Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996) Regulations Guideline for a Mandatory Code of Practice Underground Rail Bound Equipment Part A: The Guideline 4. Acronyms and definitions

 

In this guideline for a COP or any amendment thereof, unless the context otherwise indicates:

 

means a load not regularly transported on standard rolling stock due to its excessive mass or physical dimensions, or both,

 

means a device or combination of devices, excluding the brakes, holding a train or part of a train stationary.

 

means a specifically designed material car that is normally used for the slinging and transporting of long and cumbersome material and that can independently articulate on its own set of wheels.

 

means a device or combination of devices capable of reducing the speed of a locomotive or train to a standstill Including emergency brake, park brake and service brake.

 

means an easily accessible device, which when applied, will bring the locomotive or train to a standstill under all operating conditions;

means the brake capable of holding a fully loaded, parked train stationary, at the maximum operating gradient and loading, without the support of any other braking system; and

means the primary operating brake.

 

means a device permanently attached to a locomotive or rolling stock, which enables coupling with other locomotives or rolling stock.

 

means Code of Practice.

 

means a device or set of devices specifically designed to couple two buffers.

 

means the rate of decrease of speed of motion of a locomotive or train.

 

means the Department of Mineral Resources.

 

means the test conducted on a train to determine the deceleration rate and braking efficiency.

 

means any controlling device that, when the driver's hand, foot or body is removed from the controlling device, will cause the vehicle control circuit to be interrupted and "fail to-safe".

 

means the ratio of the difference in elevation between two given points and the horizontal distance between them.

 

means the movement of rolling stock on rails, manually by a person or persons.

 

means a self-propelled rail bound machine which requires either a driver for manual operation or an operator for automatic operation.

 

means the Mine Health and Safety Act.

 

means the Mining Regulation Advisory Committee.

 

means rail bound equipment. "Rail Bound Equipment" means all self-propelled and other equipment used for transportation purposes having wheels running on rails underground and within the surface demarcated bank area at a mine, it includes locomotives, hoppers, material cars, explosive cars, guard cars, drill carriages and all other items of equipment transported on rails.

 

means the installed infrastructure on which rail bound equipment operates underground including the surface demarcate bank area.

 

This includes the permanently installed rails and fasteners, sleepers, ballast, switches, crossing points, turn-outs and their operating mechanisms.

 

means any rail bound equipment that is not self-propelled.

 

means the South African Mines Reportable Accident Statistical System.

 

 

means a device fixed to the locomotive to indicate the speed of the locomotive;

 

means the test carried out to determine the compliance of the brake holding power of a locomotive braking system measured against the design specification or an appropriate safety standard.

 

means a combination of rail bound equipment coupled together being transported under the power of a locomotive. The locomotive shall be considered as part of the train. A locomotive in transit by itself shall be classified as a train.

 

means Trackless Mobile Machines,

 

means a piece of rail equipment that is used to interrupt a railway line and consisting of a length of track or tracks which can be moved from side to side in a direction perpendicular to the railway line.

 

means the human ability to distinguish colour, size, movement and distance in the field of vision.