Exemptions
26.1 The Minister may, for such period and on such conditions as may be
determined by him or her, exempt on such conditions, if any, as may be
determined by him or her, any mine or group or class of mines or any part
of a mine or any category of persons by notice in the Gazette or, in the
case of a particular mine or person, by notice in writing to such mine
or person, from any one or more of the provisions of these regulations.
General safety
26.2 No person shall negligently or wilfully do anything likely to endanger
life or limb in the mine, or negligently or wilfully omit to do anything
necessary for the safety of persons employed or otherwise present in the
mine.
Mine manager's schemes
26.3 (1) Any scheme formulated by a mine manager after consultation with
the work place safety committee or in the absence of such committee the
work place safety representatives for the mine in terms of any paragraph
of these regulations shall be -
(a) explained to any person affected by the provisions of the scheme;
and
(b) copies of such schemes shall be readily available to any affected
person.
(2) (a) The Chief Inspector may at any time request in writing any or
all mine managers to submit any scheme required to be formulated in terms
of these regulations to him or her for inspection, and any such mine manager
or mine managers shall forthwith comply with such request.
(b) If the Chief Inspector is of the opinion that a scheme formulated
by a mine manager in terms of these regulations is deficient in any respect,
he or she may require the mine manager to make such modifications to the
scheme as he or she may specify.
(c) The modifications made to the scheme under paragraph (b) shall be
explained to any person required to comply with the modified provisions
and copies of such amendments shall be made available to any affected
persons.
Maintenance and production of registers and records
26.4 All reports, registers and other records required to be kept under
the regulations unless otherwise provided for, shall be :-
(a) - kept at the office of the mine or at such other place as the inspector
may permit;
(b) - legibly entered in ink in English;
(c) - preserved in the original for a period of not less than 12 months
after the date of last entry or report; and
(d) - produced on demand before the inspector.
Repeal and saving
26.5 (1) The provisions of Parts II, III, IV, V and VI of the regulations
made under Section 95 of the Mines, Works and Minerals Ordinance 1968
(Ordinance 20 of 1968) of South West Africa, by Government Notice No.
143 of 1968 in Official Gazette No. 2927 of 1 October 1968, and all amendments
thereof, are hereby repealed.
(2) Anything done or orders issued under any of the provisions repealed
by sub-regulation (1) shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with
these regulations, be deemed to have been done or issued under the corresponding
provisions of these regulations.
Short title and commencement
26.6 These regulations shall be called the Mine Health and Safety Regulations,
1999, and shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Minister
by notice in the Gazette.
REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR
In terms of the Regulations relating to Health and Safety of
Employees at work made under Labour Act, 1992 (Act6 of 1992)
DIVER'S LOGBOOK
(on front cover)
1. This logbook shall at the request of an inspector be produced for inspection.
2. The holder of this logbook shall enter herein a complete report on
a diving operation undertaken by him or her, sign the report and have
it countersigned by the diving supervisor..
3. The logbook shall be kept in safe custody by the holder thereof.
(on inside of front cover)
1. Personal Details of Diver
Surname:......................................................................................................
First names:...................................................................................................
Date of birth:....................................................................................................
ID number:......................................................................................................
2. Class of diver Restrictions
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3. Type of diving equipment for which diver is qualified
Type of equipment Date Diving supervisor
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4. Name and address of employer Period of employment
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(on each subsequent page)
5. PARTICULARS OF DIVING OPERATIONS
Date of diving operation:....................................................................................
Name of supervisor:..........................................................................................
Name of stand-by diver:.....................................................................................
Name of buddy diver:........................................................................................
Place:..........................................................................................................
Nature of dive:...............................................................................................
Depth:........................................................................................................
Diving equipment:..........................................................................................
Breath mixture:.............................................................................................
Bottom time:................................................................................................
Diving time:.................................................................................................
Decompression schedule:.................................................................................
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Signature: Diver Signature:........................................ Diving
supervisor.................................................
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