Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)
Regulation 27
(1) The holder or manager of a mine in which there is a dangerous occurrence or the manager of a prospecting operation in the course of which there is a dangerous occurrence shall report the occurrence as set out in Form Fifteen of the First Schedule to the Chief Inspector with a copy to the nearest inspector.
(2) The following dangerous occurrences in a mine shall be reported immediately by telephone to the Inspectorate Division.
(a) the explosion of gas, an explosion caused by electricity, the uncontrolled initiation of explosives, or any issue of flammable gas in underground workings;
(b) an outbreak or occurrence of fire whether on the surface or underground or an indication of spontaneous combustion in the underground workings;
(c) a rock burst, seismic activity underground or an extensive caving or subsidence in any part of the mine area or workings;
(d) an abnormal fall of ground;
(e) a mud rush in or flooding of a portion of the underground workings;
(f) a case of unconsciousness arising from heatstroke or inhalation of fumes or poisonous gas;
(g) the failure of winding equipment which involves
(i) an essential part of winding equipment which includes the drum or drum shaft, couplings, clutch, bearings, electric motors or electrical control and switchgear;
(ii) a winding rope or attachment from a winding rope to a cage, skip or conveyance or to a drum;
(iii) a head-frame, sheaver or the axle or sheaf bearing or the rim of the sheaf;
(iv) a brake;
(v) over-speed or over-winding preventing device or slack rope detector device;
(vi) arresting device for a cage, skip or conveyance at the top of a shaft;
(vii) a depth indicator;
(viii) the derailment of a cage, skip or conveyance;
(ix) a serious jamming of a cage, skip or conveyance in a shaft;
(x) a winding engine running out of control;
(xi) an over-wind;
(h) a serious faulty behaviour of a processing plant and tailing storage facility which includes
(i) spillage of reagents or tailings into the environment;
(ii) overtopping of a tailings dam; or
(iii) instability of a tailings dam embankment
(i) a serious occurrence at an open cast mine which includes
(i) slope and other rock failures; or
(ii) flooding of open pit workings;
(j) in general, an occurrence which has the potential
(i) to cause serious injury to more than two persons;
(ii) to cause serious damage to major equipment or property which is likely to impede or restrict normal operations;
(iii) to cause major damage to mechanical or electrical equipment power generating equipment and major electrical control and distribution equipment;
(iv) to cause major damage to the environment, or mine, or prospecting operation; or
(v) theft of reagents and explosives; and
(k) any other occurrence that the Chief Inspector may in writing notify a holder, or manager of a mine to be a reportable dangerous occurrence.
(3) A dangerous occurrence report under sub-regulation (2), in addition to being made by telephone shall be
(a) in writing as set in Form Fifteen the First Schedule and contain full account of the nature and extent, so far as is known, of the causes; and
(b) sent to the Chief Inspector and copied to the nearest inspector within three days of the dangerous occurrence.
(4) Where notice is not submitted as required by sub-regulation (1), the holder or manager of the mine is liable pay to the Commission a penalty of not more than ten thousand United States dollars and to a further penalty of one thousand dollars for each day the report is not submitted.
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36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
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- Website: https://www.mincom.gov.gh/
- GPS: GA-110-0371
- Telephone: 030 277 1318
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