A sector-specific regulation
Supreme Decree 024-2016-EM contains Peru’s Mining Occupational Safety and Health Regulation. It develops requirements specific to mining in relation to the general framework of Law 29783. Application requires checking the activity, operation and responsibilities. It is not a generic guide that can be transferred unchanged to another industry.
Read the text with its amendments
The Ministry of Energy and Mines publishes a 2026 edition incorporating amendments identified in the document. That publication year does not mean the original decree dates from 2026. A compliance decision requires identifying the applicable article, amendments and supplementary provisions, distinguishing editorial publication from regulatory change.
IPERC and task controls
The regulation connects hazard identification, risk assessment and controls with everyday activity. It distinguishes the baseline from continuous analysis while work is performed. The hierarchy of controls guides measure selection. A filed matrix does not demonstrate implementation: supervision must compare actual conditions and changes capable of altering risk.
PETS and understanding instructions
Written safe-work procedures, PETS, specify how tasks are performed. The text requires their preparation and implementation with worker participation and verification of understanding on the job. Specific analysis instruments apply to non-routine activities lacking planned coverage. Prevention in mining and quarrying must connect that documentation with actual equipment, terrain and organisation.
Operational-change example
In a hypothetical example, an operation changes the sequence of a mining task. The team reviews whether the change affects the assessment, controls and procedure used. Before restarting, it communicates the new sequence and checks resources and understanding. Reusing an old training signature would not, by itself, demonstrate that the person knows the changed conditions.
Responsibility and evidence
Management requires assigned responsibilities, training, inspections, event investigation and follow-up of measures according to the applicable scope. Documentation must be linkable to the specific operation and its date. This explanation does not replace the regulation or specialist technical review. Supervisory and inspection powers must be checked for the case rather than attributing every intervention to one body by default.
