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

Regulations

Guideline for a Mandatory Code of Practice

Safe Use of Conveyor Belt Installations for the Transportation of Mineral, Material or Personnel

Annexures

Annexure B: Minimum Performance Standards

Conveyor System Protection Devices

Bin level
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When conveyors discharge into bins or hoppers, bin level sensors provide protection to the belt in that they shut down the conveyor if the pre-determined level is exceeded.

 

Comment:

Use of bin level sensors is considered good practice, but the use thereof may be omitted if justified in terms of the risk assessment.

 

These can consist of simple hanging tilt switches or analogue measurement devices such as ultrasonic, radar or laser.