ANNEXURE B: EXAMPLES OF FIRE HAZARDS AT MINES
(For information purposes)
| 1. | The following is a list of typical fire hazards that could be considered for addition in the list of fire hazards of COP. The list is intended as an aide-memoire and it is not exhaustive. |
| 1.1.1. | Fixed mechanical equipment or plant using mechanical friction such as mono-winches and associated winch rope systems, conveyor belt drives and pulleys. |
| 1.1.2. | Fixed electrical equipment: electrical short circuits or over heating of oil-filled transformers or switch-gear; (particularly where these are located in main intake airway systems). |
| 1.1.3. | Mobile equipment: fuel or oil leaks on hot exhaust manifolds or the surface of a turbocharger. |
| 1.1.4. | Re-fuelling bays and battery charging bays. |
| 1.1.5. | Underground workshop areas (storage of fuels, grease, oils, paint, tyres, hoses) in the presence of mobile equipment and also where extensive hot work is performed. |
| 1.1.6. | Combustible and flammable liquid stores. |
| 1.1.7. | Explosives storage areas. |
| 1.1.8. | Locations where combustible of flammable dust or gases can accumulate. |
| 1.1.9. | Flame cutting and welding operations, particularly near combustible material. |
| 1.1.10. | Abandoned panels or work-places: spontaneous ignition of support timber or coal. |
| 1.2.1. | Major transformer stations and electrical switchgear installations in or next to hoist rooms. |
| 1.2.2. | Storage installations for fuel or other flammable chemicals. |
| 1.2.3. | Overland conveyor belts. |
| 1.2.4. | Coal stockpiles or spoil piles (induced fires or self-ignition). |
| 1.2.5. | Explosives magazines. |
| 1.2.6. | Smelter granulation or casting process areas. |
| 1.2.7. | Ammonia refrigeration plants. |
| 1.2.8. | Waste storage or disposal areas. |
| 1.2.9. | Natural or agricultural areas near, plant/surface infrastructure, intake shafts or declines (plant material fires). |
