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Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)

Regulation 76
A holder or manager of a mine shall ensure that in the mine
(a) a cut line or walking track does not exceed one metre in width;
(b) access to a cut line is discreet, to reduce the possibility of subsequent misuse by unauthorised persons;
(c) a cut line or walking track is made through hand tools including machete, fern hook, axe and chainsaw only;
(d) debris from the cutting and use of a grid is removed by the person who creates the grid;
(e) in the creation of a grid, waste oil from machinery used in the process is collected and taken to an appropriate disposal area; and
(f) where a chainsaw, power auger, or other petrol-driven machinery is used in the creation of a grid there is, within fifty metres from the site, a powder-type extinguisher of not less than five kilogram capacity.

Subject : Health (Mining)  

Procedure to Follow


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Responsible Institution


Minerals Commission

36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra

Online System

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Fees/ charges

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