sept 19 DOC CSR110 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to A.B.A. Wittenoom Manager with Govt Inspection Results & List of Corrective Actions Required a PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 104050 104050 150 XALGOORLIE The Manager Australian Blue Asbestos limited HIUTESHCOM 19th Fe,, tember1960 few ere eee aioe Dear Sir Further to our recent discussions on the ventilation and genoral conditions of your Colonial Hine and Will I m forwarding herewith the figures obtained during cur recent inspection6 Before continuing I vich to thank you for all the assistance given by yourself and your staff to myself and Inspectore Hunt and Simmons I fully realise that you will not be able to overconc your Ventilation probleme in one move and that it is possible that a change in futuro mining Policy may be nooctuary and I wich you to know that if I or any of my inspectore ca be n of Desistance to you in overcoming or rectifying your ventilation problems my Department will be pleased to asciut I must now draw your attention to the following and - request that the various motters bo rectified 1 Mines Segulation Act Regulation 153 Recordo in my office show that Hosers ^ peneerand appointed Pawell have been Ventilation your mine I am aware that neither of these men are actively engaged as Ventilation officers 153 chewed An examination of your mine Ventilation Record Book that entries are not being made as required by Regulation I must roquest that a full timo Ventilation Officer be appointed at your mine and that Regulation 153 be enforced in it's entirety 2 Regulation 150 - Sub Sections 1 and 2 Dunt is being goneratod in your main dit at points where bins feed on the bolt at the belt feed charge over and at your Main discharge water sprays are fitted at these pointe but of these sprays are positioned air current come dust is cocaping I must request that similor sprays be also fitted on the lower clic of each point Regulation 150 - Sub Sections 1 and 4 Dust from your Mill Rotoclone axhausts is at times antoring your mine.workings vin the Moin Adit and Nos 1 2 3 and 4 levels and ut other times polluting the air surrounding your mill The natural conditions of wind will cause this to continue as long ao dust escapes from your plant I must request that the exhaust dust be to trupped10 -eMeneee 3 Regulation 135 and Regulation 141 Wen are not to work in positions underground unless those positions are ventilated as required by the Act andi Regulations - Air doors must to marked and operated nu required by Regulation 139 Regulation 152 Secondary Ventilation in your No 6 South Drive EuS circulatin mag chi- nes must be positioned to prevent circulation conditiono Inspections undertaken on afternoon shift showed that conditiono rolating to smoke and dust were extremely unhealthy y investigations indicated to so that a longer break between day and afternoon chift would allow the fume conditions to clear ord that the period necestory for this is two and one half 2 hours . It is suggested that a broak of 2hours between day shift firing and the contenesment of afternoon shift zould be of great benefit to the health and safety of the miners I also roquest in accordance with Regulation 140 that up to date ventilation planu be kept at your mine I fool that there are several aspects on which this department my be able to give practical assistance to you You told me that your underground staff was preparing a plan which would indicato your future underground layout This should of necessity include intended ventilating circuits plan Night I suggest that you supply me with two copies of this plan Ono cory would be harded to the setning setning ngineer and I would retain the other The plant would be treated as confidential Hr Brisbane and I stintain close liesson on such matters and I am sure that if we are both conversant with your intendod plans we will be in a better position to ussist Yours faithfully