C. 4. Workmen Flashcards
Who shall take all reasonable steps to satisfy himself that no unauthorised person remains underground?
4.1.2 The manager, mine overseer, shift boss or other person appointed by the manager for the purpose, shall take all reasonable steps to satisfy himself that no unauthorised person remains underground after the hoisting or return to the surface of persons employed on that shift is concluded and shall record in a book to be provided by the manager the name or other means of identification of any such person so remaining underground and the time when such person reached the surface of the mine.
What must happen at the end of shift with persons employedunderground?
4.1.1 At the end of the shift, every person on that shift shall be brought to the surface as soon as possible, and shall not be kept waiting unnecessarily at the shaft stations or elsewhere.
Why is there a record book at each change house?
- 4.1 The manger shall provide a record book at each change-house in which somebody may enter a complaint in connection with safety or health and such record book shall be inspected and initialled daily by a competent person appointed by the manager for this purpose, and at least once a month by the manager or his delegate: Provided that such delegate shall be somebody appointed in terms of regulations 2.61, 2.13.1, 2.13.2 and 2.13.3.
- 4.2 Any defect in the water service or dust allaying devices or in any appliances provided for the health or safety of persons at the mine or works shall be recorded in the record book by the employee having knowledge of such defect immediately on coming off shift.
- 4.3 Any person who has knowledge of dust or fumes at the mine or works during working hours or of defective ventilation or of any other condition prejudicial to health or safety shall similarly record the matter without delay in the record book.
- 4.4 A verbal report of any such defect or defective condition shall be made to a shift boss or other official as soon as possible and especially in case of immediate necessity. Such verbal report shall not be deemed sufficient notice of such defect or such condition but shall be recorded in the record book.
- 4.5 No person shall tamper with or damage the record book.
- 4.6 A legible copy of regulations 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4 and 4.4.5 in both official languages shall be kept posted in a place near where the record book is kept.
How shall the attendance of all workmen is recorded daily?
4.5 The manager shall provide and maintain a system whereby the attendance of all workmen is recorded daily.
Where may wages not be paid?
4.6 No wages shall be paid at or within any hotel, bar, canteen, or place where spirituous or fermented liquor is sold, to any person employed in or about a mine or works.
May a person in a state of intoxication enter the workings of a mine?
- 7.1 No person in a state of intoxication or in any other condition which may render or be likely to render him incapable of taking care of himself or of persons under his charge, shall be allowed to enter the workings of a mine or be in the proximity of any working place or near any machinery on the surface or at a works, and any person who may have entered the workings of a mine or who is found in the proximity of any workings or near any machinery on the surface of a mine or at any works in a state of intoxication may be arrested immediately by the manager or some person duly appointed by him and immediately handed over to the police, and shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence under these regulations.
- 7.2 No intoxicating liquor shall be taken by any person into the workings of any mine or to any place of work on the surface of a mine or at a works unless with the special permission of the manager, and no workman shall have intoxicating liquor in his possession while at work or at any place of work.
How shall waiting places be kept?
4.10 Every waiting place required in terms of regulation 2.10.6 shall be adequately disinfected and kept in a clean condition.
How shall persons not pollute the workings?
4.11 No person shall pollute the workings with faeces or urine, nor wantonly misuse or foul any latrine.
What shall no effluent from any sewerage system contain?
4.12 No effluent from any sewerage system shall contain any injurious matter in suspension or solution.
What are the working hours that employees shall work
4.14.1 Except as is provided for in regulation 4.14.2 no employee shall work, or be caused or permitted to work, in or at a mine for more than 48 hours in any consecutive seven days, exclusive of the time taken in getting to and from the place where the work is performed: Provided that any time taken in excess of 60 minutes by persons employed underground in order to cover the distance from the shafthead or other entrance to the mine to their working place and back again, shall for the purpose of this regulation, be deemed to be time worked.
When shall the provisions of regulation 4.14.1 not apply?
- 14.2 The provisions of regulation 4.14.1 shall not apply-
(a) to work necessitated by accident or other emergency; or
(b) to work, other than risk work, as defined in the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973 (Act 78 of 1973); or
(c) to risk work on surface, as defined in the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act, 1973, permitted by the Principal Inspector of Mines; or
(d) to the work of any class of employee exempted therefrom by the Principal Inspector of Mines for the reason that such work is performed for the purpose of maintaining safety or health or of transporting persons to or from their working placed underground in the mine. - 14.3 No employee or class of employee whose work has been exempted under paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of regulation 4.14.2 shall work for a period exceeding in the aggregate 12 hours in any consecutive seven days in addition to the hours specified in regulation 4.14.1, except in special cases of emergency permitted by the Principal Inspector of Mines.
- 14.4 Every application for permission or exemption under regulation 4.14.2 or 4.14.3 shall be submitted by the manager to the regional director, which regional director may impose such restrictions and conditions as he may deem necessary.
When shall restrictions not apply when no employee shall work, or be caused or permitted to work, two or more shifts at any mine during any continuous period of 24 hours?
- 14.15 No employee shall work, or be caused or permitted to work, two or more shifts at any mine during any continuous period of 24 hours: Provided that this restriction shall not apply-
(a) to work necessitated by accident or other emergency; or
(b) to such repair work to equipment or such service as cannot be delayed without causing serious interruption to the operation of the mine;or
(c) to a shiftworker when he changes over shift times or where the shiftworker for the succeeding shift fails to arrive and a replacement is not immediately available; or
(d) in other cases of necessity permitted by the Principal Inspector of Mines, and specified in writing to the manager of the mine.
What records shall the manager keep at all times at the mine?
- 16.1 At every mine the manager shall at all times keep a record, in a form acceptable to the Principal Inspector of Mines, showing in respect of each employee-
(a) name and residential address;
(b) occupation;
(c) total number of ordinary hours and overtime worked each day and each month;
(d) the normal rate of remuneration and the actual remuneration paid from time to time and the date of every such payment; and
(e) such other particulars as may be prescribed by the Principal Inspector of mines:Provided that the requirements of paragraphs (c) and (d) shall not apply to any official appointed as such in writing by the manager.
4.16.2 The manager shall retain any record made in terms of this regulation for a period of one year subsequent to the date of the record and shall on demand by the Principal Inspector of Mines made at any time during the said period of one year produce such record for inspection.
What shall every employee furnish the manager with?
4.16.3 Every person employed in or at a mine or works shall furnish the manager with his residential address and shall forthwith notify the manager of any change in such address.
When must the manager take the necessary steps to reduce noise?
- 17.1 When the equivalent noise exposure, as defined in the South African Bureau of Standards’ code of Practice for the Measurement and assessment of Occupational Noise for Hearing Conservation Purposes, SABS083 as amended, in any place at or in any mine or works where persons may travel or work, exceeds 85dB (A), the manager shall take the necessary steps to reduce the noise to below this level.
- 17.2 Where compliance with regulation 4.17.1 is not possible, the manager shall implement a hearing conservation programme which complies with the recommendations given in the said SABS083.
- 17.3 Any personal protective equipment that may be necessary in terms of a hearing conservation programme, as contemplated in regulation 4.17.2, shall be supplied free of charge by the manager.
- 17.4 No person shall damage, discard, or render ineffective any equipment provided to him in terms of regulation 4.17.3.
