Discipline of and reliance on health and safety officers vital

The role of discipline in the improvement of mine health and safety, as well as the role of health and safety officers and representatives upholding health and safety standards on mines are of great importance, says Johannesburg law firm Brink...

Lawyer publishes ‘accessible’ mining health and safety law handbook

Publishing house LexisNexis and author, law firm Brink Cohen Le Roux (BCLR) director Willem le Roux have released the Mine Health and Safety Law handbook, which is a loose leaf publication and will also be available in electronic format soon.

Company Announcement: LexisNexis Launches New Mine Health and Safety Law Publication in Partnership with Top Legal Expert

Publication offers legal practitioners comprehensive overview of South African mine health and safety law DURBAN, January 18, 2012 – LexisNexis South Africa (www.lexisnexis.co.za), a leading provider of content and technology solutions,...

TB, hearing loss and silicosis still big problems facing South African mining industry, says lawyer

The South African mining industry’s commitment to preventing fatalities and accidents – in line with the ‘2013 Milestones’ plan and other initiatives – has placed significant emphasis on health and safety, says law firm Brink Cohen Le...

AngloGold urges quick silicosis redress, lawyer says less dust will cut incidence, RBC eases $100bn implied-damage sum

South Africa’s largest gold miner is urging quick action on a compensation structure for silicosis sufferers; a lawyer says that the cutting of dust levels to 0,1mg/mm2 will reduce the rising silicosis problem;and analysts have backtracked on...

DMR’s move to reduce dust levels in gold mines will slash incidence of silicosis – lawyer

Mine health and safety specialist law firm Brink Cohen Le Roux reports that efforts by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to reduce dust levels in gold mines to 0,1mg/mm2 will go a long way in reducing the rising silicosis problem prevalent...

SA mining health compensation seen as complex, overlapping

Besides having significant monetary and safety challenges, the mining industry is also faced with the challenge of regulated health compensation issues. Compensation anomalies relating to health issues, such as silicosis and noise-induced hearing...

Statutory mining health compensation seen as complex, overlapping

Besides having significant monetary and safety challenges, the mining industry is also faced with the challenge of regulated health compensation issues. Compensation anomalies relating to health issues such as silicosis and noise-induced hearing...

Govt adopts punitive approach to violations of mine health and safety regulations

The newly-formed Department of Mining has taken the first steps towards adopting a punitive approach to mine health and safety regulation.



Involvement of all stakeholders in implementing safety codes of practice urged

Implementing codes of practice with the involvement of relevant stakeholders within a mining house or company is important, especially in enhancing health and safety, said differentiated corporate law firm, Brink Cohen Le Roux, senior associate...

SA compares well with world-best standards

The Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) complies with the International Labour Organisation Convention on Safety and Mines (1995) and contains standards which are comparable to the best in the world,” states Brink Cohen Le Roux director,...

Ten years of safety improvement in SA

May has, over the last decade, proved a watershed month for minerals legislation in South Africa, with the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act coming into effect in 2004, eight years after then-President Nelson Mandela signed the...