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

Regulations

Guideline for a Mandatory Code of Practice

Safe Use of Conveyor Belt Installations for the Transportation of Mineral, Material or Personnel

Annexures

Annexure C: Ergonomic Data - extracts from to AS1755-2000 (Normative)

C5 Reaching In and Through Regular Openings with Upper Limbs

Purchase

Safety distances are as given in Figure C4. The dimension of openings (e) corresponds to the side of a square opening, the diameter of a round opening or the narrowest dimension of an elongated opening or slot.

Should any opening allow access past the shoulder, safety distances shall be selected using Figure C2.

R1024 Figure C4

* For mining operations

FIGURE C4: Reaching in and trough regular openings