Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996

To provide for protection of the health and safety of employees and other persons at mines and, for that purpose--

·      to promote a culture of health and safety;

·      to provide for the enforcement of health and safety measures;

·      to provide for appropriate systems of employee, employer and State participation in health and safety matters;

·      to establish representative tripartite institutions to review legislation, promote health and enhance properly targeted research;

·      to provide for effective monitoring systems and inspections, investigations and inquiries to improve health and safety;

·      to promote training and human resources development;

·      to regulate employers' and employees' duties to identify hazards and eliminate, control and minimise the risk to health and safety;

·      to entrench the right to refuse to work in dangerous conditions; and

·      to give effect to the public international law obligations of the Republic relating to mining health and safety;

·      and to provide for matters connected therewith.