Mine health, safety amendment still not effective

Two of the additional regulations pertaining to the operation of  diesel-powered trackless mobile machinery (TMM) on mines – which were published in February 2015 – remain inoperable, as the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has yet to stipulate a date when the specific obligations come into effect, owing to uncertainty regarding appropriate fail-to-safe technology,  says Webber Wentzel partner in employment and employee benefits Kate Collier. This delay could result in employers having to increase their focus on the ability of TMM operators and pedestrians to safely take evasive action to prevent a potential collision once the presence of a pedestrian has been detected - seeing as this is not currently required to occur without human intervention and implementing policies to address employees who fail to do so timeously and safely.