In this guideline for a COP the following definitions and acronyms are used:

"CIOM" means Chief Inspector of Mines;

"COP" means a Code of Practice;

"DMR" means Department of Mineral Resources;

"MHSA" means the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996, Act 29 of 1996 ;

"PPE" means Personal Protective Equipment;

"SIMRAC" means the Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee;

"SOP" means standard operating procedures at the mine;

"Suitable" means appropriate in terms of size and fit, type of work place hazards, purpose and nature of work to be undertaken and gender anthropometries.

"WIM" means Women in Mining, i.e. female employees working at mines;