Research Needs in Regard to Design, Performance Criteria, Construction, Maintenance Assessment and Repair of Coal Mine Seals

摘要

Legislation introduced for Queensland and New South Wales Coal mines provides different levels of prescription regarding specification of mine seals - generally in relation to capacity to withstand overpressure. In Queensland, the Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation (2001), Section 341 (d) places a further onus on the statutory ventilation officer to 'ensure all ventilation control devices at the mine are properly constructed and maintained' and that the ventilation officer 'must ensure a ventilation control device mentioned in the regulation … and installed at the mine meets the design criteria stated' for the 'type of device'.