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Quarries (Safety) Regulations

[1981 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

Regulation

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PART VI

QUARRY OPERATIONS

25.

No work to be carried on except under sole supervision of supervisor or deputy supervisor

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26.

Supervisor on duty to complete daily entry in Time Register

Persons not to work in quarry without sufficient instruction or training

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27.


28.

Supervisor on duty to inspect working places periodically ...

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29.

Supervisor on duty to prohibit entry to dangerous place or road

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30.

Inspection report

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31.

Offence to enter dangerous place or road in contravention of prohibition

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32.

Worker to carry out periodic inspections of working place

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33.

Supervisor on duty to inspect working place reported to be unsafe

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34.

Inspection report

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35.

Offence to enter unsafe place in contravention of prohibition

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36.

Safety helmet to be worn for certain work

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37.

Safety rope or harness to be worn for certain work

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38.

Supervisor on duty to inspect equipment periodically

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39.

Supervisor on duty to prohibit use of unsafe or inefficient equipment

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40.

Inspection report

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41.

Offence to use unsafe or inefficient equipment in contravention of prohibition

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42.

Offence to use mechanical equipment without permission of supervisor on duty

Inexperienced person not to use mechanical equipment

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43.


44.

Unlicensed person not to use certain vehicles in quarry

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45.

Supervisor on duty not to permit mechanical equipment to be used at or near edges unless banksman present

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46.

Mechanical equipment not to be used at or near edges unless banksman present

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47.

Worker to report defect in equipment

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48.

Supervisor on duty to inspect reported defect in equipment

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49.

Inspection report

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50.

Offence to use defective equipment in contravention of prohibition

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51.

Offence to go under certain mechanical equipment

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52.

Manner in which work is to be executed

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53.

Overburden to be cleared back

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54.

Maximum height of face

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55.

Commissioner may permit work on face exceeding maximum height

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56.

Work on faces not to be carried on simultaneously where danger of falling objects

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57.

Accidents and dangerous occurrences

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PART VII

MISCELLANEOUS

58.

Penalties

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59.

Liability of proprietor

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First Schedule.

Form 1: Application for approval as a supervisor/deputy supervisor of a quarry

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Form 2:

Equipment Register

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Form 3:

Quarry Inspection Register

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Form 4:

Time Register

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Second Schedule.

Part I:

First aid equipment required where the number of persons employed or engaged to work in a quarry does not exceed 50

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Part II:

First aid equipment required where the number of persons employed or engaged to work in a quarry exceeds 50

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