Minerals and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical Regulations) L.I. 2182
Regulation 465—
(1) The manager of a mine shall ensure that in the mine each equipment and vehicle is of an approved type and conforms with specifications and requirements for safety.
(2) The Chief Inspector of Mines may prescribed standards for safety equipment and protective devices to be incorporated in mobile plants and shall, for vehicles newly purchased, to be prescribed, specify the necessary safety equipment and protective devices against falling objects, vehicle roll-over and workers falling out of the vehicle.
(3) The manager of an opencast mine shall, unless exempted in writing by the Chief Inspector of Mines, ensure that each mobile equipment used in the mine is of an approved type and carries an identity number.
(4) The manager of an opencast mine shall, draw up transport rules to regulate the movement and operation of vehicles in the mine.
(5) The transport rules shall be posted at a conspicuous place in the mine and a copy given to all drivers and equipment operators.
(6) The manager of an opencast mine shall ensure that in the mine
(a) a self-propelled mobile equipment is provided with adequate braking systems, capable of effectively stopping and holding the vehicle stationary when fully loaded, under any conditions of operation;
(b) a vehicle is not left unattended to unless
(i) the controls are in neutral position and the parking brakes are fully applied;
(ii) the vehicle is a tracked and wheeled vehicle parked on a grade and it is blocked or turned into a rib or bank;
(iii) the movable parts of equipment including dippers, buckets and scraper blades are secured or lowered to the ground when not in use;
(iv) in the case of electrically powered mobile equipment where the master switch is in the off position, all operating controls are in the neutral position, and the brakes are set or other equivalent precautions are taken against rolling; and
(v) the vehicle has been locked out in a manner that prevents unauthorised operation by other persons;
(c) where a vehicle is in motion between work areas, the movable parts of the equipment are secured in the travel position;
(d) the engine exhaust gases from a mobile equipment operated by an internal combustion engine shall be discharged
(i) at a point remote from the operator's position and from any air-conditioning intake, and
(ii) in a manner that ensures they do not generate dust;
(e) each motor vehicle is equipped with
(i) effective headlights, tail-lights and clearance lights; and
(ii) an effective audible warning signal which can be sounded when the driver wishes to move the vehicle and the driver does not have clear vision immediately in front and behind;
(f) each heavy duty mobile equipment is fitted with automatic fire suppression system in addition to portable fire extinguishers of a certified type and capacity;
(g) a person does not operate, or is not employed or permitted to drive, a motor vehicle in the mine unless that person
(i) holds a current operator's licence for that vehicle, and
(ii) has satisfied the manager or the manager's representative that that person is competent to operate that vehicle;
(h) each operator of a vehicle or mobile machine maintains full control of the vehicle or machine while it is in motion;
(i) where loads are carried which project beyond the sides of a vehicle, or by more than one than one metre beyond the rear of the vehicles, there is attached at the end of the projection,
(i) a warning light during the hours of darkness or where visibility is limited, and
(ii) a clearly visible warning flag of suitable size in day-light conditions;
(j) where overhead clearance is restricted, a warning device is installed and the restricted area is conspicuously marked; and
(k) where regular transportation of persons is required, buses or other specially fitted vehicles equipped with seating and safe means of entry and exit are used.
(7) The manager of an opencast mine shall
(a) prohibit the transportation in the mine of persons
(i) in or on a mobile equipment whether, loaded or unloaded, unless special arrangements are made for the safety of the persons being transported and the transportation is authorised by the manager;
(ii) outside the cabs and beds of mobile equipment; and
(iii) in a vehicle equipped with unloading devices, unless a means is provided to prevent accidental operation of the unloading mechanism; and
(b) ensure that in the mine a machine is not serviced or maintained if that machine has not been effectively locked out to prevent inadvertent use by a person working on the machine.
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36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
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