Facilities and staff · OSH Code
Humidity: belowground mines
- All the time
- Employer
What to do
Test and record the relative humidity of the air, and if it is harmful to health, regulate it artificially so that humidity and temperature cause no discomfort rule 29(i).
Who it applies to
The employer of every belowground mine rule 29.
In the checklist: Belowground mine standards.
When
All the time rule 29.
How
Use water from a public supply or another drinking-water source, or purified water, for humidification rule 29(ii).
Provide and maintain instruments to measure and record humidity and temperature at appropriate locations rule 29(iii).
Train employees to recognise the symptoms that may lead to heat stress rule 29(iv).