C. 3. General Provisions Flashcards
What must be done about the provisions of these regulations and abstracts concerning workmen?
3.2 For the purpose of making known the provisions of these regulations to all person employed in and about a mine or works, and abstract, authorised by the Chief Inspector, of the portions of these regulations directly concerning the workmen, shall be posted up in suitable places at the mine or the works, where it can be conveniently read, and a correct copy of these regulations or of such abstract shall be supplied at cost price to every employee, except to the illiterate persons contemplated in regulation 3.9, when engaged by the manager or his representative unless he is already in possession of the same. Every abstract posted up shall be in both official languages and in such other language as the Chief Inspector may prescribe.
What must be done about unauthorised persons at a mine or works or any shaft or place or building where machinery has been erected?
- 1.1 No unauthorised person shall enter a mine or works or any shaft or place or building where machinery has been erected.
- 1.2 Notice to the effect that no unauthorised person shall enter a mine or works or any shaft or place or building where machinery has been erected shall be posted up by the manager at all entrances to such places.
What must be done with every permission granted by the Chief Inspector under section 9?
3.3 Every permission or a copy thereof granted by the Chief Inspector under section 9 of the Act shall be posted up in a suitable place at the mine or works.
What must be done regarding every regulation related to the prevention of a compensatable disease?
3.4 Every regulation relating to the prevention of a compensatable disease as defined in section 1(1) of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act 78 of 1973), shall, in so far as it concerns persons not proficient in any one of the official languages, be translated into such other language as the manager may determine and kept posted up at suitable places at the mine or works.
What must be posted up in every change-house and accident emergency station?
3.5 One or more notices on which are legibly printed simple directions setting forth the approved procedure for the immediate treatment of cases of “gassing”, “heat-stroke”, “heat exhaustion”, “drowning” and “electric shock”, shall be posted up in a conspicuous place in every change-house and accident emergency station.
What notices shall be exhibited at every electric generating station and sub-station?
- 6 notices shall be exhibited at suitable places within every electric generating station and sub-station-
(a) prohibiting any unauthorised person from handling or interfering with electrical apparatus;
(b) giving directions as to the procedure in the case of fire; and
(c) giving directions as to the treatment of persons suffering from effects of electric shock.
What notices shall be kept up at each shafthead?
3.7 A notice shall be kept up at each shafthead showing the times within which shifts are lowered or raised at such shafthead, as well as the times of blasting in the various sections of the mine. A clock showing the time to be observed on the mine shall be installed at each main entrance to the workings.
What are the provisions for any notice or copy posted up?
- 8.1 So often as any posted notice or copy thereof becomes defaced, obliterated or destroyed it shall be renewed with all reasonable despatch.
- 8.2 No unauthorised person shall remove or deface any of the aforementioned notices or copies thereof.
What is the provision for illiterate persons?
3.9 Where any workman is unable to read the regulations, the person in charge shall see that such workman is made acquainted with the regulations concerning him or appertaining to his particular occupation and duties.
Can a person be liable for damages?
3.10 No person shall be precluded by any agreement from doing, or be liable under any contract in damages for doing, such acts as may be necessary in order to comply with the provisions of these regulations.
When shall a person be guilty of a contravention?
- 11 Any person through whose neglect, wrongful act or omission a contravention of any regulation shall occur or who permits, incites, instigates, commands or procures any person to contravene any regulation shall be deemed to be guilty of such contravention. Without prejudice to any responsibility or liability on the part of the manager or of any other person.
- 12 Any person who fails to obey any order given to him in accordance with or for the proper observance of the requirements of these regulations, or any order whatsoever given in the interests of safety or health, by any person lawfully authorised to give such order, shall be guilty of a contravention of these regulations.
What shall no person do?
- 13 No person shall depute any other person to do his work without the sanction of his official superior; nor shall any person, without such sanction, cease to supervise persons under his charge.
- 14 No person shall-
(a) interfere with or render ineffective anything which has been provided for the protection, safety or health of persons; or
(b) alter, remove or in any way interfere with or render ineffective or disregard any arrangement provided for the purposes referred to in paragraph (a) unless duly authorised there to in writing by the manager, mine overseer or engineer: Provided that in the case of a mine which is closed down, such authorisation shall be obtained from the Principal Inspector of Mines; or
(c) alter, remove or in any way interfere with or render ineffective or disregard any measure relating to rehabilitation or to the management of the environment at a mine, unless duly authorised thereto in writing by the holder of the prospecting permit or mining authorisation or the owner or manager of that mine: Provided that in the case of a mine which is closed down, such authorisation shall be obtained from the Principal Inspector of Mines.
What must be done when provisions of any regulation is unduly onerous to a mine or works
- 15.1 When the circumstances at mines and works in general or at any specific mine or works are such that any provision of any regulation cannot be applied or is unduly onerous to a mine or works or whenever it is necessary for the purpose of carrying out any experiment or tests as to the expediency of any regulation or proposed regulation, the Chief Inspector and any Principal Inspector of Mines may grant exemption from any provision of any regulation administered by him under such conditions as he may determine: Provided that any exemption from any regulation in respect of safety, health and related matters at any mine or works shall be granted after consultation with and under the direction of the Chief Inspector referred to in section 2(2) of the Act.
- 15.1.1 Any application for exemption shall be properly substantiated and submitted in writing by the manager to the Inspector of Mines or Inspector of Machinery, as the case may be.
- 15.2 The Chief Inspector or any Principal Inspector of Mines may withdraw such exemption if considered necessary in the interests of safety and health.
May the Principal Inspector of Mines direct that any regulation applicable to any mine or to any particular class of mine shall be applied to any other mine or any works?
- 16.1 The Principal Inspector of Mines may direct that any regulation applicable to any mine or to any particular class of mine shall be applied to any other mine or any works or to any part thereof by giving written notice to that effect to the manager, with specific reference to the regulation concerned, whereafter such regulation shall apply to such mine or works or part thereof.
- 16.2 The manager shall keep legible copies of the notices in both official languages posted up at suitable places at the mine or works where they can be conveniently read by the workmen.
May the Principal Inspector of Mines direct that any regulation applicable to a shaft shall be applied to a winze?
3.17 The Principal Inspector of Mines may direct that any regulation applicable to a shaft shall be applied to a winze, by giving written notice to that effect to the manager, with specific reference to the regulation concerned whereafter such regulation shall apply to such winze.
