Underground Mining Ventilation Safety Checklist

1. Has management appointed an underground ventilation officer for the mine?

2. Has the name of the person appointed as underground ventilation officer for the mine been reported to MSHA?

3. Does the underground ventilation officer have the authority, in consultation with management, to close down operations in areas where inadequate ventilation is identified?

4. Does the mine have written ventilation plans and diagrams which are reviewed and updated at intervals not exceeding 3 months?

5. Are Underground ventilation technicians who take measurements of air and atmospheric contaminants adequately trained.?

6. Have mine supervisors and operators received basic mine ventilation training?

7. Does the mine have ventilation instruments to conduct the required air pressure and flow measurements?

8. Does The mine have the appropriate measuring equipment, provided in house or externally, to measure the atmospheric contaminants anticipated to occur?

9. Does the mine have equipment to measure the levels of oxygen and gases when any toxic, asphyxiant, or explosive gases are anticipated to occur?

10. Does The mine have wet and dry bulb instruments to measure the temperature levels?

11. Is all measuring equipment maintained and calibrated to the manufacturers’ specifications.?

12. Are calibration records kept for each item of calibrated equipment that includes the latest date of calibration, the calibration factors and the next due date?

13. Are ventilation test stations inside the mine selected with regard to obtining reliable velocity readings and clearly marked?

14. Have potential mine emergencies that may have an effect on the ventilation system have been modelled?

15. Does the mine maintain a ventilation log book that documents that inspections and testing occur at the required intervals for the various ventilation parameters, fan surveys and atmospheric contaminants?

16. Is each entry in the ventilation record book dated, signed and kept in area chronological order?

17. Does the mine have a procedure for reporting and rectification of ventilation defects within the ventilation system?

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