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

Guideline for a Mandatory Code of Practice

Quality Assurance Programme for a System of Occupational Hygiene and Ventilation Engineering Measurements

Part C: Format and Content of the Mandatory COP

7. Risk Management

 

7.1. Section 11 of the MHSA requires the employer to:
• Identify the hazards to health or safety.
• Assess the risks to health or safety to which employees may be exposed while they are at work.
• Record the significant hazards identified and risks assessed.

 

7.2. The employer must develop, implement and document the risk assessment methodology that will be considered in identifying, assessing and recording all the occupational health hazards that prevail at the mine.

 

7.3. The employer must identify and record all the measures required to eliminate, control and minimise the health risks and hazards to which employees are, or may be exposed to, at the mine that requires a quality assurance programme.

 

7.4. The employer must document all the relevant information such as accidents or incidents statistics, research reports, manufacturers specifications, approvals, design, and performance criteria for all relevant equipment that will be obtained and considered in conducting the risk assessment.

 

7.5. In addition to the periodic review required by Section 11(4) of the MHSA, the COP should be reviewed and updated after audit findings, regulatory standards, guidance and/or instructions, and changes to relevant national or international standards.