Working in oxygen-deficient atmospheres
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Document Type: Alert
Keycode: ALE0148/01/02.12
Industry: Major Hazard Facilities, Mines, Quarries,
Category: Confined Spaces,
Division Author: Hazard Management Division
Date First Published: 20 February 2012
Summary: This Alert highlights the danger of mine workers being exposed to oxygen-deficient atmospheres, and provides solutions to reduce or eliminate associated risks.
Further information
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