COMMENTARY ON THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT AND REGULATIONS (LOOSE LEAF)

SINCE THE MHSA'S INCEPTION 12 YEARS AGO, MINING ACCIDENTS AND RESULTING LAWSUITS HAVE SHOWN THAT THE ACT IS OFTEN MISINTERPRETED AND IMPROPERLY IMPLEMENTED. IGNORANCE OR NON-COMPLIANCE COULD HAVE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES FOR A MINING COMPANY. THE AUTHORS, HIGHLY REGARDED PRACTITIONERS AND DESIGNERS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW, DRAW FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE OF ACTING IN SOME OF THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE CASES AND INQUESTS. THEIR INTERPRETATION OF CASE LAW AND PERSONAL INSIGHT MAKE THIS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE FOR MINING COMPANIES, TRADE UNIONS, HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTITIONERS, AND ANYONE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE MHSA. IT OFFERS CLARITY TO ALL FUNCTIONARIES ON HOW THIS VITAL PIECE OF LEGISLATION WORKS, WHILE DIAGRAMS AND CHAPTER OVERVIEWS SET PROVISIONS IN CONTEXT. A SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT AND REGULATIONS BRINGS DETAILS TO THE FORE. SECTIONS FROM THE LABOUR RELATIONS ACT AND ILO MATERIAL ARE ALSO INCLUDED.