Mines and Quarries Act, 1965

Application to quarries of certain sections of Part III.

97.—The sections of Part III mentioned in the Table shall apply to quarries with the substitution, for references to mines, of references to quarries and with the modifications indicated in the third column of the Table.

TABLE

Sections Applied to Quarries

Section

Subject-matter

Modifications

69

Means of escape from rooms in which there is a special risk of fire or gas.

76

Construction, maintenance, etc., of machinery and apparatus.

77

Fencing of exposed parts of machinery.

For “manager” substitute “owner.”

79

Air, gas and steam containers.

For “manager” substitute “owner.”

80

Loading of cranes, etc.

Omit the reference to winding apparatus in subsection (3).

81

Storage bins and hoppers.

82

Buildings and structures to be kept safe.

For “on the surface of” substitute “at.”

83

Safe means of access and safe means of employment.

For “on the surface of” substitute “at.”

84

Restriction on doing of work by unskilled persons.

For “manager” substitute “owner.”

85

First aid.

For “manager” substitute “owner.”

86

Lifting excessive weights.

90

Welfare regulations.