Safety Bund Walls Around Abandoned Open Pit Mines

Guidance
A guideline to assist mining companies with the design of safety bunds required to minimise the potential risk to public safety of inadvertent access to abandoned open pits.
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Under the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 and the Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 the principal employer at, and the manager of, a mine must ensure that geotechnical aspects relating to the abandonment of open pit operations are adequately considered.

 

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