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

General Regulations

Guideline for the Compilation of a Mandatroy Code of Practice

Prevention of Flammable Gas Explosions in Mines other than Coal Mines

Part D: Implementation

3. Access to the COP and related documents

 

3.1 The employer must ensure that a complete COP with related documents is 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 there 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 employer . 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 .