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

Chapter 7 : Legal Proceedings and Offences

84. Safety equipment not to be interfered with

 

Unless specifically authorised by the employer, no person—

(a) other than an inspector acting in terms of section 50, may remove personal protective equipment from a mine, or cause that equipment to be removed;
(b) other than an inspector acting in terms of section 50, may remove anything that is provided in the interest of health or safety, or cause that equipment to be removed; or
(c) may alter, damage, misuse, render ineffective or interfere with; anything that is provided in the interest of health or safety, or cause that equipment to be altered, damaged, misused, rendered ineffective or interfered with.

 

[Section 50 outlines the inspector's powers which includes entering any mining area and questioning persons and examining documents and machinery.]