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

Regulations

Guideline for a Mandatory Code of Practice

Risk Based Emergency Care on a Mine

Part A: The Guideline

1. Foreword
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1.1The numerous risks associated with work at a mine may lead to various incidents, ranging from relatively minor to major injuries and disasters at a work site and which  which injuries may lead to complications if the required emergency care is not rendered to the injured persons timely.

 

1.2The aim of this guideline is to provide a framework to assist the employer of every mine to prepare a risk based Code of Practice (COP) on emergency care on a mine.