Removal of unconsolidated hazards

(1) All trees and other vegetation, clay, earth or other unconsolidated material lying within 3 meters (10 feet) of the rim of a working face or wall at a surface mine shall be removed, and beyond this distance all material shall be sloped to an angle less than the natural angle of repose. faces. (2) No work shall be carried on at, or below a face or wall of a surface mine until the face has been examined and declared safe by the shift boss or supervisor. Clearing catchment berms and scaling pit walls. (3) When a surface mine is worked in benches, each catchment berm shall be designed so that its final width shall not be less than 8 meters (26.5 feet), and loose rock shall not be allowed to accumulate on a bench or catchment berm in a 95 manner that endangers persons working on a lower bench; and where loose rock accumulates and access cannot be gained to clean the catchment berm then a safe working procedure, that is acceptable to the Inspector shall be established. (4) No part of the working face shall be allowed to overhang. (5) Where unconsolidated material is being worked or removed and could collapse onto the equipment, the vertical face shall not be greater than the reach of the loading equipment. Wall height (6) Unless a variance is granted by the Inspector, the height of the working face in consolidated material shall not be more than 2 meters (6.6 feet) above the reach of the loading