| (a) |
represent employees on all aspects of health and safety; |
| (b) |
participate in consultations on any health and safety matter listed in the Schedule referred to in section 97(2); |
[Section 97(2) Empowers the Minister after consulting the Council to publish a notice in the Gazette that adds a further Schedule containing matters in respect of which health and safety committees may consult.]
[The rules governing the codes of practice are set out in section 9.]
| (d) |
request relevant information from any person who is required, in terms of this Act, to Provide that information to the committee; |
[Section 60 requires an inspector to investigate serious health and safety contraventions.]
| (ii) |
the Chief Inspector of Mines to conduct an inquiry in terms of section 65; |
[Section 65 requires the Chief Inspector of Mines to direct an inspector to conduct an inquiry into the death of any person and into any health and safety contraventions.]
| (g) |
with the approval of the employer, be assisted by or consult an adviser or a technical expert who may be either another employee or any other person; |
| (h) |
take reasonable time to prepare for each meeting of the committee; and |
| (i) |
take reasonable time to report on meetings of the committee to the health and safety representatives at the mine. |
| (2) |
No employer may unreasonably withhold the approval required in terms of subsection (1)(g). |
| (3) |
Members of health and safety committees are entitled to perform their functions and to receive training during ordinary working hours. |
| (4) |
Any time reasonably spent by a member of a health and safety committee for a purpose referred to in subsection (3) must be considered for all purposes to be time spent carrying out the employment duties of that member. |
Statistics Act, 1999
