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Document ID (ISN)63399
CIS number 94-1811
Year 1994
Convention or series no.
Title Regulations concerning mining safety [Chile]
Original title Reglamento de seguridad minera [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Asociación Chilena de Seguridad, Casilla 14565, Correo Central, Santiago, Chile, 1994. 179p.
Abstract This compendium of mining legislation contains 11 texts: Decree 72 (1985) - Regulation on mining safety (see also CIS 88-1420); Resolution 210 (1988) establishing categories for the breaching of the Regulation on mining safety; Resolution 575 (1993) authorizing training courses for experts in risk prevention in the mining industry; Decree 745 (1992) - Regulation on minimum requirements for hygienic and environmental conditions in workplaces (see also CIS 87-364); Decree 86 (1970) on the construction and operation of tailings settling tanks; Decree 185 (1991) on the operation of equipment emitting sulfur dioxide, particulate matter and arsenic; Decree 77 (1982) on the control of weapons and explosives; Decree 73 (1992) on the use of explosives in mining enterprises; Decree 379 (1985) on basic safety requirements for the storage and handling of liquid fuels based on petroleum; Decree 226 (1982) on safety requirements of installations and locales where fuel is stored; Resolution 1851 (1993) on the qualifications of safety experts in the mining industry.
Descriptors (primary) Chile; mining industry; mining and quarrying
Descriptors (secondary) compendium; combustible liquids; arsenic; explosive substances; law; handling and storage; qualifications; sulfur dioxide; respirable dust
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceChile
Subject(s) Compendia of laws and derivative regulations
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Mining and quarrying