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Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)RegulationsGuideline for a Mandatory Code of PracticeOccupational Health Programme (Occupational Hygiene and Medical Surveillance) on Personal Exposure to Airborne PollutantsPart A : The Guideline5. Scope |
| 5.1 | Regulation 92(2) requires that a system of occupational hygiene measurements on personal exposure to airborne pollutants must be prepared and implemented when the results of the risk assessment conducted has identified that the following hazard limits prevail: |
| 5.1.1 | Particulates ltio (10%) of the OEL. |
| 5.1.2 | Gasses (50%) of the OEL. |
| 5.2 | Where there is no statutory determined OEL for a particular airborne pollutant the risk assessment conducted should determine how the pollutant must be addressed in the COP. |
| 5.3 | This guideline is aimed at assisting employers to draft a COP for an occupational health programme which measures occupational exposures to airborne pollutants aimed at ensuring compliance with OELs, protecting worker health and linking these exposure results to employee medical records. |
