Rule 16 — Composition of Safety Committee in mines.

16(2)

The representative of the employer on safety committee, in the mine shall be nominated by the employer and shall, as far as possible, be officials in direct touch with or associated with the workings of the mine, preferably the heads of major departments of the mine and will consists of;

16(2)(a) the manager referred to in section 67 of the Code shall be the Chairman;

16(2)(b) five officials or competent persons of the mine nominated by the Chairman;

16(2)(c) the Safety Officer, or where there is no safety officer, the senior most official next to the manager, who shall act as Secretary to the Committee;