Miscellaneous provisions

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24. Miscellaneous provisions
24.1 General conduct
24.1.1. Any person who observes any danger to life and limb or to the mine
should:
24.1.1.1. take immediate steps to remove the danger; and
24.1.1.2. if this is not possible, he should immediately warn persons in danger, advise
them to withdraw, withdraw himself and notify the nearest available
supervisory official.
24.1.2. Persons with infirmities should be employed only on work at which they
cannot endanger themselves or others and they should receive adequate instruction and
training to permit them to work without danger.
24.1.3. Every person employed at an opencast mine should obey any instruction
given to him by an official of the mine who has responsibility for such instructions in
the matter of safety, health or welfare.
24.1.4. No person should obstruct or impede another person engaged in the proper
performance of his duties.
24.2. Employment of workers speaking different languages
24.2.1. In those regions where workers speaking different languages may be
employed, or where illiterate workers may be found, national laws or regulations
should prescribe the measures to be taken to ensure that such workers are enabled to
understand such regulations, instructions, orders and signs as may have bearing on the
safe performance of their duties with minimum risk to the safety and health of both
themselves and others.
24.3. Admission of outside persons
24.3.1. No unauthorised person may enter a mine. Any person permitted by the
authority of the manager to do so must be accompanied by a responsible person.
24.3.2. All persons who enter an opencast mining site, for whatever purpose, must
comply with the provisions of national laws or regulations and with any instructions
given by the manager; supervisory officials or the accompanying responsible person, so
as to ensure their safety and the safety of the workers and of the mine.

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