Mine Health and Safety Act: Guideline for compilation of …

Mining Industry, MRAC appointed a task group to advise on measures to be taken to minimize the risk of flammable gas and coal dust ignition and/or explosions at collieries in South Africa. This guideline is a result of the work of that task group. 1.2.4. This guideline and the COP to which it refers, will deal with good ventilation practices

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SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85, 1993), and the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996). Reference is made in 3.2 to a "government-endorsed accreditation body". In South Africa, this means the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS). Reference is made in 3.5 to the "relevant national authority".

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Hazardous Substances Act

PDF created on at 10:19. There may have been updates since this file was created. Check for updates About this collection ... South Africa Hazardous Substances Act Act 15 of 1973 Published in Government Gazette no. 3834 on 4 April 1973 Assented to on 26 March 1973

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Health and wellbeing needs and priorities in mining host …

The global mining industry has an opportunity to mobilize resources to advance progress against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2018, the Anglo-American Group outlined aspirations for mining host communities to meet the SDG3 health targets. To progress from aspiration to action we designed and implemented a mixed …

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Physical hazards of abandoned mines: A review of cases from South Africa

Abandoned mines are in all mining regions of South Africa. The country has more than 6000 documented abandoned mines that present different types and magnitudes of environmental and public safety ...

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Appendix 9 Management of Hazardous Chemical …

To protect the environment from harm caused by hazardous chemical substances. Scope. This procedure is applicable to all areas under the management of Assmang (Pty) Ltd – Black Rock Mine Operations as well as to its employees and …

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Appendix 9: Management of Hazardous Chemical …

7.3.3. Containers for hazardous substances are not to be used for drinking water, where possible, empty containers to be destroyed by punching holes through the bottom of the container. 7.3.4. Hazardous waste is to be disposed of as prescribed in the Waste Management Procedure. 7.4. Management of Group III and IV Hazardous Substances …

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Hazards identified and the need for health risk assessment in …

Mining and processing of minerals also result in occupational exposure to toxic substances such as platinum, chromium, vanadium, manganese, mercury, cyanide …

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Hazardous Substances Act

Sale of Group I, and use, operation, application and installation of. Group ill, hazardous substances. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT, 1973. 3. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) no person shall-. ( a) sell any Group I hazardous substance-. unless he is the holder of a licence issued to him in terms of section 4 (a); and ·.

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Hazardous waste management in South African mining: …

Suggested Citation: Wiebelt, Manfred (1999) : Hazardous waste management in South African mining: a CGE analysis of the economic impacts, Kiel Working Paper, No. 953, …

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(PDF) A review of problems and solutions of abandoned mines in South Africa

This review looks at the general problems of abandoned mines in. South Africa and the efforts made towards rehabilitation of abandoned mine sites. The issues discussed include the controversy ...

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"Mine Health and Safety Act"

(The Hazardous Substances Act provides for the control of substances which may cause ill health due to their toxic or flammable nature.) (Negligent failure resulting in endangerment to a person at a mine is an offence. See section 86.) 22. Employees' duties for health and safety. Every employee at a mine, while at that mine, must--

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Hazardous Materials Safety Through Research: The …

tics, paint, and mining industries. Many of these substances are hazardous to man or his environment and are transported by road because of the conve­ nience of door-to-door delivery and the absence of certain controls applied by the other modes of transport. South Africa's unenviable road accident

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES …

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT 15 OF 1973 (Gazette No. 3834, No. 550 dated 4 April 1973. See Act for commencement dates.) REGULATIONS UNDER THE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT 15 OF 1973 Government Notice R453 in Government Gazette 5467, dated 25 March 1977. Commencement date: 25 March 1977. As amended by:

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Nine classes of hazardous substances in South Africa

Hazardous Substances Act of 1973 (Act 15 of 1973) categorises hazardous waste materials or substances in classes (Republic of South Africa 1973). Table 1 represents the nine different classes of ...

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(PDF) Waste Management in South Africa

Solid waste management (SWM) is a challeng e in developing countries such as the Republic of South. Africa (RSA). This book chapter highlights the drivers and state of SWM in RSA and suggests ...

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STATUTES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

do hereby determine in terms of subsection (5) (a) of section 3A of the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973), that the provisions of subsection (1) of that section shall not be applicable to any Group IV hazardous substance with a total activity of -. 4 000 becquerel or less; and.

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hazardous substances in mines south africa pdf

South Africa - WLT - Welcome to Toxipedia - Toxipedia. Hazardous Substances Act, ... Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (PDF - 151 KB ) ... Integrated Pollution and Waste Management for South Africa, Policy (PDF ...

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Emergency Preparedness

In ore and mineral mines, underground escape routes are often long and steep. Here, the key priority is to stay calm, find a safe refuge – for instance in a refuge chamber – and wait for rescue team organized at the surface. This is illustrated in exemplary form by escape plans for mines rescue, like those from South African gold mines.

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Physical hazards of abandoned mines: A review of cases from South Africa

South Africa has 6100 abandoned mines of which 2322 of them are classified as high-risk mines found in areas of historic asbestos, gold, coal, and copper mining in the country ( AGSA, 2022 ). Members of the public (especially those of the host communities) are exposed to the physical hazards and risks of abandoned mines in …

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Hazards identified and the need for health risk …

Mining and processing of minerals also result in occu-pational exposure to toxic substances such as platinum, chromium, vanadium, manganese, mercury, cyanide and diesel particulate. South Africa has set occupational exposure limits (OELs) for some hazards, but mine workers are still at a risk.

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Occupational Health and Safety Act: Regulations: Hazardous Biological

The Government Gazette is published on the Government Works' website.. Occupational Health and Safety Act: Regulations: Hazardous Biological Agents

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Heavy Metal Pollution from Gold Mines: Environmental …

In gold mine tailings, a higher concentration of 583 mg/kg was found by Matshusa et al. in South Africa. Bitala et al. [ 45 ] also reported concentrations as high as 11,200 mg/kg in Tanzania. Nickel exists in gold bearing ore as pyrrhotite (Fe (1−X) S), which can contain up to 5% Ni and pentlandite (FeNi)S 8 .

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GROUP II HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: DECLARATION

Group II Hazardous Substances 1. Any substance or mixture of substances which is listed in Annexure C of the South African Bureau of Standards latest Code of Practice 0228: The identification and classification of dangerous goods for transport by road and rail modes with exception of This gazette is also available free online at

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Hazardous Substances Amendment Act 53 of 1992

act53of1992.pdf. 633.37 KB. 53 of 1992. The Hazardous Substances Amendment Act 53 of 1992 intends: to amend the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973, so as. to insert, amend or delete certain definitions; to provide for the exclusion of certain substances, and the exemption of certain persons, from the provisions of the said Act; to further regulate ...

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Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2020

This PDF copy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY 4.0). ... Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2020 South Africa By Laws.Africa and …

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REGULATIONS RELATING TO GROUP IV HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES …

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT. Act 15 of 1973. REGULATIONS RELATING TO GROUP IV HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES [Updated to 26 February 1993] GoN R247, G. 14596 (c.i.o 1 March 1993). The Deputy Minister of National Health, acting on behalf and by direction of the Minister of National Health, has in terms of section 29 of …

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Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2020

Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2020 South Africa South Africa Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2020 Government Notice R280 of 2021 Published in Government Gazette no. 44348 on 29 March 2021 Assented to on 3 March 2021 There are multiple …

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Hazardous Substances Ordinance, 1974

This PDF copy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY 4.0). ... BE IT ORDAINED by the Legislative Assembly for the Territory of South West Africa, with the consent of the State President, in so far as such consent is necessary, previously obtained and communicated to the Assembly by ... ["The Hazardous …

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list of hazardous substances in south african mines

South African Coal - Stanford University. 's coal-to-liquids and chemicals processes consume about 44 Mta of coal. ... The Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining. This page is about list of hazardous substances in south african mines, click here to get more infomation about list of hazardous ...

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Handbook on Mine Occupational Hygiene …

under the OHSA cover Asbestos and Lead, Hazardous Chemical Substances, Hazardous Biological Agents and Noise Induced Hearing Loss. Lighting and the …

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