AS 3584.1:2021 pdf Diesel engine systems for underground coal mines
1.1 Scope
This document specifies safety requirements for fire-protected diesel engine systems (FpDES) that are designed for use in designated safe areas in underground coal mines. It applies to diesel engine systems with heavy duty applications.
NOTE Whether a particular application is heavy duty will need to be determined by the end user and the manufacturer, using risk management processes.
Safety requirements include the following:
(a) The control of surface temperature, to avert ignition of coal dust that could settle on a hot
surface or fluid fires.
(b) Containment or elimination of flames and sparks that could initiate a fire.
FpDES are not explosion protected and are not designed to operate in flammable or explosive
atmospheres.
This document nominates the means by which identified hazards may be managed. It is intended for
designers, manufacturers, users, regulatory authorities, testing authorities and associated interests.
1.2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document.
NOTE Documents referenced for informative purposes are listed in the Bibliography.
AS 1019, Internal combustion engines—Spark emission control devices
AS 4024.1201, Safety of machinery — Electrical equipment of machines, Part 1201: General requirements (IEC 60204‑1:2016 (ED. 6.0) MOD)
AS 4024.1501, Safety of machinery, Part 1501: Design of safety related parts of control systems—General principles for design
AS 4024.1502, Safety of machinery, Part 1502: Design of safety related parts of control systems—Validation
AS 4024.1503, Safety of machinery, Part 1503: Safety‑related parts of control systems—General
principles for design
AS 4024.1601, Safety of machinery, Part 1601: Design of controls, interlocks and guarding—Guards—
General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards
AS 5062, Fire protection for mobile and transportable equipment
AS 61508.1, Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety‑related systems,Part 1: General requirements
AS 62061, Safety of machinery — Functional safety of safety‑related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems (IEC 62061:2005+AMD1: 2012+ AMD2: 2015 CSV (ED.1.2)/COR1: 2015 MOD)
AS/NZS 3584.3, Diesel engine systems for underground coal mines, Part 3: Maintenance
AS/NZS 4024.1604, Safety of machinery, Part 1604: Design of controls, interlocks and guarding —
Emergency stop — Principles for design (ISO 13850:2017 (ED.3.0), MOD)
AS/NZS 4871.1, Electrical equipment for mines and quarries, Part 1: General requirements
AS/NZS 4871.5, Electrical equipment for mines and quarries, Part 5: Battery powered electrical
mobile machines
AS/NZS 4871.6, Electrical equipment for mines and quarries, Part 6: Diesel powered machinery and
ancillary equipment
AS/NZS 60079.29.1, Explosive atmospheres, Part 29.1: Gas detectors—Performance requirements of
detectors for flammable gases
AS ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
ISO 1813, Belt drives — V-ribbed belts, joined V-belts and V-belts including wide section belts and hexagonal belts — Electrical conductivity of antistatic belts: Characteristics and methods of test
ISO 8178‑1, Reciprocating internal combustion engines — Exhaust emission measurement — Part 1: Test-bed measurement systems of gaseous and particulate emissions
ISO 9563, Belt drives — Electrical conductivity of antistatic endless synchronous belts — Characteristics and test method
ISO 13849‑1, Safety of machinery — Safety related parts of control systems — Part 1: General
principles for design ISO 13849‑2, Safety of machinery — Safety‑related parts of control systems — Part 2: Validation ASTM D1298 12b, Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
1.3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
1.3.1 catalytic converter
equipment that modifies the constituents of an exhaust gas stream by means of a catalyst
1.3.2 designated safe area
place in which there is a minimum likelihood of an explosive atmosphere being present, which would require special precautions while a diesel engine is operated, serviced or maintained
Note 1 to entry: It cannot be assumed that areas of a mine that are not classified as being explosion risk zones are designated safe areas.
Note 2 to entry: Legislation, regulations or requirements by the relevant statutory authority may define a designated safe area in greater detail.
1.3.3 engine safety shutdown system
protection system that automatically causes an engine to stop in the event of an unsafe
condition occurring
AS 3584.1:2021 pdf Diesel engine systems for underground coal mines
