100.1. The minimum rate of ventilation of a diesel engine used in an underground mine shall be that appearing on the certificate of homologation issued by the Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories, MMSL-CANMET, in accordance with CAN/CSA-M424.2-M90 Non-railbound Diesel-powered Machines for Use in Non-gassy Underground Mines or CAN/CSA-M424.1-88 Flameproof Non-Rail-Bound Diesel-Powered Machines for Use in Gassy Underground Mines, if applicable and, in accordance with the provisions of Schedule VII, or that provided for in the United States federal certification index, according to Parts 31 and 32, Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, Mine Safety and Health Administrative or, failing the above, shall be 5.5 m3 per minute per kW (144.8 ft3 per minute per HP) at the engine shaft.
For the purposes of this section, CAN/CSA-M424.2-M90, Non-Rail-Bound Diesel-Powered Machines for Use in Non-Gassy Underground Mines and CAN/CSA M424.1-88, Flameproof Non-Rail-Bound Diesel-Powered Machines for Use in Gassy Underground Coal Mines shall apply to any diesel motor used underground notwithstanding the field of application specified in those standards.
O.C. 782-97, s. 10; O.C. 1236-98, s. 10; O.C. 460-2000, s. 16; O.C. 42-2004, s. 4.