Definition(s)
Quarry
Quarry: subsurface space formed by limestone production.
Source: Mining Decree of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended in 2007). Legislation
Quarry
Meaning of quarry:
(1) In these regulations, the term quarry means a quarry of a kind described in subclause (2) or subclause (3), and includes any place in which any material extracted or processed in a quarry is crushed or screened.
(2) A quarry is any place—
(a) where any person works above ground for the purpose of—
(i) extracting any material, other than any coal or any mineral, from the earth; or
(ii) processing any material, other than any coal or any mineral, extracted from the earth at that place; and
(b) that has an area where any person works above ground for either of the purposes referred to in paragraph (a) and that,—
(i) in the case of an area consisting of benches, exceeds 3.5 metres in height, measured from the top of the top bench to the bottom of the bottom bench; or
(ii) in any other case, exceeds 3.5 metres in height, measured from its highest to its lowest point,—
whether or not the material is extracted or processed for the purpose of commercial gain and whether or not the material is extracted or processed by the use of explosives.
(3) A quarry is any place—
(a) where any person works above ground for the purpose of—
(i) extracting any material, other than any coal or any mineral, from the earth; or
(ii) processing any material, other than any coal or any mineral, extracted from the earth at that place; and
(b) that has an area where any person works above ground for either of the purposes referred to in paragraph (a) and that,—
(i) in the case of an area consisting of benches, does not exceed 3.5 metres in height, measured from the top of the top bench to the bottom of the bottom bench; or
(ii) in any other case, does not exceed 3.5 metres in height, measured from its highest to its lowest point,—
where the material is extracted or processed either for the purpose of commercial gain or by the use of explosives or both for that purpose and by that means.
Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996, SR 1996/220, New Zealand, as of January 2011. Regulations