S-2.1, r. 14 - Regulation respecting occupational health and safety in mines

Section 185 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

185. For any underground mine and for any new development and its subsequent operation, motorized vehicles manufactured on or after 1 April 1993 must be protected against falling objects by a protective structure complying with ISO Standard 3449:1992, Earth-moving machinery – Falling-object protective structures – Laboratory tests and performance requirements (FOPS).

The design, manufacturing or installation of a protective structure is deemed carried out in accordance with the standard referred to in the first paragraph if an engineer has issued a signed and sealed certificate certifying that the design, manufacturing or installation of the structure complies with the standards referred to in the first and third paragraphs.

The first paragraph does not apply to motorized vehicles manufactured on or after 1 April 1993 if those vehicles comply, as at 12 February 2004, with SAE Standard J231-JAN81, Minimum Performance Criteria for Falling Object Protective Structure (FOPS).

O.C. 213-93, s. 185; Erratum, 1993 G.O. 2, 2603; O.C. 42-2004, s. 12.