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Escape exits

Mines And Minerals (Safety, Health And Environmental) Regulations, reg. 83 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The manager shall ensure that all places where work is performed have safe means of access and egress and an alternate means of escape. Marking of travelways. (2) Aisles and passageways in work and storage areas shall, when required by the Inspector, be clearly delineated by floor markings. Marking emergency exits. (3) Emergency exits shall be clearly marked and designed to provide quick and unimpeded exit. Doors and landings. (4) All doors shall not open directly onto stairways but onto landings which have a width in excess of the swing of the door. (5) Double acting swing doors shall be designed and installed to permit an adequate view through the doors. Double swing doors. (6) Transparent glass doors and panels shall be constructed of laminated, tempered or wire safety glass. Glass doors. (7) All entrance ways through which equipment is moved shall exceed the equipment dimensions by at least 500 mm (20 ins) in width and 300 mm (12 ins) in height. Entrance widths. (8) Power-operated vertical doors shall have devices along the lower edge which will automatically stop movement of the door when sensing an obstruction or reaching the floor. Power door
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