Underground Mining Mobile Equipment – General requirements

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
M424.0
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Domestic
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
ICS code(s):
73.100.01
Status:
Proceeding to development
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
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Scope:

This standard applies to new or unused self-propelled, non-rail-bound, mobile machines for use underground non-gassy mines or gassy mines.  This Standard describes the technical aspects and procedures necessary for the design, performance, and testing of core design and safety requirements and is intended to be used in conjunction with additional CSA Standards M424 standard suite documents such as M424.1, M424.2, M424.3 and M424.4 as applicable.

Project need:

International harmonization, Updating current industry recognized practices and define core safety requirements applicable to all underground mining equipment.

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