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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 661 · clause 661 · NLR 5/12

PART XXXII OPEN CUT WORKINGS IN MINING OPERATIONS — Dumping from vehicle

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(1) Where material is dumped from a vehicle into a raise or over a bank or bench, an employer shall

661(a)

provide and maintain a bumper block or berm of material that prevents the vehicle from sliding into the raise or over the bank or bench; over a bank that is more than 3 metres high; or

661(b)

not direct or permit material to be dumped at a location where the ground at the dumping place could fail to support the weight of a loaded vehicle; and within 3 metres of the berm crest when the bank is more than 3 metres high.

661(c)

ensure that trucks or vehicles approach the dump in a manner that affords the operator an unobstructed view of the raise, bank or bench.

661(2)

An employer shall ensure that a person does not dump material from a haulage vehicle

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