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

Regulations

Purchase

1.1	The numerous risks associated with work at a mine may lead to various incidents, ranging from relatively minor to major injuries and disasters at a work site and which which injuries may lead to complications if the required emergency care is not rendered to the injured persons timely.

1.2	The aim of this guideline is to provide a framework to assist the employer of every mine to prepare a risk based Code of Practice (COP) on emergency care on a mine.