Mines (Safety Training) Regulations, 1987.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Mines (Safety Training) Regulations, 1987.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1987.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations—
"the Act" means the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 (No. 7 of 1965);
"inspector" means an inspector under the Act;
"instructor" means a person appointed by the manager of a mine in accordance with Regulation 7 of these Regulations;
"manager" means a person appointed under section 13 of the Act to be the sole manager of a mine;
"the Minister" means the Minister for Labour;
"owner" has the meaning assigned to it in relation to a mine by section 4 of the Act;
"retraining" means the reacquisition of necessary skills, in one or more operations connected with the operation of a mine, by instruction and practice for continued employment at a mine by a person who had undergone previous training in such operation or operations;
"safety training officer" means an officer appointed in accordance with Regulation 6 of these Regulations;
"supervising workman" means a workman appointed by the manager of a mine in accordance with Regulation 8 of these Regulations;
"training" means the acquisition by practice and instruction, in accordance with a training scheme, of the necessary skills in one or more operations connected with the operation of a mine for employment at a mine by a person who—
(a) is employed at a mine for the first time, or
(b) was previously employed at a mine, or
(c) is employed at a mine but is required to acquire the necessary skills in any operation for which he had received no previous instruction and practice;
"training scheme" means a scheme to which Regulation 9 of these Regulations relates.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall, except where an exemption is granted under Regulation 5 of these Regulations, apply to every mine.
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paragraphs: An inspector may, by a notice in writing served on the owner of a mine, grant an exemption from the application of any provision of these Regulations in respect of the mine if he is satisfied that the safety of the persons employed there will not be prejudiced by such exemption.
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paragraphs: (1) There shall be appointed in writing by the manager of every mine a safety training officer to superintend the implementation of the requirements of these Regulations at that mine.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the duties of a safety training officer shall include—
(a) the superintending of training, retraining or supervision required to be given or provided for by the training scheme for the mine,
(b) the keeping of a training record of the training or retraining given in pursuance of the training scheme for the mine and the furnishing, at such times as the manager of the mine may request, of reports to him on the progress of each person undergoing such training or retraining,
(c) the making of recommendations to the manager of the mine as to the training of any person employed at the mine for employment on work for which the person has no previous training,
(d) the making of recommendations to the manager of the mine as to the retraining of any person employed at the mine on any operation,
(e) the certifying to the manager that a person has completed his training or retraining, as the case may be, and, in the case of a person undergoing training for employment on work for which he had no previous training, that he is competent to do that work without supervision.
(3) Under this Regulation, a safety training officer may be appointed on a part-time basis if there are less than 500 persons normally employed at the mine and, in every other case, he shall be appointed, subject to paragraph (4), on a full time basis.
(4) For the purpose of paragraph (3) of this Regulation, a person shall not be regarded as being employed other than as a full time safety training officer where he performs duties in relation to the mine, other than those specified in paragraph (2) of this Regulation, and—
(a) those duties are in addition to the duties prescribed by these Regulations and are concerned with the safety of persons employed at the mine, or
(b) the total number of persons undergoing training and retraining under these Regulations is less than 50.
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paragraphs: (1) There shall be appointed by a notice in writing by the manager of every mine one or more persons to act as instructors at the mine.
(2) The manager shall ensure that any person appointed under the foregoing paragraph—
(a) is qualified to give instruction and supervision in the performance of the work in which instruction and supervision are being given,
(b) is required to devote his whole time to giving instruction and supervision while a training scheme is in progress, and
(c) does not himself perform or assist in the performance of the work in which he is giving instruction and supervision otherwise than for the purpose of demonstration.