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

Regulation 156

(1) A manager of a mine shall ensure that a self-propelled vehicle including a motor car used underground in the mine is equipped with a portable fire extinguisher which is readily accessible to the driver when the vehicle is in use.
(2) The driver of a self-propelled vehicle shall ensure that the portable extinguisher is affixed to the vehicle and where the extinguisher is not affixed, the driver shall immediately notify the driver's immediate superior.
(3) The manager of the mine shall ensure that a self-propelled vehicle including a motor vehicle used underground in the mine, is in addition to a portable fire extinguisher, equipped with a fixed fire extinguishing system which is activated automatically or by pushing a button and is capable of extinguishing a fire in any inflammable part of the vehicle.

Subject : Health (Mining)  

Procedure to Follow


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Responsible Institution


Minerals Commission

36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra

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