Mine Legislation & General Safety

www.MINEPORTAL.
in
(All Mining Solutions)
DOWNLOAD MINEPORTAL APP FROM GOOGLE PLAY STORE

 ONLINE TEST SERIES FOR
 DGMS COAL/METAL FIRST & SECOND CLASS
 MINING SIRDAR/MINE OVERMAN
 GATE MINING
 COAL INDIA EXAMS
 OTHER PSUs MINING EXAMS
 FREE STUDY MATERIAL-MINEPORTAL NOTES & USER NOTES
 MINING VIDEO LECTURES
 MINING JOBS UPDATE
 DISCUSSION FORUM
 WHATSAPP CHAT SUPPORT FOR MINING EXAMS & QUERY RELATED TO

MINING
 ORDER MINING BOOKS ONLINE
CALL/WHATSAPP- 8804777500
VISITING SITE- www.MINEPORTAL.in Facebook- www.fb.com/mineportal.in
EMAIL- [email protected]
ONLINE TEST SERIES FOR VARIOUS MINING EXAMS
NOTES ON
MINE LEGISLATION & GENERAL
SAFETY
TELEGRAM GROUP
FOR MINING NOTES/NEWS/JOBS LINK - t.me/only_mining
or
SEARCH MINING STUDY MATERIAL in telegram
www.MINEPORTAL.in Call/Whatsapp- 8804777500 www.fb.com/mineportal.in

MINE LEGISLATION & GENERAL SAFETY
Mining Lease : It means a lease granted for the purpose of under

standing mining operation and include a sub lease granted for the
purpose.
Hours of works : No adult employed above or below ground in a mine

reqired to work for more than 48 hours in any week or 9 hours in any
day in case of above mine ans 8 hours in any day in case of below
grounds.
Industrial Fatigue : It is the physiological phenomena affecting a

change in the natural organic function resulting in production of
chemical product causing fatigue.
Fatality rate : It is the rate of which losing of life of any person in mine.
Forest Act : An act to a consolidate the law relating to forests, the

transit of forest produce and the duty liable on timber and other forest
produce. This act may be called Indian Forest Act 1927.
Miss Fire : Miss fire means the failure explodes of an entire charge of
explosive in a shot hole.
Overtime : Where in a mine if a person work above ground for more

than 9 hours in any day or works below ground for more than 8 hours
in any day is called overtime work.
Reporting Mine accident : Place of occurrence, how many persons

are involved, limb of affected, it may be material to know which part of
the body has been affected, using the safe devices receipment.
Permitted explosive : It means an explosive manufactured by such

from and of such type as the chief inspector may from the time to time
specify by notification in the official gazette.
Regional inspector : It means the inspector of the mines in charge of

the region or local area or area which the exercised his power under
the act.
Ventilation district : It means a such part of the men’s bellow ground

as has an independent intake airway commencing with main intake &
an independent return airway terminating at main return airway.
Competent person : Competent person means a person who has

attained the age of 20 years and who has been duly attained in writing
by the manager as a person competent to supervise or perform that
works of operating plant machinery etc.
Agent : Agent means every person whether appointed as such or not

acting or purporting to act on behalf of the owner, take part in
management, control, supervision & direction of mines.
Refresher training : When ever a person refrain to employment on

the surface or on opencast working or underground mine, after an
absence from work for a period exceeding one year he shall with in
one month of his joining duty undergo refreshment training.
Foreman’s district : Foreman’s district is the area of mine which is

given under the charge of supervision and control of one foreman.
Mine Plan : Mine plan include a surface plan or an underground plan a

ventilation plan, water danger plan or a geological plan etc.
Accident : Conventionally any mishap in which are or more person are

killed or injured constituents an accident. It may be defined as an
unexpected event causing loss of life or body injury.

Serious bodily injury : Means any injury which involves the

permanent loss of any part or section of the body or permanent loss of
injury to sight or hearing or fracture of bone.
Bellman : Bellman means a person appointed to superintend the

raising and lowering persons tools, materials and the transmission of
signals at any landing.
Bank’s man : Bank’s man means a person appointed to superintend

the lowering & raising of person tool & materials & the transmission of
signal at the top of a shaft or winze.
Trainer : A person to be newly employed in a mine, while undergoing

training in accordance with the rule considered only a trainers.
Working face : It means which place excavation mineral is done. It is

the moving of any working place.
Stope : It is a solid or block or ore pillar which is under extraction.
Creche : Creche means a room with necessary accommodation

reserved for uses of children under six years of age of woman
employed in mines.
Creche nurse : Creche nurse is an woman undergoing a training as a

chreche nurse at an institution appointed as crèche nurse.
Safety officer : In every mine the average monthly output of which

exceeds 5000 tonnes, the manager shall be assisted in the work of
promoting safe practices the mine by a safety officer.
Vocational training officer : Every training centre shall be under the

charge of a whole time or part time Vocational training officer as may
be specified by the chief inspector. The duties of training officer to

organize & supervise the training if every person undergoing training

under him presence of the rules.
Act : Act means is an act of the parliament. Which is provides

provision for health, safety & welfare of the person working in the
mines.
Approved safety lamp : Approved safety lamp or approved electric

torch means a safety lamp & an electric torch manufacture by such
firm and of such type as the chief inspector may time to time specify by
notification in the official gazette.
Assistant manager : Assistant manager means a person possessing

a manager certificate appointed in writing by the owner, agent or
manager to assist the manager in the control management & direction
of the mine and who takes rank immediately below the manager.
Auxiliary fans : Auxiliary fan means a forcing fan or an exhausting fan

used below ground wholly or mainly for ventilating a face or blind ends.
Blaster : Bluster means a person possessing a blaster certificate &

appointed by the manager in writing to perform the duties of a blaster
under these regulation & include a shot firer.
Committee : Committee means a committee appointed under sec-13

of the mines act.
District magistrate : District magistrate is relation to any mine means

the district magistrate or the deputy commissioner as the case may be
who is vested with the executive powers of maintaining law & order is
the revenue district in which the mines is situated.
Explosive : Explosive shall have the same meaning as assigned to

that term on the Indian explosive act 1884.

Face : Face means the moving front of any working place or the in bye
end of any drive level, cross cut raise or winze.
Landing : Landing means any floor or platform in a shaft or winze

which is an authorized stopping place of the cage or other means of
conveyor & includes a plat.
Machinery : Machinery means any such apparatus appliance or

combination of appliances if any power developed stored transmitted
converted or utilized thereby is used in connection with mining
operation.
Manager : Manager means a person possessing the prescribed

qualification and appointed in writing by the owner or agent to be in
charge of a mine under the act and include a mines superintendent if
appointed under sec-17 of the act.
Material : Material include rock, stone, mineral, ore or any other

material.
Mining mate : Mining mate means a person possessing a manager,

foreman or mates certificate & appointed by the manager in writing
under any designation whatever to perform the duties of mining mate
under the regulation.
Mine foreman : Mine foreman means a person possessing a

managers of foreman certificate a appointed by the manager in writing
to perform the duties of supervision or control in a mines or part there
of and includes a shiftless.
Official : Official means a person appointed in writing by the owner,

agent or manager to perform duties of supervision in a mines a part if
there of and includes an assistant manager, an under ground
manager, a mine foreman, a mining mate , an engineer and a
surveyor.
Public road : Public road means a road maintained for public use and
under the jurisdiction of any government or local authority.
Quarter : Quarter means a period of three months ending on the 31st

March, 30th June, 30th Sept, or 31st Dec.
River : River means any stream or current of water whether seasonal

or perennial includes its banks extending up to the highest known flood
level.
Roadway : Roadway means any part of passage or gallery below

ground which is maintained in connection with the working in a mines.
Schedule : Schedule means a schedule appended to these regulation.
Shaft : Shaft means a vertical or inclined way or opening leading from

the surface to working below ground or from one part of the working
below ground to another and includes an incline.
Signal man : Signal man means a person appointed to treatment

signals.
Socket : Socket means a shot hole or part or a shot hole remaining

after being charged with explosive & blasted & which is not known to
be misfired shot hole.
Support : Support includes timber work, masonry pack walls, sand

packs, iron work of any form of support.
Tub : Tub includes a wagon, car, truck, hutch, bandy, bucket or any
other vehicle for conveying material but doesn’t include a railway
wagon.

Underground manager : Underground manager means a person

possessing a manager certificate appointed in writing by the owner,
agent or manager to be in charge of the whole of the under ground
working or specific portion thereof under the direction of the manager &
a mining mate & include an underground agent.
Winze or raise : Winze or raise means a small shaft either vertical or

inclined in the working bellow ground.
Working place : working place means any place in a mines to which

any person has lawful access.
Trainee : Every person to be newly employed in mines while

undergoing trainee in accordance with these rules, shaft for all purpose
be considered only as a trainee.
Weekly day at rest : No person shall be allowed to work in a mine for

obtaining mineral has been or being carried on.
Rest shelter : At every mines where more than 50 person are

ordinarily employed adequate and suitable shelter known as rest
shelter.
Mine : Mine means any excavation where any operation for the
purpose of searching for obtaining mineral has been or being carried
on.
Canteen : Mines rule 1955 has a provision under rule by that every
mines where more than 250 persons are the ordinary employed, there
shall be made a canteen by the owner and agent.
Surveyor : MMR has a provision under Reg.52 that at every mine a

person holding a surveyor certificate of competency shall be appointed
to be the surveyor for carrying out surveys.

Workman inspector : For every mine where more than 500 person
are ordinary employed, the owner, agent or manager shall appoint a
workman inspector. He should be the technical expert to carry out the
inspection.
Register Keeper : Every person appointed to keep register or other

records required by or under the act and the regulation and any end
made there under.
Night shift : Where a person employed in a mines works in a shift
which gat ends beyond midnight as known as night shift.
Railway : It means a railway as defined in the Indian railway Act 1890.
Apparatus for testing for carbon monoxide: In every mine of 2nd or

3rd degree they shall be kept at mine constantly available for use or
more suitable birds or other detaching carbon monoxide. Carbon
monoxide gas approved by chief inspector.
Shit firer : Means a person possessing a manager, overman’s, mets,

shot firer certificate & appointed by the manager in writing to perform a
duties of shot firer under the act.
Types of explosive used in mines : No explosive shall be used in

mine except that provided by the owner, agent or manager. The
explosive provided for use shall be good quality and good condition.
Calendar year : It means a year from the first day January to the 31st
day of December.
Minimum accidental plan : Must be function of a every engineer

practicing in his own discipline. Anticepatation of hazard will cause a
superior design to be involved. The ZAP & MAP effort should be
maintain better utilization of the machines the system.

Man power distribution plan : For effective oms the exact man power
planning is needed. Every staffing cost a lot of to a company and lower
staff may affect the efficiency. Therefore the human resources
management plan and forecast the manpower is needed in present &
future expansion of the business. In mines shift wise man power
planning is made for effective productions.
Freely duty of rest : For the purpose of full day relax system group of
batch or workers be lagging to same category be released from normal
works directed to attempt & a training centre for the required no. of
days training works.
Rest shelter : At every mines where more than 50 persons are

ordinary employed there shall be provided adequate 2 suitable shelter
at or near loading wharrelole working, workshop 2, mines entranced
where 2 store more persons are ordinarily employed for taking food &
res.
Foreman district : In a mine a set of heading is driven in the deprise

& level direction. This proves the thickness of gradient of the seam &
gives an idea of the rate of gas emission. Watery nature of roof
condition & geological disturbances such as fault, dyke etc. Districts
are open from such set of ledding & it is knows foreman districts.
Trainers : For the purpose of the practical training referred to in rule 6

every person to be employed in a mines shall be placed under the
direct personal supervision of an experienced workman of an
appropriate category, employed on actual operations herlinature
referred to a trainer.
Duties of training officer :
1. To organize and supervise the training of every person
undergoing training under him in pursuance of these rules.
2. To maintain records of the training given to every person & to
furnish weekly reports the manager on the progress of the person
undergoing training.
3. To maintain records of the supervision in referred to rule -6.

4. To discharge such other duties as may be necessary for the
proper compliance of these rules.
5. Every training officer shall keep a record of his work and shall at
the end of every year, forward to the chief inspector through the
owner, agent or manager of the mines concerned a summary of
the report of his work during the year.
Safety committee, composition of safety committee and function

of safety committee.
Safety committee : Where more than 100% a safety committee shall
be formed by the owner, agent or manager composition of safety
committee.
Composition of safety committee : The manager act as chairman 5
competent persons are nominated by the chairman 5 workers
nominated by the longest trade union. The safety officer act a
secretary.
Function of safety committee :
1. Discuss about re-medical measures against any unsafe condition.
2. Discuss about safety & health of person measures before opening
of a new district starting a new installation new mining technique.
3. Introduction of a new mining technique.
4. Discuss about accident enquiry reports & make proper
recommendation.
5. The safety committee should be meet once in 30 days.
Lock out and lay off :

Lock out : Lock out means (i) The temporary closing error of a place of
a employment. (ii) The suspension of work. (iii) Refuse by an
employer.
Lay off : Lay off means (i) A failure, inability of an employed. (ii) On
account shortage of coal. (iii) The accumulation of stocks. (iv) The
break down of which of machinery on any other connected reason.
Duties & responsibilities of Manager : (MMR 44)

1. In every mine daily supervision shall be exercised by the

manager.
2. The manager shall make arrangement for all mine foreman other
officials concerned to meet him one in every working day for the
purpose of conferring on matters connected with their duties.
3. In case of working belowground , he shall visit & examine
belowground at least four days in every week.
4. The manager shall assign to every official and competent person
his particular duties.
5. The manager shall provide every mine foreman with a training up
to the date of last survey showing the working of the district
belowground assigned to him.
6. The manager shall examine all reports, register & other records
required & give counter sign to that.
7. The manager shall control, supervise management and direction
of a mines.
8. The manager shall give attention to carefully investigation.
9. The manager may suspend a work person for contra vention of
any provision of act.
10. When any accident occurs the manager shall inspect the site
as soon as possible.
11. The manager shall maintain a bound paged register kept for
the purpose finding the inspection and action taken, by him.
Duties & responsibilities of Assistant Manager :

1. Every assistant manager shall carry out the duties assigned to
him by the manager & shall see that in the part of the mines
assigned to him by the manager, all works carried but in
accordance with rules & regulation.
2. The assistant manager shall subject to the order of the manager.
3. The assistant manager shall from time to time carefully examine
every travelable part of the mine or part under his charge.
4. In the absence of manager the assistant manager or the
underground manager shall have the same responsibility

discharge the same duties and be subjected to the same liabilities

as the manager but not as to exempt the manager there from.
Duties & responsibilities of Mine Foreman : The foreman shall

strictly observe the following provisions.
1. Subject to the ender of superior official, he shall have responsible
charge control of such part of the mine and shall carry out such
duties as may be assigned to him by manager.
2. He shall be responsible to see that the subordinate official and
competent person in his district carry out their respective duties
on a proper manner.
3. He shall see that the sufficient supplier of timber, brattice and
other necessaries required for the safe working of his district.
4. He shall see that every air crossing, stopping, door brattice & the
ventilation device is maintained as good order.
5. He shall see that all tracks & tramlines are properly laid graded
blasted or otherwise packed.
6. He shall be responsible to see that except for the purpose of
inspection, examination & repair every person other than an
official or a haulage attend travels by the traveling roadway.
7. He shall give prompt attention to the removal of any danger
observes by him and shall size see that dangerous places are
adequately fenced off & other superior official see that approved
safety lamp are used naked lights excludes wherever & when
ever danger from inflammable gas in appeared.
8. He shall devote the whole of his time to this duties & shall visit
each working place in his district as often as may be necessary or
possible.
9. He shall at the end of his shift record in a bound paged book kept
for the purpose a general report on the performance of all his
duties during the shift.
Duties & responsibilities of Blaster :

1. Carry out his duties in accordance with the provision of the

regulation of any orders made there under with respect to the
transport use of explosive.
2. By responsible for the observance by his assistants of any of such
provision & of any direction with a view to safety which may be
given to them by a superior official.
3. Not handover any explosive to any unauthorized person.
4. See that clay, sand or other suitable steaming materials is
available in sufficient quantities convenient places.
5. Be prevent when shots are being charged and stemmed & shall
himself fire the shots.
6. Be responsible when a shot has misfired for seeing that the place
is adequately fenced & that the provision of regulation 167 was
strictly observed.
Duties & responsibilities of Mining Mate :

1. Subject to order of superior official, he shall have responsible
charge & control of the district of the mine assigned to him by the
manager or assistant manager.
2. He shall make inspection & reports as are required by the
regulation & in making such examination he shall pay particular
attention to the checking of support.
3. He shall see that all traveling roadways to working place in his
district are made & kept secure.
4. If he observe any dangerous place during the course of inspection
he shall withdraw all persons from such places & shall not leave
such places until the danger has been removed on his presence.
5. He shall take care that every dangerous operations is carried out
with due precautions.
6. He shall on receipt of information of an accident to any erson in
his district, inspect the place & shall report the accident to the
manager & assistant manager.

7. He shall devote the whole of his time to his duties and shall not
leave the district, under his charge until the end of the shift.
Duties & responsibilities of Magazine In charge :

1. Shall subject to order of superior official be responsible for the
proper receipt, stronger & issue of explosive in and from the
magazines.
2. Shall maintain such records of explosives to any person other
than a competent person & when explosives are returned to the
magazine, shall re-issue such explosive before issuing fresh
stock.
3. Shall record on a bound paged book kept for the purpose of the
names of various competent persons issued to each of them.
4. He shall securely lock each canister before issuing it to the
competent person & shall also check whether the canister is
returned to the magazine in locked.
5. He shall not allow any unauthorized person to enter the
magazine room.
6. Shall if he discovers any shortage of explosives in the magazine
forthwith, inform the manager in writing.
Power of inspector : If a mine or part there of, appear to the regional

inspector that the provision of regulation 106 and 107 or of any order
issued under any of these regulation. Have not been complied with, he
may give notice in writing to owner, agent or manager requiring him to
take such protective measures within such times as he may specify on
the notice. In case of non-compliance with the requirement of the
notice the regional inspector may by an order in writing, prohibit until
the requirement specified in the notice are complied with to his
satisfaction the employment of any person other than those required
for complying with the said requirement on the part or part of the mine
in which protective measures are required to be taken.
Protective work before a mine is closed :

1. The chief inspector may be in order in writing require the owner of

any mines to construct in the mine below ground or on the
surface. Such protective works within such time as he may
specify there in.
2. If the owner fails to construct such protective work within the time
specified in order. The chief inspector may get the works
executed by other agency.
3. Until the protective works have been constructed to satisfaction of
the chief inspector. The means of entering the mines of not less
tham two entrances, shall be kept intact and in working order.
Working near mine boundaries :

1. The owner, agent or manager of every mines shall have fixed
boundaries of the mine. Now with standing anything contained in
such regulations,
2. These shall not be charged except with the express permission of
the chief inspector in writing & subject to such condition as he
may specify there in.
3. No working shall be made with in a distance of 7.5 meter of the
boundary of any mines & in case of a disputed boundary no
working shall be made within a distance of 7.5 meter of boundary
claimed by the owner of an adjacent mines until such time as a
binding agreement has been reached.
4. Not with standing anything contained in sub regulation the chief
inspector may, by an order in writing and subject to such condition
as he may specify there in permits the working and mine or part
there of to extend to within any shorter distance than 7.5 meter
aforesaid.
Drilling, Charging, Steaming & Firing of Shot Holes :

1. No drill shall be used for boring a shot hole unless it allows a clear
once of at least 0.3 cm over the diameter of the cartridge of
explosive.
2. No shot hole shall be charged before it is thoroughly cleaned.
3. The detonator shall be inserted into a priming cartridge until

immediately before it is to be used.
4. The blaster shall be the best of his judgment ensure that no
charge in a shot hole is over charge or under charge having
regard to the task to be performed.
5. No shot hole shall be fired by a fuse less than 1.2 meter in length.
6. Every shot hole shall be stemmed with sufficient & suitable non-
inflammable stemming so as to prevent the short from blowing
out.
7. In charging a shot hole no metallic tools shall be used be and no
explosive shall be forcibly pressed in to a hole of in sufficient size.
8. No shot hole is fired except improperly drilled, charged &
stemmed shot hole.
9. All surpluses explosive shall be removed from the vicinity of a
shot hole before a light is brought near it for the purpose of
lighting the face.
10. AS far as practicable a shot hole shall be fired by the same
blaster who charged it.
11. In any mine in which explosive other than gun powder are
used every shot shall, if so required by the regional inspector be
fired electrically.
12. Not more than 10 holes shall be fired in one round unless
they are fired electrically or by means of an igniter cord.
13. No shot hole shall be charged except those which are to be
fired in that round.
14. Where a large number of shots has to be fired shot firing
shall as far as practicable be carried out between shift.
15. No person shall remove any stemming otherwise than by
means of water from any charged shot holes.
Misfires :
1. Misfire means the failure to explode of entire charge of explosive
in a shot hole.
2. The number of shots which explode shall unless shots are fired
electrically be counted by the shot firer.
3. No person shall be permitted to re-enter the place until 30

minutes after the firing of shots.
4. In the event of misfire the entrances to the working place shall be
barricaded to prevent to advertent access.
5. Provided that where the shots are fixed electrically. This interval
may be reduced to not less than five minutes after the sources of
electrically has been disconnected from the cable.
6. After misfire another shot hole shall be drilled in such a direction
that no point shall it be near or that 30 cm from the misfired holes.
7. When a misfired shot is not found the blaster shall before leaving
the mines give information of the failure to such officials as may
relive take over charge from him.
8. The blaster on the next shift shall locate & re-blast the misfired
hole but if a through examination of the place where the misfired
was reported to have occurred the blaster or other competent
person is satisfied that no misfire has usually occurred, he may
permit drilling is this place.
Emergency plan :
1. The manager of every mine having working below ground shall
prepare a general plan of action for use on time of emergency.
2. The plan shall outline the duties and responsibilities of each
mines official & including the telephone operator, so that each
person shall know his duties during fire or explosion or other
emergency cases.
3. The manager shall submit copy of the aforesaid emergency plan
prepaired by him to the regional inspector.
4. On receiving information of any emergency, the manager * in his
absence the principal official present of the surface shall
immediately put the emergency action plan in operation.
Zero accidental plan : (ZAP)

The modern concept of ZAP can be achieved by design to eliminate a
hazard any remaining hazard, well guard against will generation
accident potential, with a probability of greater than zero. The various
measure that should be taken up for achieving the ZAP or if current

technology does not permitting for achieving the Minimum Achievable
Potential (MAP) for accident consist of some major policy to the safety
aspect of large coal mining industry such policy should comprise of
from element.
1. Design, 2. Protective device, 3. Training, 4. Exultation.
Creche : Creche means room with necessary accommodation

reserved for use of children under six year of age of woman employed
in mines.
According to mine crèche rule. There shall be four types of crèches
according to number of woman employed nearly type A, type B, type C
& type D.
Every crèche shall confirm following standards.
a. It shall be constructed on a suitable site selected by the mine
management.
b. It shall be contained an one building built of brick & mortar
adequately lighed & properly ventilated & protected from wealth.
c. The flooring shall be cement or stone and slicing shall not be less
than 4 meter high from the floor.
d. The interior wall shall be line washed once in six months and
wood work shall be painted once a every three years.
e. It shall be maintained on a clean & sanitary condition to the
satisfaction of the inspecting staff.
Amenities to be provided at crèches : Amenities for first aid, cradler,

cats, beds, linen, feeding bottles, cooking utensils, toys, furniture’s &
other equipment for use of children shall be maintained at each crèche.
Use of crèche : Use of crèche shall be restricted to children attendance

and supervising staff & other person related with the children in crèche.
Provision of staff : A woman successfully undergone training as a

crèche nurse at any institution approved by the central govt. shall be
appointment as crèche in charge.
Maintenance of records : A register giving particular of children

attending a crèche shall be maintained for inspector by the medical
officer in charge.
Environment Protection Act 1986 : It is an Act to provide for the

protection and improvement of environment and for matter connected
with it. This is about the protection regulation of dis-charge of
environment pollutants & handling of hazardous substances. Speedy
response in the event of accident threatening environment & different
punishment to those who endanger human environment safety health.
The environmental protection act has following main provision:
1. Power of central govt. to take measure to protect & improve
environment.
2. Rules to regulate environmental pollutions.
3. Furnishing information to authorities and agencies in certain
cases.
4. Power of inspection & entry.
5. Power so take sample.
6.
Abandoned Mine plan (MAP) :

1. Where any mine to which regulation 142 applies is abandoned or
the working discontinued for a period of greater than four months,
the owner of mines shall given plan to the chief inspector of mines
with in 5 months of discontinuance.
2. Every copy of plan shall show the bearing and distance of at least
one of the shaft or opening of the mines from a trijunction or
revenue pillar or from any other prominent & permanent surface
feature the position of all water dam built below ground and also
the spot levels at the end of working.
3. The original or a certified true copy of the plan & section shall be
kept on the office of the mines.
4. The chief inspector may on such condition as he thinks fit ti
impose and on pagment of the cost of preparing copies.
Vocational Training Centre :

1. In rule – 18 of VTR-1966 there is a provision about the training
centre. The owner , agent or manager of every mine shall be
provide & maintain a training centre which shall be adequate for
the purpose of imparting the training required to be undergone by
person who are employed in that mine.
2. By the order of chief inspector two or more mining owner also
may be maintained a common training centre.
3. Every training centre shall have such staff equipment & other
facilities as may be approved by the chief inspector of mines.
4. Every training centre shall be under the charge of a whole time or
part time training officer.
--- to organize & supervise the training of every person
undergoing training.
--- to maintain records of the training given to every person to
furnish weekly reorts to the manager on the progress.
--- to maintain records of the supervision is referred to rule – 6.
--- To discharge such other duties as may be necessary for the
proper compliance of these rules.
5. Every training officer shall keep a record of his work and shall at
the end of every year. Forward to the chief inspector through the
owner, agent or manager of the mine current a summary of the
report of his work during the year.
Manager : Manager mean any person who is responsible for

management supervision & direction of a mines & includes a mines
superintendent who is appointed by the owner sec-17 of the act.
Metalliferous mine : Metalliferous mines means any mine other than

a coal or an oil mines.
Maternity benefit act 1961 : This is an act to regulate the employment

of woman in certain establishment for certain period before and after

child birth & to provide for maternity benefit & certain other benefit.
This act has following features:-
1. No employee shall knowingly employ a woman in any
establishment during the six week immediately following the day 7
her delivery.
2. According to the provisions of acts she get the payment of
maternity benefit at the rate of average daily wages.
3. The maximum period for which any woman shall be entitled to
maternity benefit at the rate of daily wages.
4. Any woman for getting benefit under maternity benefit act may
give notice to her employer on prescribed form.
5. If a woman die before receiving such maternity benefit act may
give notice to her employer prescribed form.
6. If a woman die before receiving such maternity benefit or any
other amount, the employer shall pay such benefit or amount to
the person nominated by the woman.
According to maternity benefit act for the purpose of maternity benefit

the term “wages” includes :
1. Name of every women and her father’s or if married husband
name.
2. Date of appointment.
3. Number of days she is (a) employed, (b) laid off and (c) Not
employed.
4. Date on which the women gave notice of her claim for the
maternity benefit and payment there of.
5. Date of discharge.
6. Date of production of proof of delivery.
7. Date of production of proof of illness.
8. Details of maternity benefit bonus etc paid by the management.
9. Name and details of the nominee of any etc.
Where a woman dies during the period of or which the maternity
benefit is due the same shall be payable for the days up to and
including the day of her death.

Causes of accident in opencast mines :

According to the H.W. Helnirich unsafe act of people cause for more
accidents than unsafe condition, 98% of accident are caused by
hazardous condition or dangerous act. And therefore these could be
prevented only 2% of the accident were caused by acts of nature.
From the prevented type of accident 88% were caused due to unsafe
acts of person and only 10% were due to unsafe physical &
mechanical activities.
Unsafe act of person :
1. Standing under suspended load.
2. Standing machines without wearing.
3. Unsafe speed of operation.
4. Make safety devices on operation.
5. Not using safety devices.
6. Using unsafe equipment.
7. Working on moving machine.
8. Failure to use safe dress & personal protective devices.
Unsafe condition :
1. Protective devices not available.
2. Protective device not in operation.
3. Unguarded gears or other moving parts.
4. Faulty design of machines.
5. Unsafe process of work.
6. Unsafe natural condition.(darkplace, sleep roadway)
Protective measures against accident :

1. Every case of accident due to dumper should be discussed with
all the driveous & the unsafe act and condition should be
explained to them.
2. Emergency parke, service brake & parking brake are provided in
every dumper.
3. No unauthorized person should drive any dumper.
4. All binds is haulraod should be wider such that the driver can see
upto 30 m long distance.

5. All dumpers must be equipped with audio-visual alarm to facilate,

safe reversal.
6. Drilling equipment should be operated in a level surface with a
distance of 3 m from bench crest.
7. Fires extinguished are equipped with every machineries.
8. Benches must be designed strictly in accordance with the
provisions of the regulations the condition laid down by the chief
inspector of mines.
9. No person should be allowed to undercut any face or side, so as
to cause any overhanging.
10. No person should allowed to enter the mines with drinking or
using any drugs.
Provisions of mines crèche rules 1966 : Creche means a room or

room with oscillary accommodation reserved for the use of children
under six years of age of woman employed in a mines.
1. Provision of crèche : according to this rule where woman are
employed the owner or agent of the mine shall construct a creche
in accordance with the standard prescribed.
2. Standard of crèche : There shall be four types of crèches
according to the number of woman employed named as, type A,
type B, type C & type D.
Every crèche shall contain one building, built of brick and mortar
adequately lighted & properly ventilated & protected from
weather.
3. Provision for bathroom : In every crèche there shall be provided a
closed bathroom with separate space for washing clothes with a
supply of minimum 15 liter of water per child.
4. Provision of latrine : There shall be provided one latrine in each A
& C type of crèches & two latrine in each B & D type of crèches.
5. Time of open crèche : The crèche shall remain open at all times
both by day & night when woman employee are work at mines.
Working under railways & roadways etc. :

1. No working shall be made and no extraction of mineral shall be

made with in 45 miter of any railway or of any public road without
the prior permission of the chief inspector.
2. Every application for permission shall specify the provision of
working of the mines is relation to railway or public road or
building concerned. The manner in which carry out operation &
limits to which extend. Two copies of plan containing mining
operations. A copy of application also sends to the railway
administration.
3. The stability of such railways building shall not be endangered
until they have been dismantled diverted or vacated as case may
be.
4. Where the stability of such railways road works building has been
endangered due to any mining operation. The chief inspector may
order require the owner to construct on the mines below ground
or works with in such protective works with in such time as he
may specify in the order.
Mines accident and safety :

Discuss classification, causes & prevention of mine accident :
Classification : All the accident may be classified as 2 groups.
1. Those due to technical, mechanical, physical causes.
2. Those due to unsafe behavior of the conserved cover about 15%
of all accident and the second is 85%. Another classification of
accident may be
(a) Accident causing major disaster. (i) Explosion of methane,
(ii) Underground fires, (iii) Inundation.
(b) Accident involving one or few men only. (i) Roof fall, (ii)
Steep working, (iii) Explosives shot firing, (iv) Coal cutting
machines & electricity, (v) Accident to supervisor.
Cause of accident : Accidents are complex usually there are several

causes of both men & environment. That may operate the sequence or
in combination to result in an accident. Accidents are caused they

seldom dust happen. To prevent an accident from happening its

causes must be determined and eliminated. The causes are
1. An accident causing loss of life or serious bodily injury in
connection with the mining operation.
2. An explosion or ignition.
3. A spontaneous heating or out break of fire.
4. An influx of noxious gas.
5. An occurrence of inflammable gas in a non-gassy metalliferous
mine or in a coal mines of degree 1 of gassiness.
6. An eruption of water.
7. An instantaneous failure of pillar part of a pillar of coal in working
below ground coal mines.
8. A rock hoist below ground is metalliferous mines.
9. Any accident due to explosive.
10. An under overhanging of cages.
11. A breakage or failure of any essential part of winding engine,
crank shaft, coupling drum shaft.
Accident prevention : When the causes of accident are known then we
can be done the prevention of accident.
Correcting action :
1. Engineering provision : Provision of guards fencing lacking
devices.
2. Propagation of tools, work places & trainee.
3. Personal adjustment : choose a suitable person for a particular
job according to his method and physical attitude.
4. Routines inspection followed by remedical action is the essence
of accident control.
Accident Costs : Some costs of involved is the accident are listed

below
Direct cost :
(A) To employer, (i) Medical instrument, (ii) Compensation, (iii)
Pension, (iv) First-aid, (v) Loss of production due to temporary
stoppage of work, (vi) plant damage.
(B) To employee, (i) Decreased income, (ii) Loss in future

earning power.
Indirect cost :
(A) To employer, (i) Loss of employees skill, (ii) Loss of uniforms
estimated production, (iii) conduct of accidents enquires &
preparation of accident reports, (iv) Increase in labour tension, (v)
Breaking in new men.
(B) To employee, (i) Personal pain & mental concern, (ii)
Increased difficulties in matter of family life, (iii) Economic loss to
the family of the injured, (iv) Loss of time of the fellow workmen.
Accident report : The important information to be divided from an

accident reports as.
1. How many persons are involved?
2. Places of occurrence.
3. Time of accident.
4. Lien be affected it may be material to know which part of the body
has been affected.
5. Immediate contributory causes.
6. The unsafe act & unsafe conditions
The unsafe act may be
(a) Operating without authority.
(b) Operating to unsafe speed.
(c) Using unsafe devices or equipment.
(d) Unsafe loading, placing of equipment material etc.
(e) Working on dangerous equipment.
(f) Taking unsafe position of posture.
(g) Failure to use protective devices.
Finally the accident investigation shall give the completes story of the
accidents to the higher authority.
Accident investigation : The purpose of an investigation in an

accident is to obtain all the information about the accident. The
important principle of accident investigation should always be come in
mind.
(a) Majority of accidents involves both unsafe acts and unsafe

conditions. So the investigator must not only look for al causes
carefully but he must also investigate into the condition in respect
of every case.
(b) The investigation is fact-finding and not fault finding if the
worker feel that the investigation is trying to fix the blame they
with not co-operate and will not give all the required information.
(c)All accident should be investigated with the least possible delay.
(d) Every person injured in the accident must be examined.
(e) The interview with the injured may be delayed until he has
received the medical treatment.
(f) If the injured cannot be interviewed other witness may be
interrogated.
(g) The following type of question may be asked during
investigation.
How did the accident happen?
How is injured?
Where did it happen?
When did it happen?
How did it occur?
What are the materials, equipment or condition involved.
(i) The age, see and occupation of the injured.
(ii) The date & time of accident.
(iii) The place of accident.
(iv) The types of accident.
Finally the investigator shall give all the information about accidents
to the higher authority.
Severity rate : The term severity may be defined as the total days of
disability per 100000 man hours of work explosive.
Total days of disability X 106
Severity = --------------------------------------------------------
Total man hours of work exposure.
Safety consciousness : It is useful to have

1. Inter company contests.

2. Inter department or inter unit contests.
Categories of workers :
(i) Loader & filler, (ii) Timber man, (iii) Line mistress, (iv) Over man or
foreman & sirder or blaster, (v) Haulage driver, (vi) Mechanics, (vii)
Pump attendants, (viii) Vocational trained person.
This may be spread over different mine workshop & mineral binding
plant.
Safety campaign : There are fundamental concepts must be accepted

to make a safety campaign successfully.
1. Accidents are caused.
2. Accident must be taken to control accidents.
3. The same type accidents will occur if no correction action is
taken.
The safety campaign may include the following.
1. The mine management should arrange & conduct safety closes
for the supervising staff various categories of skilled labours and
other workers. The lectures in general safety may include, (i)
good practices in supporting roadways & working under various
conditions, (ii) How common and typical accidents occur and how
they can be avoided, (iii) The use and handling of explosive, (iv)
Dealing with coal dust, (v) Travelling of men in shafts, (vi) Practice
of handling and attending haulage & pumping machines.
2. Safety competitions of different types & forms should be observed
in every mines at difference intervals between different categories
of workers.
3. First aid competition should be observed periodically between
different mines.
4. Workers should be invited to make suggestion for improving
safety.
Frequency rate :
(a) Accident per million man hours worked

Number of accident X 106
F.R.= ------------------------------------------------------------
Total number of man hours worked.
(b) Accident per 1000000 man shift worked

F.R.= ------------------------------------------------------------
Total number of man hours worked.
(c) Accident per 1000 men employed

F.R.= ------------------------------------------------------------
Number of men employed
(d) Accident per million tones of output

F.R.= ------------------------------------------------------------
Total output in mines.
Safety organization :
In a large mining company the safety organization may be held by a
director (safety) under who may be as follows.
1. Formulating with the general manager for the co-ordinate of &
communication of the safety matter.
2. Discussion with the general manager for the co-ordination *
communication of the safety matter.
3. connecting research in safety matter.
4. Formation of the safety research & standardization using in the
under ground.
5. Honour the safety policy formed by the director of the company &
find out the way & means for translating it into action.
6. Formulate methods for safety inspection & safety audit for their
mines.

7. Arrange for a proper accident analysis programmed with a view to

prevent their recurrences.
8. Observe safety works fortnight etc in the mines.
9. Better communication.
10. Keeping in touch with the latest technique of safety.
11. The time with in which and the form in which
acknowledgement of the receipt of any such application may be
sent.
12. The matter which may be considered where applications in
receipt of the same land are received on the same way.
13. The authority by which prospecting licenses or mining lease
in respect of government may be granted.
14. The terms on which & the condition subject to which any
other prospecting licenses or mining lease may be granted or
renewed.
15. The grouping of associated minerals for the purpose of
maximum area for which a prospecting license or mining lease
may be granted.
16. The manner in which and the condition subject to which a
prospecting license or a mining lease may be transferred.
17. The form of registered to be maintained under this act.
Trade Union :
1. According to Indian trade union act 1926, trade union has been
defined as a combination or association of workmen as well as
that of employer for the purpose of regulating the relation between
the workmen or between employers & includes any federation of
two or more trade union.
2. Any 7 or more members of a trade union may apply for
registration of the union.
3. Any person of the age of 15 year & above can be member of a
registered trade union.
Minor mineral : It means building, stones, gravel, ordinary clay,

ordinary sand other sand used for prescribed purpose and only other
minerals which the central Govt. may be notification in the official

gazette.
Man power distribution plan : for effective oms the exacts man
power planning included.
1. Over staffing cost a lot to a company and lower staff may effect
the efficiency. Therefore the human resources management plan
and forecast the man power is neeed in present & future
expansion of the business.
2. In mines shift wire man power planning is made for effective
production.
Reserve station : It is temporary storing plant of explosive in under

ground coal mines. It must be well ventilated & fenced well.
Minimum Accidental plan : Must be function of a every engineer

practicing in his own discipline. Anticipation of hazard will cause a
superior design to be involved. The ZAP & MAP effort should be
maintain in every mines to more nearly achieve better utilization of the
machines the system.
Break even analysis : It is otherwise known as profit loss analysis.

Breakeven point is point where there is no losses no profit. A graph is
drawn taking the total fixed cost and variable cost in one axis & the
revenue granted generated by selling the mineral in the axis. The point
where two graph meet is break even point.
If the mineral is sell above the break even point then it will create
profits for an organization where as below break even point is a loss to
the organization.
DGMS : Director of mines safety which comes under the labour of and
welfare department of Govt. of India and which deals with the safety &
misfire of worker of different mines with in India including Andaman &
Nicobar island.

Wage : Remunatition which paid to the workers for their work is known
as wages. It may be computed on daily basis weekly basis or monthly
basis.
First aid kit : The small first aid kit which can be take staff contains the
following item :
1. Structure with two blankets.
2. Splints with triangular bands to apply them.
3. Wool, cotton and adhesive plaster.
4. Roller bands.
5. Burn dressing & sterilized dressing.
6. Dettol sauren other equipments.
7. Adhesive, Sesser , safety pin & carbolic soap.
Industrial Fatigue : The word fatigue origin from the Latin word
Fatigue. It means some one very tired.
The workmen work in industrial in electrical, mechanical department
cause a fatigue, extreme tireless, brittleness in metal or other material
caused by repeated stress loose fitting clothing of a sort worn by
solider.
National Mineral policy : India has a complensive mineral policy for

management of its mineral wealth. Policy guidelines are
1. State is the owner of all mineral resources of the country &
development of mineral resources and regulation of mine is
responsibility of to control and state Govt.
2. As mineral are exhaustible have to be guided by long term
national goals.
3. Mineral constitute the vertical raw materials for many basic
industries & major resources for development.
4. Development of each mineral shall be formulated and reviewed
periodically on the basis of available.
5. Induction of foreign technology and forewing participation in
exploration and encouraged.

6. Mining operations shall not be ordinarily take is identified

ecologically and biological.
Forest Act :
1. The forest conservation Act come into force with effect from
October 1980. Under the Act, no forest act land can be used for
non-forest purpose except with the prior approval of the central
Govt. Non forest purpose means breaking up or clearing of any
forest land or its portion for any purpose other that the re-
forestation.
2. The approval granted under the act would ensure commitment on
the part of the mine owner to take due to care of the forest and
undertake a forestation to restore the land off cut by mining
operation.
3. The respect of the mining operation being carried on the forest
lands leased before the commencement of the forest
Conservation Act 1980 the approval of the central Govt. for the
use of forest land for any non forest area of purpose.
4. By circular issued in July 1986 the mining of environment and
forest has stated that mining is a non forest activity by approval of
the Central Govt. essential before a mining lease (ML) is granted.
The prospecting license (PL) need not be referred to the central
Govt. for prior approval do not cutting the tree or clearance of
forest.
5. All mining project should be referred to environment wing of the
department of environment & forest for environment clearance
simultaneously with the proposal for forest clearance.
The conservation rules should be provided :
1. Total mining lease area and forest area required.
2. Period of mining lease proposed.
3. Estimated reserve of each mineral are in the forest area.
4. Annual estimated production of mineral ore.
5. Nature of mining operation (opencast & under ground).
6. Plans for rehabilitation of the area after mining.
7. Gradient of the area where mining would be undertaken.
8. Average number of person to be employed everyday.

9. Area of forest land required for
--- Mining, dumping of overburden, Storing mineral / ore, storing
tools and machinery, construction of building, power stations,
workshop etc, Town ship / housing colony, construction of road/
ropeway/ railway lines, full land use plan for the forest area required.
10. Procedure for the stocking of the top soil for re use.
11. Phased reclamation programmer con currently with the
mining operation.
Safety audit : the aim of safety audit are

1. To lay down such check will keep help to maintain high safety
standard in the mines.
2. To optimize the utilization of the safety appliances to prevent
injures.
3. It consist the mine by pointing out the silent areas.
4. To maintain a constant awareness to face an emergency in the
mines.
5. To analyze the causes of accidents.
The audit term may consist of the manager production superintendents
and exclusive engineers of the area to inspect the mines. This audit
team safety audit is essential at to acess the safety standard in a mine.
The duties of the safety officer shall be :

1. To visit surface and under ground parts of the mine with a view to
meeting the workers on the spot to tack to them on matter of
safety.
2. To take charge of the newly joined staff and shoe them around
the mines pointing out the safe & unsafe acts during the course of
their work in the mines.
3. To investigate all types of accidents and incidents in the mine
including miner accident.
4. To maintain detailed statistics about mines accidents.
5. to study and a pries the manager of all possible sources of danger
such as inundation, fir, coal dust etc.
6. To hold safety classes gives safety tracks.

7. To organize safety weeks & other safety education & propagate in
mines.
8. To see that all concerned mines employees are freely conversant
with various standing order.
9. To report to the manager as a result of his visits to the various
parts of the mines.
10. To assist the manager in any other matter relating to safety
in the mines.
11. The safety officer should normally be senior most assistant
manager of the mines nest in rank only the manager.
Precaution against inflammable and noxious gas : According to the

MMR 1961 under section 141.
1. for the purpose of this regulation inflammable gas shall be
detected when it is indicated by the lower flame of flame safety
lamp.
2. When any person duties the pressure of inflammable gas he shall
not brush it out, but shall immediately with draw from the place &
shall inform his superior officials about the same.
3. during the removal of such gas all person shall be withdrawn from
the return side of the ventilating district except these necessary
for such removal.
4. No person shall be recommended in to the place where the gas
was detected until a competent person has examined the place.
5. When the gas was found & when it is removal the percentage of
the inflammable gas shall be recorded in a bound paged kept for
the purpose.
Rules for regulating the grant of prospecting licenses & mining

lease : According to the mines and minerals regulations and
development act 1957 under section -13.
1. The central government may be notification in official gazette,
make rules for regulating the grant of prospecting licenses &

mining lease in respect of minerals & for the purpose connected

there with.
2. Such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters
namely, the person by whom and manner which application for
prospecting license or mining lease in respect if land in which the
mineral vest in the government may be made and fees to be paid
there of.
Provision regarding serious bodily injury :

1. Every person receiving an injury in the cause if his duty shall or
soon as possible report the same to an official.
2. Where the person receiving an injury is not in a position to report
the same to an official.
3. The official shall make such arrangement for rendering first aid to
the injured as may be required.
4. If the injured required immediate attention by the medical
practitioner, the official shall arrange for the medical practitioner to
be called.
5. If an official who is required to carry a first aid outfit under rule
receive information above injury to work person, he shall obtained
to the injury person.
6. It shall be duty of the person in charge of the nearest first aid
stations provided under rule 44 to render such first aid to the
injured person as may be necessary.
Inspection after shot firing :

1. After a shot has been fired no person other him the blaster or any
other cometent person holding a manager or foreman certificate
appointed for the purpose by the manager shall enter.
2. Allow any other person to enter the place until the area is free
from dust, smoke or fumes.
3. The blaster or other competent person shall enter the place make
a careful examination & with his assistants if any make the place
safe.

4. After shots have been fired a person engaged to clearing mineral,

rock or debris shall look for an exploded cartridge and detonators
are found it shall be removed & handled over to bluster or other
official.
Haulage roadways :
1. The haulage roadway shall be of adequate dimensions, straight
and regular gradient.
2. The haulage roadways shall have tracks properly laid with rails of
adequate section.
3. Where haulage is affected by one or more rope.
4. At the top of every inclined plane at least one stope block.
5. At least one runway switch a distance greater than the length of a
sit or tubs by more than 10 m shall be provided.
6. Safety hook Jazz rail shall be provided.
7. Re-railer are provided at interval not more than 250 mt.
8. Where haulage roadways exceeding 30 mt length signal
arrangement shall be provide code of signal
One rap – Stop in motion.
Two raps – lower haul in slow.
Three raps – start when at rest.
Four raps – raise or haul out slowly.
9. No person other than a competent person or un-official shall give
any signal.
10. Adequately precautions shall be taken to prevent signal &
telephone wire from touching cable & other electrical apparatus.
11. Man holes shall be put less the 1.8 mt in height 1.2 mts in
depth & not less than 0.75 mts width but not more than 1 mt.
Precautions after a fire has broken out :

1. On the appearance in any part of mines of smoke or other signs
may have broken out a fire, all person should be immediately
withdrawn from the mines. Except necessary for deal in with fire &
sealing off fire.

2. No person shall be read initiated until the fire or heating has been
extinguished or affectively scaled off and an examination has
been made by manager assistant manager underground manager
to declared to be mine safe or not.
3. Carbon monoxide shall be present in the place through out during
the whole time of sealing off or delay with fire.
4. Where sealing off dealing with fire going on the following
apparatus shall be available in near the place two smoke helmets
or other suitable birds.
Equipment for fire fighting :

1. Sand or other incombustible dust of portable fire extinguisher
shall be provided at every entrance of a mine.
2. At every landing and bottom of every shaft or winze are uses.
3. At every engine room or where combustible material stored.
4. A sufficient supplied sand or incombustible dust or portable fire
extinguished and shall be provided are entrance of the district.
5. Soda acid type extinguisher of water shall not be used for fighting
oil or electrical fire.
6. Foam type extinguisher shall be used for fighting electric fires.
7. A competent person shall once at least in every 3 month examine
every fire extinguisher, so provided & shall be report of binding
note book signed & dated.
Traveling roadway :
1. Traveling roadways shall be separate from haulage roadway
except specify by regional inspection.
2. Dimension of traveling roadway shall not be less than 1.8 meters
high thronged.
3. Where the traveling roadways exceeds 80° inclination their shall
be provided with suitable steps or ladders.
4. Where the inclinations exceeds 45° their shall be provided hand
rails or ropes in addition to the steps or ladders.
5. Where inclination exceeds 60° their shall be provided platforms at
intervals not more than 10 mts.
Aoulance of danger :
1. If a competent person found any danger in mines or district he
shall be immediately with draw the all person the mines or district
& should be fenced off.
2. The competent person shall immediately inform the superior
officer about the danger & shall record the fact in the book kept
under purpose.
3. The superior officer shall make or cause to be made by
competent person shall readmitted to the mine or district in
reported to be safe.
4. If the work of removing the danger as suspended before the
danger is removed the mines or district shall be secure by fenced
off.
Precaution against fire :

1. No oil, grease, canvas or other inflammable materials shall be
stored in any mines except in fire proof receptacle. Grease or oily
waste in workings below ground shall be regularly removed to the
surface.
2. All surface, structures & supports with in a horizontal distance of
10 mt from of combustible material.
3. No person shall place or throw or cause or permit to be placed or
throw any naked light or lamp or near any timber wooden
structure or other combustible material.
4. dead leaves to accumulate or remain and combustible materials
other than material required for use with in a period of 24 hours,
shall not be stored with in a distance of 15 m from any entrance to
mines.
5. No person shall light a fire or permit a fire to be lighted on the
surface with in a distance if 15m from any entrance to mine.
6. No person shall have leave a portable light or lamp belowground
unless he has placed it in charge of some other person remaining
there in.

Accident proneness : Accident proneness is required as set of

personal quality which renders. Some workers more liable to sustain
accidents then other studies by physiologist shines that those workmen
who had more than their share of minor accidents had also can excess
of manager accidents. Thus only a small group of workmen are
suspectible to accidents where all other workers are equally to such
risks. The same relationship holds good among the roof thickness,
absentism and accident.
An American survey on distribution of accidents revealed that
10% of the workmen accoustal for 50% of the accidents. As such
accident proneness is a factor which will have to be taken into
consideration but it is doubtful whether any effective system could be
evolved for screening the were above average intelligence & bearing
ability.
Accident causes in opencast mines :

1. Accident due to face of sides : Failure to make and keep the sides
secured by proper benching sloping and keeping benches off
adequate height & width. Under cutting so as to act dangerous
over hang. Extraction of coal pillars by opencast method so as to
cause collapse of such pillars while person are at work in top or at
the sides. Lack of supervision.
2. Accident due to machinery : Accident due to transporting of
shovel, trucks & dumpers mainly caused under the following
circumstances, During reversal operation. Whole person are
taking shelter under the vehicle moved suddenly, Unauthorized
driving of vehicles by helper, Loss of control vehicles, Vehicles
moving in steeper gradients or on benches of inadequate width.
3. Accident due to use of explosion : Projectiles due to blasting, coal
dust explosion while heavy blasting is carried out in over burden
underground galleries.
4. Miscellaneous : Use of electricity, Inundation in cause if opencast
working in the vicinity of water coure.
Prevention of accident in opencast mines :

1. The top edge of opencast working should be kept properly

fenced.
2. At the finishing stage, the working should be fenced with
machinery wall not less than 0.4m thick and 1.2m length with
apparent tip.
3. The sides of excavation & the height & width of benches must be
properly maintained.
4. Quarrying should be done from top down ward.
5. Special case should be taken any slip or other planes of
weakness exist.
6. Regular dressing of sides of bench shall be carried out for safety
purpose & workers employed with 5m of the working face.
7. Special bank should not retained by artificial means at an angle of
response and this must not exceed 31.5 degrees from the
horizontal.
8. Safety belt or rope should be fall more than 1.8 vertically while
person are at work or to travel or close to beneath.
9. Precaution against danger while reversing of heavy machinery by
installing audio vidual alarms & appointment of spotters.
Duties of lamp room in-charge : Every competent person in-charge

of a safety lamp room.
1. shall be responsible for ensuring that all lamps in the safety lamp
room are properly maintained in accordance with the provisions of
the regulations.
2. Shall see that safety lamp room in kept in a neat and tidy
conditions and that all damaged and effective gauges, glasses
and other arts of safety lamp are not kept or stored in such room.
3. Shall see that fire extinguisher or other means of dealing with fire
provided in the safety lamp room are in good condition & readily
available for use.
4. Shall see that all records required by the regulations for the issue,
return and maintenance of safety lamp are properly maintained.

5. Shall carry out such other cuties relating to the maintained issue
& return of safety lamp as may be specified by the manager or
assistant manager or under ground manager.
Duties & responsibilities of surveyors :

1. Every surveyor -
(a) Shall make such surveyors & traveling and prepare such plans
& sections and tracing there of as the manager may direct or as may
be required by the act or by the regulations or orders made there under
and shall sign the plans, sections & tracing & date his signature.
(b) Be responsible for the accurancy of any plan & section or
tracing there of that has been prepared & or signed by him.
2. The surveyor shall record in a bound book kept for the purpose.
(a) The full facts when the workings of the mines have
approached to about 75 meters from the mines boundary of from
disused or water logged workings.
(b) Any doubts which may exist concerning the accuracy of the
plans and sections prepared under these regulation and
(c) Any other matter relating to the preparation of the plans,
sections & tracing that he may like to bring to the notice of the
manager.
Every entry in the book shall be signed and dated by the by the
surveyor & countersigned & dated by manager.
3. Nothing in sub-regulation shall absolve the owner, agent or
manager of his responsibility under the act & under these
regulation and orders made there under.
Duties & responsibilities of engineers : The engineer of other

competent person appointed for the purpose.
1. Shall subject to the orders of the manager and other superior
official hold general charge of all machinery at the mines and shall
be responsible for the proper installation maintenance & safe
working of each machinery.

2. Shall be present through out whenever any work of installing,

changing or recapping, if any winding rope or of installing
changing or annealing any suspension gear is being carried on.
3. Shall see that the provisions of the act and of the regulations and
order made there under relating to the installation maintenance
operation or examination of machinery are properly carried out by
himself or subordinate officials r by competent persons or by work
person as the case may be appointed for the purpose.
4. Shall if machines or other subordinates officials or competent
person are appointed for the purpose examine all reports
registers & other records relating to installtion, maintenance,
operation or examination of machinery required to be made or
kept in pursuance of the act & of the regulations and orders made
the render & shall countersign the same & date his signature.
Duties of winding engineer :

1. At the beginning of his shift, every winding engineers shall
examines the engines, brakes & all appliances in his charge &
shall satisfy himself that they are is good working order.
2. Every winding engineers shall during his shift keep the winding
engine & apparatus connected there with properly cleaned and
oiled shall see that the engine room is clean & free of inflammable
material.
3. The winding engineers shall immediately report in writing to the
engineer of other competent person appointed for the purpose
any defect has noticed in the engine brake, indicator, drum rope
or other appliance under his charge.
4. The winding engineer shall not allow any unauthorized person to
enter the engines room or in any way to the interfere with the
engines.
5. Every winding engineers through by acquaint himself & carefully
attended to the prescribed of signals & shall not start the engines
until he has received the proper signal to do so if the signal is
indistinct he shall not start the engine until it has been repeated
and he clearly understand it.
6. The winding engineman shall avoid jerk in starting running &

stopping the engine and shall cause the cage or other means of
conveyance to be brought gently to rest at any stopping place.
7. While persons are being lowered or raised in the shaft the winding
engineers shall not drive the engine at a speed higher than the
speed that shall be fixed by the manager, for man-winding
purpose.
Duties of bankman, bellman & signal man : Every bankman,

bellman & signal man as the case may be shall observe the following
provisions.
1. He shall subject to the orders of a superior official have full control
of the top of the shaft or winze or the landing or the case may be
& shall report to such official any person who without authority
gives a signal or disobeys instructions.
2. He shall thoroughly acquaint himself with and carefully attend to
the prescribed code of signals & shall properly transit the signals
by the means of provided. He shall not act on stop. He shall not
allow any un-authorized person to give signal.
3. He shall immediately report to his superior any defect in the
signaling installation.
4. He shall devote the whole of his time to his duties and shall not
leave his post during the period of his duty. Where persons are
raised or lowered in the shaft, he shall not leave his post at the
end of his shift or unless he has been relived by a duty appointed
substitute.
5. He shall not allow lore than the authorized number of conveyance
at any one time.
6. He shall not unless specially authorized in writing by the manager
in that behalf, allow any person when riding in cage or other
means of conveyance to take with him any bulking material other
than tools & instruments.
7. After a stoppage of winding for repairs or for any other cause for a
period of exceeding two hours he shall not allow any persons to
ride in a cage or other means of conveyance unless it has been
run at least one complete trip up & down the working portion of
the shaft.
Maintenance & examination of safety lamp :

1. A competent person appointed for the purpose shall clean from
examine and securely deep the lamps before they are issued for
use.
2. A competent person appointed the purpose for shall examine the
safety lamp at the surface immediately before the taken below
ground for used and shall assure himself for internal observation,
such lamp is on safe working order securely locked.
3. It shall examine the safety lamp after return. If no such
examination any lamp is found to damage or misused he shall
record the nature of the damage or misuse in a bound paged
book. He shall be counter sign & dated by the manager.
4. No person shall be appointed as competent person unless he
holds a gas testing certificate.
Transport of explosive :
1. While explosive in bulk are lowered or raised in a shaft or winze a
distinguished the explosive or the person in-charge of explosive
shall travel in the same cage or bucket.
2. Every cage skip or bucket containing explosives shall be gently
lowered or raised & it shall be the duty of the banksman or
bellman as the case may be adequately warm the winding engine
as set in motion.
3. Where explosive are being carried on a ladder every case or
container shall be securely fastened to the person carrying it.
4. No person other than a blaster shall carry any priming cartridge
into a shaft which is in the course of being sunk.
Shot firing tools :

1. Every blaster on duty shall be provided with a suitable electric
lamp or torch.
2. A tool made entirely of wood suitable for charging out shot holes.
3. A scraper made of wood suitable for cleaning out shot holes.

4. Where fuse are used a knife for cutting for fuse, where machine
cap fuses are used also a pair of suitable crimping.
5. Where detonators are used a picker made of wood or of a man
ferrous metal for priming cartridge.
6. No tool or appliance other than that provided as above shall be
used by a blaster.
Precaution against gas during dewatering & re-opening :

1. A competent person shall be present during dewatering any more
or shaft only approved safety lamp & torches shall be exclusively
used.
2. After a discontinuous of mining a period exceeding seven days of
any part of a mines. The first inspection of mines or part which is
re-open shall be made by a competent person or after the
dewater shall be made by a competent person approved safety
lamp or electric torch shall be exclusively used.
3. The result every such inspection shall be recorded in bound
paged book kept for the purpose shall be signed & dated by the
person.
Prescribed of mine vocational training :

1. Prescribed duration of training should be increased 1 month in
three stages.
(a) In formal decreases on objectives purpose &
programmed of training.
(b) Theoretically talks & spot demonstration and
(c) Although approved of every individual.
2. The refresher courses should be obligatory irrespective of any
discontinuously.
3. Pre-training interview if trainees should be arranged to blinder
stand the attainment attitudes and culture of the trainees.
4. Special on the job training for at least one month should be made
obligatory of workers being transferred to mechanize difficult
being mine.
5. Some training mines should be maintained exclusive for training

purpose. Excursions to important mines should be arranged as a
part of training programmed.
6. Some competition in different areas of training should be
introduced.
7. Supervision should also be covered under the V.T rules for
undergoing courses in decision making motivation etc.
8. The training should be imparted skilled the group of fresher old
hands, skilled worker separately.
9. Training schedule charged new schedules should be added for
new technology & machinery.
10. Provisions for frontline supervision training should be include
MVTR. All safety committee member and workman inspector
should be covered under the MVTR.
11. The training instruction should be recreated from right
disciplines and with proper aptitude, so that all aspects training
are covered efficiently the training officer.
Use of permitted explosive :

1. No explosive other than a permitted explosive shall be used in
any mines.
2. No detonator shall be used unless it is an electric detonator or
cupper tube.
3. Permitted explosive shall be fired by approved shot firing
apparatus.
4. No shot hole shall be steamed or fired by any person who does
not held a managers, foreman, mates certificate as together with
a gas testing certificate.
5. Where more shots 15cm one are charge they should be fired
simultaneously. No delay action detonator shall be used except
with the previous permission of DGMS writing.
6. Immediately before charging a shot hole or a round it shot holes &
before firing the shot the blaster shall care freely test inflammable
gas at all places with in arises of 20m of the place firing.

Standard of lighting :
1. If any doubt a rises as to whether any lamp or light is of adequate
lighting performance or not it shall be referred to the chief
inspector for decision.
2. The chief inspector may from time to time notification in the official
gazette specify the type of lamp.
General lighting :
1. Adequate general lighting provided during working hours.
2. On like surface.
3. Where the natural light in sufficient.
4. In every engine house.
5. In the vicinity of every working shaft.
6. In every opencast working.
7. At every shaming or marshalling yard.
8. At every place where persons have to work.
Standard of ventilation :
1. It shall be duties of the owner agent or managers of every mines
to take such steps as are necessary for suturing there is
constantly produced in all part of the mine below ground in
ventilation adequate to clear away smoke, steam & dust to dilute
gases that one inflammable or noxious gas to harmless nor
ensure that.
2. The percentage of oxygen shall not less than 19%.
3. The % of CO2 or any noxious gas should not exceed 5%.
4. The % of inflammable gas should be exceeding 1.25%.
5. The regional inspector is of the opinion that the ventilation is not
adequate, he may by an order in writing require the installation &
maintenance of such mechanical ventilation as is capable of
producing adequate ventilation in the mine or part.
Auxiliary Fan :

1. Every auxiliary fan shall be installed located & worked such a

manner that a sufficient quantity of air shall at all times reach if so
as to ensure that it does not re-circular air & there as no risk to
the air which it circulates being contaminated by any substantial
quantity of inflammable or noxious gases or dust.
2. It shall have an air dust to ensure an adequate supply of air to
with in 4.5m of the face or blind end.
3. No auxiliary fan shall be started stopped removed replaced or in
any way altered or interfered with expect by or on the authority of
an official.
4. No person shall enter or remain in any place which is dependent
for its ventilation on auxiliary fan, whether by the stoppage of the
fan or other wise no person shall be so enter or remain there in
except for the purpose of restoring the ventilation unless the place
has been examined by a competent person and declared safe.
Apparatus for testing for carbon monoxide :

In every mine off second or third degree they shall be kept at mines
constantly available for use or more suitable birds or other detaching
carbon monoxide gas approved by chief inspector.
Precaution against irruption :

Where any working is extended to with in 30 nos of any stopped out
area or disused working containing or likely or contain an accumulation
of inflammable or noxious gases there shall be maintained at least one
bore hole not less than 1.5m advance of working.
Danger from surface water :

1. Where any mine or part there is so situated that there is any
danger of in such of surface water into the mines or part adequate
protection shall be provided.
2. No working shall be made in any mines vertically below any part
of any river, canal, lake, tank or other surface reservoir.

3. In spot lying with in horizontal distance of 1.5m from either bank

of river or canal or from the boundary a lake tank or other surface
reservoir.
Danger from underground inundation :

1. Proper provision shall be made by in every mines to prevent
irruption of working of the same mine or an adjoining mines.
2. No working which has approached with in a distance 60m &
duscused or abandoned worker.
Locomotive :
1. No locomotive shall be used belowground other wise than in
accordance with the permission in writing of the chief inspector &
subject to such condition.
2. No locomotive shall be used where the gradient exceeds 1 in 15.
3. No person other than the driver shall ride on any locomotive
unless authorized in writing to do so by the manager.
4. Except during shunting operations, the locomotive shall lead the
tubs or set or train of tubs.
Cartridge : Unless other wise permitted by the chief inspector by an

order in writing and subject to such condition as he may specify there
in no explosive, other than a fuse or a detonator, shall be issued for
use in mines or taken in to or used in any part of a mines unless it is in
the form of a cartridge.
Rules of safety committee : The rules of safety committee shall be.

1. To discuss remedial measures against unsafe conditions &
practices in the mine as pained out in the reports of workmen
inspector.
2. To consider before commencement of operation in any new
district of mine or commissioning of new electrical or mechanical
installation or introduction of new mining technique.

3. To discuss the report of inquiry into accident & make appropriate

recommendation.
4. To formulate appropriate safety campaigns based on analysis of
accidents.
5. To meet at least once in 30 days to consider the matters placed
before it and other matter that may be raised by members & make
such recommendation.
6. To save as a forum for communication on safety & occupational
health matters.
Rules of workmen inspector : The rules of workmen inspector shall

be.
1. To inspect all shaft, inclines, roads, work places & the equipment
& transfer of workers.
2. In case of any urgent and immediate danger that comes to his
notice.
3. To inform the manager & the arranged about the same.
4. To suggest remedial measures necessary to avoid the danger.
5. To accompany the inspector in the course of complete inspector
of the mine.
6. The workmen inspector shall record of full report of his inspection
in interleaved played and register kept for the purpose in the mine
in the form underground.

Mine Legislation & General Safety

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Mine Legislation & General Safety

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Mine Legislation & General Safety

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

www.MINEPORTAL.

DOWNLOAD MINEPORTAL APP FROM GOOGLE PLAY STORE

 FREE STUDY MATERIAL-MINEPORTAL NOTES & USER NOTES

 MINING VIDEO LECTURES

 MINING JOBS UPDATE

 WHATSAPP CHAT SUPPORT FOR MINING EXAMS & QUERY RELATED TO

 ORDER MINING BOOKS ONLINE

www.MINEPORTAL.in Call/Whatsapp- 8804777500 www.fb.com/mineportal.in