The Law strengthens protection of the miners from industrial hazards. This Convention applies to all mines. For the purpose of this Convention, the term mine covers surface or underground sites where the following activities, in particular, take place: exploration for minerals, excluding oil and gas, that involves the mechanical disturbance of the ground; extraction of minerals, excluding oil and gas; preparation, including crushing, grinding, concentration or washing of the extracted material; and all machinery, equipment, appliances, plant, buildings and civil engineering structures used in conjunction with the activities referred to above.
Ratification of this Convention will harmonize Ukrainian labour legislation on safety and health in mines with the European laws.
The draft was registered under Reg. No.0195.