1.In the case of waste heap slides any waste-mass in movement shall be deemed likely to threaten human lives if people are staying within range of the moving waste-mass.
2.The assessment of the potential for loss of life and danger to human health shall comprise at least the following factors:
(a)the size and properties of the facility including its design;
(b)the quantity and quality including physical and chemical properties of the waste in the facility;
(c)slope angle of heap;
(d)potential to build up internal groundwater within the heap;
(e)underground stability;
(f)topography;
(g)proximity to water courses, constructions, buildings;
(h)mine workings;
(i)any other site-specific factors that may significantly contribute to the risk posed by the structure.