Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)
Regulation 361
The engineering manager of a mine shall ensure that in the mine
(a) an examination, repair or alteration which requires the handling of electrical equipment is not carried out whilst the equipment is live and that the provisions of regulation 299 are observed;
(b) where work is being carried out on an electrical equipment which was been disconnected from all sources of supply, adequate precautions is taken by earthing or other means to
(i) discharge electrically the electrical equipment or adjacent electrical equipment if there is a danger from that equipment, before that equipment is handled, and
(ii) to prevent any conductor or electrical equipment from being accidentally electrically charge whilst a person is working on that equipment;
(c) switches controlling electrical equipment or conductors are locked and tagged in the open position in accordance with regulation 299, while work is being done on the equipment or conductor; and
(d) adequate facilities, working space and access to that space are provided to ensure that a person undertaking electrical work in the mine is able to work in a manner that prevents that person, as far as is practicable, from being exposed to hazards
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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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