Legal standards cover image

Mines and Works Legal Standards

Legal standards as published by South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy with relation to Mines and Works. Documents sourced here are only for reference and educational purposes, and may not be regarded as the latest versions usable in industry without verification with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.

Legislation

Mine Health and Safety Act

Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996 and Regulations (Published 2018).

Mandatory Code of Practice Guidelines

Generic

Personal Protective Equipment Women

Mine Equipment Safety

Conveyor Belt Installations

Diving Operations Procedure Manual Underwater Mining Operations

Draw Points Tipping Points Rock Passes Box Fronts

Offshore Installations

Safe Operation Monorail Systems

Trackless Mobile Machines

Underground Rail Bound Equipment_Distribute

Mine Safety

Combat Rock Fall and Rock Burst Accidents in Tabular Metalliferous Mines

Combat Rock Fall and Slope Instability Related Accidents in Surface Mines

Combat Rockmass Failure Accidents in Massive Mining Operations

Combat Roof Fall Accidents in Underground Coal Mines

Emergency Preparedness

Mitigation and Management of COVID-19 Outbreak with Annexures May 2020

Right to Refuse Dangerous Work Leave Dangerous Working Places

Occupational Hygiene

Occupational Medicine