Rated Ventilation Control Devices: Unrated, 2PSI and 5PSI
Most of the ventilation control devices we make for underground mines come in three versions: unrated, 2PSI rated and 5PSI rated.
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This guide sets out which ratings are available for each product, how rated designs are certified, and what to send us for a quote. Your mine's ventilation requirements set the rating, so tell us the rating your site specifies and we will build to it.
Rating options by product
- Airlocks: unrated, 2PSI and 5PSI rated. The 2PSI airlock is a lightweight modular design that can be transported in flat pack. The 5PSI airlock has a standard size of 3.0 x 1.4 x 2.2 metres high.
- Overcasts: portal frame overcasts come unrated, 2PSI or 5PSI rated. We also make an unrated purlin and iron overcast, a rated sloped-sided overcast and a rated splayed overcast for angled cut throughs.
- Regulators: machine door regulators and four-panel regulators come unrated, 2PSI or 5PSI rated. We also make an unrated four-panel regulator with a man access door panel.
- Machine doors and Bobcat doors: unrated, 2PSI or 5PSI rated.
- Hatches: unrated or rated, with no back door, an unrated back door or a rated back door.
- Man access doors: unrated, 2PSI or 5PSI rated, in standard sizes of 1 metre square, 1500 x 1 metre and 1800 x 1 metre.
- Coffin seals and ancillary devices: made to suit your belt size, structure or nominated size. Contact us with your requirements.
Rated designs and engineer certification
All rated designs are certified by GHF’s engineer. Rated machine doors keep the same overall design as the unrated version, in heavier material, and come with a hinged man access door as standard. Rated man access doors have a sliding air relief panel as standard.
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Designed to transport and install underground
Each product is designed to be easy to transport to the mine, take underground and install. The 5PSI airlock is fully manufactured in our workshop, so it can be taken underground and bolted into position with no assembly. Portal frame overcasts use a larger RHS section in the panels, so no roof or wall braces are needed, and the roof panels are hinged to the wall panels for faster installation. Machine doors are fabricated in quarter panels, which makes a neat package that reduces transport costs and fitting problems.
We have delivered our mining products to mines across New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia through trusted subcontractor partnerships.
What to send for a quote
- The rating your site specifies: unrated, 2PSI or 5PSI, or unrated or rated for hatches
- Sizes, such as the door opening, the wall thickness or width between the flanges for a hatch, or the belt size for a coffin seal
- Any options, such as a man access door in a regulator or the back door on a hatch
- Your drawings and project details
- Whether you need transport and installation, and your schedule, so we can give you an estimated timeline
Call 02 4964 8270 or email sales@ghfabrications.com.au.
Ventilation control devices
See each product page for designs, sizes and information sheets.
Airlocks
Unrated, 2PSI and 5PSI rated airlocks to suit every style of overcast we supply.
Overcasts
Portal frame, unrated purlin and iron, rated sloped-sided and rated splayed overcasts.
Regulators
Machine door and four-panel regulators with adjustable louvres that lock in position.
Doors and hatches
Machine doors and Bobcat doors in unrated, 2PSI and 5PSI rated designs, and hatches unrated or rated.
Man access doors
Unrated, 2PSI and 5PSI rated man access doors in three standard sizes.
Coffin seals
Coffin seals to suit any size conveyor belt, with wear parts you can replace on site.
Ancillary devices
Depth gauges, U-tubes and S-traps, Victaulic pipes, gas sample pipes and stopping poles.
Frequently asked questions
Which products come in 2PSI and 5PSI rated designs?
Airlocks, portal frame overcasts, machine door and four-panel regulators, machine doors, Bobcat doors and man access doors. Hatches come unrated or rated.
Who certifies your rated designs?
All rated designs are certified by GHF's engineer.
When does an unrated design suit?
Our lightweight unrated man access doors are suitable for low pressure areas. Your mine's ventilation requirements set the rating, so tell us the rating your site specifies.
Can a rated door also regulate airflow?
Yes. Rated man access doors have a sliding air relief panel that can be used as a regulator and locked open at five different increments. Our machine doors have a sliding relief panel that can be locked off in different increments. For full airflow control, see our regulators.
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Call 02 4964 8270 or email your drawings to sales@ghfabrications.com.au. No project is too large or too small.