S-2.1, r. 14 - Regulation respecting occupational health and safety in mines

Section 45 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

45. Haulage roads used by motorized vehicles in an open-pit mine shall:

(1)  be edged by a pile of fill or a ridge where vehicles could fall more than 3 m (9.8 ft). The pile of fill or the ridge shall have a height equal to at least the radius of the largest wheel of any vehicle travelling on the road. A pile of fill or a ridge is also required along the edge of dumps;

(2)  be maintained by clearing or scarifying or by spreading an abrasive substance, so as to keep a non-skid surface.

O.C. 213-93, s. 45; Erratum, 1993 G.O. 2, 2603; O.C. 1326-95, s. 14.