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

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Schedule 1 : Guidelines for Determining the Number of Full-time Health and Safety Representatives

 

1. Introduction

 

(1) This Schedule contains guidelines for determining the number of full-time health and safety representatives .

 

(2) This Act places the highest value ·on agreement. The parties referred to in section 26 must refer to this Schedule, using its guidelines in a manner that best suits the particular mine.

 

(3) If agreement is not reached, the Commissioner appointed by the Commission must refer to this Schedule, using its guidelines in a manner that best suits the particular mine.

 

2. Minimum threshold

 

(1) There should be a full-time health and safety representative in every mine that requires the use of a full-time health and safety representative, taking into account—
(a) the volume, size and physical location of the mine;
(b) the health and safety record of the mine;
(c) the number of designated working places; and
(d) the objects of this Act.

 

(2) The guidelines as to the size of the mine that should have a full-time health and safety representative is a mine with 500 employees.

 

3. Number of full-time health and safety representatives

 

(1) The formula for determining the number of full-time health and safety representatives should take into account—
(a) the nature, size and physical location of the mine;
(b) the health and safety record of the mine;
(c) the number of designated working places;
(d) the number of health and safety representatives;
(e) the number of shafts and the number of employees at the shaft; and
(f) the objects of this Act.