Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)
Regulation 103
(1) The manager of a mine shall ensure that
(a) a motor vehicle which is not equipped and maintained with suitable brakes capable of effectively stopping and holding that vehicle when fully loaded under any conditions of operation and when driven in accordance with the manager's instructions is not used in the mine;
(b) the following types of equipment in the mine are equipped with independent braking systems for use in an emergency in the event of failure of the primary braking system:
(i) wheeled earth moving machinery; and
(ii) any other vehicle to which it is practicable to fit an independent braking system.
(c) each motor vehicle at the mine is maintained in good order and condition; and
(d) a competent person tests and, where necessary, adjusts the brakes of each motor vehicle to ensure that they operate effectively:
(2) A person responsible for a motor vehicle in a mine shall not leave that motor vehicle unattended unless the motor vehicle is parked in a safe manner with the controls in the correct position for parking and the parking brakes are fully applied.
(3) A person working in a mine who finds a defect in a vehicle used in the mine which can make the operation of that motor vehicle in the mine unsafe shall immediately report the defect to the manager or the manager's representative.
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Responsible Institution
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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