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

Guideline for a Mandatory Code of Practice

Safe Use of Conveyor Belt Installations for the Transportation of Mineral, Material or Personnel

Part D: Implementation

3. Access to the COP and related document

 

3.1 The employer must ensure that a complete COP and related documents are kept readily available at the mine for examination by any affected person.

 

3.2 A registered trade union with members at the mine or where is no such union, a health and safety representative on the mine, or if there is no health and safety representative, an employee representing the employees on the mine, must be provided with a copy on written request to the manager. A register must be kept of such persons or institutions with copies to facilitate updating of such copies.

 

3.3 The employer must ensure that all employees are fully conversant with those sections of the COP relevant to their respective areas of responsibility.