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29 of 1996
The Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996 intends:
- to provide for protection of the health and safety of employees and other persons at mines and, for that purpose -
- to promote a culture of health and safety;
- to provide for the enforcement of health and safety measures;
- to provide for appropriate systems of employee, employer and State participation in health and safety matters;
- to establish representative tripartite institutions to review legislation, promote health and enhance properly targeted research;
- to provide for effective monitoring systems and inspections, investigations and inquiries to improve health and safety;
- to promote training and human resources development;
- to regulate employers' and employees' duties to identify hazards and eliminate, control and minimise the risk to health and safety;
- to entrench the right to refuse to work in dangerous conditions; and
- to give effect to the public international law obligations of the Republic relating to mining health and safety; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
Commencement
- 15 January 1997
- 15 January 1998, except Sections 86(2) and (3)
Amendments
The Southern African Legal Information Institute provides a complete amended Act at https://www.saflii.org/za/legis/consol_act/mhasa1996192/ [Updated to 30 May 2009]
