Measurement of a Workplace in a Pit
Article 5.The measurement of concentration of carbon dioxide and temperature prescribed in item 3, Article 21 of the Cabinet Order (limited to those indoor workplaces listed in each item, Article 588 of the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health) shall be made in accordance with the provisions specified in the following:
- Sampling points shall be provided in at least one point at an intermediate position between the entrance of a pit (when a branch point is provided between the entrance of a pit and a working face, a branch point closest to the face concerned) and a working face and at the face respectively.
- Measurement shall be made according to the classification shown in the left column of the following table, by using a measuring instrument listed in the right column of the table or an equivalent or higher instrument:
- Classification
- Measuring instrument
- Concentration of carbon dioxide
- Carbon dioxide detector tube
- Temperature
- Thermometer of 0.5℃ minimum scale