Offence to use unsafe or inefficient equipment in contravention of prohibition
Version Date:
30/06/1997
Any person who-
(a) operates or drives any mechanical equipment; or
(b) uses any anchorage, safety rope, safety harness or safety helmet,
in a quarry in contravention of a prohibition made by the supervisor on duty under regulation 39(1) shall be guilty of an offence:
Provided that with the consent of the supervisor on duty a person may operate or drive the mechanical equipment or use the anchorage, safety rope, safety harness or safety helmet for the purposes of putting it into safe and efficient working order, or safe condition, or making it safe to be used, as the case may be. (L.N. 208 of 1973)