The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 No. 1471

SCHEDULE 2 DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES

PART 4 DANGEROUS OCCURENCES WHICH ARE REPORTABLE IN RELATION TO A QUARRY

Collapse of storage bunkers

47.  The collapse of any storage bunker.

Sinking of craft

48.  The sinking of any water-borne craft or hovercraft.

Projection of substances outside quarry

49.—(1) Following a blasting operation, the projection of any material beyond the designated danger zone or the projection of any material which caused or might have caused injury.

(2) In this paragraph, “danger zone” means the area determined for each blast under the shotfiring rules required by regulation 25(2)(a)(i) and (b) of the 1999 Regulations.

Misfires

50.  Any misfire, as defined by regulation 2(1) of the 1999 Regulations.

Insecure tips

51.  Any event (including any movement of material or any fire) which indicates that a tip to which the 1999 Regulations apply is or is likely to become insecure.

Movement of slopes or faces

52.  Any movement or failure of an excavated slope or face which—

(a) could cause the death of any person; or

(b) adversely affects any building, contiguous land, transport system, footpath, public utility or service, watercourse, reservoir or area of public access.

Explosion or fire in vehicles or mobile plant

53.  Any explosion or fire in—

(a) a dump truck with a load capacity of at least 50 tonnes; or

(b) an excavator with a bucket capacity of at least 5 cubic metres,

which results in the stoppage of that vehicle or plant for more than 24 hours, and which affects—

(i) any place where persons normally work; or

(ii) the route of egress from such a place.