Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)Chapter 2 : Health and Safety at Mines12. Employer to conduct occupational hygiene measurements |
| (1) | The employer must engage the part-time or full-time services of a person qualified in occupational hygiene techniques to measure levels of exposure to hazards at the mine— |
| (a) | if required to do so by regulation or a notice in the Gazette; or |
| (b) | if, after assessing risks in terms of section 11(1), it is necessary to do so. |
| (2) | Every system of occupational hygiene measurements must— |
| (a) | be appropriate, considering the hazards to which the employees are or may be exposed; and |
| (b) | be designed so that it provides information that the employer can use in determining measures to eliminate, control and minimise the health risks and hazards to which employees are or may be exposed. |
| (3) | The employer must keep a record of all occupational hygiene measurements in terms of subsection (1) in a manner that can be linked as far as practicable to each employee's record of medical surveillance. |