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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

Underground Rail Bound Equipment

Annexures

Annexure 2 : References

 

The following documents were consulted in drafting the guideline:

(a) Recommended Practice for Safe Operation of lateral Underground Transport - published by the Chamber of Mines,
(b) Guidelines for the Design, Installation & Maintenance of Underground Track Works -Chamber of Mines publication of 1987.
(c) Trucking and Tramming Risk Assessment - issued by IRCA.
(d) Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977.
(e) Department of Minerals and Energy Guideline and Minimum Standards for the preparation of a Code of Practice for Underground Rail Transport.
(f) SIMRAC final Project Report "Investigation of the Causes of Transport and Tramming Accidents other than Coal, Gold and Platinum (1966).
(g) Increasing the Efficiency, Economy and Safety of Tracked Transport - Published by the Underground Railways Assoc.
(h) Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Vaal Reefs Mining Accident.
(i) Trucking & Tramming - a Risk Assessment Approach to Accident Reduction - published by Grant Purdy & Frank Pascoe.
(j) Report by the Mining Regulations Advisory Committee Task Group on Haulage and Transport Accidents - November 1996.
(k) Loco Inspection Services cc - Checklist.
(l) Statistical Summary of Accidents reported to the Chief Inspector of Mines; 1/1/84 -31/12/97.
(m) Health & Safety Executive - Underground Locomotive Haulage,
(n) Track laying for Underground Haulage - published by the National Coal Board (revised 1973);
(o) Machines for Underground Mines - European Standard - published by CEN;
(p) Industrial Buffers - published by OLEO.
(q) Process & Guiding Principles for the formulation of Regulating Mechanisms under the Mine Health & Safety Act - published by MRAC 29/5/98: Circ.42REV1/98.
(r) Aide Memoire - published by MRAC,
(s) SIMRAC Draft - Report on Investigation of Safety of Rail Vehicles and Systems Operating in South African Mines - GAP 520 - Published by Turgis Technology (Research Agency).
(t) Guideline for a Code of Practice for Trackless Mobile Machinery.
(u) Failsafe Underground Mine Locomotive Control Systems - SABS 1809 of 1999,
(v) Performance Requirements for Locomotive Braking systems - SIMRAC GAP 635 REPORTS.

 

 

 


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