The following documents were consulted in drafting the guideline:
| (a) |
Recommended Practice for Safe Operation of lateral Underground Transport - published by the Chamber of Mines, |
| (b) |
Guidelines for the Design, Installation & Maintenance of Underground Track Works -Chamber of Mines publication of 1987. |
| (c) |
Trucking and Tramming Risk Assessment - issued by IRCA. |
| (d) |
Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977. |
| (e) |
Department of Minerals and Energy Guideline and Minimum Standards for the preparation of a Code of Practice for Underground Rail Transport. |
| (f) |
SIMRAC final Project Report "Investigation of the Causes of Transport and Tramming Accidents other than Coal, Gold and Platinum (1966). |
| (g) |
Increasing the Efficiency, Economy and Safety of Tracked Transport - Published by the Underground Railways Assoc. |
| (h) |
Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Vaal Reefs Mining Accident. |
| (i) |
Trucking & Tramming - a Risk Assessment Approach to Accident Reduction - published by Grant Purdy & Frank Pascoe. |
| (j) |
Report by the Mining Regulations Advisory Committee Task Group on Haulage and Transport Accidents - November 1996. |
| (k) |
Loco Inspection Services cc - Checklist. |
| (l) |
Statistical Summary of Accidents reported to the Chief Inspector of Mines; 1/1/84 -31/12/97. |
| (m) |
Health & Safety Executive - Underground Locomotive Haulage, |
| (n) |
Track laying for Underground Haulage - published by the National Coal Board (revised 1973); |
| (o) |
Machines for Underground Mines - European Standard - published by CEN; |
| (p) |
Industrial Buffers - published by OLEO. |
| (q) |
Process & Guiding Principles for the formulation of Regulating Mechanisms under the Mine Health & Safety Act - published by MRAC 29/5/98: Circ.42REV1/98. |
| (r) |
Aide Memoire - published by MRAC, |
| (s) |
SIMRAC Draft - Report on Investigation of Safety of Rail Vehicles and Systems Operating in South African Mines - GAP 520 - Published by Turgis Technology (Research Agency). |
| (t) |
Guideline for a Code of Practice for Trackless Mobile Machinery. |
| (u) |
Failsafe Underground Mine Locomotive Control Systems - SABS 1809 of 1999, |
| (v) |
Performance Requirements for Locomotive Braking systems - SIMRAC GAP 635 REPORTS. |
Gas Regulator Levies Act, 2002
