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Gazette No: 20714
Notice No: 1486
Regulation No: 6692
Gazette: GOV
Date: 19991217
No. R. 1486
17 December 1999
REGULATIONS UNDER THE MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT, 1996
(ACT No. 29 OF 1996)
In terms of section 98 (1) (v) and (x) of the Mine Health and Safety
Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996),I, Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, Minister of
Mineral and Energy, hereby make the Regulations in the Schedule.
P. MLAMBO-NGCUKA
Minister of Minerals and Energy
SCHEDULE
CHAPTER 11
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Annual Medical Report
11.2 The annual medical report contemplated in section 16 (1) must
include details regarding at least the following:
(a) (i) Name of mine.
(ii) Name, address and telephone number of the occupational medical
practitioner responsible for compiling the annual medical report.
(b) Type of mine. Commodity or commodities being mined.
(c) Total number of employees (including contract workers) who were
subject to medical surveillance in terms of section 13 during the
reporting period and the total number of hours worked by those
employees.
(d) The number of initial, periodical and exit examinations conducted
as part of the medical surveillance system.
(e) An analysis of the employees' health based on the employees'
records of medical surveillance, without disclosing the names of
the employees.
(f) Comments on the future direction of the medical surveillance
system.
(g) The number of employees certified for compensation for occupational
diseases. Exit certificate
11.3 The exit certificate contemplated in section 17 must include
details regarding at least the following:
(a) Particulars of mine:
(i) Name of mine.
(ii) Type of mine. Commodity or commodities being mined.
(iii) Postal address.
(iv) Telephone number.
(v) Fax number.
(vi) Name of occupational medical practitioner responsible for
producing the exit certificates [Section 17 (4)].
(b) Particulars of employee:
(i) Name
(ii) Date of birth.
(iii) Any one of the following numbers: Identity number, the
Department of Mineral and Energy (DME) number, industry
number, company number, or Medical Bureau for Occupational
Diseases (MBOD) number.
(iv) Date of initial medical examination.
(v) Labour history, specifying occupations, periods in each
occupation and, if applicable, the number of shifts worked
in each occupation.
(c) Exit medical summary:
(i) Date of last medical examination.
(ii) Clinical comments on chest x-ray (CXR).
(iii) International Labour Organization (ILO) classifications of
the chest x-ray (CXR), if applicable.
(iv) Lung function testing:
* Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1):
- Actual and predicted percentages.
* Forced Vital Capacity (FVC):
- Actual and predicted percentages.
* Ratio of Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1)/Forced
Vital Capacity (FVC)- expressed as a percentage.
(v) Audiometry (hearing loss average in decibles (dB) at 0.5,
1, 2, 3 kilohertz (kHz).
(vi) Other biological monitoring by the employer of the
employee, and if so, comments on the results.
(vii) The significant hazards/risks the employee was exposed to,
such as dust, noise, radiation, chemical or other.
(viii) Occupational diseases, past or present, including severity.
(ix) Summary of whether any compensation has been received or if
a claim for compensation has been submitted.
(x) Name and signature of occupational health practitioner
completing the exit certificate if such certificate is not
completed by the occupational medical practitioner
responsible for producing the exit certificate.
(xi) Signature of employee and date of receipt by employee of a
copy of the exit certificate.
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