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

Main Region

First Region

South Africa
Mining and quarrying workers
1996-05-30
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Chapter 2 sets forth mine owners' duties, including the obligation to establish a safety policy and to provide health and safety training. Managers shall also establish a system of medical health surveillance. S. 23 gives employees the right to leave dangerous working places. Chapter 3 provides for the establishment of health and safety committees. Chapter 4 creates two tripartite institutions: a Mine Health and Safety Council and a Mining Qualifications Authority. Chapter 5 covers mine inspection. Chapter 7 covers legal proceedings and offences. Inter alia, it shall be an offence to discriminate against employees exercising their rights under this Act. S. 85 forbids persons under 18 from working in a mine. Updated regularly in South African Labour Law (Kenwyn: Juta & Co.), available in DOC.NORMES.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1997-01-15
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Partial entry dates region

    Date of partial entry into force
    1998-01-15
    Sections 86( (2) and (3)

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Amending Text region

Serial region

    Serial title
    Government Gazette
    Date
    1996-06-14
    Volume
    Vol. 372
    Number
    No. 17242
    Page range
    112 p.