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

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Guideline for a Mandatory Code of Practice

Prevention of Fires at Mines

Part D: Implementation

1. Implementation plan

 

1.1 The employer must prepare an implementation plan for the COP that makes for issues such as organisational provision structures, responsibilities of functionaries, programmes and schedules for this COP that will enable proper implementation of the COP. (A summary of/and a reference to, a comprehensive implementation plan may be included).

 

1.2 The COP must specify the source of information pertaining to the risk assessment and action plans and where these are to be found at a mine. In addition, the person or persons responsible for drafting, authorising, following-up and safe keeping of these documents and information shall be identified in the COP.

 

1.3 Information may be graphically represented to facilitate easy interpretation of the data and to highlight trends for the purpose of risk assessment.