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Title: Mine safety regulation set to tighten in 2010 [So. Africa]
Visit: Mine safety regulation set to tighten in 2010 [So. Africa]
Author:
Brindaveni Naidoo, Mining Weekly [So. Africa]
Dated:
05 Feb 2010
Official statistics related to the deaths of mineworkers in South Africa have not been released, but sources indicate that the death toll has breached the 140 mark, an average of 11 deaths a month in 2009...But the tide appears to be turning for the mining sector’s tarnished safety image, which is described as one of the world’s most unsafe working cultures. Under the leadership of Minister Susan Shabangu, the Department of Mineral Resources...aims to rectify this image and is determined that 2010 will be the year that government tightens regulation to enhance its vision of a fatality-free industry and to wash away the image of an industry benefiting from blood money...Tightening up regulations also includes amendments to the Mine Health and Safety Act, which holds individuals and companies liable for the injury or death of workers.
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