Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)

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Housing and Living Conditions Standard for the Minerals Industry

Housing and Living Conditions Standard for the Minerals Industry 2019

9. Principles for living conditions
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Sufficient, suitable and adequate mine employee living conditions are crucial components linked to productivity of mine employees and must be provided for at an affordable, equitable and sustainable manner by the mining right holder. In order to ensure employees decent living conditions, a mining right holder must provide:

(a) Affordable, equitable and sustainable health care schemes for the employees.
(b) Sufficient, suitable balanced nutrition and portable water; and
(c) Clean, safe and healthy environment.