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

Guideline for a Mandatory Code of Practice

Quality Assurance Programme for a System of Occupational Hygiene and Ventilation Engineering Measurements

Part D: Implementation

3. Access to the COP and related documents

 

3.1. The employer must ensure that a complete COP and related documents are 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. A register must be kept of such persons or institutions with copies to facilitate the 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 responsibilities.