Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)

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Guideline for the Compilation of a Mandatory Code of Practice for the Management of Working in Confined Spaces at Mines

Part D : Implementation

3. Access to the Code of Practice and Related Documents
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3.1. The employer must ensure that a complete COP and related documents are kept readily available at the mine for examination by any affected person.

 

3.2. A registered trade union with members at the mine or where there is no union, a health and safety representative on the mine, or if there is no health and safety representative, an employee representing the employees on the mine, must be provided with a copy on written request to the manager. A register must be kept of such persons or institutions with copies to facilitate updating of such copies.

 

3.3. The employer must ensure that all employees are fully conversant with those sections of the COP relevant to their respective areas of responsibility.