Minerals And Mining (Explosives) Regulations, 2012 (LI 2177)
Regulation 11—Code of safe working practice
(1) A manager shall ensure that each activity for which that manager is responsible and which involves explosives is carried out according to a written code of safe working practice and that each activity has its own description of safe working practice consisting of
(a) the title of the job;
(b) a description of the location of the job;
(c) a description of the basic function of the job;
(d) the general precautions to be taken into account in the respective job;
(e) a description of documentation applicable;
(f) the equipment and authorised tools required;
(g) a description of products to be handled that involve risks;
(h) the personal protective equipment required;
(i) the notable incidents which have to be communicated to the supervisor;
(j) a detailed description of preparatory activities before the start of the job;
(k) a detailed description of the activities to be carried out, the risks involved and the measures provided for the prevention of the risk ; and
(l) a detailed description of the activities required after the completion of the job and the clean up.
(2) A manager shall for the purpose of implementing safe work procedures ensure that
(a) employees receive training before being assigned to a job;
(b) an employee who is trained but is assigned to a new area of work receives the required induction; and
(c) safe work practice codes are reviewed once a year and are modified when equipment, installations, products, tools or risks change.
(3) A manager who contravenes this regulation commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than two hundred penalty units and not more than five hundred penalty units or to a term of imprisonment of not less than fifteen months and not more than two years or to both.
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