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This is a compilation of Numeric and related
sections of Act, Rule & Regulation applicable to
Indian Coal Mines. Hope it will help the Mining
Engineers aspirant of different Competitive
Examinations & also the practicing Engineers.
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This is the second edition with all amendments of
CMR-2017.
Suggestions and comments are invited for further
refinement.
PC Sahoo
Chief Manager(Mining),
CIL, SECL, Bishrampur Area
Sachin
CIL, SECL, Bishrampur Area
Mines Act -1952 1-7

Mines Rules- 1955 1-7

Coal Mines Regulation-2017 1-30

Mines Rescue Rues-1985 1-5

Mines VT Rules-1966 1-3

Explosive Rules-2008 1-3

Indian Electric Rules-1956 1-5

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35 No Act No. 35of 1952, THE MINES ACT, 1952: An Act to amend and consolidate the law
relating to the Regulation of labour and safety in mines.

12 Section “Committee” means a committee constituted under section 12:

72 Hours “Reportable injury” means any injury other than a serious bodily injury which involves
or in all probability will involve, the enforced absence of the injured persons from work
for a period of seventy-two hours or more.

7 Days “Week” means a period of seven days beginning at midnight on Saturday night or such
other night as may be approved in writing for a particular area by the chief inspector
or an inspector.]
7,8,9,40,45 Sections Act not apply in cases –The provisions of this Act, except those contained in [sections
and 46 7,8,9,40,45and 46]shall not apply to –(b) any mine or part thereof in which excavation
is being made for prospecting purposes only and n to for the purpose of obtaining
minerals for use or sale :provided that -

20 Persons (i)not more than twenty persons are employed on any one day in connection with any
such excavation.

6,15 Meters (ii)the depth of the excavation measured from its highest to its lowest point nowhere
exceeds six, metres or, in the case of an excavation for coal fifteen metres: and (iii) on
part of such excavation extends below superjacent ground ; or gravel, shingle,
ordinary sand (excluding moulding sand, glass sand and other mineral sands),
ordinary clay (excluding kaolin, china clay or fire clay),building stone, [slate,] road
metal, earthy fullers earth, [marl chalk] and lime stone. Provided that -
(i) the working do not extend below superjacent ground: or
6 Meters (ii) where it is an open cast working – (a)the depth of the excavation measured from its
highest to its lowest point nowhere exceeds six metres;

50 Persons (b) the number of persons employed on any one day does not exceed fifty; and
(c)explosives are not used in connection with the excavation.

12 Section 12. Committees :-(1) the central government shall, with effect from such date as that
government notification in the official gazette, specify in this behalf constitute for the
purposes of this may by notification in the official gazette, specify in this behalf
constitute for the purposes of this Act, a committee consisting of- (a)
a person in the service of the government to as chairman (b)
the chief inspector of mines;
2 Persons 12.Committees (c) two
persons to represent the interests of miners appointed by the government;

2 Persona (b)two persons to represent the interests of owners of mines appointed by the central
government;

2 Persons (e)two qualified mining engineers not directly employed in the mining industry,
appointed by central government: provided that one at least of
the persons appointed under clause(c) shall be for representing the interests of the
persons appointed under clause(c) shall be for representing the interests of workers in
coal mines and one at least of the persons appointed under clause (d) shall be for
representing the interests of owners of mines.
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57 Section G.S.R. 1449(E).—Whereas the draft of certain regulations which the Central
Government proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 57 of
the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952) and on the recommendations of the Committee
constituted under section 12 of the said Act
20 Years 2 (m) “competent person” in relation to any work or any machinery, plant or
equipment means a person who has attained the age of twenty years and who has
been duly appointed in writing by the manager as a person competent to supervise or
perform that work, or to supervise the operation of that machinery, plant or
equipment, and who is responsible for the duties assigned to him, and includes a shot
firer;
0.1 Percentage 2 (za) “gassy seam of the first degree” means a coal seam or part thereof lying within
the precincts of a mine not being an open cast working whether or not inflammable
gas is actually detected in the general body of the air at any place in its workings below
ground, or when the percentage of the inflammable gas, if and when detected, in such
general body of air does not exceed 0.1 and the rate of emission of such gas does not
exceed one cubic meter per tonne of coal produced;
0.1/ 10 % / Cu M 2(zb) “gassy seam of the second degree” means a coal seam or part thereof lying
within the precincts of a mine not being an open cast working in which the percentage
of inflammable gas in the general body of air at any place in the workings of the seam
is more than 0.1 or the rate of emission of inflammable gas per tonne of coal produced
exceeds one cubic meter but does not exceed ten cubic meters;
10 Cu M (zc) “gassy seam of the third degree” means a coal seam or part thereof lying within
the precincts of a mine not being an open cast working in which the rate of emission of
inflammable gas per tonne of coal produced exceeds ten cubic meters;
7 Days 3. Notice of opening.- (1) Provided that in case of change in the boundary of a mine
under regulations 121 and 122, a plan showing the new boundary shall be submitted
within seven days of the said change.
1 Day 4. Annual returns.- (1) On or before 1st day of February in every year, the owner,
agent or manager shall submit to the Chief Inspector, the Regional Inspector and to
the District Magistrate annual returns in respect of the preceding year in the Form
60,30,90 Days (2) If a mine is abandoned or closed or workings thereof is discontinued over a period
exceeding sixty days or if a change occurs in the ownership of a mine, the returns
required under sub-regulation (1) shall be submitted within thirty days of such
abandonment or closure or change of ownership or within ninety days of
discontinuance, as the case may be.
60, 30 Days 5. Notice of abandonment, closure or discontinuance.- (1) When it is intended to
abandon or close amine or seam or to discontinue workings thereof for a period
exceeding sixty days, the owner, agent or manager shall give a notice in the Form and
method as may be specified by the Chief Inspector for the purpose, to the Chief
Inspector, the Regional Inspector and to the District Magistrate stating the reasons for
such abandonment, closure or discontinuance and the number of persons likely to be
affected thereby, not less than thirty days before such abandonment or
discontinuance:
60 Days Provided When on account of unforeseen circumstances a mine is abandoned or
discontinued before the said notice has been given or when without previous intention
the discontinuance extends beyond a period of 60 days, the notice shall be given
forthwith.

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60,30 Days (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (1), when it is intended to
abandon, close or discontinue for more than sixty days any working belowground
over which is situated any property vested in the Government or any local authority
or any railway or any building or permanent structure not belonging to the owner,
the owner, agent or manager shall, not less than thirty days before the date of such
abandonment, closure or discontinuance give notice of his intention to the Chief
Inspector and the Regional Inspector.
60 Days (3) When a mine or seam has been abandoned, or the working thereof has been
discontinued over a period exceeding 60 days, the owner, agent or manager shall,
within seven days of the abandonment or of the expiry of the said period, give to
the Chief Inspector, the Regional Inspector and the District Magistrate notice in
Form
60,30 Days 6. Notice of reopening.- (1) When it is intended to reopen a mine or seam after
abandonment, closure or discontinuance for a period exceeding sixty days, the
owner, agent or manager shall, not less than thirty days before resumption of
mining operations, give to the Chief Inspector, the Regional Inspector and to the
District Magistrate notice in the Form
7 Days 7. Notice of change in ownership and appointment of agent, manager, etc.- (1)
When a change occursin the name or ownership of a mine or in the address of the
owner, the owner, agent or manager shall, within seven days from the date of the
change, give to the Chief Inspector and the Regional Inspector a notice in the Form
24 Hours 8. Notice of dangerous occurrence or accident.- (1) When there occurs in or about a
mine,(b) a readily identifiable event with potential to cause an injury to persons at
work, hereinafter referred to as “dangerous occurrence”, such as –
(xix) spark generated due to electrical flash-over causing burn injury to any person,
the owner, agent or manager shall forthwith inform the Regional Inspector about
the occurrence by telephone, fax, e-mail or by special messenger; and shall also,
within twenty-four hours of every such occurrence, give notice thereof in the Form
and method as may be specified by the Chief Inspector for the purpose, to the
District Magistrate, the Chief Inspector and the Regional Inspector and in the case of
an accident mentioned in clause (a), also to the Competent Authority for payment of
compensation:
24 Hours (4) If death results from any injury already reported as serious under sub-regulation
(1) or if any injury other than the serious injury become serious, the owner, agenr or
manager shall within 24 hours of his being informed of the same, give notice thereof
to
(5) In respect of every persons killed or injured as above, the owner, agent or
7,14 Days manager shall send particulars in the Form and method as may be specified by the
Chief Inspector for the purpose, within seven days of the occurrence, and also
within fifteen days of the injured person returning to duty.
3 Days 9. Notice of disease.- Where any person employed in a mine contracts any disease
notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette under section 25 of the
Act, the owner, agent or manager shall within three days of his being informed of
the disease, give notice thereof in the Form and method as may be specified by the
Chief Inspector for the purpose, to the Chief Inspector, the Regional Inspector, the
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5,3 Member, Years 10. Board of Mining Examination:- (2) The Board shall consist of the Chief
Inspector, who shall be its Chairman (ex officio), and five members possessing
degree in mining engineering; with (b) practical experience of not less than two
years in management, control, supervision and direction of a coal mine or part
thereof; or
3 Years (3) Every member of the Board other than its Chairman shall hold office for a period
of three years from the date of appointment, or until his successor is appointed,
whichever is later:
2 Members 12 (b) When any matter is referred to by circulation of paper under clause (a), any
member may request that it should be considered at a meeting of the Board, and
the Chairman may direct that it shall be so considered but when two or more
members so request, the Chairman shall direct that the matter shall be so
considered at a meeting to be held.
60 Days 13. Submission of application.- (1) Application for an examination conducted by the
Board shall be made to the Board not less than sixty days prior to the date fixed for
the examination in a manner and on a form specified for the purpose.
60 Days (2) Notice regarding the date and place of the examination for the Manager’s
Certificate, Surveyor’s Certificate and Overman’s Certificates shall be published
under the order of the Board in such periodicals or by any other means as the Board
may direct, not less than sixty days prior to the date fixed by the Board for receiving
applications.
14. Age limit and general qualifications of candidates.- (1) No person shall be
admitted as a candidate at any examination held by the Board unless he is twenty
20 Years years of age.
6,5 Years 15. Practical experience of candidates for Manager’s Certificate examination.- (1)
No person shall be admitted as a candidate at any examination for a First or Second
Class Manager’s Certificate other than an exchange Certificate to which the
provisions of regulation 21 apply, unless the Board is satisfied that he has had
practical experience in coal mine as prescribed under sub-regulation (2) for a period
of not less than six and five years respectively:
5,4,2 Years Provided that a candidate- (a) who has received a diploma in mining or mining
engineering or other equivalent qualification approved in that behalf by the Central
Government, such period of experience shall be reduced to five and four years
respectively; and (b) who has passed a degree in mining engineering or other
equivalent qualification approved in that behalf by the Central Government, such
period shall be reduced to two years for First Class Manager’s Certificate;
2 Years 16. Practical experience of candidates for Surveyor’s Certificate examination.- No
person shall be admitted as a candidate at any examination for a Surveyor’s
Certificate unless he has satisfied the Board that he has had not less than two years’
practical experience of surveying of a type the Board may specify, subject to the
conditions laid down in bye-laws.
6 Months Provided that such period shall be reduced to six months in the case of a candidate
who has attended classes in theoretical and practical surveying at any educational
institution approved by the Board subject to the conditions laid down in bye-laws.
3 Years 17. Practical experience of candidates for Sirdar’s examination – (1) No person
shall be admitted as a candidate at any examination for a Sirdar’s Certificate unless
the Board is satisfied that he has had practical experience and training in a coal mine
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1,2 Years 17. (1)Provided that such period shall be reduced to a period of one year in the case of
a candidate who has received a diploma or certificate in scientific and mining training
after a course of at least two years at an educational institution, or who has taken a
degree in scientific and mining subject at a university, approved in that behalf by the
Board subject to the conditions laid down in bye-laws.
1 Year 18. Practical experience of candidate for Engine Driver’s Certificate.- No person shall
be admitted as a candidate at any examination for an Engine Driver’s Certificate unless
the Board is satisfied that he has had practical experience of driving a winding engine or
as an assistant to a qualified winding engine driver for a period of at least one year.
7 Attempt 19. Number of attempts at examination.– No person shall be admitted for
examination for a particular certificate beyond seven attempts from the date of coming
into force of these regulations.
30 Days 24. Suspension or cancellation of Manager’s Certificate, Surveyor’s Certificate,
Overman’s Certificate, Sirdar’s Certificate, Engine Driver’s Certificate or Gas Testing
Certificate.-(6) An appeal shall lie against any order of the Board under this regulation
before the Central Government within thirty days of such order.
60,1 Years 25. Validity of certificate for managers and officials, etc.- (1) No person shall act as a
manager or an official or a winding engineman in a mine after attaining the age of sixty
years unless he has obtained, within the preceding one year, a medical certificate of
fitness certifying him fit to carry out the duties prescribed for him in the Act and in
these regulations and orders made there under:
60/3 Years/month Provided that if the Chief Inspector or the Regional Inspector is of the opinion that a
person as aforesaid, though less than sixty years of age, is medically unfit to carry on
the duties assigned to him in the Act and in these regulations and orders made
thereunder, the Chief Inspector or the Regional Inspector may, by an order in writing,
require such person to obtain a medical certificate of fitness within such period, not
exceeding three months, as he may specify therein; and no such person shall continue
to act in any capacity as aforesaid after the period so specified unless he has obtained a
medical certificate of fitness.
70 Years 25. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (1), no person shall act as
manager or an official or a winding engineman in a mine after attaining the age of
seventy years.
23 Age 27. Qualification and appointment of manager.– (2) No person shall act or be
employed as a manager unless he has attained 23 years of age and is paid by, and is
directly answerable to the owner or agent of the mine.
2500,600 Tones 27. (3) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (4), no person shall act or continue
to act, or be appointed, as manager of a mine or mines the average output of which
corresponds to the figures given in column (i) of the table below unless he holds the
corresponding qualifications given in column (ii) thereof:

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(i) (ii)
For belowground mines: A First Class Manager’s Certificate not
(a) In excess of 2,500 tonnes per month restricted
to opencast mines only.
(b) Not exceeding 2,500 tonnes per month. A First Class Manager’s Certificate or
Second
Class Manager’s Certificate not restricted
to opencast mines only.
For opencast mines: A First Class Manager’s Certificate.
(c) In excess of 20,000 cubic meter per
months of material handled
(d) Not exceeding 20,000 cubic meter A First Class Manager’s Certificate or
material handled per month Second Class Manager’s Certificate:
12 Months 27. (5) No person shall act, or be appointed, as manager of more than one mine
except with the previous permission in writing of the Chief Inspector and subject
to such conditions as he may specify therein: Provided that no such permission
shall have effect for a period exceeding twelve months, unless renewed: Provided
further that the Chief Inspector may at any time, by an order in writing, vary or
revoke any such permission if the circumstances under which the permission was
granted, have altered or the Chief Inspector finds that the manager has not been
able to exercise effective supervision in the mines under his charge
30 Days 27. (6) Where by reason of absence or for any other reason, the manager is unable
to exercise daily personal supervision or is unable to perform his duties under the
Act or these regulations, or orders made thereunder, the owner, agent or
manager shall authorize in writing a person whom he considers competent to act
as manager of the mine: (ii) no such authorization shall have effect for a period in
excess of 30 days, except with the previous consent in writing of the Chief
Inspector and subject to such conditions as he may specify therein;
30 Days 27. (8) No manager shall vacate his office without giving due notice in writing to
the owner or agent at least 30 days before the day on which he wishes to vacate
his office:
60 Days 27.(10) Nothing in sub-regulation (6)shall confer on the owner, agent or manager
the right to authorise any person not duly qualified to manage the mine under sub
regulation (3) to act as the manager except in case of illness or other cause over
which the manager has no control, or except with the previous written permission
of the Chief Inspector and subject to such conditions as he may specify therein:
Provided that the Chief Inspector shall not permit any such authorisation for a
period exceeding sixty days from the date on which the mine is worked without a
manager duly qualified under sub- regulation (3).
5 KM 27.(11) The owner or agent shall provide suitable residential accommodation for
the manager and the assistant manager within a distance of five kilometers from
all mine openings, and every manager, and assistant manager shall reside in the
accommodation so provided:

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5000,20000 Tones, 29. Qualification and appointment of safety officer.- In every belowground mine the
Cubic meter average monthly output of which exceeds 5,000 tonnes or in every opencast mine the
average monthly material handled of which exceeds 20,000 cubic metre, the manager
shall be assisted in the work of promoting safe practices in the mine by a safety officer
who shall be a person holding the following qualifications, namely:-
15000 Tones 29. (a) in the case of a belowground mine having an average monthly output in excess
of 15,000 tonnes, a First Class Manager’s Certificate not restricted to opencast mines
only;
50000 Tones 29. (b) in case of a mine having opencast workings with an average monthly material
handled in excess of 50,000 cubic metre, a First Class Manager’s Certificate;
15000, Tones 29. (c) in case of a belowground mine having an average monthly output in excess of
10,000 tonnes, but not exceeding 15,000 tonnes, a First Class Manager’s Certificate or
Second Class Manager’s Certificate not restricted to opencast mines only;
20000, 50000 Cubic Meter 29. (d) in case of a mine with opencast workings having an average monthly material
handled in excess of 20,000 cubic meter but not exceeding 50,000 cubic metre, a First
Class Manager’s Certificate or Second Class Manager’s Certificate;
5000,10000 Tones 29. (e) in the case of a belowground mine having an average monthly output in excess
of 5,000 tonnes but not exceeding 10,000 tonnes, holder of a First Class Manager’s
Certificate or Second Class Manager’s Certificate not restricted to opencast mines only,
or a degree or diploma in Mining or Mining Engineering approved by the Central
Government:
5000,2500 Tones 31. Qualification and appointment of ventilation officer.-In every belowground mine
consisting of gassy seams of first degree, the average output of which exceeds 5,000
tonnes or of second or third degree the average output of which exceeds 2,500
tonnes, the manager shall be assisted in the work of supervising the maintenance of
ventilation system of the mine in accordance with the provisions of these regulations
by a ventilation officer who shall be a person holding the following qualifications,
namely:-
15000,10000 Tones 31.(a) in the case of a mine consisting of gassy seams of first degree and having an
average output in excess of 15,000 tonnes or a mine consisting of gassy seams of
second or third degree and having an average output in excess of 10,000 tonnes, a
Manager’s Certificate not restricted to open cast mines only; and Provided further that
in the case of a mine consisting of gassy seams of first degree and having an average
output less than 15,000 tonnes, the Chief Inspector may, considering the nature and
extent of workings therein, permit, by an order in writing and subject to such conditions
as he may specify therein, combine the post of ventilation officer with that of safety
officer appointed under regulation 29.
650, 1.5 Volts, MVA 32. Appointment of engineers.– Provided that where electrical energy exceeding 650
volts is used and the installed capacity of all electrical equipment is 1.5 MVA and
above, an engineer holding a degree or diploma in electrical engineering or equivalent
qualification as may be recognised by the Central Government, shall be appointed to
hold charge of all the electrical equipment installed at the mine in addition to that
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1500 HP 33. Appointment of engineers – Provided further that in case of opencast mines
worked by heavy earth moving machinery or in any mechanised mine having
belowground workings, in which the aggregate horse power of all the machinery used
exceeds 1500, a person holding a degree or diploma in mechanical engineering, mining
machinery or equivalent qualification as may be recognised by the Central
Government, shall also be appointed to hold charge of all the mechanical equipment
installed at the mine in addition to that specified above:
30 Days 33. Appointment of engineers – 4(b) no such authorisation shall have effect for a
period in excess of thirty days except with the previous written consent of the Regional
Inspector and subject to such conditions as he may specify therein
90 Meter 46. Duties of ventilation officer.– (1) The ventilation officer shall- (s) take necessary
steps for proper cleaning, treatment and suppression of coal dust in the mine and see
that the arrangements for wet-cutting at the faces and water spraying at and within
ninety meters of the working places are properly installed and function satisfactorily;
7 Days 48. Duties and responsibilities of sirdar.– (2) The sirdar shall (i) Where either of the
two ways affording means of egress from the district to the surface is not ordinarily
used for travelling, travel, once at least in every seven days, the whole of such
roadway in order to make himself thoroughly acquainted with the same;
120 Meter 53. Duties and responsibilities of surveyor.– (2) The surveyor shall record in a bound
paged book kept for the purpose (a) the full facts when working of the mine have
approached to about 120 meters from the mine boundary, or from disused or
waterlogged workings;
25 CM 64. General requirements about mine plans.– (c) specify a scale of the plan at least
25 centimeters long and suitably subdivided;
2000:1 ,1000:1 Scale (d) unless otherwise provided, be on a scale having a representative factor of 2000:1
or 1000:1
3 Month 64.(4) The plans and sections required by these regulations shall be maintained
corrected up-to-date which is not earlier than three months:
200 Meter 65. Type of plans.– 1 (b)(iii) every important surface feature within the boundaries,
such as railway, road, river, stream, water-course, tank, reservoir, opencast working
and building which is within 200 meters of any part of the workings measured on the
horizontal plane;
30, 100 Degree, Meter 65. 1(c) where a seam has an average inclination of more than thirty degrees from the
horizontal, one or more vertical mine section or sections, as may be required by
Regional Inspector, showing a vertical projection of the mine working: Provided that
in case of a mine having opencast workings, vertical mine sections showing vertical
projections of mine workings at suitable intervals not exceeding 100 m, in both,
longitudinal as well as transverse directions, shall be prepared and maintained
irrespective of the inclination of coal seam;
65. 1(e) a joint survey plan showing the details required under clause (b) of this sub-
60 Meter regulation and sub-regulations (6) and (7), signed by the surveyor and the manager of
the mine and also of adjoining mines having working within 60 meters of the common
boundary or where the boundary is in dispute, within 60 meters of the boundary
claimed by the owner of the mine concerned signifying the correctness of the
common boundary, or the disputed boundaries, as the case may be, and of the
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150 Meter 65. Type of plans.– (4) The plans maintained under clause (b) of sub-regulation (1) shall
also show spot level on the floor of the working – (a) along haulage roadways, at every
roadway junction, except in roadways where tramming is done by manual means where
the spot levels may be shown at points not more than 150 meters apart;
(3) The plans maintained under clauses (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of sub-regulation (1)
shall also show surface contour lines drawn at vertical intervals not exceeding five
200 Meter meters (or ten meters in the case of a mine where there are no working belowground
or in cases of mines situated in hilly terrain, such other interval as the Regional
Inspector may permit by an order in writing and subject to such conditions as he may
specify over the whole area lying within 200 meters of any part of the working.
60 Meter (7) The plans maintained under clause (b) of sub-regulation (1) shall also show the
workings, and all features as specified in that clause, both above and belowground of all
adjacent mines as are situated within 60 meters, measured on any plane, of the
boundary claimed by the owner of the mine.
60 Meter (8) The owner, agent and manager of every mine shall as soon as its working extend to
within 60 meters of the settled boundary with an adjacent mine(or where the boundary
is in dispute within 60 meters of the boundary claimed by the owner of the adjacent
mine) inform the owner, agent or manager of such mine of the fact of such extension
and shall also give all reasonable facilities to the surveyors of its adjacent mines to carry
out the surveys and leveling required to be made under this sub-regulation.
60, 30, 90/2 Days/No 66. Plans and sections to be submitted after abandonment, closure or
discontinuance.–
(1) Where any mine or seam or section thereof is abandoned, closed or the working
thereof has been discontinued over a period exceeding sixty days, the person who was
thirty days after the abandonment or closure, or within ninety days after the owner of
after the discontinuance of the workings, as the case may be, submit to the Chief
Inspector two true copies of the up-to-date plan and section of the workings of the
mine or seam or section maintained under clauses (a), (b), (c), (e) and (g) of sub-
regulation
(1) of regulation 65,
30, 90 Days Provided that if a change of ownership occurs after the abandonment, closure or
discontinuance the workings, as the case may be, such plans and sections shall be
submitted forthwith. and before the expiry of thirty days of the abandonment or
closure or ninety days of the discontinuance of the workings, as the case may be, such
plans and sections shall be submitted forthwith.
2 No 71. Outlets from a mine.– (1) Except for the duration of shaft sinking or the drivage of
other means of access and egress from the mine together with the necessary
development work, no person shall be employed, or be permitted to enter or remain
for the purpose of employment, in any working belowground,
30 Meters 71 (3)(a) where the shaft is more than 30 meters in depth, such arrangements shall be
by mechanical means. so installed and maintained as to be constantly available for use
1 km 71 (3)(b) where the incline is more than one kilometer in length (one way) or the travel
by persons is arduous, a suitable man-riding system approved in writing by the Chief
Inspector shall be provided for persons to access and egress from the workings of the
mine:
80 Degree 71. (5) where in any shaft, ladders are used as a means of ingress or egress of persons
employed in a mine, every such ladder shall – (ii) be securely fixed in the shaft at an
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9 Meters 71. (5)Every such ladder shall – (iii) be made continuous or without perceptible
overlapping or break except at platforms which shall be provided at intervals of not more
than nine meters;
1 Meter 71. (5) Every such ladder shall – (iv) project at least one meter above the mouth of the
shaft, and above every platform, except where strong holdfasts or handrails are
provided;
13.5, 1.8, Meter 71. (6) Such shafts, inclines or outlets shall not be less than 13.5 meters distant from one
1.5 another at any point, and each shall be connected with the other by means of a walkable
passage, not less than 1.8 metres high 1.5 metres wide, through the workings
belowground that are being served by such shafts, inclines or outlets.
2 No 71. (8) The foregoing provisions of this regulation with respect to shafts, inclines and
outlets shall not apply - (b) to any working for the purpose of making a connection
between two or more shafts, inclines or outlets;
6 Meters 72. Working shafts.– (3) Every shaft in the course of being sunk shall be provided with a
permanent lining of metal, concrete or masonry, which shall at no time, be more than
six meters from the bottom of the shaft:
20 Meters 72. Working shafts.– (3) Provided that where iron or steel rings with a substantial
lagging are used below the permanent lagging and are kept close to the bottom of the
shaft, this distance may be increased to not more than twenty meters:
2 No 74. Outlets from mine parts. – Every part of a mine shall, where practicable, be provided
with at least two ways affording means of egress to the surface.
7 Days 75. Periodic examination of shaft, incline and other outlets.– (1) Every shaft, incline and
other outlet provided as required by regulation 71 shall be examined, once at least in
every seven days, by an overman or other competent person
30/18 HP/ Cm 76. Appointment of winding engineman.– (1) No person shall be appointed as a winding
engineman unless he holds an Engine Driver’s Certificate: Provided that this sub
regulation shall not apply to the driver of an electrical winding engine upto thirty
horsepower or a steam or compressed air winding engine which has cylinders not
exceeding eighteen centimeters in diameter and which is not used for raising or lowering
of persons.
60 Days 77. New winding installations.– (1) When it is intended to bring into use any new
winding installation for lowering and raising of persons, the owner, agent or manager
shall, not less than sixty days before such use, give notice of such intention to the Chief
Inspector and Regional Inspector
1.5 Degree 78. Construction and installation of winding equipment.– (3) Unless otherwise
permitted in writing by the Chief Inspector and subject to such conditions as he may
specify therein, every engine for winding shall be so situated in relation to the headgear
that the winding rope shall not, in the extreme position, subtend in either direction an
angle more than one and a half degrees with the plane of the sheave or pulley used in
connection with the rope.
80/100 Times 78. (4) The diameter of the drums or sheaves of the winding engine, and of the pulleys
and sheaves used in connection with the winding shall, unless otherwise permitted in
writing by the Chief Inspector and subject to such conditions as he may specify therein,
be not less than eighty times the diameter of the rope in the case of winding
installations installed before the 25 th day of October, 1955 and not less than one
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2 Turns 79. Fittings of winding engines.- (4) There shall be at least two turns of the rope on
the drum when the cage or other means of conveyance is at its lowest working point in
the shaft.
1 No 79.(5)(a) There shall be provided one or more brakes on the drum or the drum-shaft,
1 No 79. 5(c) Where the brake or brakes are power-operated, at least one of them shall be
arranged to be applied automatically at all times if the power supply fails.
1 No 74. Fittings of winding engines – (c) Where the brake or brakes are power-operated,
at
least one of them shall be arranged to be applied automatically at all times if the power
supply fails.
1,2,3 Rap 80. Shaft fittings. – (3) In signaling, the following code of signals shall be used and strictly
observed:
ONE RAP : STOP when engine in motion
ONE RAP : RAISE when engine at rest.
TWO RAPS : LOWER
THREE RAPS : MEN ready to ascend or descend
THREE RAPS : IN REPLY men may enter the cage or other means of
conveyance:
15 Cm 80. Shaft fittings. – (11) (a) Protective roofing, sufficient to prevent danger from anything
falling in the shaft, shall be provided and maintained at the bottom of the shaft. (b) The gap,
both vertical and horizontal, between the protective roofing and the top of cage, when the cage
is at the bottom of the shaft, shall not exceed 15 centimeters.
1.8, 3.6 Meters 81. Man winding.– (7) Except in friction winders, there shall be provided between the
rope and the cage or other means of conveyance, a detaching hook. (8) The space
between such detaching hook, measured from the center of the hole for attaching it to
the rope shackle, and the detaching-bell or plate when the cage or other means of
conveyance is at its normal position at the top of the shaft, shall be not less than 1.8
meters where a geared engine is used, and not less than 3.6 meters where a direct
acting engine is used.
1.5 Meters 81. Man winding.– (10) (a) In every shaft, there shall be provided an effective
automatic contrivance to prevent overspeeding and over winding, hereinafter called
the ‘Automatic Contrivance”, which shall prevent the descending cage from being
landed at the pit bottom or other permanent landing at a speed exceeding 1.5 meters
per second and also control the movement of the ascending cage in such a manner as
to prevent danger to persons riding therein
7 Days 81. (10) (c) Test of every Automatic Contrivance and every brake shall be made by the
engineer or other competent persons appointed for the purpose, in the following
manner, namely: - (i) once at least in every seven days, by raising each cage or other
means of conveyance, in turn, to pass the last control point above the topmost landing;
3 Months 81. (10)(c) Tests of every Automatic Contrivance and every brake -(ii) once at least in
every three months, by attempting to land the descending cage at excessive speed.
1.2 Meters 81. Man winding.– (11) In addition to the Automatic Contrivance provided to prevent
overwinding, a point shall be fixed and marked on the indicator of the engine in such a
way as to show when the cage or other means of conveyance is at a distance of not less
than twice the circumference of the drum from the completion of the wind; and if such
cage or other means of conveyance contains persons, the winding engineman shall not,
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2 Sides 81. Man winding.– (14) (a) Every cage or other means of conveyance in which persons
ride, shall be – (ii) closed in at the two sides in a manner sufficient to prevent persons or
things from projecting beyond the sides;
15,25 Cm 14(a) Every cage of other means of conveyance in which persons ride, shall be – (iv)
provided with suitable gates or other rigid fences such that the gap between the floor
of cage or other means of conveyance and the lowest part of the gate of fence does
not exceed 15 centimetres and that between any two members of the gate or fence
does not exceed 25 centimetres. Gates or fences shall not open outwards; and they
shall be so fitted and maintained that they cannot be accidentally opened.
0.20 Sq.mtr 81. Man winding.– (15) Not more than such number of persons as may be authorised
by the manager shall be allowed to ride in the same cage or same deck of a cage or
other means of conveyance at one time providing approximately 0.20 square metre of
floor area per person
2 No 82. Multi-decks.– Where a cage has two or more decks which are used simultaneously,
each floor at a landing shall be connected by an effective signalling device with the
main floor of the landing; and only the banksman or the onsetter or an official, as the
case may be, at such main floor shall give the action signal after he has satisfied
himself that all cage gates are closed.
45,3.6 Meters 84. Winding in sinking shafts.– (2) If the shaft exceeds 45 meters in depth, there shall
be provided for each bucket or other means of conveyance a detaching-hook.
(3) Between the centre of the hole for attaching the detaching-hook to the rope shackle
and the detaching bell or plate, when the bucket or other means of conveyance is at the
top landing, there shall be a clear over-run space of not less than 3.6 metres.
150,22.5 Meters 84. Winding in sinking shafts.– (4) Where the shaft exceeds 150 meters in depth ,–
(a) the bucket or other means of conveyance, when used for lowering or raising
persons, shall be provided with sufficient cover overhead for protection from things
falling down the shaft; and
(b) there shall be provided for each bucket or other means of conveyance, a sufficient
number of guides which shall be kept extended to within 22.5 metres of the shaft
bottom at all times when sinking is in progress:
150 Meters Provided that the Regional Inspector may, by an order in writing, require the provision
of guides in a shaft less than 150 metres in depth.
2 No (5)(a) There shall be provided and maintained (i) two separate means of interchanging
distinct and definite signals between the bottom and the top of the shaft.
24 Hours 5(b)The signalling appliances shall be examined by a competent person once at least in
every 24 hours.
1,2,3 Raps 5(c). Winding in sinking shafts – the following code of signals shall be used and
observed in signalling].
ONE RAP .. STOP when engine in motion
ONE RAP .. TAKE UP SLACK when engine at rest.
ONE RAP .. RAISE SLOWLY
TWO RAPS .. LOWER
THREE RAPS .. TAKE UP SLACK when men are riding.
22.5 Meters 84. Winding in sinking shafts – 7(b) Where the shaft exceeds 45 metres in depth, the
persons working at the bottom of the shaft shall also be protected by an adequate
protective covering which shall be kept lowered to within 22.5 metres of the bottom of
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30 Meters 85. Winding ropes, etc. – (2)(a) Except, in a sinking shaft less than 30 metres in depth,
every winding rope shall be made of cold drawn steel wire, and the gauge of the wires
used in the construction of such rope shall be suited to the diameter of the drums,
pulleys and sheaves of the winding installation.
10 Times 85. (2)(d) Subject to such exemption as may be granted by the Chief Inspector in
writing and any conditions as he may specify therein, no rope, the breaking load of
which at any one point therein is less than ten times the maximum static load on it
when the cage or other means of conveyance attached to the end of the rope is at the
lowest working point, shall be used.
1 No (e) At every mine where a shaft is used for lowering or raising persons, at least one
spare winding rope suitable for use in such shaft, shall be kept in store.
3.5 Years 85. Winding ropes, etc. – 4(a) No winding rope which has been in use for more than
three and half year shall be used for winding purposes :
10 Times 85. Winding ropes, etc.- 5(a) No mode or type of capping shall be used, which fails to
withstand a load of at least 10 times the maximum static load thereon.
6.5, 26 Times, 85.(5)(d) Where white metal is used in the capping of ropes, the tapered portion of
Millimeter the socket shall not be less than six and a half times the diameter of the rope for the
size up to 26 millimeter and seven and one third times in case of ropes of diameters
higher than 26 millimeter.
300 Degree 85. (5)(e) If white metal is used in the capping of ropes - (i) its melting point shall
not exceed 300 degrees centigrade, and its temperature when poured into the socket
shall not exceed 363 degree centigrade;
100 Degree 85. (5)(e) If white metal is used in the capping of ropes -(iii) the socket shall be
heated to a temperature of about 100 degrees centigrade before the white metal is
poured into it.
6 Months 85. Winding ropes, etc.- (6) Except in friction winder,- (a) every rope shall be recapped once
at least in every six months, or if necessary, at shorter intervals and also after every overwind in
every six months, or if necessary, at shorter intervals and also after every overwind.
2 Meter 85. (6)(b) before every recapping, a length, including the capping, of at least two meters
shall be cut off the rope, and every piece of rope so cut-off shall be opened and its internal
condition examined
6 Years 86. Suspension gear.– (1) All parts of the suspension gears shall be of a type as
approved by the Chief Inspector. (2) All parts of suspension gear in regular use shall
unless otherwise permitted by the Chief Inspector, be renewed after a period of
service of not more than six years, and at shorter intervals, if necessary.
6 Months 86. Suspension gear.– 4(a) All cage chains in general use and all other parts of
suspension gear between the rope and the cage or other means of conveyance,
including the detaching-hook, shall be taken apart, cleaned and carefully examined as
to wear and tear (where necessary by gouging) and for rust and cracks, once at least in
every six months,
1 Week Provided further that detaching hooks used in sinking shafts shall be taken apart,
cleaned and carefully examined once at least in every week and the shear pin replaced
by a new one every time such examination is carried out.
30 Days 4(b) Every detaching bell or plate used in connection a safety-hook shall be examined,
and the opening therein checked by calipers or gauges, once at least in every 30 days.
24 Hours 88. Examination of winding equipment – 1(a) Once at least in every 24 hours – (i) the
attachment of the winding rope to the drum, the depth indicator, every part of the
suspension gear in the shaft, including cages or other means of conveyance and their
gates, and every external part of the winding apparatus, upon the proper working of
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7 Days 88. Examination of winding equipment – (b) Once at least in every seven days – (i)
each winding rope, by passing the rope at a speed not exceeding one meter per
second; and (ii) the external parts of the winding engine, the guides and the signaling
arrangements fitted in a shaft;
30/0.5/30 Day/meter 88. Examination of winding equipment - 1(c) Once at least in every 30 days, every
winding rope, by passing the rope at a speed not exceeding 0.5 metre per second. For
the purpose of this examination, the rope shall be cleaned of any entrusted dirt and
grease at all places particularly liable to deterioration and at other places, not more
than 30 metres apart throughout the length, and any reduction in the circumference of
the rope and the superficial condition of the wires as to wear, corrosion, brittleness
and fracture at every such place shall be noted;
12 Months 85. Examination of winding equipment – 1(d) Once at least in every 12 months, the
winding engine as to the condition of its internal parts.
1.8, 1.2 Meters 89. Gates and fences.– 2(a) At every landing where it is necessary for persons to pass
from one side of the shaft to the other, an adequate passby shall be provided for
enabling them to do so without entering or crossing the shaft. Every passby so
provided shall be not less than 1.8 metres high and 1.2 metres wide, and shall be kept
clear of all obstructions.
1/10 No/meter 92. Haulage roadways.– 4(b) at least one run way switch or other effective contrivance
below the first stop-block or other effective contrivance at a distance greater than the
length of a set or train of tubs: Provided that such distance shall not exceed the length
of a set or train of tubs by more than 10 metres:
250 Meter 4(e) tub re-railers at intervals of not more than 250 metres. Where a tubs is re-railed
manually, it shall either be detached from the rope or ropes or the haulage engine
which works the rope shall be stopped;
92. Haulage roadways.– 4 Where haulage is effected by one or more ropes, -(a) at the
1 No
top of every inclined plane, at least one stop-block or other effective contrivance to
arrest tubs from running or moving out of control;
30 Meters 92-(4) Where haulage is effected by one or more ropes, -(f) on every haulage roadway
exceeding 30 metres in length, effective means of transmitting signal from every
stopping place on the roadway to the place at which the machinery working the rope is
operated.
1,2,3,4 Raps 92-(5) The following code of signals shall be used and strictly observed –
ONE RAP .. STOP when in motion
TWO RAPS .. LOWER or haul in slowly
THREE RAPS .. START when at rest
FOUR RAPS .. RAISE or haul out slowly
300 Meters 92-(8) Where in any mine belowground, a system of haulage roadways (and conveyors,
if any) extends to a distance of more than 300 meters from the shaft or the entrance
to the mine, efficient telephonic communication shall be provided and maintained
between the end of every such system and the bottom and top of the shaft or the
entrance to the mine, as the case may be:
30 Volts 92. (9) (b) signal wires shall be supported on insulators, and shall not be energised at
more than 30 volts;
10 Meters 92. (11) Where any person is allotted to work or pass while the haulage is in motion,
manholes for refuge shall be provided at intervals of not more than 10 meters:
20 Meters 92. (11) Provided that where the gradient is less than 1 in 6 such manholes may be
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1.8/1.2/ Meters 92-(12) Manholes shall be not less than 1.8 metres in height and 1.2 metres in depth,
0.75 and not less than 0.75 metres but not more than one metre in width: Provided that
where the roadway is less than 1.8 metres in height, the manholes may be made to
the full height of the roadway:
0.3 Meters 92-(14) Every manhole shall be kept clean and clear of obstruction, and white washed
both inside and for a distance of not less than 0.3 metres around the aperture.
1 Meter 92-(18) At all places where tubs are coupled or uncoupled, there shall be a clear space
of not less than one meter –
(a) between, the tubs and one side of the roadway; and
(b) where there are two or more tracks also between the adjacent tracks.
1.8 Meters 93-(2) Every such travelling roadway shall –
(a) be not less than 1.8 meters high for the entire strech;
30 Degree 93-(2) (b) where the inclination exceeds 30 degrees from the horizontal, be provided
with suitable steps or ladders;
45 Degree 93-(2) (c) where the inclination exceeds 45 degrees from the horizontal, be provided,
in addition to steps or ladders, with hand rails or ropes so as to ensure safe travel;
60/10 Degree/ 93-(2) (d) where the inclination exceeds 60 degrees from the horizontal, be provided,
meters in addition to the steps or ladders and rails or ropes, with suitable platforms at
intervals not exceeding 10 metres measured along the slope.
1 Km 93. Travelling roadways.– (6) In case the travelling distance from the incline or adit
mouth or pit bottom exceeds one kilometer or the travelling is arduous, the owner,
agent and manager shall provide suitable man-riding arrangement as approved by the
Chief Inspector, within one year from the date of coming into force of these
regulations.
2/20 No/CM 94. Tubs and their movement – (1) On every tub there shall be provided and
maintained at each coupling end a strong buffer projecting beyond the end and so
arranged that when two such tubs are in tandem, the gap between the innermost
ends shall not be less than 20 centimeters.
7 Factor of safety 94. (5) Each component of coupling shall have factor of safety of not less than seven in
relation to maximum static load which shall be ensured by testing at an interval not
exceeding three years and record thereof shall be maintained.
2/10 No/meter 94.(7) Two or more tubs shall not be moved by hand in close succession but shall be
coupled and moved together:
Provided that two tubs shall be deemed to be in close succession when the distance
between them at any time is less than 10 meters.
1 in 20 Gradient 94.(9)- No person while taking a tub down a gradient exceeding 1 in 20, shall go in
front of the tub; and in every case where conditions are such that a person cannot
control the tub from behind, he shall not take the tub down unless sprags or other
suitable contrivances are used to control it.
1 in 20 Gradient 94.(11) Every tub while standing on a track having a gradient of more than 1 in 20
shall unless held effectively by brakes or securely coupled to a haulage rope or
locomotive be effectively blocked, chained or otherwise secured.
8 Factor of safety 96. Haulage ropes.– (1) No rope shall be used for purposes of haulage if it has any
serious visible defect over any length or its factor of safety is less than eight.
6 Months 96 (2) Every rope which is capped shall be recapped once at least in every six months,
and if necessary, at shorter intervals, under the supervision of a competent person.
1 Meter 97. Roadway Conveyors – (1) (a) between the conveyor and one side of the roadway,
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30 Meter 97. Roadway Conveyors – (3) On every length of roadway in which a conveyor is
installed for transporting loads over a distance exceeding 30 meters, there shall be
provided and maintained effective means of transmitting signals from every point on
the length of the roadway to the place at which the machinery working the conveyor is
operated:
30 Days 97.(6) The manager shall formulate a code of practice for safe installation, operation,
maintenance and use of belt conveyor belowground including extension of belt
conveyor and shifting it from one place in the mine to another and submit the same to
the Regional Inspector at least thirty days before the commencement of the
installation of the belt conveyor belowground; and the Regional Inspector may, at any
time by an order in writing, require such modifications in the code of practice as he
may think fit in the interest of safety.
98. Examination of haulage engines.– (1) It shall be the duty of a competent person to
24 Hours examine carefully- (a) once at least in every twenty-four hours, every haulage engine,
brake-wheel, rope and other appliance in use; and
7 Days 98.(1) Examination of haulage engines – (b) once at least in every seven days, every
track where the haulage is effected by means of mechanical power of gravity, and every
safety contrivance fitted thereon
7 Days 99. Examination of haulage and travelling roadways – It shall be the duty of the
overman or other competent person to examine carefully, once at least in every seven
days, the state of all haulage and travelling roads and roadways, including roadways
leading to all the outlets of the mine which are in use.
1 in 15 Gradient 100 (2) No locomotive shall be used where the gradient of the track exceeds 1 in 15.
2 Wagons 102. Movement of wagons.– (4) Where two or more wagons are moved
simultaneously, the wagons shall be coupled together, and the number shall not
exceed the number which can be effectively controlled; they shall be moved only by
pushing from the sides or from behind the last wagon.
1.2 Meters 102 (11) No material shall be placed or dumped within 1.2 metres from either side of a
track of rails.
15 Meters 103. Fencings and gates (2) Where occupied buildings are situated within 15 meters of
any haulage road, tramline, rail line or haul road, a substantial fence shall be provided
and maintained between such buildings and the haulage road, tramline, rail line or
haul road.
45 Degree 105. Opencast workings –(1)(a) the sides shall be sloped at an angle of safety not
exceeding 45 degrees from the horizontal or such other angle as the Regional
Inspector may permit by an order in writing and subject to such conditions as he may
specify therein;
1.5 Meters 105. Opencast workings (1)(b) the sides shall be kept benched and the height of any
bench shall not exceed 1.5 metres and the breadth thereof shall not be less than the
height:
2.5/1.25/ Meters 105.(2) where any pillar is left in situ for the purpose of measurement, its height shall
1.5 not exceed 2.5 metres; and where the height of such pillar exceeds 1.25 metres, the
base of the pillar shall not be less than 1.5 metres in diameter.
45/3 Degree/ 105.(3) In coal, the sides shall either be kept sloped at an angle of safety not exceeding
meters 45 degrees from the horizontal, or the sides shall be kept benched and the height of
any bench shall not exceeds three metres and the breadth thereof shall not be less than
the height:
3 Meter 106. Mechanised opencast working.- (4) The height of the benches in overburden consisting of
alluvial soil, morum, gravel, clay, debris or other similar ground shall not exceed 3 meters and
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3 Meter /Times 106. Mechanised opencast working (5) The height of benches in coal and overburden
of rock formation other than that mentioned in sub-regulation (4) shall not be more
than the digging height or reach of the excavation machine in use for digging,
excavation or removal, and the width thereof shall not be less than - (a) the width of
the widest machine plying on the bench plus two meters; or (b) if dumpers ply on the
bench, three times the width of the dumper; or
37.5 Degree 108. Spoil-banks and dumps.- (2)The slope of a spoil bank shall be determined by the
natural angle of repose of the material being deposited but, in any case, shall not
exceed 37.5 degrees from the horizontal:
30 Meter 108. Spoil-banks and dumps.- (4) Any spoil bank exceeding 30 meter in height shall
be benched so that no bench exceeds 30 meter in height and the overall slope shall
not exceed 1 vertical to 1.5 horizontal.
108. Spoil-banks and dumps.- (5) The toe of a spoil-bank shall not be extended to any
point within 100m of a mine opening, railway or other public works, public road or
building or other permanent structure not belonging to the owner.
3 /4.8 Meters 99. Development work – (2) no gallery in a seam or section shall exceed three
metres in height or 4.8 metres in width at any place.

10 Day 112. Depillaring operations.– (9) Where the voids formed as a result of extraction are
stowed with sand or other materials, the owner, agent or manager shall, on or before
the 10 th day of every month submit to the Regional Inspector a statement giving the
quantity of coal raised and the quantity of sand or other material stowed in every
district during the preceding month.
2 Copies 113. Extraction of Coal by method other than bord and pillar system.– (2) An
application for permission under sub-regulation (1), shall be made accompanied by
two copies of an upto date plan of the area where such development or extraction is
proposed, showing details such as the manner and proposed extent of development
or extraction.
14 Days 114. Saving.- (1) Nothing in regulation 111 or regulation 112 shall prevent the driving
of any gallery through any pillar or the enlargement of any gallery beyond the limits
specified by or under these regulations, where in the opinion of the manager such
work is necessary for haulage, ventilation, drainage or any other purpose necessary
for the proper working of the mine, if fourteen days’ previous notice in writing of the
intention to commence such work has been given to the Regional Inspector.
15 Days 117. Pointing out of contraventions during inspections.- (3) When an entry is made
in the register- (b) a copy thereof shall be displayed within one day of the date of
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15 Days 117. (4)The owner, agent or manager of the mine shall return one copy, within a period not
exceeding fifteen days from the date of the entry, to the Chief Inspector or the Inspector who
made the entry with remarks thereon showing the action taken to remedy the contravention
and the date on which such action was taken.
2/30 No./Degree 118. (4) Multi-section and contiguous working.- Where two or more such seams or
sections are worked in a mine, the pillars in one seam or section shall, as far as
practicable, be vertically above or below the pillars in the other seam or section unless
the strata are inclined at an angle of more than 30 degrees from the horizontal.
3 Meter 118. (5) Multi-section and contiguous working.- The parting left between any two
seams or sections shall not be less than three meters in thickness at any place:
45 Meters 119. Working under railways and roads, etc.– (1) No working shall be made and no
work of extraction or reduction of pillars shall be conducted at, or extended to, any
point within 45 meters of any railway, or of any public works
7.5 Meters 122. Working near mine boundaries in opencast mines.– (2) No working shall be made
within a distance of 7.5 meters of the boundary of any mine and, in case of a dispute
boundary, no working shall be made within a distance of 7.5 meters of the boundary
claimed by the owner of an adjacent mine until such time a binding agreement has
been reached as to the correct boundary or the question has been finally determined
by a court of law:
30 Days 123. Strata Control and Monitoring Plan.– (3) The manager shall, at least thirty days
before the commencement of any operation, submit a copy of the support plan framed
under sub-regulation (2) to the Regional Inspector who may at any time, by an order in
writing, require such modification in the plan as he may specify therein.
5/25/75 CM 124 Setting of support – (2) Where a prop is set on sand or, other loose material, a flat
base-piece not less than 5 centimeter in thickness 25 centimeters in width and 75
centimeters in length shall be used.
8/50 CM 124 Setting of support – (3) The lid used over a prop shall have a width not less than
the diameter of the prop thickness not less than 8 centimeters and a length not less
than 50 centimeters.
50/1 CM/meter 124. Setting of support – (4) Every bar set for supporting the roof of a roadway shall be
set securely on props or on cogs on steel clamps of suitable design and adequate
strength, securely fixed on the sides of the roadway in holes at least 50-centimeter-
deep made in the sides of the roadway and shall be made and kept tight against roof.
Where lagging is necessary the number of laggings shall not be less than one for every
meter length of the bar and the laggings shall be made and kept tight against the roof.
1.2 Meter 124. Setting of support – (7) The cogging members shall be not less than 1.2 metres in
length.
30 Degree 127 .Steep workings – (1) In workings having an inclination of 30 degrees or more from
the horizontal adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent danger to persons from
falling or rolling of timber, tools or other appliances or material.
45 Degree 127 .Steep workings – (2) No person shall work or be permitted to work at any place
having an inclination of 45 degrees or more from the horizontal, where he is likely to
slip or overbalance, unless he is secured by a safety belt or life line or is otherwise
safeguarded
15 Meters 128. Fencings and gates.– (2) Where an excavation which has been formed as a result
of any mining operation, extends within a distance of 15 meters from a public road or
any building, substantial fencing shall be erected and maintained around the
excavation.
30 Degree 128. Fencings and gates.– (5) Where a shaft or staple pit or a gallery having an
inclination of more than 30 degrees from the horizontal leads directly into a working
place or travelling roadway, such place or roadway and any working place situated on
its dip side, shall be securely guarded or otherwise protected as to prevent danger to
persons from falling materials.
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3 Meters 129. Examination by sirdars.– (7) In case of opencast workings, the sirdar shall pay
attention to overhangs, undercuts, presence of loose stone, materials or trees, etc.,
within 3 meters of the edges, foot paths for traveling and carrying loads, fencing on
top of the quarry and disused part or abandoned quarries, fencing along footpaths and
benches where required, use of personal protective equipment and condition of
dumps.
1.5/1.8 Meters 131. Working at height.- (1) No person shall work or travel on any ledge or footpath
less than 1.5 meters wide, from where he is likely to fall more than 1.8 meters, unless
he is protected by guard rails, fence or safety belt or rope suitably fixed and sufficiently
strong to prevent him from falling.
30 Degree 132. General precautions.- (5) No person shall carry or be permitted to carry any load
along a road or footpath having an inclination of 30 degrees or more from the
horizontal.
1/0.18/ Meters 132. General precautions.- (6) Every road or footpath, along which loads are carried
0.35 by human agency, shall- (i) its breadth shall not be less than one metre; and (ii) at
every place where the inclination exceeds 15 degrees from the horizontal, level steps
shall be provided such that the vertical height of every step does not exceed 0.18
metre and the distance from the edge. To the back is not less than 0.35 metre.
24/30 Hours/ days 133. Classification of coal seams according to their degree of gassiness.– (2) If in a
gassy seam the percentage of inflammable gas in the general body of air or the rate of
emission of such gas increases so as to bring that seam into a higher degree of
gasiness, the owner, agent or manager shall within 24 hours from his knowledge of
such increase, inform the Regional Inspector are also observe all the precautions
required to be taken under these regulations in respect of a gassy seam of that degree.
The Regional Inspector shall within 30 days of the receipt of such information verify the
degree of gasiness by suitable investigations and classify the seam into the appropriate
degree of gasiness:
24/60 Hours/ days Provided that if it is not practicable to observe all the precautions required to be taken
under these regulations within 24 hours stipulated in this sub-regulation, the Regional
Inspector, on a request in writing by the owner, agent or manager, may defer the
observance of the required precautions, subject to such conditions as he may specify,
for a period not exceeding sixty days.
30 Days 133. Classification of coal seams according to their degree of gassiness.– (4) The
Regional Inspector shall within thirty days from the receipt of the information referred
to in sub-regulation (3), verify and investigate the degree of gassiness and classify the
same into appropriate degree of gassiness, and till such time as the Regional Inspector
so classifies all the precautions required to be observed previously shall be observed.
30 Days 133. (6) The owner, agent or manager shall at least once to every 30 days examine the
rate of emission of inflammable gas in cubic metres per tonne of coal raised and the
percentage of inflammable gas in the general body of air
24/15 Hours/ meters 135. Surface precautions against fire.– (2) Shale or other carbonaceous material shall
not be heaped or dumped, and dead leaves or dry vegetation shall not be allowed to
accumulate or remain, and combustible materials other than materials required for use
within a period of 24 hours, and inflammable materials, shall not be stored within a
distance of 15 metres from any entrance to a mine, which is not effectively sealed off
from the workings belowground :
15 Meters 135. Surface precautions against fire.– (5) No person shall light a fire or permit a fire
to be lighted in any opencast working within a distance of 15 meters from any entrance
to a mine, except by the permission in writing of the manager and only for a special
purpose specified in such order.
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7 Days 135.(6) A competent person shall, once at least in every seven days, inspect the top of
all entrances to a mine, all opencast workings and any ground broken by extraction of
coal in order to ascertain whether the precaution laid down in this regulation have
been complied with, and for the presence of any fire that may have broken out or any
indications thereof.
30 Days 136. Underground precautions against fire.– (7) All unused workings connected to the
surface though a walkable entrance which is not permanently closed, shall once at
least in every 30 days be inspected by a competent person for signs of illicit distillation
of liquor.
7/30 Days 137. Precaution against spontaneous heating.– (12) In order to detect spontaneous
heating in early stages, the air in the return airway of every depillaring district and, of
every goaf which has not been isolated, shall be - (a) tested for percentage of carbon
monoxide once at least in every seven days with an automatic detector of a type
approved by the Chief Inspector; and (b) completely analysed once at least in every
thirty days with a view to determining the ratio CO- formed/O 2 - absorbed:
7 Days 137. Precaution against spontaneous heating.– (15) All unused workings including
unused workings which have not been sealed off, and isolation stoppings built around
goaved out areas shall be inspected once at least in every seven days, by a competent
person for any fire risk
35 Tonne 139. Equipment for fire-fighting.- (d) Provided that in case of trucks and dumpers of
less than 35 tonne capacity used in opencast mines, it may be sufficient if semi-
automatic type fire suppression system has been provided;
60 Meters 142. Precautions when a fire exists –(1)(c) where the outlets of openings of the seam
are within 60 metres of an active fire or spontaneous heating in a higher seam or on
the surface in any ash heap or spoil heap or in any other heap or place or any other fire
or spontaneous heating which cannot be controlled immediately or where broken
ground connected with the seam exists within 60 metres of such fire or spontaneous
heating;
10 Meters 142. 1(d) where the parting with an overlying seam on fire or in which spontaneous
heating has taken place; or with surface containing an active fire or spontaneous
heating in any spoil heap or ash heap or in any other heap or place; or any other fire or
spontaneous heating which cannot be controlled immediately, consist of less than 10
metres of hard rock;
30 Days 142.(3) In every fiery seam or gassy seam of the second or third degree, arrangements
shall be made once at least every 30 days to ascertain the atmospheric condition
behind the stoppings built to sealed off the area of old workings or such goaf or a fire
or spontaneous heating unless such stoppings are capable of resisting force of an
explosion.
3 Months 143. Precaution against dust.– (3) The owner, agent or manger of every mine shall,
within three months of the coming into force of these regulations and once at least in
every month thereafter or whenever the Regional Inspector so requires by an order in
writing, cause the air at every work place where airborne dust is generated, to be
sampled and the concentration of respirable dust therein determined:
1 Meter 143. Precaution against dust.– (4) The samples drawn under sub-regulation (3) shall as
far as practicable, be representative of the levels of dust exposure of work-persons. For
this purpose, the sampler shall be positioned on the return side of the point of dust
generation and within 1 meter of the normal working position of but not behind the
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5/1.5 No./Times 143. (10) If the average concentration of respirable dust in a series of five samples
taken in seven successive normal working shifts during the subsequent month
exceeds one and a half times the permissible limit, the relevant operation or
operations causing excessive dust shall cease.
80 Meter 143. Precaution against dust.– (13) (d) no plant for the screening or sorting of coal
and as far as practicable, no heap of cinder, cement, sand, mortar or other dry and
fine material shall be placed within 80 m. of the top of any down-cast shaft or other
intake airway nor shall any such material be so handled as to make it air-borne an
drawn into such shaft or airway.
60 Meter 143 (13) (e) in every working belowground – every working face and the floor, roof
and sides of every roadway or airway within 60 meters thereof shall be, unless
naturally wet throughout, regularly washed down to prevent accumulation of dust
and shall be kept thoroughly wet during the work shifts;
7/6 Days/ month 143. (13) (h) every device used for the prevention and suppression of dust produced
by any machinery, equipment or process as also for the filtering of the exhausted air
and every dust respirator shall be inspected once at least in every seven days and
shall be thoroughly examined and tested at least once in every month and the results
of every such inspection, examination and test shall be recorded in the register
maintained under sub-regulation (8).
2000 : 1 Scale 144. Execution of measures for dust control.– (1) There shall be maintained at every
mine having workings belowground a dust plan on a scale having representative
factor of not less than 2000 : 1
24/7/14/ Hours/days/month 144. Execution of measures for dust control.– (c) require treatment with
30/3 incombustible dust at such intervals of twenty-four hours, seven days, fourteen days,
thirty days, three months or other specified period, as the case may be.
75,30,85 % 144. (3) Every part of a mine which is not naturally wet throughout or which is not
isolated by explosion-proof stoppings shall be treated: (a) with fine incombustible
dust in such manner and at such intervals as will ensure that the dust on the floor,
roof and sides and any support or structure shall always consist of a mixture
containing not less than 75 per cent. of incombustible matter in case of coal seams
containing less than 30 per cent. volatile matter (on dry ash free basis) and 85 per
cent. of incombustible matter in case of coal seam containing more than 30 per cent.
of such volatile matter
30 % 144.(3) (b) with water in such manner and at such intervals as will ensure that the
dust on the floor, roof and sides and or any support or structure is always
combined with not less than 30% by weight of water in intimate mixture;
5 % 144 (4) The incombustible dust used for the purpose fo this sub-regulation shall be :
(a) such that it does not contain more than 5% of free silica;
24 Hours 144. Execution of measures for dust control.– (6) where any place or part of the
mine is to be treated with incombustible dust : (a) before treating with
incombustible dust, all coal dust shall be cleaned, as far as practicable, from the
roof, sides, floor, props, cogs, bars, brattice cloth or any other objects or
structure or place on which coal dust may deposit, and all dust so collected shall
be removed to the surface within 24 hours.
5000 Tones 144. (9) Provided that in the case of a mine having an average monthly output of
less than 5000 tonnes, the Dust In-charge referred to in this regulation can act as the
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150 Meters 145. Check on measures for dust control.– (2) Every return airway as lies within two
hundred meters of the last working face and every haulage, tramming or conveyor
roadway which is not naturally wet throughout, shall be divided into zones not longer
than one hundred and fifty meters each:
50 Meters 145.(3) Every zone formed as aforesaid shall be divided into three equal sections, each
not exceeding 50 meters in length.
2000:1 Scale 145. Check on measures for dust control.– (5) The zones and sections, with their
numbers and code-letters, shall be clearly marked on a plan prepared on a scale having
a representative factor of not less than 2000:1 hereinafter called the “sampling plan”,
clearly showing the areas of the mine that are naturally wet throughout.
30 Days 145. (7) Representative samples of dust shall be collected once in every thirty days
from every zone, and for this purpose samples may be collected from different
sections such as a, b or c in rotation such that, during every such period of thirty days,
all samples are collected from the section a or section b or section c.
24 Hours 145. (8) Representative samples referred to in sub-regulation (7) shall be collected in a
systematic manner irrespective of the cleaning and treating operations but shall in no
case be collected within a period of twenty-four hours of cleaning and treating of any
zone, section or part thereof.
3 Months 145. (10) In every travelling roadway, and in every airway other than those specified in
sub-regulation (2), samples shall be taken in such a systematic manner and at such
intervals not exceeding three months, to maintain proper check on the efficiency of
the treatment thereof in terms of sub-regulation (5) of regulation 144.
10 MM 145. (11) Samples of dust shall be collected from roof, sides, and floor, and shall
comprise of dust collected to a depth not exceeding five millimeters on the roof and
sides, and to a depth not exceeding 10 millimeters on the floor.
10 CM 145. (12) Where a zone is treated with incombustible dust, the samples shall be
collected by a method of strip sampling, the strips being as near as possible of equal
width of not less than 10 centimeters, and at uniform intervals not exceeding five
meters.
30 Grams 145. Check on measures for dust control.– (15) Each sample shall be well-mixed and
then reduced in bulk (by quartering) to a weight of not less than 30 grams and each
sample so reduced shall be packed in a moisture-proof container which shall be
suitably labeled or marked.
7 Days 145. Check on measures for dust control.– (17) Within seven days of taking of each
sample, it shall be sent for analysis and the result of such analysis, immediately on its
receipt, shall be recorded in a bound-paged book kept for the purpose and every entry
in this book shall be signed and dated by the sampling in charge and be countersigned
and dated by the manager.
30 % 145. Explanation A place in a mine is considered “Naturally wet throughout” if it is
moist enough to keep the coal dust present, at any time, on the roof, sides and floor
and other objects at that place so that it is always combined with not less than 30
percent by weight of was in intimate mixture.
30/1.5 Meters 147. Precautions against eruption of gas.– Where any working is extended to within
30 meters of any goaf or disused workings containing or likely to contain an
accumulation of inflammable or noxious gases, there shall be maintained at least one
bore-hole not less than 1.5 meters deep in advance of the working
30 Days 148. Recovery and exploratory work. – (2) Where it is intended or proposed to reopen
a mine or part thereof, which has been isolated, sealed off or flooded with water to
deal with a fire or spontaneous heating, the owner, agent or manager shall not less
than thirty days before the commencement of such work, give notice in writing of such
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3 Persons 148. (3) Where it is intended to carry out any exploratory work in a mine or part
belowground likely to contain irrespirable atmosphere,- (b) no party of less than three
persons shall be allowed to proceed to carry out such work
1.5 Meters 149. Danger from surface water (2) every entrance into a mine shall be so designed,
constructed and maintained that its lowest point (which means the point at which a
body of rising water on surface can enter the mine) shall be not less than 1.5 meters
above the highest flood level at that point.
1.2 Meters 149.(5) In every mine which is likely to be endangered by surface water, the highest
flood levels and danger levels at least 1.2 meters or as required by the Regional
Inspector below the highest flood level, shall be permanently marked at appropriate
places on the surface and whenever water rises towards the danger level at any place,
all persons shall be withdrawn from the mine sufficiently in advance and for this
purpose adequate arrangements of quick communication to all parts of the mine by
effective systems shall be provided and maintained.
15 Meters 149. (6) No workings shall be made in any mine vertically below –(b) any spot lying
within a horizontal distance of 15 meters from either bank of a river or canal or from
the boundary of a lake, tank or other surface reservoir;
14/30 Days 149. (9) A competent person shall, once at least in every fourteen days during the rainy
season and once at least in every thirty days during other periods of the year, examine
every protective measure provided under sub-regulations (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5),
whether in use or not, for their stability
3 Months 149. (10) The protective measure and workings aforesaid shall also inspected, once at
least in every quarter by the manager personally.
60 Meters 150. Danger from underground inundation. – (3) Without prejudice to the
requirement of sub-regulation (1) and sub regulation (2), no working which has
approached within a distance of 60 meters of any other working (not being the
working which has been physically examined and found to be free from accumulation
of water or other liquid matter or any material that is likely to flow when wet) and
whether in the same mine or in an adjoining mine, shall be extended further except
with the prior permission in writing of the Regional Inspector and subject to such
conditions as he may specify therein.
2 Copies 150.(4) Every application for permission to extend any working referred to in sub
regulation (3) shall be accompanied by two copies of the plan and section
2.4/5 Meters 150.(7) The height or width of any working referred to in sub-regulation (3) or sub-
regulation (6) shall not exceed 2.4 meters and there shall be maintained at least one
bore-hole near the center of the working face, and sufficient flank bore-holes on each
side; and, where necessary, bore-holes above and below the working to intervals of not
more than five meters.
15 Days 150. Danger from underground inundation. (11) A plan and section of the working
referred to in sub-regulation (10), showing the particulars referred therein shall be
prepared and maintained and they shall be brought up to date at least once in every
fifteen days.
14 Days 151. Intentional flooding.– (1) When the owner, agent or manager intends or
proposes, by introducing water from the surface or from any other part of the mine or
from an adjacent mine, to flood any part of the workings of his mine, he shall give, in
writing, not less than fourteen days’ notice of such intention or proposal to the Chief
Inspector and the Regional Inspector and to the management of all adjoining mines
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14 Days 151. (1) Provided that the Regional Inspector may, be an order in writing and subject
to such conditions as he may specify therein, permit such operations to be
commenced on any day prior to the expiry of the said 14 days:
60/14 Days 151.(2) If the operations in respect of which notice is given under sub-regulation (1), are
not commenced within 60 days from the expiry of the said 14 days, the notice shall be
deemed to have lapsed and the provision of the sub-regulation(1) shall apply as if no
such notice had been given.
14 Days 152. Construction of reservoir, water dam, etc.– (1) Where in any mine, it is intended
to construct a reservoir, dam or other structure to withstand a pressure of water or
other material which will flow when wet, or to control an inrush of water, the owner,
agent or manager shall give in writing not less than fourteen days notice of such
intention to the Regional Inspector
2 Copies 152. which shall be accompanied by two copies of plans and sections showing the
design and other details of the proposed construction:
6/2.5 Cu M 153. Standard of ventilation. – (2) For the purposes of securing adequate ventilation
as specified in sub-regulation (1), the owner, agent and manager shall ensure that- (a)
in every ventilating district, not less than six cubic meters per minute of air per person
employed in the district on the largest shift or not less than 2.5 cubic meters per
minute of air per tonne of daily output, whichever is larger, passes along the last
ventilation connection in the district which means the in-bye most gallery in the
district along which the air passes;
19/0.5 % 153. (b) at every place in the mine where persons are required to work or pass, the air
does not contain less than 19 percent of oxygen or more than 0.5 percent of carbon
dioxide or any noxious gas in quantity likely to affect the health of any person
0.75/1.25 % 153. (c) the percentage of inflammable gas does not exceed 0.75 in the general body
of the return air of any ventilating district and 1.25 in any place in the mine;
33.5/30.5 Degree 153.(d) the wet bulb temperature in any working place does not exceed 33.5 degrees
centigrade; and where the wet bulb temperature exceeds 30.5 degrees centigrade
arrangements are made to ventilate the same with a current of air moving at a speed
of not less than one meter per second;
30 Days 153.(e) for ensuring compliance with the provisions of clauses (b), (c) and (d) of this
sub regulation, air samples and temperature readings shall be taken at least once in 30
days and the result shall be recorded in a bound paged book kept for the purpose:
10 Meters 154. Main Mechanical Ventilator, its drive and fittings etc. – (1) Every main
mechanical
ventilator in a mine shall be capable of producing adequate ventilation in the mine or
part and shall be installed on the surface at a distance of not less than 10 meters from
the opening of the shaft or incline at any point:
7 Days 156. Installation and maintenance of mechanical ventilator. - (3) A competent person
appointed for maintenance of mechanical ventilator and booster fan shall once at
least in every seven days, examine every mechanical ventilator and booster fan in use
and shall record the results of such examination in a bound paged book kept for the
purpose and any serious defect revealed by such examination shall without delay be
brought to the notice of the manager.
14 Days 156.(8) (a) In every mine in which a mechanical ventilator is in use, the quantity of air
shall, once at least in every fourteen days, be measured-
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30 Days 157. Standing orders.– (1) The manager of every mine in which a mechanical ventilator
other than an auxiliary fan is installed shall submit, within a period of thirty days of the
installation to the Regional Inspector, standing orders specifying the action that shall be
taken with respect to the withdrawal of persons from the mine or part thereof in the event
of a stoppage of the ventilator.
25 CM 159. Brattices, doors, stoppings and air-crossings.– (3) The space between the frame of
every ventilation door and the roof and sides of the roadway shall be built up with
masonry or concrete, not less than 25 centimeters in thickness.
25/15 CM 159. (7) Every stopping between the main intake and main return airways shall be
constructed of masonry or brickwork or of concrete without reinforcement, not less than
25 centimeters in thickness, and if constructed of properly reinforced concrete, not less
than 15 centimeter thickness or such greater thickness as may be required by the
Regional Inspector, and shall be faced with a sufficient thickness of lime or cement plaster
to prevent leakage of air.
25/15 CM 159. (10) The partitions and walls of every air-crossing shall be not less than 25
centimeters in thickness if constructed of masonry or of concrete not properly reinforced,
and not less than 15 centimeters in thickness if constructed of properly reinforced
concrete.
14 Days 159.(12) A competent person shall, once at least in every 14 days, examine every airway,
air crossing, ventilation stopping and door in use, and shall record the result thereof in a
bound paged book kept for the purpose, and shall sign the same and date his signature.
160. Velocity of air current.– The velocity of air current measured in meters per minute at the place shown in column
(2) shall be not less than that shown in column (3) for the different seams shown in column (1) of the Table given
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3 Meter 161. Auxiliary fans.- (1) Every auxiliary fan: (c) shall have an air-duct for conducting the air to
or from the face or blind end, which shall be so maintained as to minimise any leakage of air
and to ensure an adequate supply of air to within 3.0 meters of the face or blind end.
2 No 161. (4) In every belowground working, conditions for installation of two or more auxiliary
fans in the same ventilating district or split shall be specified by the Chief Inspector in a
general order.
5 Meters 162. Precautions against fire in ventilation appliances –(2) In the case of every fan other than
an auxiliary fan installed belowground the coal or other carbonaceous material exposed in
the sides, roof and floor shall be covered with masonry or other adequate protection against
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0.5 % 166. (ii) by a methane detector to be 0.5 per cent. or more in case of mine having
degree two seams;
1.25 % 166. (iii) by the lowered flame of a flame safety lamp or, where methane detectors
are used, they indicate one and a quarter per cent. or more of inflammable gas in
case of mine having degree three gassy seams.
7 Days 167. Inspection of unused workings for gas – (1) In any fiery seam or gassy seam of
the second or third degree or where the Regional Inspector may require by an order in
writing, all unused workings which have not been sealed off, shall, once at least in every
seven days, be inspected by a competent person for the presence of inflammable or
noxious gas.
3 Days 169. Determination of percentage of inflammable gas and of environmental
conditions (1)(a) The determinations shall be made by a competent person, and either
by means of an apparatus of a type approved for the purpose by the Chief Inspector,
or by analysis of samples of air. If determinations are made by the analysis of air, the
samples shall be analyzed within three days of the taking thereof.
7 Days 169. (1) (c) The determinations shall be made or samples of air taken, as the case may
be, once at least in every seven days,
0.8/24 % /Hours 169.(1) (c)(i) if any determination shows the percentage of inflammable gas to exceed
0.8, determination shall be made or samples of air taken at intervals not exceeding
twenty-four hours for so long as such content exceeds that percentage and for the
seven next following days, unless the Regional Inspector otherwise permits by an order
in writing and subject to such conditions as he may specify therein
30/0.6 Days / % 169. (1) (c)(ii) if the determination made during the thirty days immediately preceding
any day have shown the percentage of inflammable gas to be below 0.6, it shall be
sufficient to make such determination or take such samples, once in every thirty days
for so long as such content does not exceed that percentage:
24 Hours Provided that when any alteration is made in the system of ventilation so as to
substantially affect or likely to affect the ventilation of the mine, such
determination shall be made within 24 hours of such alteration.
1.25 % 169. Determination of percentage of inflammable gas and of environmental
conditions.- (1)(e) if any determination in any ventilating district shows the percentage
of inflammable gas to exceed one and a quarter, the supply of electric energy shall be
cut off immediately from all cables and apparatus in the district, and a written report
thereof submitted to the Regional Inspector forthwith.
30 Days 169. (2) If the Regional Inspector so requires by an order in writing in respect of any
mine having workings belowground, determination shall, once at least in every thirty
days, be made of temperature, humidity and such other environmental conditions at
such points as the Regional Inspector may specify in the order.
4.5 Meters 171. General precautions in gassy mines –(2) No working or gallery shall be extended
to a distance of more than 3 meters from the nearest ventilation connection unless the
current of air is coursed up to a point within 3 meters of the face by means of fire
resistant pipes, tubes, brattices or other material.
171. (3) No narrow ‘main’ or advance gallery shall be driven more than three metres
3 Meters ahead of the widened gallery.
174. Whitewashing – The roof and sides of the following places belowground in a mine
shall be kept effectively whitewashed (b) the top and bottom of every haulage plane,
every regular stopping place, siding, landing, bye pass, and junction, except within 100
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50 Persons 175. General lighting .- (1) Adequate general lighting arrangements shall be provided
during working hours (b) (ii) in every travelling roadway normally used by 50 or more
persons during any shift:
270 Meters 176. Electric lighting in gassy mines – (1) the use of electric energy in parts of mines in
which inflammable gas is likely to occur in quantity sufficient to be indicative of danger,
electric lighting from a source of supply external to the lighting unit may be used (b) on
any other roadway or place not within 270 metres of the nearest face.
7 Days 179. Maintenance and examination of safety lamps.– (6) The manager, assistant
manager, or a competent person appointed for the purpose shall, once at least in
every seven days, examine thoroughly every safety lamp in use, and shall record the
results of examination of every such lamp in a bound paged book kept for the purpose.
2 Type 186. Cases and containers for carrying explosives.- (2) No detonator shall be kept in a
case or container which contains other explosives, materials or tools and two or more
types of detonators shall not be kept in the same case or container:
40,80 Shots 190. Shot-firers.– (c)(i) in the case of a gassy seam of second or third degree or a fiery
seam, forty, if a single shot exploder is used and eighty, if a multi-shot exploder is
used;
50,100 Shots 190. Shot-firers.– (c)(ii) in the case of other seams, fifty, if a single-shot exploder is
used and hundred, if a multi-shot exploder is used;
60,120 Shots 190. Shot-firers.– (c) (iii) in the case of opencast mines, sixty, if a single shot exploder
is used or if blasting is done with ordinary detonators and one hundred and twenty, if a
multi-shot exploder is used:
0.3 CM 192. Drilling, charging, stemming and firing of shot-holes.– (1) No drill shall be used
for drilling a shot-hole unless it allows a clearance of at least 0.3 centimeters over the
diameter of the cartridge of explosives, which it is intended to use.
50 Meter 195. Electric shot-firing.– (7)(b) use a well-insulated cable of sufficient length to permit
him to take proper shelter and in case of belowground working sufficient to take two
right angle turns of pillar, and in no case, shall this cable be less than 50 meters in
length;
500 Meters 196. Taking shelter before firing shots.–– (2) In the case of an opencast working the
shot-firer shall not charge or fire a shot (b) Unless sufficient warning, by efficient
signals or other means approved by the manager, is given over the entire area falling
within a radius of 500 meters from the place of firing (hereinafter referred to as the
danger zone) an also he has ensured that all persons within such area have taken
proper shelter
9 Meters 196.(6) When two working places belowground have approached within nine meters
of each other, the blaster shall not fire any shot in any one of the said workings unless
all persons have been withdrawn from the other working place and the same has been
so fenced off as to prevent persons inadvertently coming in direct line of the shot.
18 Meter 197. Precautions against dry coal dust.- No shots shall be fired at any place
belowground unless the place itself and all accessible places, including roof and sides,
within a distance of 18 meters have been treated in the manner specified in clause (b)
of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 144
5 Meter 198. Conditions requiring use of permitted explosives.– (3) Notwithstanding anything
contained in sub-regulation (1), if blasting is done in any stone drift or sinking shaft
within five meters of any coal seam or in coal measure drifts or staple shaft from one
seam to another only permitted explosives of such types as may be required by the
Chief Inspector shall be used:
18 Meter 201. Additional precautions in belowground mines.- (2) Immediately before charging
a shot-hole or a round of shot-holes, and again before firing the shots the shot-firer
shall carefully test for inflammable gas at all places within a radius of eighteen meters
of the place of firing.
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5 Minute 204. Misfires.– (1) After firing the shots electrically, no person shall re-enter or be
permitted to re-enter the place until five minutes after the source of electricity has
been disconnected from the cable.
30 CM 204. (6) Except where the misfire is due to faulty cable or a faulty connection, and the
shot is fired as soon as practicable after the defect is remedied, another shot shall be
fired in a relieving hole which shall be so placed and drilled in such a direction that at
no point shall it be nearer than thirty centimeters from the misfired hole:
1.2 Meter 205. Special precautions in stone drifts.– In stone drifts,- (a) after shots have been
fired, all loose rock shall be removed from the face, and the area lying within a
distance of 1.2 meters from the face shall be thoroughly cleaned or washed down with
water and carefully examined for presence of misfires or sockets
1.5 Times 210. Apparatus under pressure.– (3) Before an air-receiver is cased in or put in
commission, the engineer or other competent person shall subject it to a hydraulic test
at a pressure at least one-and-a-half times the maximum permissible working pressure
and a similar such test shall be made after every renewal or repair and in any case at
intervals of not more than three years.
7 Days 213. Working and examination of machinery.– (5) A competent person or persons
appointed for the purpose shall, once at least in every seven days, make a thorough
inspection of all machinery and plant in use, and shall record the result thereof in a
bound paged book kept for the purpose.
6 Month 218. Notice of Intention or proposal of exploration for methane.- (1) Whenever there
is any proposal or intention to explore for presence of methane, in any coal seam or
coal measure strata of any working or abandoned coal mines or part thereof, with an
objective to exploit the methane or any other gases for captive, domestic or industrial
purposes, the owner, agent and manager of the mine shall, not less than six months
prior to the date of start of such exploration work, give notice in writing in the Form
and method as may be specified by the Chief Inspector for the purpose, to the Chief
Inspector and also to the Regional Inspector:
30 Days 220. Notice of commencement of extraction of methane.- (1) Whenever there is any
proposal or intention to commence or start extraction of methane from any coal seam
or coal measure strata of any working or abandoned mines or part thereof, with an
objective to exploit the methane or any other gases for captive, domestic or industrial
purposes, the owner, agent and manager of the mine shall, not less than thirty days
prior to the date of start of such extraction work, give notice in writing in the Form and
method as may be specified by the Chief Inspector for the purpose, to the Chief
Inspector and also to the Regional Inspector.
60 Days 221. Notice of closure, abandonment or discontinuance of extraction of methane.-
(1) Whenever there is any proposal or intention to close or abandon or discontinue
extraction of methane from any coal seam or coal measure strata of any working or
abandoned mines or part thereof, the owner, agent and manager of the mine shall,
not less than sixty days prior to the date of start of such closure, abandonment or
discontinuance of extraction work, give notice in writing in the Form and method as
may be specified by the Chief Inspector for the purpose, to the Chief Inspector and
also to the Regional Inspector.
0.2/0.6 Meter 224. Drill machine.- (4) Drill machine shall not be used at any work place where there
is, after allowing for swing of the machine, clear space not less than the following,
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150 Meter 227. Ventilation plan for methane exploration or extraction belowground.- (5) A coal
barrier of not less than 150 meter in thickness shall be maintained in the same seam
from
old boreholes and present working of the mine from where exploration or extraction
of methane is in progress.
500 Meter 232. Methane and other gas monitoring system in case of positive pressure in
reservoir.-
(2) Methane monitors shall be placed at every five hundred meters interval along the
main pipeline in the return air way or at closer interval if so required by the Regional
Inspector.
3 Month 232. (6) Calibration of each methane monitor and the system so installed shall be done
quarterly and record of the same shall be maintained in a bound paged book kept for
the purpose duly signed by the competent person and counter signed by assistant
manager-in-charge of methane exploration or extraction operations and the manager.
6 Month 240. Use, supply and maintenance of protective footwear.– (2) The protective
footwear referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be supplied free of charge, at intervals
not exceeding six months, by the owner, agent or manager of a mine, who shall at all
times maintain a sufficient stock of protective footwear in order to ensure immediate
supply as and when need for the same arises.
3 Years 241. Use and supply of helmet.- (2) The helmet referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall
be supplied free of charge, at intervals not exceeding three years or such other
intervals as the Chief Inspector may specify by a general or special order in writing by
the owner, agent or manager of a mine, who shall at all times maintain a sufficient
stock thereof in order to ensure immediate supply as and when need for the same
arises:
72 Hours 199. Place of accident not to be disturbed –Provided that where the Chief Inspector
or the said Inspector fails to inspect the place of accident within seventy-two hours of
the time of the accident, work may be resumed at the place of accident.
15 Days 258. Appeal to the Chief Inspector.- (1) An appeal shall lie against an order made by
the Regional Inspector under any of these regulations, to the Chief Inspector who may
confirm, modify or cancel the order. (2) Every appeal under sub-regulation (1) shall be
preferred within fifteen days of the receipt of the order by the aggrieved person.
20 Days 259. Appeal to Committee.– (1) An appeal against any order made by the Chief
Inspector under any of these regulations or against any order passed under regulation
258 shall lie, within twenty days of the receipt of the order by the aggrieved person, to
the Committee constituted under section 12 of the Act.

FIRST FORM I (See Regulations, 3,6,7,8)

SCHEDULE Notice of opening, closing or change of name

FIRST FORM II

SCHEDULE (See Regulation 4) Monthly Return for the Month of ………..19

FORM II TABLE A : RAISINGS, DESPATCHES AND STOCK (IN TONNES)
FORM II TABLE B : MACHINERY
FORM II TABLE D : HOURS OF WORK AND EARNING

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FIRST FORM III

SCHEDULE (See Regulation 5) Annual Return for the year ending on the 31st December, 19

FORM III TABLE A - EMPLOYMENT

FORM III TABLE B – TYPE AND AGREGATE HORSE-POWER OF ELECTRICAL APPARTATUS

FORM III TABLE C- TYPE AND AGGREGATE HORSE-POWER OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

(OTHER THAN ELECTRICAL APPARATUS)

FORM III TABLE D – EXPLOSIVES, SAFETY LAMPS, ROCK DRILLS AND MECHANICAL

VENTILATORS

FORM III TABLE E – EXPLOSIVES, SAFETY LAMPS, ROCK DRILLS AND MECHANICAL VENTILATORS

FIRST FORM IV-A

SCHEDULE (See Regulation 9) Notice of Accident/Occurrence

FIRST FORM IV-B

SCHEDULE (See Regulation 9) Particulars of Deceased/Injured person

FIRST FORM V

SCHEDULE (See Regulation 10) Notice of Disease notified under section 25

FIRST [FORM VI]

SCHEDULE (See regulation 103A)

SECOND (See Regulation 58)

SCHEDULES Convention for preparing Plans and Section

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THIRD FORM III -Extraction of coal by a system other than the 3[Board] and Pillar system
SCHEDULE [See Regulation 100A]
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