AS 2294 Earth-moving Machinery - Protective Structures - Western Australia

Description

You may need to comply with this standard if you are the principal employer at, or manager of, a mine and intend to use earth moving machinery, trackless underground mining equipment and service units.

This standard specifies the requirements for roll-over protective structures and falling-object protective structures and comprises:

  • AS 2294.1-1997 Earth-moving machinery - Protective structures - General
  • AS 2294.2-1997 Earth-moving machinery - Protective structures - Laboratory tests and performance requirements for roll-over protective structures
  • AS 2294.3-1997 Earth-moving machinery - Protective structures - Laboratory tests and performance requirements for falling-object protective structures
  • AS 2294.4-1997 Earth-moving machinery - Protective structures - Specifications for deflection-limiting volume.

Service type

Code of Practice

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Act(s) name

Work Health and Safety Act 2020 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 Western Australia

Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 Western Australia

Administering agency

Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Resources Safety

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