1 assistance shall be allowed to repatriate their profits from mining projects that should 2 not exceed fifty percent (50 % ) of the total posted at the end of every fiscal year. Full 3 disclosure of profits is required. The full repatriation of profits shall be allowed one year 4 after the cessation of mining activities and the progressive rehabilitation of a mining 5 area as specified in the mineral agreement of each contractor. 6 The guidelines for Sections 106 and 107 shall be issued by the Bangko Sentral ng 7 Pilipinas and shall be furnished to the Department, Bureau, Council and all respective 8 contractors in the industry. 9 10 11 12 13 14 CHAPTER X I SAFETY AN D ENVIRONM ENTAL PROTECTION A. SAFETY 15 Sec. 108. Mines safety. - All contractors and permittees shall strictly comply with 16 all the mines and safety rules and regulations concerning the safe and sanitary upkeep 17 of the mines and mining development. 18 implementation of mines safety, occupational health and environmental rules and 19 regulations shall be covered under Republic Act No. 7305 or the Magna Carta o f Public 20 Health Workers. Government personnel involved in the 21 Sec. 109. Mine iabor. - No person under sixteen (16) years of age shall be 22 employed in any place of mining operations and no person under eighteen (18) years of 23 age shall be employed in a mine. 24 Sec. 110. Mine supervision. - All mining and quarrying operations shall have at 25 least one (1) licensed mining engineer for every fifty (50) employees. Such engineer/s 26 shall have at least five (5) years of experience in mining operations, and one (1) 27 registered foreman. 28 Sec. 111. Safety o f workers. - All mining companies shall provide safeguards to 29 the health and well-being of workers. The Regional Office of the Department of Labor 30 and Employment shall inspect all mining sites within their areas of jurisdiction to 31 determine the conditions of workers. Denial of entry shall be punishable under this Act. 32 Representatives of labor unions shall also have visitorial rights. 33 Sec. 112. Mine inspection. - The mines regional directors and the Council shall 34 have jurisdiction over the safety inspection o f all installations, surface or underground, 35 in mining operations at reasonable hours of day or night and as much as possible in a 36 manner that will not impede or obstruct work in progress of a contractor or permittee. 37 Monitoring reports and recommendations of the Bureau shall be submitted to the 38 Council. 36