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

Chapter 2 : Health and Safety at Mines

5. Employer to maintain healthy and safe mine environment

 

(1) As far as reasonably practicable, every employer must provide and maintain a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of employees.

 

(2) As far as reasonably practicable, every employer must—
(a) identify the relevant hazards and assess the related risks to which persons who ark not employees may be exposed; and
(b) ensure that persons who are not employees, but who may be directly affected by the activities at the mine, are not exposed to any hazards to their health and safety.

 

[Negligent failure resulting in endangerment to a person at a mine is an offence. See section 86.]