Mining compliance in South Africa
Mining right holders, contractors on mine sites and the suppliers who are asked about their compliance.
Laws that usually apply
Employers must keep a safe working environment, assess and respond to risk, consult health and safety committees, and investigate and report accidents within the periods the Act sets.
Holders of mining rights must meet the Charter's transformation requirements.
Mining brings environmental duties, authorisations and rehabilitation obligations. Check the activities you carry out.
Water use and discharge from mining activities usually need authorisation.
Listed activities that emit pollutants need an atmospheric emission licence.
Mining waste and waste management activities can be regulated.
Employers register for injury-on-duty cover, and principals often ask contractors for good standing.
Shift work, overtime and leave are regulated.
Retrenchments, discipline and strikes are common in the sector.
Employers register and contribute for their employees.
Employers must check that every worker is allowed to work, including workers supplied by contractors.
You hold personal and medical information about workers, which has stricter conditions for processing.
Templates you will probably need
What customers, tenders and funders often ask to see
- Health and safety policy and risk assessments
- Letter of good standing from the Compensation Fund
- B-BBEE or Mining Charter evidence for tenders and principals
- Incident and training records
The Mine Health and Safety Regulations, codes of practice, mining right conditions, social and labour plans and rehabilitation financial provision are outside our self-assessments. The Mine Health and Safety Act is covered by a framework guide and controls but not yet a self-assessment.
How ComplianceDesk helps
- Take the self-assessments above and see your gaps, free and without an account.
- Save a result to your organisation and each gap becomes a task with an owner and a due date.
- Fill in a template, save it to your Policy Library and track who has acknowledged it.
- Choose the filing dates that apply on the compliance calendar and get an email before each one.
Questions
Does using ComplianceDesk make us compliant?
No. The self-assessments show where you have gaps against each law and give you tasks, templates and reminders to close them. Compliance depends on what you actually do, and the content is a guide that an attorney should review before you rely on it.
Can I try the self-assessments without an account?
Yes. Every self-assessment is free to take, and your answers stay in your browser until you choose to save a result to an organisation.
Track it all in one place
ComplianceDesk turns each law into controls with owners, due dates and evidence.