Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)
Regulation 116
(1) Unless the face of a sandpit in a mine stands at an angle that approximates the natural angle of repose of the sand, the manager of the mine shall determine the maximum height of a working face after considering the nature of the material mined, the method of mining and the equipment being used, so that safe working conditions are maintained.
(2) The manager of a mine shall ensure that each bench has separate loading arrangements and is of sufficient length and breadth to provide safe working conditions for the vehicles and equipment to be used on that bench.
(3) The manager of a mine shall ensure that a working face is advanced over as great a length as is practicable and, at the end of each day of work, is sloped to prevent a slump of sand.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation the walls of a sand pit excavation are working faces.
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