Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)Chapter 3 : Health and Safety Representatives and Committees29. Election and appointment of representatives |
(1) | At a mine referred to in section 25(1), the employees in a designated working place may elect from among themselves health and safety representatives. |
(2) | The employees at the mine may elect from among themselves any full-time health and safety representatives that may be agreed or determined in terms of section 26. |
[Section 26 deals with the election or appointment of health and safety representatives.]
(3) | The elections referred to in subsections (1) and (2) must be conducted in the prescribed manner. |
(4) | The employees elected as representatives in terms of this section must be appointed by the employer in the prescribed manner. |