Persons nol to work in quarry without
sufficient instruction or training.
Supervisor on duty to inspect working place periodically.
Supervisor on duty to prohibit entry to dangerous place or road.
Inspection report.
Flem Schedule.
Form 3.
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27. (1) No supervisor on duty in a quarry shall permit any person to work therein who has not received sufficient instruction and training in the work in which he is engaged.
(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
28. (1) At the beginning of every work shift in any quarry. every place or road therein which will be used by any person in the course of his work during the work shift shall be inspected by the supervisor on duty to determine whether any person who may use such place or road during the work shift will be endangered or is likely to be endangered.
(2) At the beginning of the first work shift on every day on which work is carried on in any quarry, the supervisor on duty shall inspect-
(a) every top. face or side in the quarry; and (b) any overburden in the quarry.
to determine whether the top, face, side or overburden endangers or is likely to endanger any person at any place in the quarry.
(3) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
29. (1) Where the supervisor on duty in a quarry-
(a) on making any inspection under paragraph (1) of regula- tion 28 finds that any person who may use any place or road in the quarry during the working shift will be endangered or is likely to be endangered; or
(b) on making any inspection under paragraph (2) of regula- tion 28 finds that any top. face, side or overburden in a quarry endangers or is likely to endanger any person at any place in the quarry,
he shall forthwith prohibit every person from entering or remaining on such place or road, or such place, as the case may be, until the danger or likelihood of danger is removed.
(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
30. (1) Every supervisor on duty in a quarry who makes an inspection under paragraph (1) or (2) of regulation 28 shall forth- with enter in the Quarry Inspection Register a full report of the result of his inspection including details of any prohibition made by him under paragraph (1) of regulation 29.
(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
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31. Any person who enters or remains on any place or road, or any place, as the case may be, in a quarry in contravention of
Offence to enter dangerous
a prohibition made by the supervisor on duty under paragraph (1) place or road of regulation 29 shall be guilty of an offence :
Provided that with the consent of the supervisor on duty a person may enter or remain on the place or road, or place, as the case may be, for the purposes of removing the danger or like. lihood of danger.
32. (1) Every person who works in a quarry shall-
(a) at the beginning of every work shift therein; and (b) after any shot has been fired at or in the vicinity of the
place at which he is working,
inspect the place at which he is working to determine whether it is a safe working place.
(2) If he is not satisfied with the safety of his working place, he shall forthwith-
(a) stop working there;
(b) leave the working place; and
(c) report to the supervisor on duty that he is not satisfied
with the safety of the working place.
(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
33. (1) Every supervisor on duty in a quarry who receives a report under sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of regulation 32 shall forthwith inspect the working place referred to in the report to determine whether it is a safe working place.
(2) Where, on making an inspection under paragraph (1), the supervisor on duty finds that a working place is unsafe, he shall forthwith prohibit every person from entering or remaining on such place until it has been made safe.
(3) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
34. (1) Every supervisor on duty in a quarry who makes an inspection under paragraph (1) of regulation 33 shall forthwith enter in the Quarry Inspection Register a full report of the resulL of his inspection including details of any prohibition made by him under paragraph (2) of regulation 33.
(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
in contravention of prohibition.
Worker to carry out periodic inspections of working place.
Supervisor on duty to inspect working place reported to be vosafe.
Inspection report.
First Schedule, Form 3.
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