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MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT (29/1996): GUIDELINE FOR A MANDATORY CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SAFE USE OF CONVEYOR BELT INSTALLATIONS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF MINERAL, MATERIAL OR PERSONNEL

Posted 15 January 2015

The Chief Inspector of Mines has, under section 49(1) of the MHSA, issued the Guideline for the Safe Use of Conveyor Belt Installations for the Transportation of Mineral, Material or Personnel, as set out in the schedule to this notice.

The objective of this guideline is to enable the employer at every mine to compile a COP, which, if properly implemented and complied with, would improve health and safety in connection with the use of conveyor belt installations at a mine.