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32.—(1) No person shall charge or change any battery of a storage battery locomotive in any mine except at a place appointed for that purpose by the manager.
(2)
(a)the charging apparatus is on the intake side of the battery racks; and
(b)the air passes from the battery racks directly into an airway and does not subsequently ventilate a working face.
(3) The manager shall ensure that every charging station—
(a)is constructed of non-inflammable material;
(b)is provided with suitable and sufficient apparatus for combating outbreaks of fire;
(c)is so equipped that the spilling of water or electrolyte is minimised.
(4) Any person spilling any water or electrolyte on any battery in a charging station shall forthwith wipe it up or cause it to be wiped up.
(5) In a mine or part of a mine which is not a safety-lamp mine or a safety-lamp part of a mine, no person shall, in, or within thirty feet of, any charging station, smoke or use any lamp or light other than a locked safety-lamp or an electric lamp adequately protected.
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