Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)
Regulation 84
(1) The manager of a mine shall ensure that the design and construction which include the width, gradient, camber and radius of curvature of bends of each road and other vehicle operating area at the mine
(a) are of a nature and in a condition that enable the safe operation of mobile equipment authorised to travel on the road or in the area; and
(b) take into account the size, speed, loads and operating characteristics of the equipment to be used, and the pit conditions including the effects of weather, on the road or in the area.
(2) The manager of a mine shall ensure that each road and other vehicle operating area at the mine are maintained in manner that enables the safe operation of mobile equipment authorised to travel on the road or in the area.
(3) The manager of a mine shall erect signs and install other devices or means that are necessary to control the speed and movement of vehicles using roads in the mine.
(4) The manager of a mine shall ensure that haulage roads at an open pit mine are designed, constructed and maintained to provide
(a) a travel width:
(i) that is at least two and half times the width of the widest haulage vehicle used on the road where dual lane traffic exists; or
(ii) at least twice the width of the widest haulage vehicle used on the road where single lane traffic exists; and
(b) a surface and slope that reduce, as far as is reasonably practicable, the danger of vehicles slipping or skidding.
(5) The manager of a mine shall, where there is a drop-off greater in three metres from a haulage road at the mine, ensure that
(a) on haulage roads a berm of at least seventy-five percent of the height of the largest tyre on any vehicle used on the road is constructed and maintained along the edge of the road;
(b) at intersections, there is a berm with a height of at least fifty percent of the height of the largest tyre for a distance of twenty metres starting from the intersection; and
(c) an opening in a berm for the purpose of drainage does not exceed one metre in width.
(6) The manager of a mine in which the circumstances described subregulation (7) exist, shall
(a) where reasonably practicable, provide emergency runaway lanes or retardation barriers that are
(i) placed at suitable locations; and
(ii) capable of bringing a runaway vehicle to a controlled stop; and
(b) maintain and clearly mark the emergency runaway lanes or retardation barriers.
(7) Subregulation (6) applies where
(a) the grade of the haulage road exceeds ten percent; and
(b) a sharp bend in the haulage road creates a risk to the operator of a vehicle falling of that road; or
(c) the Chief Inspector of Mines directs that the manager complies with subregulation (6).
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