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Annexure-I
ANNUAL RETURN OF COAL MINE FOR THE YEAR ENDING ON THE 31ST DECEMBER,20__
(Under the Mines Act, 1952 and allied legislations framed thereunder)
PART-A : The Coal Mines Regulations, 1957 (See Regulation 5):
1. Name of mine :____________________________________________

2. Postal address of mine : Village/Area/Road ____________________________
Tehsil/Taluka/Sub-division______________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
3. Date of opening :____________________________________________
4. Labour Identification No. (LIN) :____________________________________________
5. Name of Owner :____________________________________________
(a) Contact details of Owner : Tel. No. - ____________ Mobile No. - ____________
(b) e-mail Id of Owner :____________________________________________
(c) Postal address of Owner : Village/Area/Road ____________________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
6. Name of Agent (if any) as :____________________________________________
defined in section 2(c) of the
Mines Act, 1952
(a) Contact details of Agent : Tel. No. - ____________ Mobile No. - ____________
(b) e-mail Id of Agent :____________________________________________
(c) Postal address of Agent : Village/Area/Road ____________________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
7. Name of Manager :____________________________________________
(a) Contact details of Manager Tel. No. - ____________ Mobile No. - ____________
(b) e-mail Id of Manager :____________________________________________
(c) Postal address of Manager : Village/Area/Road ____________________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
8. Statutory personnel employed in the mine
Sl. No. Designation No. required No. available Shortage/surplus
9. No. of contractors :____________________________________________

engaged
10. EMPLOYMENT
(1) Number of persons employed on roll in the mine :
Classification Departmental Contractual
Male Female Total Male Female Total
Belowground
Opencast
Aboveground

(2) Maximum number of persons employed on any one day during the year 20_____
(i) in workings belowground on ____________ (specific day) : __________
(ii) in all in the mine on ____________ (specific day) : ____________
(3) Details of mandays worked and average employment:

Total mandays Average daily number Total mandays Average daily number
worked of persons employed worked of persons employed
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
(a) Belowground
(b) Opencast
(c) Aboveground
11. No. of days worked :_____________________________________________

No. of shift worked :_____________________________________________
12 DETAILS OF COAL RAISED, MATERIAL HANDLED, ETC.
(a) COAL RAISED ETC. (for all mines) :

All figures in Tonnes
Grade Opening Coal raised during the year Total of Coal Closing
stock on Belowground Open- Sub- Columns Dispatched stock
1st cast Total (2) and on 31st
January, Bord & Pillar Method other of (7) December
20___ Method than Bord & 20___
(3)
{Diff. of
Pillar {____ to Column
(Specify (7) (9) &
Method)} (10)}
Dev. Depillar. Dev. Extraction
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
(b) MATERIAL HANDLED (for Opencast mines only) :
Coal raised during the year Stone, debris, etc. handled Total material handled during the
{Column (7) of 12(a) converted in during the year (cubic metre) calendar year (cubic metre)
cubic metre} {Col.(1)+(2)}
(1) (2) (3)
13. (a) AGGREGATE HORSE-POWER OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT USED/INSTALLED IN

THE MINE
Place Electrical Oil/natural gas/steam Compressed air
(a) Underground
(b) Opencast
(c) Aboveground
Total
(b) Voltage(s) at which current is used:
(i) Lighting :____________________________________________

(ii) Power :____________________________________________

14. ACCIDENT STATISTICS (during last three years)
Year Fatal accident Serious accident Reportable accident Minor accident

Number Number of Number of Number Number of Number Number Number Number
person(s) person(s) person(s) of of
killed seriously seriously person(s) person(s)
injured injured injured injured
20____
20____
20____
PART-B : The Mines Rules, 1955:
1. INITIAL/PERIODICAL MEDICAL EXAMINATION (IME/PME) CONDUCTED DURING THE

YEAR
{Rules 29B and 29P(1) of the Mines Rules, 1955}
Number of persons Number of persons required Number of persons actually No. of
employed to undergo IME/PME undergone IME/PME persons
declared
medically
unfit
Departmental Contractual Departmental Contractual Departmental Contractual
Initial Medical Examination (IME)
Periodical Medical Examination (PME)
2. APPOINTMENT OF WORKMEN’S INSPECTORS

{Rules 29Q of the Mines Rules, 1955}
(i) No. of Workmen’s Inspector required : __________________________

(ii) No. of Workmen’s Inspector provided : __________________________
3. Number of Safety Committee meeting conducted
during the year {Rule 29V of the Mines Rules, 1955} : __________________________
PART-C : Mines Vocational Training Rules, 1966
1. VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Number of persons employed Number of persons required to Number of persons actually
undergo vocational training undergone vocational training
Basic Vocational Training (under Rule 6)
Refresher Training (under Rule 8)
Certified that the information submitted in the Annual Return (in page 1, 2 and 3) is correct to
the best of my knowledge.
Signature (with date and official seal) ______________
Designation : Owner/Agent/Manager

Annexure-II
ANNUAL RETURN OF METALLIFERROUS MINE FOR THE YEAR ENDING ON THE
31ST DECEMBER, 20____
PART-A : The Metalliferous Mines Regulations, 1957 (See Regulation 5):
1. Name of mine :____________________________________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
3. Date of opening :____________________________________________
5. Name of Owner :____________________________________________
(d) Contact details of Owner : Tel. No. - ____________ Mobile No. - ____________
(e) e-mail Id of Owner :____________________________________________
(f) Postal address of Owner : Village/Area/Road ____________________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
defined in section 2(c) of the
Mines Act, 1952
(d) Contact details of Agent : Tel. No. - ____________ Mobile No. - ____________
(e) e-mail Id of Agent :____________________________________________
(f) Postal address of Agent : Village/Area/Road ____________________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
7. Name of Manager :____________________________________________
(d) Contact details of Manager : Tel. No. - ____________ Mobile No. - ____________
(e) e-mail Id of Manager :____________________________________________
(f) Postal address of Manager : Village/Area/Road ____________________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
Sl. No. Designation No. required No. available Shortage/surplus
9. No. of contractors
engaged :____________________________________________
10. EMPLOYMENT
(1) Number of persons employed on roll in the mine :
Belowground
Opencast
Aboveground

(2) Maximum number of persons employed on any one day during the year 20__
(iii) in workings below ground on ____________ (specific day) :
(iv) in all in the mine on ____________ (specific day) :

Total mandays Average daily number Total mandays Average daily number
worked of persons employed worked of persons employed
(d) Belowground
(e) Opencast
(f) Aboveground
11. No. of days worked :_____________________________________________

No. of shift worked :_____________________________________________
12 DETAILS OF OUTPUT, MATERIAL HANDLED, ETC.
(c) OUTPUT (for all mines) :
Name Opening stock Output of the Mineral Despatches Closing stock Metal Extracted,
of on 1st January, during the year on 31st December if any
mineral 20___ 20___
raised Run- Processed ROM Processed ROM Processed ROM Processed Name Quantity
off Mineral Mineral Mineral {Col.2+4 Mineral
Mine Below- Open- +5-7} {Col.3+6-
(ROM) ground cast 8}
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
(d) MATERIAL HANDLED (for Opencast mines only) :
ROM raised during the year Stone, debris, etc. handled Total material handled during the
{Column (5) of 12(a) converted in during the year (cubic metre) calendar year (cubic metre)
cubic metre} {Col.(1)+(2)}
(1) (2) (3)
13. Whether Explosive(s) used in the mine (Yes/No):
14. (I) AGGREGATE HORSE-POWER OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT USED/INSTALLED IN

THE MINE
(d) Underground
(e) Opencast
(f) Aboveground
Total
(II) Voltage(s) at which current is used:

(i) Lighting :____________________________________________
(ii) Power :____________________________________________

15. ACCIDENT STATISTICS (during last three years)

Number Number of Number of Numbe Number of Number Number Number Number
person(s) person(s) r person(s) of of
killed seriously seriously person(s person(s)
injured injured ) injured injured
20____
20____
20____

YEAR
{Rules 29B and 29P(1) of the Mines Rules, 1955}
Number of persons Number of persons required Number of persons actually No. of
employed to undergo IME/PME undergone IME/PME persons
declared
medically
unfit
Departmental Contractu Departmental Contractual Departmental Contractual
al

(j) No. of Workmen’s Inspector required : __________________________

(iii) No. of Workmen’s Inspector provided : __________________________
Certified that the information submitted in the Annual Return (in page 1, 2 and 3) is correct to
the best of my knowledge.
Signature (with date and official seal) ______________

Designation : Owner/Agent/Manager

Annexure-III
ANNUAL RETURN OF OIL MINE FOR THE YEAR ENDING ON THE 31ST DECEMBER,20__
PART-A : The Oil Mines Regulations, 1984 (See Regulation 5):

1. Name of mine :____________________________________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
3. Date of opening :____________________________________________
5. Name of Owner :____________________________________________
(a) Contact details of Owner : Tel. No. - ____________ Mobile No. - ____________
(b) e-mail Id of Owner :____________________________________________
(c) Postal address of Owner : Village/Area/Road ____________________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
defined in Section 2(c)of the
Mines Act, 1952
(a) Contact details of Agent : Tel. No. - ____________ Mobile No. - ____________
(b) e-mail Id of Agent :____________________________________________
(c) Postal address of Agent : Village/Area/Road ____________________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
7. Name of Manager :____________________________________________
(a) Contact details of Manager : Tel. No. - ____________ Mobile No. - ____________
(b) e-mail Id of Manager :____________________________________________
(c) Postal address of Manager : Village/Area/Road ____________________________
District______________ PIN____________________
State_______________________________________
Sl.No. Designation No. required No. available Shortage/surplus
9. No. of contractors engaged : ____________________________________________

10. EMPLOYMENT
(1) Number of persons employed on roll in the mine:


(2) Maximum number of persons employed on any one day during the year 20__ in all in the
mine on ____________ (specific day):___________________________________

Total mandays worked Average daily number Total mandays Average daily number
of persons employed worked of persons employed
11. No. of days worked :____________________________________________

No. of shifts worked :____________________________________________
12. (I) AGGREGATE HORSE-POWER OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT USED/INSTALLED IN THE
MINE
Total
(II)Voltage(s) at which current is used:
(i) Lighting :____________________________________________
(ii) Power :____________________________________________
13. Drilling and other rigs, oil wells and gas wells and pipelines
Item No. Classification Type of Rig Total No. of
units in use
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1 Drilling, Workover and other rigs
1.1 Drilling
1.2 Workover
1.3 Other Rigs
2 Oil, gas and other wells
2.1 Wells drilled
2.2 Wells abandoned
2.3 Gas wells completed
2.4 Oil wells completed
2.5 Gas wells on production
2.6 Oil wells on production
2.7 Oil wells where production discontinued
3 Pipelines Length in metres Diameter in metres
3.1 Flow lines laid from wells to gathering
station
3.2 Pipelines laid from gathering station to
central storage tanks
3.3 Others (Specify)
14. Details of production:
Item Type of Opening Production Value Despatches Closing

No. Product stock as (in stock as
To To For house
on 1st Rs.) on 31st
refinery market consumption
January December
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
1 Oil (in Metric
Tonnes)
2 Gas (in M3)

15. ACCIDENT STATISTICS (During last three years)

Number Number of Number of Number Number of Number Number Number Number of
person(s) person(s) person(s) of person(s)
killed seriously seriously person(s) injured
injured injured injured
20____
20____
20____

YEAR {Rules 29B and 29P(1) of the Mines Rules, 1955}
Number of persons employed Number of persons required Number of persons actually No. of persons
to undergo IME/PME undergone IME/PME declared
medically unfit
Departmental Contractu Departmental Contractual Departmental Contractual
al

(k) No. of Workmen’s Inspector required : __________________________

(iv) No. of Workmen’s Inspector provided : __________________________
Certified that the information submitted in the Annual Return (in page 1, page 2, and page 3) is
correct to the best of my knowledge.
Signature (with date and official seal) _________________________

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No. DGMS (Tech) Circular (M AM ID )/0 ^ Dhanbad, dated : \ S / $ % /2015
To
The Owner, Agent and Manager of all Mines
Subject: Effective utilization of Health & Safety Management System in mines
Sir,
DGMS has taken initiatives to bring down accidents in Indian mines to improve mine
safety and health and a fresh look into mine safety & health management system. These
initiatives helped in bringing down fatal and serious injuries considerably over the years.
However, when we refer the accident figures of 2014, it is apparent that much needs to
be done. It has been observed that during 2014, 84 fatal accidents occurred in Coal
mines, 30 in Non-Coal mines and 5 in Oil mines. During the same year 2014, it has been
observed that 421 serious injuries were reported in Coal mines, 33 in Non-Coal mines
and 9 in Oil mines. These numbers are not acceptable at all. It is essential that Mine
operators should adopt more effectively safety and health management programs, or
re-examine their existing programs to better manage safety and health, eliminate
hazards, and prevent injuries and illnesses.
We would like to reiterate that an effective and successful safety & health management
program must include as its core components the following six areas:
(1) Management commitment;
(2) Workers involvement;
(3) Workplace inspection to identify hazards and violations of mandatory health and
safety standards;
(4) Hazard prevention and control;
(5) Safety and health training; and
(6) Program evaluation.

During evaluation of the current safety scenario, it was repeatedly a concern amongst
stakeholders at grassroots level, that the miners are not actively engaged in the health
and safety management programs. We need to remember that spontaneous participation
of the mine workers will definitely give our initiatives towards better safety & health a
quantum leap. Some steps in this regard could be,
• Encouraging the use of safety and health committees;
• Reviewing near-miss accidents with miners;
• Setting benchmarks for injury and illness reduction and regularly evaluating progress;
• Fostering effective communication at all levels;
• Providing education along with training;
• Creating adaptive and responsive approaches to finding and fixing hazards;
• Holding regularly scheduled safety meetings; and
• Empowering miners.
As we all work together to achieve the goal of "zero harm" we strongly encourage all
concerned to re-look into our present health & safety management systems in mines and
strengthen the present systems keeping the above mentioned core-components in mind.
This will have considerable impact in ensuring that our miners come home safe after
toiling hard each day at the mines.
(Rahi
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Governm ent o f India
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No. DGMS (Tech) Circular (MAMID)/05^ Dhanbad, dated: 25 i ^ /2015
To
The Owner, Agent and Manager of Non-Coal Mines
Subject: Accidents due to Tall of persons from height/into depth' during 2014.
Sir,
One of the major causes of accidents in non-coal mines is 'fall of persons from height/in
to depth'. In the past, DGMS had issued several guidelines on the subject of 'fall of
persons from height/into depth'. While mine management have taken considerable
initiatives to reduce the risk of such accidents, but a real time analysis of incidents
indicates that the mining industry as a whole has to go a long way to achieve 'zero
incidents' in this area. It is observed that during 2014, out of total 36 fatal accidents in
non-coal mines, 7 occurred due to 'fall of persons from height/into depth'. A detailed
analysis of these fatal accidents revealed the following,
(i) During 2014, 38 persons were killed in non-coal mines as a result of 36 fatal
accidents,
(ii) Out of these 36 accidents, 7 accidents involving 7 fatalities happened due to
'fall of persons from height/into depth',
(iii) In 57 percent cases, the casualties occurred due to slipping from side/edge
of working of the mine,
(iv) 1 assistant rigman, 1 non-statutory supervisor, 2 loaders & 3 mazdoors were
the victims. Ail victims were regular employees,
(v) In one of the cases, the victim fell from a height o f 7.58 meters while
walking at the top of a bench. Enquiry into the accident revealed that the
victim was talking over mobile phone while walking endangering his valuable
life.
The above mentioned analysis is brought to the notice of all concerned so that valuable
lessons are learnt and similar incidents are avoided in future. I, once again reiterate the
need of the following precautions to prevent accidents due fall of persons from height/in
to depth in mines by ensuring the following,
(i) That the sides o f the opencast working is kept benched, sloped and secured
whilst working the mines so as to prevent danger from fall of sides,
(ii) That suitably anchored safety belts are worn while working at height,
(Hi) That the persons are not allowed to work at any place/edge of working from
where they are likely to slip or overbalance to fall, unless they are secured by
safety belt/full body harness, suitably anchored to prevent them from falling,
(iv) That the steps, made on the slope for carrying load, are in accordance with
the norms prescribed in the Metalliferous Mines Regulation, 1961,
(v) That the road or a footpath of prescribed width, having steps of prescribed
dimensions are equipped with hand rails or ladders with hand rails and
platforms at intervals not exceeding 10m are provided in the mines to allow
safe travel of persons, to and from their working places,
(vi) That the use of mobile phones is restricted in the working area so that no
valuable life is lost due to mobile phone induced absent mindedness,
(vii) That proper lighting arrangements are provided in the mines, as required
under provision of Regulation 146(l)(a) of the Metalliferous Mines
Regulations, 1961.
Yours faithfully,
Director General o f Mines Safety

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MINES SAFETY
DGMS (Tech.) Circular No. O 6 of 2015 Dhanbad, Dated 2 3 Jo
To
All Owners, Agents and Mangers of Mines
Subject: Arrangements and facilities for occupational health surveillance

o f persons employed in mines.
Sir,
The 39* meeting o f the Standing Committee on Safety in Coal Mines was held on
13.03.2015 under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Minister of State (I/C) Coal at New
Delhi. In the meeting, among others, concerns were raised about the poor
arrangements prevailing in PME Centers of the coal companies. It was highlighted that
none of the hospitals / PME Centers of coal companies were properly equipped with
pneumoconiosis detection kits, which might lead to the cases o f pneumoconiosis being
m istakenly diagnosed as tuberculosis. It was also stressed in the meeting that protocol
and guidelines should be given for rehabilitation of pneumoconiosis patients.
Needless to say, pneumoconiosis is a preventable but incurable disease. As mining is a

dust prone industry, it is imperative on part of the mine managements to see that all
suitable measures for prevention of dust generation and for proper health surveillance
of the persons employed in mines are given utmost priority and importance.
Several guidelines and directives relating to occupational health surveillance in mines,

including conduct of Initial and Periodical Medical Examinations for early detection of
pneumoconiosis, silicosis and other occupational diseases; training o f medical officers in
occupational health and for use of standard ILO chest radiograph for classification of
pneumoconiosis and silicosis; measures to be taken for prevention of such diseases and
rehabilitation o f affected persons; and for the equipments and other arrangements to
be provided in PME Centers; have already been issued by DGMS tim e to tim e through
circulars, such as DGMS Circular (Tech.) Nos. 1/1989, 4/1992, 2/1994, 3/2000, 4 & 5 of
2007, 1/2008, 1/2010, 3/2011, 5/2011 and 3/2012. ;
The Owners, Agents and Managers of all Mines are, therefore, requested to review their
occupational health surveillance facilities with reference to the above guidelines to
identify the gaps and take necessary measures to strengthen such facilities. They are
also requested to make a system of undertaking such reviews periodically for continual
im provem ent '
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Director General of Mines Safety
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DGMS (Tech)(S&T) Orcular No. t -f of 2015 Dhanbad, dated
To,
T h e Owners, Agents and Managers of all mines.
Subject: Application for Medical Re-examination by Appellate Medical B o ard ,

constituted under Rule 29 K of th e M ines Rules, 1955 .
I t is being observed that many applications of Appellants for Medical R eexam ination by
A ppellate Medical Board constituted under Rule 29K o f the Mines Rules, 1955, are not
being forwarded in accordance with the procedure specified in Rule 293 of the M ines
Rules, 1955. Many applications are being forwarded by the officials other than th e
m a n g e r or .mine, as defined in Rule 2(f) o f the Mines Rules, 1955 to the Convenor,
A ppellate Medical Board, Directorate General o f Mines Safety, Dhanbad.
T h e procedure for Appeal for re-examination by Appellate Medical Board constituted

under the Rule 29K of Mines Rules, 1955, is as follows:
(1 ) A person has been declared unfit for employment in mines or in particular

category of mines or in any specified operations in mine as a result o f an Initial Medical
Examination or Periodical Medical Examination under 29B of mines rules. 1955, he/ she
within thirty days o f the receipt of a copy o f Form-O, may file an appeal with Manager
o f mine, as defined in Rule 2(f) of the Mines Rules,1955, requesting him to forward the
appeal to an Appellate Medical Board constituted under rule 29K of Mines Rules, 1955.
The Appeal shall be signed by the appellant (in case of illiterate left thumb impression),
Date o f Appeal, Nam e o f appellant and his/her com plete address with pincode shall be
mentioned on the appeal.
(2) Within 30 days o f receipt of appeal, the appeal shall be forwarded by the Manager
o f mine to Convenor, Appellate Medical Board, Directorate General o f Mines Safety,
Dhanbad-826001, Jharkhand. Letter ho. with date, Name of the m anager of mine,
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name of the mine, complete address with pincode shall be mentioned on the forw arding
letter.
(3) The manager of mine shall ensure that application shall be accompanied by;
(a) A legible certified copy of medical certificate in Form- 0 issued under Rule
29F(2) of the Mines Rules, 1955. The signature & stamp of manager o f mine
shall be on the certified copy of Form-O.
(b) The appeal of appellant in original.
(4) Letter without a pincode is not accepted by the Post-Office. Therefore, application
submitted without a pincode shall not be considered and may be recorded.
(5) The applications made not in accordance with above guidelines may be returned to
forwarding official or appellant.
All conrerr.o a it being requested to strictly adhere with the above procedure, while
forwarding applications for medical re-examination by Appellate Medical Board,
constituted under Rule 29K of the Mines Rules, 1955.
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Directorate General o f Mines Safety
No. DGMS Circular (Tech.) No. O ft /Dhanbad, 2015
To
The Owners, Agents, Managers of Coal Mines, Superintendent of Mines Rescue

Stations, Manufacturers/Suppliers of Approved type of Self Contained Seif
Rescuers, Test Houses conducting tests of Self Contained Self Rescuers and all
Inspecting Officers of the Directorate.
Sub: Protocol on use, care, maintenance, sampling & testing of Self

Contained Self Rescuer (SCSR) under Regulation 191 D (2) & (3) of the
Coal Mines Regulations, 1957.
In view o f the difficulties expressed by the users in use, care, sam pling and m aintenance o f
S e lf Contained Self Rescuers (SCSR) a m eeting of users, regulators, scientific institutions,
academ icians and m anufactures/suppliers was held on 19th May, 2015 to review issues
related to use, care, maintenance, sam pling & testing of Self Contained S e lf Rescuer (SCSR)
among other issues. This was follow ed by another m eeting on 3rd June, 2015.
After detailed deliberations, the house opined that Condition No. 6 o f Clause A and
Condition No. 1.1 of Clause B of DGMS (Tech.) Circular No. 08 of 2008 dated 27.10.2008
requires m odification and two new conditions m ay be incorporated.
A. USE, CARE & MAINTENANCE
1. Condition No. 6 o f Clause A is m odified as:
" Every Self Contained Self Rescuer (SCSR) on roll o f the mine or m ines rescue station
shall be subjected to 'Leak Tightness T e st, at least once in a quarter by a com petent
person duly authorized by the m anager or superintendent of the m ines rescue
station for the purpose, in the m anner as prescribed in the IS: 15803-2008 (Annexure
E - l) under Clause 5.7 for Leak Tightness."
2. Condition No. 1.1 o f Clause B is m odified as:
" Before a batch of Self Contained Self Rescuer (SCSR) is put into service, sam ples at
the rate of three percent (3%) subject to a minimum of tw elve units, fo r every batch
o f supply shall be drawn at random fo r the testing by a jo in t sam pling team
com prising o f representatives from m anufacturer/suppiier and user at the user's
site.
3. Batch testing o f se lf rescuers may be perform ed at test houses prescribed in Clause 6.8
o f the Approval Policy and in a m ines rescue station, in presence of representatives o f
users and m anufacturers who shall sign their respective attendance in a bound paged
book kept for the purpose, before com m encem ent and after com pletion o f the tests.
4. Sh elf life and service life o f self rescuers shall be declared by the m anufacturer, based
on the prevailing practices and working environm ent of the mines and would be subject
to fulfillm ent of prescribed conditions for their use. It shall be the responsibility o f the
user to certify the fitness o f self rescuers for use in mines on quarterly basis or any other
suitable interval as may be prescribed, which shall be recorded in a bound paged book
kept for the purpose and duly countersigned by the mine m anager/rescue
superintendant/rescue room incharge.
5. All other provisions o f the protocol issued vide DGMS (Tech.) Circular No. 08 o f 2008
dated 27.10.2008 shall remain unchanged.
Director General o f Mines Safety

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equipment/apparatuses/appliances and materials for use in mines.^T^-Dirdcferatev h$s
framed a policy to prescribe the procedure for according approvals to such products. :
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. manufacturers have been requesting DGMS for grant of clearances for undertaking R; 8i D :
projects in mines, ' .
A meeting, was held at DGMS on 23.11.2015, with participation from mining industry, '
research/academic institutes and DGMS, where the issue under reference was discussed and >;:
deliberated in detail. On the basis of inputs gathered from the stakeholders' meeting and in-
house consultation at DGMS, a protocol for issuing clearance for undertaking R & D projects ■.:
in mines have been developed.
Clearance for such R & D projects will not be within the pun/ipw of the Approval Fbif<^ of
the DGMS prescribed for products which are commercially marketed by the manufacturers
. for use in mines.
The protocol for granting clearance for undertaking R & D projects: In mines is given, as
Appendix with the format for submitting the application given at Annexure I,

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No. DGMS Circular (Approval) No. I r> /Dhanbad, dated 67 2015
To
All Owners/Agents/ Managers of Coal, Metalliferous and Oil Mines and
Manufacturers.
Subject: Standard properties of Protective/Safety Footwear for use in mines.

Protective/Safety Footwear of various types made of different materials are used in all mines to
protect the wearer's feet and legs against foreseeable hazards in various working sectors.
Approval of such footwear is accorded by this Directorate under Regulation 191 of the Coal
Mines Regulations, 1957, Regulation 182 of the Metallifferous Mines Regulations, 1961 and
Regulation 87 of the Oil Mines Regulations, 1984.
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has standards regarding specifications and testing of various
types of footwear.
Based on such standards, this Directorate has been according approvals of safety/protective
footwear by issue of special order on case to case basis. Now, in order to bring further
simplification in their approval, it has been decided that the subject matter may be brought
under domain of general approval. However, in order to prevent any compromise on the quality
and safety aspects, certain additional conditions are to be specified for compliance. In view of
the above, the standards and parameters for manufacturing and use of protective/safety
footwear mines are prescribed below:
1. General requirements for Protective/Safety : The specifications of Protective/Safety
Footwear shall conform to the standards of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) or their
revised version mentioned below:
(i) Protective Rubber Canvas Boots for Miners IS 3976: 2003
(ii) Safety/Protective Rubber Ankle and Knee Boots IS 5557:2004
(iii) Safety/Protective PVC Ankle and Knee Boots IS 12254:1993
(iv) Leather Safety Boots and Shoes for Miners IS 1989 (Part I): 1986
(v ) Leather Safety Footwear having direct moulded rubber sole IS 11226:1993
(vi) Specification for Safety Footwear IS 15298 (Part 2): 2011
(vii) Specification for Protective Footwear IS 15298 (Part 3): 2011
The manufacturers shall have a valid BIS Licence as per the above standards. In addition to
the above, IS 15298 (Part 1): 2011 [Personal Protective Equipment- Part 1 -Test Methods
for Footwearjmay be referred, wherever applicable.
2. Testing: Samples of footwear shall be subjected to tests as specified in aforesaid
standards or their revised versions at a laboratory/test house prescribed at Para 6.8 of the
Approval Policy, 2015 of DGMS or its revised version and pass the tests as per the above
standards mentioned at Para 1 and methods of testing wherever applicable shall be as per
IS 15298 (Part 1) : 2011.

3. Marking: The footwear shall be marked with size, manufacturer's name/brand, safety or
p rotective boot, designation(sj) appropriate to the protection m \ ) M 2S h im j j ttl
respective stenc/erc/s (w he re ve r appffcabfe), S IS standard, S IS Licence num ber and date at
manufacture.
4. Manufacturers' Responsibilities
The manufacturer shall supply to the user(s), copies of such valid certificate^), licences
and test report(s) m entioned in the aforesaid para to facilitate use of the Protective/Safety
Footwear manufactured by them.
5. Users' Responsibilities
i As per applicability, the user may select suitable type of footwear indicated at Para 1.
\\ The manager of the mine where such footwear are being used shall maintain copies of
\jaM cehtvftcatets), Wceuces and test:reports) mentioned \n the aforesaid para.
\\\ TY\e user nj\s \VPr\e mar\ufactuf\r\g ftadAtij oft ti\e ftoolonear to assess \ssees.
6. Miscellaneous
i. The Chief Inspector of Mines or an Inspector of Mines may inspect, check and examine
the manufacturing facilities of the manufacturers of Protective/ Safety Footwear at any
time and get samples tested during the course of inspection or send such samples for
testing at any prescribed test houses/laboratories at the cost of the manufacturer.
ii. The Chief Inspector of Mines or an Inspector of Mines may inspect, check and examine
the Protective/ Safety Footwear at any time in the mine or the area of the mines and get
samples tested during the course of inspection or send such samples for testing at any
prescribed test houses/laboratories at the cost of the owner, agent or manager of the
mine.
iii. All Owners, Agents and Managers of mines, manufacturers and suppliers shall be
required to comply with the above standards and any deviation or defects found in the
product supplied or used in the mine, shall be brought to the notice of this Directorate.
iv. The manufacturers, users and the test houses, who are engaged in testing of the
Protective/Safety Footwear shall adhere to the above mentioned standards and
parameters while manufacturing, testing and using them.
k The Protective/Safety Footwear conforming to the standards, parameters and testing as
mentioned above in this circular shall be considered as approved by the Chief Inspector
of Mines by this general order as provided under Regulation 191 of the Coal Mines
Regulations, 1957, Regulation 182 of the Metalliferous Mines Regulations, 1961 and
Regulation 87 of the Oil Mines Regulations, 1984.
vi. The user shall consider the Protective/Safety Footwear of manufacturers having valid
approvals under special order of DGMS at par with those who comply with the
parameters and guidelines prescribed in this general order for use of Protective/Safety
Footwear in mines.
This circular supersedes the DGMS Circular No. DGMS Circular (Approval) No.04 of 2014 dated
14.08.2014 regarding the use of footwear in coal, metalliferous and oil mines.
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Directorate-General of Mines Safety
No, DGMS Tech.Circular (Electrical),(Approval) No. Dated, Dhanbad the 13 th Feb, 2016
To
All Owners/Agents/Managers of Coal Mines, OH Mines & the Manufacturers.
Sub: Corrigendum to Tech. Circular on Cables requiring DGMS approval for use
in Coal and Oil Mines Replacement of approval by special order in writing
with General approval, issued vide Circular No. DGMS Tech. Circular
(Electrical), (Approval) No. 12 dated, Dhanbad, 25.05.2015.
The above cited technical circular shall also be applicable to other cables including shot
firing cables, signal cables and any other special application cables for use in belowground
coal mines and oil mines.
All such cables, however, shall conform to relevant BIS/IEC standards or any other
equivalent and acceptable standards of country of origin, Provided that such standards are
harmonized with relevant IE(£standards.
The other guidelines issued vide the above cited technical circular shall continue to be
followed as indicated therein.
Yours faithfully,
Director-Gene of Mines Safety

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Directorate General o f Mines Safety
No. DGMS Circular (Tech.) N o.0 1 /Dhanbad, dated , 2016
To
All Owners/Agents/ Managers of Coal and Metalliferous Mines, Superintendents of
mines rescue stations and Incharges of mines rescue rooms.
Subject: Permission under Rule 37 and Rule 11(4) of Mines Rescue Rules, 1985 to
maintain breathing apparatus of different type and make in rescue stations
and rescue rooms.
Rule 11 (4) o f the Mines Rescue Rules, 1985 stipulates m aintaining o f se lf contained breathing
apparatus in the rescue stations and the ones in rescue room s to be o f same type and make.
Due to entry o f new m anufacturers and im porters o f breathing apparatus in the dom estic
m arket and continuous technical advancem ent o f the equipm ent, it is observed that com pliance
of the above rule at tim es becom es im practicable. Considering the requests from users for
exem ption from com pliance o f the above rule, specific perm issions under Rule 37 o f the
aforesaid rules are being granted to various rescue stations.
As the practice of m aintaining breathing apparatus of different type and make in rescue stations
and rescue room s appears to continue by seeking perm ission from this Directorate, it is decided
to issue this general order perm itting m aintenance of breathing apparatus o f different type and
make in rescue stations and rescue rooms subject to strict com pliance o f the follow ing
conditions:
(i) In case o f rescue stations and rescue room s m aintaining more than one type and/or make
of breathing apparatus, the rescue superintendent shall ensure that:
(a) all the instructors, rescue brigade m em bers and rescue room attendants are fully
acquainted w ith the use, m aintenance and testing o f all types and m akes o f breathing
apparatus;
(b) all the rescue trained persons are im parted o f refresher practices with each type o r
make o f breathing apparatus as prescribed in Schedule VII o f the aforesaid rules; and
(c) the type/m ake o f breathing apparatus used in each practice for all the rescue trained
persons are mentioned in the training records.
(ii) T his exem ption is being accorded w ithout prejudice to any other statute which may
be or may become applicable at any tim e.
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D irector Gener ^Safety

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No. DGMS Circular (Tech. ) No. l')2 /Dhanbad, dated 0- 1 (\m *2-016
All Owners/Agents/Managers of belowground coal and metal mines and

Superintendents of rescue stations.
Subject: Periodic testing of breathing apparatus, reviving apparatus etc.

maintained at rescue stations and rescue rooms.
Rescue equipment like breathing apparatus, reviving apparatus etc. are statutorily required
to be maintained in the rescue stations and the rescue rooms. These equipment need to
undergo periodic testing at intervals of one month or at shorter intervals as may be
mentioned by the manufacturers in accordance with Schedule IV of the Mines Rescue Rules,
1985 or its revised versions. Records of such testing(s) are to be maintained in the rescue
stations and rescue rooms. As required under Rule 12 (2 ) (a ) of the above rules, the
Superintendent shall ensure that such equipment and apparatus are maintained in perfect
working order. Also Rule 13 of the above rules requires the Instructors to make inspections,
tests and adjustments of the equipment and apparatus under the direction of the
Superintendent and maintain records thereof.
In order to bring uniformity in the system of maintaining records of periodic testing of

breathing apparatus, a format has been developed which is given at Annexure-I. In the
enclosed format, every entry of test results of every apparatus shall end with the remarks
"fit for use", if found so. Every such record shall be signed by the person who has performed
the test and countersigned by the Instructor, Rescue Room Incharge and Superintendent of
the rescue station.
In addition to this, in every rescue station and rescue room, there shall be maintained a
record signed by the Superintendent in the proforma given at Annexure-II certifying that the
particular breathing apparatus is in maintained in perfect working order. Such records shall
be updated at least one in every quarter based on the results of the latest tests or at
interval as may be prescribed.

Annexure-I
Name of the Company
Mines Rescue Station/Room__________ ■-
Testing Report of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
Name of the Apparatus________ _____ ______ ' Set No. ___ ___________ ;____________ M onth_______________________________ _ Date.
(2 ) (3 ) (4 ) (5 ) (6 ) (7 ) (8 ) (9 ) (1 0 ) (ID (1 2 ) (1 4 ) (1 5 ) (1 6 ) (1 7 ) (1 8 ) (1 9 ) (2 0 ) (2 1 )
(1 )
A p p a ra tu s Oi V isual * B a tte ry C o n d itio n • A la rm •R esidual •H igh •Co nsta nt •Dem and • R elief •By Pass P ressu re D a te o f •Low • N e gative •In halatio n • Exha lation • D ra in a g e Fit
Id en tificatio n C y lin d e r, In s p e c tio n C h a rg e of S y s te m T e s t P ressu re Pressure F lo w V a lv e / V a lv e V a lv e in 0 2 filling o f P re ssu re Pressure V a lv e V a lv e i/ a lv e T e s t fo r
No. P ressu re (In o rd e r/ Te st Face M ask/ (if a p p lica b le W a r n in g Leakage Te st M in im u m Te st Te s t/ C y lin d e r C0 2 Leakage Leakage Te st Test (If use
R e d u c e r, N o t in (If M o u th p ie c e Te st Te st (L P M ) V a lv e T e s t / V e n t M anual (B a r) a n d A b s o rb e n t Te st Te st a p p lic a b le ) (Yes/
D is p la y O rd e r) a p p lic a b le ) (In o rd e r/ (if V a lv e B oo ste r Id e n tific a tio n a n d Batch /P ositive (If No)
U n it N o t in a p p lic a b le ) Te st V a lv e N o . o f th e N o . o f th e P ressu re ap plica b le )

Id e n tific a tio r O rd e r) Te st M o th e r A b s o rb e n t. Leakage
N o s. C y lin d e r f r o m Test
(M e n t io n w h ic h it is
Id en tifica tio r fille d

N o . if a n y )
Tested By
(Signature & Name) (Signature of the Instructor/Rescue Room Incharge) (Signature of the Superintendent)
Note- * Manufacturer's criterion prescribed for the test parameters to be mentioned.

A separate record indicating the purity of oxygen filled in the mother cyiinder(s) to be maintained.

Annexure-II
Certificate of Fitness to be issued on or before 7th dav of every month '
This is to certify the following equipment in the mines rescue stations/ rescue rooms
and rescue rooms (whichever is applicable) as per Schedule I, II or I I I respectively of the
Mines Rescue Rules, 1985 are maintained in perfect working order as per the tests
conducted in accordance with criteria and procedure prescribed by the manufacturers on the
dates given against each of them:
SI. No. Name & Identification No. of the Make Date of Testing
equipment
Date: Signature of Superintendent

Mines Rescue Station,______
M /s________________ ________

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Government of India

H*ifi4*iicw
No. DGMS (Tech) Circular (MAMID)/ O 3 Dhanbad, dated : fî / 0 3 /2016
To
The Owner/Agent & Mangers
All Coal, Metalliferous and Oil Mines.
Subject: Safety features to be incorporated and maintained in crawler/tyre mounted

machineries deployed in mines.
A serious accident took place in an open-cast mine, in which a dozer moved forward
while the dozer operator, standing on track pad, started the dozer directly by short-
circuiting the self-starter, keeping the machine in gear. The dozer operator fell between
the dozer blade and the track pad and was run over by the track-pad inflicting serious
injuries to both his legs and right hand leading to amputation of both the legs below
knee.
After the accident, a study was undertaken in which all 278 numbers of crawler and
tyre mounted machineries (hereinafter called machineries) deployed in the mine were
examined.
The investigation revealed the following :
(a) Neutral Switch electrical interlock with gear, which prevents starting of
machineries if in geared position, was either not found in order or not provided in
90% of the machineries.
(b) Hydraulic safety valve interlock, which prevents movement of the machineries
even if its engine starts in geared position; the machineries will move only when
the gear is brought to neutral position and then gear lever is shifted to engaged
position. This safety feature was either not found in order or not provided in 35%
of the machineries.
(c) Self-starter protection guard, which prevents short-circuiting the terminals of self
starter motor, was either not found in order or missing in 89% of machineries.
During the period from 2012 to 2015, about 45% fatal accidents and 22% serious
accidents took place due to machineries in coal mines. The same figures in non-coal
mines were about 30% and 38% respectively.
The above findings of the investigation/exa mi nation highlight the need to take
appropriate action in ensuring proper functioning safety devices provided in
machineries for the greater benefit of persons empioyed in mines and machineries
deployed therein.
There is no doubt that if the machineries are maintained in safe working order,
required safety devices are provided & maintained and work persons (operators/
helpers/mechanics/electricians/supervisors/engineers) are adequately trained, it would
be possible to eliminate recurrence such accidents in future.
I, therefore, request you to take necessary action to maintain all required safety
features in crawler/tyre mounted machineries deployed in the mines, impart adequate
training to all related work persons and improve safe work culture.
Yours faithfully,

HRcT TRcFR/Govt. of India
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No. DGMS Circular (Tech.) No. /Dhanbad, dated qY , 2016
To
All Owners/Agents/ Managers of Coal and Metalliferous Mines, Superintendents of

mines rescue stations, Incharges of mines rescue rooms and manufacturers and
suppliers of breathing' apparatus.
Subject: Cylinders to be used in breathing apparatus used in mines
Oxygen or compressed air cylinders are integral parts of all breathing apparatus(es). For use in
Indian mines closed circuit and open circuit breathing apparatuses are accorded approval by
Directorate General of Mines Safety subject to conformation of the apparatus as per standards
specified in IS 10245-1 and IS 10245-2 respectively of the Bureau of Indian Standards, among
other conditions. It is specified in the above standards that cylinders and valves fitted with the
breathing apparatus shall comply with the provisions of the Gas Cylinder Rules, 1981 (presently
Gas Cylinder Rules, 2004)
In the Approval Policy, it is stipulated that no change shall be made to the equipment which
had been tested for grant of approval unless specifically approved and this is also applicable in
case of cylinders used in breathing apparatus(es). In the recent years, different types of gas
cylinders are available which are compatible with the breathing apparatus(es). To facilitate use
of cylinder other than the ones fitted with the apparatus tested at prescribed test house for
obtaining DGMS approval, the following conditions have been laid down which shall also be
applicable to the cylinder currently in use:
(i) All cylinders used with the breathing apparatus shall be approved by the Chief
Controller of Explosives, PESO under the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2004.
(ii) The valves fitted with the cylinders shall comply with the requirements of IS 7302 of
the Bureau of Indian Standards as amended from time to time.
(iii) The colour of the cylinders shall be as specified in IS 3933 of the Bureau of Indian
Standards as amended from time to time.
(iv) A certificate regarding the compatibility of the cylinder for use with the breathing
apparatus shall be issued by the manufacturer to the user(s).
(v) The stipulations made in the DGMS Circular No. 8 of 1974 regarding the material of
the cylinder, shall be applicable.

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Government of India
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No. DGMS (Tech.) (S&T) Circular no. & 5T Dhanbad, Dated 2th April 2016
To
All Owners/ Agents/ Managers of coal and metalliferrous mines
Integrated approach for development of Safety Management Plan for coal

and metalliferous mines
The ninth and tenth Conference on Safety in mines recommended adopting Risk
Assessment as a tool for development of appropriate health & safety management
systems in Indian mines. The eleventh Conference further recommended that the
managements of every mining company should adopt the process of safety management
system and commit itself for proper formulation and implementation of the same in
totality.
Drawing inputs from inferences drawn from several workshops on "Risk Assessment" in
Indian mines conducted by DGMS, a document on "Safety Management System - A
guideline for implementation" was prepared and circulated as DGMS(Tech)(S&T) Circular
No. 13 of 2002. Another guideline in this regard titled "Safety Management System-
Provision for auditing and review" was issued by DGMS as DGMS (Tech)(S&T) Circular No.
02 of 2011.
Successful implementation of Safety Management System in Mines would warrant sorting

out perception issues among ail stakeholders, and the success may depend on among
others, adoption of an integrated approach.

The matter has been discussed with various stakeholders of coal and metalliferous
industry in the recent past. During interaction some of the implementation issues
inhibiting its outreach were flagged. They are: lack of penetration of the concept at grass
root level; confusion about implementation strategy, and; lack of involvement of frontline
mining personnel in developing the document.
In view of the above, an integrated implementation strategy, as a sequel to the DGMS

(Tech)(S&T) Circular No. 13 of 2002 (without appendixes), has been developed and
enclosed as Annexure for compliance.
You are requested to take necessary steps for development of Safety Management System
in the mines under your control with the help of above guidelines. The Mine Manager shall
submit a copy of the Safety Management Plan to the Regional Inspector of Mines for
acceptance.
Director Genera! of Mines Safety

E nd ~ Annexure (1-10) & sample worksheet (S1-S9)

Annexure fDGMS (Tech.) (S&T) Circular No. S ' dated
1. Hazard identification & Risk Management
1.1 Formation of team: Mine Manager/Operations~in-charge as team leader,

members may be suitably chosen from: the following for carrying out hazard
identification and risk management in mines.
a) Safety officer
b) Engineer (Mines)
c) Workmen's Inspector(s)
d) In-charge, mine production
e) In-charge, mechanical section
f) In-charge, electrical section
g) In-charge, civil wing
h) In-charge, occupational health & hygiene
i) In-charge, mine surveying
j) Supervisor's and/or workmen selected from activities mentioned at (d ), (e ),
(f), (g ), (h) and (t), including machine operators, fitters and electricians
k) Rapportier(s)
For advice and technical guidance regulators, eminent mining scientists, experts
from academic & research institutions and representatives from manufacturers may
be invited to participate in risk assessment sessions.
Team may co-opt members if considered necessary.
1.2 Tools of Risk Management: (a) Following documents may be arranged for
consideration of team.
• Minutes of safety committee meeting

• Workmen's Inspectors report
• Contraventions pointed out by regulators and action taken report
• Safety officer's inspection report
• Report (s) submitted by Internal Safety Organization, if any
• Previous risk assessment document, if any
• Report (s) on accidents and near misses
A study of the above reports may help in identifying key safety and health issues in
different areas of mining operations.
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(b) A computer system which supports Microsoft Office 2007 or its latest version, and
printer,
1.3 Getting Started - Hazard Identification
Inquest into mining accidents and incidents often reveal systems failure. The system
comprises of man, machines, and materials that are designated to perform a spelled
task in a specified environment. All constituent are interconnected to perform the
task. A failure of any constituent can cause a failure of the system. A risk
assessment exercise needs to take into account all the constituents and any
associated hazards and human factors.
Every mine, operational, discontinued or abandoned has a threat perception based

on systems analysis through an established procedure or by assessment of safety
professionals. A control system generic or otherwise may be in place to maintain the
workplace risk within acceptable level.
Looking out for hazards is to identify the (i) probable location where there is a
likelihood of release of unwanted energy or object(s) (ii) medium through which the
unwanted energy or object(s) may travel and, (iii) the miner may be in danger of
( being contacted by the unwanted energy or object(s).
While identifying hazards in a classified sector, number of workers who may be

exposed need to be taken in account to ascertain possible degree of consequences
in the event of a mishap in following manner:
Table 1
Serial Percentage of work Impact assessment
No persons employed of exposure
1. >40 Maximum
2, 20-40 High
3. 10-20 Medium
4. 5-10 Low
5. <5 Very Low
An example of identification of hazards and categorization thereof have been

detailed in Table 2

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Table 2: Initial Hazard Identification
(28 Hazards Initially Identified)
SI. Description of Hazard Percentage Cons. Prob. Exposure total

No, of w orkers
exposed
1 Existinq Mine Fire-potential for explosion
2 Roof fall (Strata control)
3 Mine Gases
4 Waterlogged workings
5 Survey-incorrect mine plan
6 Improper survey instruments
7 Lack of skilled persons/using unskilled
persons in specified jobs
8 Inundation from surface source
9 Surface blastinq and vibrations
10 Winding (Shaft)
11 Boilers
ll Blastinq
13 Spontaneous Combustion
14 Unauthorized entry to mine workings
15 Lack of illumination
16 Haulaqe & transport failure
17 Side fall
18 Moving machinery (including illegal
man-riding on SDL etc.)
19 Electricity
20 Drivages not to plan
21 Carbon monoxide poisoning
22 Material handling
23 Respirable dust
24 Noise
25 Inadequate Ventilation
26 Slippery roadway
27 Improper traveling roadway

Table 3: Hazard Identification
HAZARDS ID EN TIFIED AS HIGH RISK

(Risk > 200)
Requiring immediate attention
Si. Description of Hazard Percentage Cons. Prob. Exposure Total

No. of workers
exposed
1 Existing Mine Fire-potential for
explosion
2 Roof fall (Strata control)
3 Mine Gases
4 Waterlogged workings
5 Survey- incorrect mine plan
6 Improper survey instruments
; 7 Lack of skilled persons/using .
unskilled persons in specified jobs
3 Inundation from surface source
Hazard Identification (Continued)
OTHER HAZARDS ID EN TIFIED AS RISKS

REQUIRING MANAGEMENT ACTION
(Risk <200 and >20)
SI. Description of Hazard Percentage Cons. Prob. Exposure Total

No. of workers
exposed
1 Surface blasting and vibrations
2 Winding (Shaft)
3 Boilers
4 Blasting
5 Spontaneous Combustion
6 Unauthouised entry to mine workings
7 Lack of illumination
8 Haulage & transport failure
9 side fall
10 Moving machinery (including illegal man
riding on SDL etc.)
11 Electricity
12 Drivages not to plan
13 Carbon monoxide poisoning I

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Hazard Identification (Continued)
OTHER HAZARDS ID EN TIFIED AS LOW

RISK BUT TO BE REVIEW ED
(Risk <20)
SI. Description of Hazard Percentage Cons. Prob. Exposure Total

No. of workers
exposed
1 Material handlinq
2 Respirable dust
3 Noise
4 Inadequate Ventilation
5 slippery roadway
6 Improper travelling roadway
Table 4: Summarized Hazard Identification
11 Major Hazard Categories Identified
(01) Mine Fires

(02) Inundation
(03) Machinery
(04) Strata Control
(05) Mine Gases
(06) Electricity
(07) Blasting & Use of Explosives .
(08) haulage & Transportation
(09) Spontaneous Combustion
(10) Occupational Health
(ID Emergency Response

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Table 5: Categorization of Identified Risks
No. Major Hazard Sub Category of Hazard
1 Mines Fires : Existing Mine Fire

:Lack of skilled persons/using unskilled persons
: Surface blasting and vibrations
■.Unauthorized entry to mine workings
:Coal dust - explosion
■.Inadequate Ventilation
2 Inundation ;Waterlogged workings

:Survey- incorrect mine plan
im proper survey instruments
inundation from surface source
: Surface blasting and vibrations
:Drivages not to plan
3 Machinery :Lack of skilled persons/using unskilled persons

■.Winding (Shaft)
: Boilers
-.Lack of illumination
:Moving machinery (including illegal man-riding
on SDL etc.)
Categorization of Identified Risks (continued)
No. Major hazard Sub Category of Hazard
4 Strata Control :Roof fall (Strata control)

: Side fall
im proper survey instruments
:Surface blasting and vibrations
’.Lack of illumination
5 Mine Gases :Mine Gases

:Fire damp
inadequate Ventilation
6 Electricity : Electricity

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Categorization of Identified Risks (continued)
No. Major Hazard Sub Category of Hazard
7 Blasting & Use of Explosives : Blasting

:Lack of skilled persons/using unskilled
:Drivages not to plan
8 Haulage & Transportation ; Lack of illumination

: Haulage & transport failure
:Moving machinery (including illegal man
riding on SDL etc.)
: Material handling
9 Spontaneous Combustion spontaneous Combustion
10 Occupational Health ;Respirable dust

: Noise
'.Lack of illumination
11 Emergency Response im proper travelling roadway
1.4 Development of worksheet for Risk assessment, control and audit
The template of worksheet for risk assessment, control and audit exercise may
include, among others, document number, title, name of the mine, company, date
conducted, location, etc. followed by the list of assessment team members and
facilitators, as below:
RA WORKSHEET- UG-MVH/RA/
Risk Assessment - Mine Ventilation/inundation/......... in underground

coal/metal mines
Name of the Mine: AAA Name of the Company: BBB
Date Conducted: CCC
Location: DDD
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Assessment Team (May include)
Name Designation
EEE Mines Manager (MM)
FFF Colliery Engineer (CE)
GGG Safety Officer (SO)
HHH Ventilation Officer (VO)
I II Assistant Manager (AM)
m Mechanical Engineer/Asst. Mechanical Engineer (ME/AME)
KKK Electrical Engineer/Asst. Electrical Engineer (EE/A EE)
LLL Medical Officer (MO)
MMM Civil Engineer (CER)
NNN Survey Officer/Surveyor (SUO/SUR)
OOO Workman Inspector (Mining) (WIM)
PPP Workman Inspector (Mechanical) (WIME)
QQQ Workman Inspector (Electrical) (W IE)
RRR Overman/ Mining Sirdar (OM/MS)
SSS Foreman (Mechanical/Electrical)
TTT Electrical /Mechanical Supervisor (ES/MS)
UUU Radiologist
VW Workmen/ Safety Committee Members
Add Add
Facilitators (Ma^f include)

Name Designation
WWW Deputy Director/Director, DGMS
XXX Chief/ Deputy Chief/Member, ISO
YYY Area Safety Officer
ZZZ Area Medical Officer
EEFF Area Engineer (Electrical)
GGHH Area Engineer (Mechanical)
IIJ J Scientist, Research Institutions
KKLL Subject Expert, Educational Institutions
Add Add
1.5 Risk Assessment
A sample of risk assessment exercise conducted in respect of mine inundation has

been furnished as Table 6.

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1.6 Risk control
While developing Risk Control plans for identified hazards, due weight age may be
ascribed to the number of workers present at the place of work to assign priority.
A sample Risk Control plan pertaining to mine inundation assigning the responsibility
and time limits for completing the designated action (s) has been furnished at
Table 7.
1.7 Auditing
Auditing of Risk management scheme is to be conducted by trained auditors.

Incomplete activities which have been assigned Immediate Action (IA ) tag by
auditors depending upon hazard perception, severity and exposure, need to be
reported to agent(s) and owner(s) by the manager. A system may be devised to
send daily/weekly/fortnightly/monthiy progress report as the case may be, by the
manager to agent(s) and owner(s), till the activities with IA tag are satisfactorily
completed.
A sample audit sheet indicating gaps in achieving risk control within specified time
frame in respect of mine inundation has been furnished at Table 8.
1.8 Emergency exercise
International best practices suggest that the exercise to be systematic in nature and
consistent with the concept of mutual assistance from other mines. It should be able
to make direct reference to the risks at the mine. The purview of the exercise should
be inclusive of external agencies such as DGMS, police, media and senior company
officials. The conduct of exercise is subject to risk assessment principles to ensure
the exercises do not introduce new safety risks to persons at a mine and have an
audit and evaluation process.
1.8 Concluding Remarks
The developed Safety Management Plan in respect of a coal or metal mine may
contain, among others the following:
s Mine Safety & Health Policy with a plan for its implementation;
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s Organizational structure and resources for implementation of (a ) mine safety
& health policy and (b) safety management plan
s Risk Assessment data sheets;
s Hazard Control Plans for identified hazards;
s A list of Hazard Control Plans with yellow Flag (Y F );
vY Audit sheets for Hazard identification and Control Plans;
s A list of Hazard Control Plans with Immediate Action Flag (IA F);
s A list of developed Code of Practices (COP);
s A list of developed schedules, schemes and strategies
s A list of developed Standard Operating Procedures (SO P);
y" A list of developed processes, protocols and systems
y Emergency Management Plan including trigger action response plans (TARP)

and emergency initiation protocol (E IP );
y Emergency exercise logs and recommendations;
y Maintenance schedules of electrical equipments used in the mine;
y Maintenance schedules of mechanical equipments used in the mine;
y Safety manuals of electrical & mechanical equipments used in the mine; and
y A list of trainings/refresher trainings conducted.
The list of Hazard Control Plans with yellow and Immediate Action Flag need to be
accorded due priority by Agent & Owner. A schedule for implementing the
recommendations made during the conduct of emergency exercise need to be drawn
by the mine manager in consultation with agent/owner in a time bound manner. A
copy of correspondences made with concerned authorities and agencies' regarding
mitigation of identified hazards in the mine may be kept for records.

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Sample worksheet (Risk Assessment: Inundation in underground coal mines)
Date Conducted: CCC
Location: DDD
Assessment Team Facilitators (may include)

Name Designation Name Designation
PPP Deputy Director/Director, DGMS
FFF Safety Officer (SO)
GG G Ventilation Officer (VO) QQQ Chief/ Deputy Chief/Member, ISO
HHH Assistant Manager (AM)
R RR Area Safety Officer
JJJ Survey Officer/ Surveyor (SURO/SUR)
KKK Workman Inspector (Mining) (WMI) SSS Scientist, Research Institutions
IL L Overman/ Mining Sirdar (OM/MS) IT T Subject Expert, Educational Institutions
MMM Workmen/ Safety Committee Members
Add Add Add Add
Hazard identification as regards to inundation in multiple seam underground workings with caving/ stowing.
Abbreviations: HAZ: Hazard; CONS: Consequence; EXPS: Exposure; PROB: Probability.
HAZ NO HAZARD MECHANISMS CALCULATED RISK COMMENTS

CONS EXPS PROB RISK
RATING
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UNH -1 Lack of knowledge on Documents available are sketchy and not 05 10 10 500 Workshop on
procedures. adequate. development of
Safety
Management Plan
need to be
conducted.
UNH -2 Lack of knowledge on Workers and supervisors not trained to. 05 10 10 500 Specialised
procedures. follow procedures. , refresher training
required.
UNH -3 Lack of knowledge on Surveillance to implement procedures. 05 10 10 500 Specialised
procedures. process(es) to be
devised.

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lHAZ NO HAZARD MECHANISMS CALCULATED RISK COMMENTS
CONS EXPS PROB RISK
RATING
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UNH -4 Sudden inrush of water in Failure of coal pillars due to existence of 05 10 07 350
underground mine workings fire in underground, allowing connection
from surface. through subsidence cracks with shallow
surface rain water accumulation and
flooding of underground.
UNH -5 Sudden inrush of water in Failure of embankment constructed at 05 10 07 350
underground mine workings river bank due to heavy rain, and entry of
from surface. water from surface through old workings
and subsidence area to underground mine
workings.
UNH -6 Sudden inrush of water from Failure of dam constructed in the 05 10 07 350
workings of one seam to another connection drift between workings of two
seam in underground. seams, causing sudden inrush of water
from workings of one seam to another
seam in underground.
UNH -7 Sudden inrush of water in Flooding of river due to heavy rain and 05 05 07 175
underground mine workings water finding its way to underground
from surface. workings through subsided area over goaf
or mine entries.
UNH -8 Sudden inrush of water from Barriers against water logged old 05 10 07 150
workings of same seam or from workings failing under hydrostatic
one seam to another seam in pressure causing inrush of water in
underground. underground workings.
UNH -9 Sudden inrush of water from Sudden inrush of water from old water 05 05 02 50
workings of same seam or from logged workings of same seam or from
one seam to another seam in one seam to another seam in
underground underground due to accidental
connection.
UNH -10 Sudden inrush of water in Failure of river bank/embankment due to 05 10 01 50
underground mine workings damage from mine subsidence.
from surface.
UNH -11 Sudden inrush of water in Pillar failure or creep allows goaf 05 10 01 50
underground workings from formation to connect with subsurface
adjacent strata. water body/aquifer.
UNH -12 Sudden inrush of water in Roof fall in development workings taps 05 1.5 02 15
underground workings from overlying aquifer or subsurface water
adjacent strata. accumulation.
UNH -13 Sudden inrush of water in Mine workings intersect geological 01 02 01 02
underground workings from structure providing water flow channel.

HAZ NO HAZARD MECHANISMS CALCULATED RISK COMMENTS
CONS EXPS PROB RISK
RATING
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
adjacent strata.
UNH -14 Sudden inrush of water in Existing mine workings intersect open 0.1 2.0 07 1.4
underground workings from boreholes.
adjacent strata.
UNH -15 Sudden inrush of water trapping Proper emergency response protocol 05 02 10 100 Workshop on
mine workers in underground. including effective communication from Emergency
surface to underground not in place. Preparedness &
Response systems
needs to be
conducted.
UNH -16 Sudden inrush of water trapping Lack of exposure and practice of workers 05 02 10 100
mine workers in underground. and supervisors to follow emergency
response protocol.

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Sample worksheet (Control Plan: Inundation in underground coal mines)

Date Conducted: CCC
Location: DDD
Assessment Team
Name Designation Facilitators imay include)
Name Designation
PPP Deputy Director/Director, DGMS
FFF Safety Officer (SO)
GG G Ventilation Officer (VO) QQQ Chief/ Deputy Chief/Member, [SO
HHH Assistant Manager (AM)
R RR Area Safety Officer
JJJ Survey Officer/ Surveyor (SURO/SUR)
KKK Workman Inspector (Mining) (WMI) SSS Scientist, Research Institutions
LLL Overman/ Mining Sirdar (OM/MS) TTT Subject Expert, Educational Institutions
Add Add Add Add
Inundation Hazard Control Plan in multiple seam underground workings with caving/stowing.
Abbreviations: RSP-Relevant Statutory Provisions; DGC- DGM S Circulars; MG-Management Guidelines; ERCI-
Existing Risk Control Index; Res- Responsibility; Med- Medium; Reg- Regulation of draft Coal Mines
Regulations’2015; Rul (T); Rule of Mine Vocational Training Rules' 1966; SOP- Standard Operating Procedure.
|YF- Yellow Flag.
Mechanism Control RSP/DGC/ Procedure ERCI Res Comments

MG
Failure of coal pillars t. Ensure efficient measures of Reg. 137(6) 1. Devise a mechanism for fighting Low MM & 1. To be put in
due to existence of controlling underground fire by &139(5) of underground fire in consultation Agent. place within one
fire in underground trained personnel under & MG. with experts of an academic institute month (YF).
allowing connection competent supervision. and implement the same under
through subsidence managerial supervision.
cracks with shallow

MG
surface rain water 2. Ensure drainage of rain Reg.150(1). 2. Constitute a team for drainage of Med AM & MM. 2. To be put in
accumulation and water from large surface water from surface depression and place within fifteen
flooding of depression and filling up of the filling up of the same, as and when days (YF).
underground same. required under competent
workings. supervision.
3. Training of mine personnel. Rul(T)-09; 3. Conduct specialized training of Med MM & 3. To be
D G C- Leg is mine personnel on danger of Agent. completed within
4/1975 inundation. one month’s time.
Failure of 1. Assess the strength and R eg 1 5 0 (9 ) & 1, Conduct a study for assessing Low Civil 1. System to be
embankment stability of embankment (10); strength and stability of Engineer, put in place within
constructed at river bank. D G C 2 /1 9 7 8 . embankment in consultation with AM & MM. two months time
constructed at river
bank due to heavy experts of a research institute. before onset of
rain and entry of Implement suggestions for monsoon (YF),
water from surface strengthening embankment, if any,
through old workings under competent supervision.
and subsidence area
to underground mine 2. A system of sounding R e g 1 5 0 (5 ); 2. Devise a code of practice for Med AM & MM. 2. System to be
workings. warning during heavy rain and D G C 2 /1 9 7 8 . warning during heavy rain, and put in place within
withdrawal of persons from evacuation of work persons from one month’s time
underground, if considered underground, if warranted. (YF).
necessary, to be in place.
Failure of dam Assess stability of dam from Reg 153. 1. Conduct stability assessment Low Civil 1. Complete
constructed in the available records. If need be, exercise in consultation with experts Engineer, exercise within
connection drift explore the possibility of of a research/academic institute. AM & MM. one month time
between workings of strengthening the existing dam (YF).
two seams, causing or construction of a new dam.
sudden inrush of 2. Formulate a work process for Low Civil 2 . The work
water from workings strengthening of existing dam or Engineer, crocess to be
of one seam to construction of a new dam and AM & MM. brmulated and
another seam in execute the same by trained executed within
underground. personnel under competent three months time
supervision. rYF).
Flooding of river due Access rainfall data of last R e g 1 5 0 {2 ). Formulate strategy for preventing _ow Viine System to be put
to heavy rains and iiirty years in the area and entry of water in the underground banning n place within one
water finding its way corresponding High Flood Level workings through goaf and/or mine Engineer, month (YF).
to underground 'HFL) to formulate strategy for entries and initiate action for AM & MM.
workings through goaf preventing entry of water in implementing the same.
and /or mine entries. underground workings through
:]oaf and/or mine entries. |

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MG
Barriers against water Ensure maintenance of barrier Reg151(3). Formulate and implement a work Med AM & MM. System to be put
logged old workings as prescribed under mining scheme to ensure maintenance of in place within one
failing under laws. barrier as prescribed under mining month (YF).
hydrostatic pressure laws.
causing inrush of
water in underground
workings.
Sudden inrush of Ensure leaving prescribed Reg151{3). Conduct periodic mine survey and Med SURO / Work to be
water from old water barrier as per the provisions of check survey to ensure SUR, AM completed within
iogged workings of the statute from old water maintenance of barrier as & MM. one month (YF).
same seam or from ogged workings while prescribed under mining laws.
one seam to another advancing mine galleries in
seam in underground underground.
due to accidental
connection.

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Sample worksheet (Audit of Hazard Identification and Control Plan: Inundation in underground coal mines)
Date Conducted: CCC
Location: DDD
Assessment Team Facilitators (may include)
Name Designation
Name Designation
EEE Mines Manager (MM) PPP Deputy Director/Director, DGMS
FF F Safety Officer (SO)
QQQ Chief/ Deputy Chief/Member, ISO
GG G Ventilation Officer (VO)
HHH Assistant Manager (AM) RRR Area Safety Officer
JJJ Survey Officer/ Surveyor (SURO /SUR)
sss Scientist, Research Institutions
KKK Workman Inspector (Mining) (WM1)
LLL Overman/ Mining Sirdar (OM/MS) TTT Subject Expert, Educational Institutions
Add Add
Audit of Hazard identification and Control Plan as regards to inundation in multiple seam underground workings
with caving/stowing._______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ■
Abbreviations: IAF: Immediate Action Flag; SOP: Standard Operating Procedure.
Hazard identification Plan:

(General comments)
Hazard Control Plan:

Mechanism Control Procedure Actipn Taken Observations and
Comments
Failure of coal pillars 1. Ensure efficient 1 Devise a mechanism for 1. A preliminary discussion to 1. Immediate action to be
due to existence of measures of controlling fighting of underground fire in devise a mechanism of initiated by the MM &
fire in underground underground fire by consultation with experts of an fighting underground fire has Agent to put the
allowing connection trained personnel under academic institute and been held with experts of an mechanism in place (IAF).
through subsidence competent supervision. implement the same under academic institute.
cracks with shallow managerial supervision. _______________________________________ ____________i . • +■ J
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Mechanism Control Procedure Action Taken Observations and
Comments
surface rain water 2. Ensure drainage of 2. Constitute a team for drainage 2. A team has been 2. Monitoring in this regard
accumulation and rain water from large of water from surface depression constituted with senior most to be done in ongoing
flooding of surface depression and and filling up of the same, as and A sst Manager as team manner by MM and Agent.
underground filling up of the same. when required under competent leader.
workings. supervision.
3. Specialized training on 3. Conduct specialized training of 3. Training is yet to be 3. MM & Agent to facilitate
combating underground mine personnel on combating conducted. conduct of training within
mine fire. underground mine fire. one month.
Failure of 1. Assess the strength 1. Conduct a study for assessing 1. Discussion is in progress to 1. Immediate action to be
embankment and stability of strength and stability of engage a research institute initiated by the MM &
constructed at river embankment constructed embankment in consultation with for conducting the study. Agent for facilitating
bank due to heavy at river bank. experts of a research institute. conduct of study and
rain and entry of Implement suggestions for mplementation of
water from surface- strengthening embankment, if ■ecommendations (IAF).
through old workings any, under competent
and subsidence area supervision.
to underground mine
workings. 2. A system of sounding 2 . Devise a code of practice for 2. A code of practice has 2. Ensure implementation
warning during heavy warning during heavy rain, and been devised and being of the code of practice by
rain and withdrawal of evacuation of work persons from implemented. AM & MM.
persons from underground, if warranted.
underground if
considered necessary, to
be in place.
Failure of dam Assess stability of dam a) Conduct stability assessment a) The stability assessment
constructed in the from available records. If exercise in consultation with exercise has been conducted
connection drift need be, explore the experts of a research/academic by the experts of an
between workings of possibility of institute. academic institute, who
two seams, causing strengthening the recommended strengthening
sudden inrush of existing dam or of the existing dam.
water from workings construction of a new
of one seam to dam.
another seam in b) Formulate a work process for b) The work process has & Agent to complete
.underground. strengthening of existing dam or been formulated. As the action for
construction of a new dam, if the recommended, action for strengthening of existing
need be and execute the same strengthening of existing dam dam within one month’s
by trained personnel under has been initiated. time (IAF).
competent supervision.
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Mechanism Control Procedure Action Taken Observations and
Comments
Flooding of river, due Access rainfall data of Formulate strategy for preventing A scheme has been devised AM & MM to expedite
to heavy rains and last thirty years in the entry of Water in the and proposed to be put in use implementation of the
water finding its way area and corresponding underground workings through shortly. scheme (IAF).
to underground High Flood Level (HFL) goaf and/or mine entries and
workings through goaf to formulate strategy for initiate action for implementing
and /or mine entries. preventing entry of water the same.
in underground workings
through goaf and/or mine
entries.
Barriers against water Ensure maintenance of Formulate and implement a work A work scheme has been AM & MM to keep a
logged old workings barrier as prescribed scheme to ensure maintenance formulated and in the process continuous watch over
failing under under mining laws. of barrier as prescribed under of being implemented. implementation of the
hydrostatic pressure mining laws. system.
causing inrush of
water in underground
workings.
Sudden inrush of Ensure leaving Conduct periodic mine survey A system of conducting AM & MM to keep a
water from old water prescribed barrier as per and check survey to ensure barrier survey has been continuous watch over
logged workings of :he provisions of the maintenance of barrier as formulated and in the process implementation of the
same seam or from statute from old water prescribed under mining laws. of being implemented. system.
one seam to another ogged workings while
seam in underground advancing mine galleries
due to accidental n underground.
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DGMS (Tech.) (S&T) Circular No. b_€ of 2016 Dhanbad, datedCWDy/2016
To
All Owners, Agents and Managers of Coal Mines
Subject: Standards of illumination in opencast coal mines
Sir,
Abbreviations - DGMS: Directorate General of Mines Safety; S&T Division:

Science & Technology Division; DDG(HQ): Deputy Director General (Head
Quarter); CIL: Coal India Limited; SCCL: Singareni Collieries Company
Limited; CIMFR: Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research; ISM: Indian
School of Mines; lux: SI unit of illuminance and luminous emittance,
measuring number o f lumens per square metre; H: Horizontal illuminance,
the measure of illuminance taken through a light meter’s sensor at a
horizontal position on a horizontal surface ; V: Vertical illuminance, the
measure of illuminance taken through a light meter’s sensor at a vertical
position on a vertical surface. _____ _______________ ~
Proper illumination is desirable and can be an effective aid to tackle hazards

in coal mines. Existing illumination standards are several decades old,
necessitating a comprehensive review in the backdrop of recent
developments in mine technology and lighting.
For appraisal of present status of illumination in coal and metalliferous

mines, and formulation of draft revised standards thereof, a project was
undertaken by Science & Technology Division of DGMS. As a part of the
project, illumination surveys were carried out in coal and metalliferous
mines. Based on the inputs derived from illumination surveys and also from
international best practices, a draft illumination standard for opencast coal
mines was prepared.
A meeting was convened on 17.02.2016 at DGMS, Dhanbad, under the

chairmanship of Shri P. Ranganatheeswar, DDG(HQ), with a view to review
and finalize the standard of lighting to be provided in the specified areas or
places of opencast coal mines, earlier stipulated and specified vide Govt.
Notification No. GSR-804, dated 18.06.1975, published in the Gazette of
India, dated 28.06.1975, Part-Ill Section 3(i), also reproduced by the DGMS
Circular (Legis.) No. 1/1976 under Regulation 154(2) of the Coal Mines
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Regulations, 1957, in which twenty-four officials from different stake
holders, like DGMS, CIL, SCCL, ISM and CIMFR participated.
After detail discussions and deliberations, the minimum illumination levels

to be provided at different places of working in opencast coal mines along
with general guidelines for mine lighting were suggested and finalized by the
participating members, which are detailed below:
STANDARDS OF ILLUMINATION IN OPENCAST COAL MINES
Serial Places to be Minimum standards of

No. illuminated illumination to be
provided (in lux)
1 Work place of Heavy Machinery 15 H, 25 V
(so as to cover depth
and height through
which the machine
operates.)
2 Drilling operations
(i)Area where drilling rig works 25 V

(so as to illuminate full
height of the drilling rig)
(ii)Area where drill,holes exists 15 H
3 Places where manual work is done 15 H, 25 V
4 Places where loading, unloading or 15 H, 15 V

transfer, loading of dumpers,
trucks or train is carried on
(including OB Dump and Coal
Stack Yard)
5 Operators cabins of machines or 50 H
mechanisms at all places of operation
6 Haul roads for Trucks and 10 H
Dumpers
7 Rail haulage track in the pit 10 H
8 Roadways and foot paths from 10 H

bench to bench
9 Permanent paths for use of 10 H
persons employed etc.
10 In-pit Crusher/Feeder Breaker 40 H
11 Hand Picking Points 50 H
12 Conveyers
(a) Transfer points and 40 H
drive/tail end area
(b) Along conveyor 20 H
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13 Coal Handing Plant
(a) Places of crushing, 40 H
screening, segregation and
loading/ unloading
(b) Operation points 50 H
(cj Other places (in general) 20 H
14 Pumping Station 40 H
15 (i) Electrical Sub-station 100 H, 50 V
(ii) Other places of operation 20 H, 20 V

of electrical
apparatus /equipment
16 First Aid station 50 H
17 Rest shelter 30 H
18 Workshop 100 H, 50 V
19 Parking Yard 50 H
20 General working areas as 10 H

determined by the Manager in at the level of surface to
writing be illuminated
Guidelines for mine illumination

1. The mine lighting should be designed and installed with proper lamps
and fixtures in regard to height, orientation, spacing and reflectors or
other accessories, so as to secure a uniform distribution of light on
the work area for visual comfort and avoiding objectionable shadows,
sharp contrasts of intensity, glare, light clutter (excessive groupings of
light) and light pollution to prevent strain on the eyes of the workmen,
work fatigue and medically defined stress.
2. Portable lighting shall be provided at places, where the
permanent/fixed lighting is not possible.
3. At strategic locations like electric substation, and any other places as
determined by the Manager, emergency lighting arrangement by
separate source shall also be provided.
4. In case of haul roads, orientation of light fittings should be kept so
adjusted as to have emittance of light across the road and not along
the road. Where the width of haul roads is more, the lighting
arrangements shall be provided either by rows of lights erected on
both sides of the road or by a centrally erected row, so as to maintain
illumination as per standard.
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5. Lighting arrangement at working places of heavy machineries,
dump/stack yard and other loading/unloading areas shall be such
that the formation of dark zone is avoided.
6. Considering high mobility of hydraulic excavators, the faces/benches
worked by such machineries shall, as far as practicable, be
illuminated by light source of matching mobility so as to avoid
chances of lag for want of shifting.
7. Dump/stack yards shall be illuminated by suitable numbers of high
mast towers/light source. It shall also be ensured that adequate light
reaches up to edges of the active dump.
8. For better implementation of these standards, the manager of every
mine shall formulate a detailed written “Illumination Scheme”, which
may include an “Illumination Plan” and duties and responsibilities of
key officials for the purpose.
9. In respect of any particular place or operation in a mine, where due to
existence of some special conditions the manager is of the opinion that
compliance as per stipulated minimum standard is not reasonably
practicable, he may provide illumination in variance thereof, if he has
indicated the modified minimum illumination to be provided for such
place or operation, as the case may be, in the “Illumination Scheme”
with proper justification for the same and submitted a copy thereof to
the Regional Inspector.
10. Illumination Survey:
(i) The manager of every mine shall arrange to conduct Lighting
Survey once at least in every month to ensure adequacy of
illumination.
(ii) While making such survey, the measurement of lighting shall
also be taken at the point farthest from the source of light lying
within the limit of the work place or in haul road or travelling or
haulage roadway, as the case may be.
(iii) A record of every such survey shall be maintained and signed by
the competent person making the survey and countersigned and
dated by the manager.
11. Illumination Plan:
(i) The manager of every mine shall ensure that an Illumination
Plan, indicating the location of places, type of illuminating
devices, fixtures, lamps, supports, any other devices for
illumination and showing required as well as measured value of
light at various places to be illuminated, is maintained. Where
any area of the mine is not in use or not needed to be lighted,
the same shall be clearly marked and demarcated on the plan
with reasons to be recorded. The plan shall be kept signed and
dated by the surveyor and the official authorized for maintaining
the lighting standard and countersigned and dated by the
manager.
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(ii) The Illumination Plan shall be brought up to date in every
month based on the monthly illumination survey and
considering the current status of workings.
This circular supersedes the DGMS Circular (Legis.) No. 1/1976. Action is
also being taken to forward a copy of this revised standard for notification in
the Gazette of India.
All Owners, Agents and Managers of coal mines are advised to ensure strict
compliance with this circular.

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Subject: Standards of illumination in underground coal mines
Sir,
Abbreviations - DGMS: Directorate General of Mines Safety; SSsT Division:

Science & Technology Division; DDG(HQ): Deputy Director General (Head
Quarter); CIL: Coal India Limited; SCCL: Singareni Collieries Company
Limited; CIMFR: Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research; ISM: Indian
School of Mines; lux: SI unit of illuminance and luminous emittance,
measuring number of lumens per square metre; H: Horizontal illuminance,
the measure of illuminance taken through a light meter’s sensor at a
horizontal position on a horizontal surface ; V: Vertical illuminance, the
measure of illuminance taken through a light meter’s sensor at a vertical
position on a vertical surface. _____ .
Proper illumination is desirable and can be an effective aid to tackle hazards

in coal mines. Existing illumination standards are several decades old,
necessitating a comprehensive review in the backdrop of recent
developments in mine technology and lighting.
For appraisal of present status of illumination in coal and metalliferous

mines, and formulation of draft revised standards thereof, a project was
undertaken by Science & Technology Division of DGMS. As a part of the
project, illumination surveys were carried out in coal and metalliferous
mines. Based on the inputs derived from illumination surveys and also from
international best practices, a draft illumination standard for underground
coal mines was prepared.
A meeting was convened on 17.02.2016 at DGMS, Dhanbad, under the

chairmanship of Shri P. Ranganatheeswar, DDG(HQ), with a view to review
and finalize the existing guidelines issued on standards of illumination
under regulation Reg. 151 of Coal Mines Regulations, 1957 vide DGMS
circular No. 14/1964 for underground coal mines, in which twenty-four
officials from different stakeholders, like DGMS, CIL, SCCL, ISM and CIMFR
participated.
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After detail discussions and deliberations, the minimum illumination levels
to be provided at different places of working in underground coal mines
along with general guidelines for mine lighting were suggested and finalized
by the participating members, which are detailed below:
STANDARDS OF ILLUMINATION IN UNDERGROUND MINES
S.N Important places to be Minimum level of

illuminated illumination to be
provided (in lux)
1 At every shaft landing and shaft 50 H

bottom or siding which is in regular
use
2 Travelling roadway and Haulage 10 H, 10 V
road way, including Man-riding
roadway and every incline in use
3 Haulage Roadway (junctions) at 30 H
which tubs are coupled or
uncoupled
4 At every places of loading and 30 H, 20 V
unloading
5 At every room and place containing 30 H
any engine, motor or other
apparatus in regular use
6 Any working face and Goaf Edges of 20 H, 30 V
depillaring panels
7 Ladder way/Man way 15 LI
8 Pumping Station 30 H
9 Area under filling /stowing 10 H
10 Conveyors
(i) Transfer points and 40 H
drive/tail end area
(ii) Along conveyor 2OH
11 Hand picking points 50 H
12 Loco charging station 50 H
13 Underground Garage/workshop 50 H
14 (i) Electrical substation 100 H, 5 0 V
(ii) Other places of operation of 20 H, 20 V

electrical apparatus/equipment

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IX - At every First -aid station 50 H
16 Miners station/ Rest shelter 25 H
17 Coal Handing Plant

(i) Places of crushing, 40 H
screening, segregation and
loading/ unloading
(ii) Operation points 50 H
(iii) Other places (in general) 20 H
18 workshop at surface 100 H, 50 V
19 General working areas as 10 H

determined by the Manager in at the level of surface
writing to be illuminated
Guidelines for mine illumination
1. The mine lighting should be designed and installed with proper lamps
and fixtures in regard to height, orientation, spacing and reflectors or
other accessories, so as to secure a uniform distribution of light on
the work area for visual comfort and avoiding objectionable shadows,
sharp contrasts of intensity, glare, light clutter (excessive groupings of
light) and light pollution to prevent strain on the eyes of the. workmen,
work fatigue and medically defined stress.
2. Portable lighting shall be provided at places, where the
permanent/fixed lighting is not possible.
3. At strategic locations like electric substation, winding engine room
and any other places as determined by the Manager, emergency
lighting arrangement by separate source shall also be provided.
4. For better implementation of these standards, the manager of every
mine shall formulate a detailed written “Illumination Scheme”, which
may include an “Illumination Plan” and duties and responsibilities of
Key officials for the purpose.
5. In respect of any particular place or operation in a mine, where due to
existence of some special conditions the manager is of the opinion that
compliance as per stipulated minimum standard is not reasonably
practicable, he may provide illumination in variance thereof, if he has
indicated the modified minimum illumination to be provided for such
place or operation, as the case may be, in the “Illumination Scheme”
with proper justification for the same and submitted a copy thereof to
the Regional Inspector.
6. Illumination Survey:
(i) The manager of every mine shall arrange to conduct Lighting
Survey once at least in every month to ensure adequacy of
illumination.
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(ii) While making such survey, the measurement of lighting shall
also be taken at the point farthest from the source of light lying
within the limit of the roadways and work place, as the .case
may be.
(iii) A record of every such survey shall be maintained and signed by
the competent person making the survey and countersigned and
dated by the manager.
7. Illumination Plan:
(i) The manager of every mine shall ensure that an Illumination
Plan, indicating the location of places, type of illuminating
devices, fixtures, lamps, supports, any other devices for
illumination and showing required as well as measured value of
light at various places to be illuminated, is maintained. Where
any area of the mine is not in use or not needed to be lighted,
the same shall be clearly marked and demarcated on the plan
with reasons to be recorded. The plan shall be kept signed and
dated by the surveyor and the official authorized for maintaining
the lighting standard and countersigned and dated by the
manager.
(ii) The Illumination Plan shall be brought up to date in every
month based on the monthly y illumination survey and
considering the current status of workings.
In addition to the above, the roof and sides of the aforesaid places
belowground shall also be kept effectively whitewashed as- required under
Reg. 150 of Coal Mines Regulations, 1957 or such other corresponding
regulations which may come into force in future, which would further help
in significantly improving the underground visual environment and level of
illumination.
This circular supersedes the DGMS circular No. 14/ 1964.
All Owners, Agents and Managers of coal mines are advised to ensure
compliance with this circular.
(Rahul Guha)

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DGMS (Tech.) (S&T) Circular No. Qi> o f 2016 Dlianbad, dated o 2016
To
Subject: Em ergency M anagem ent Plan for Indian coal and m etal mines
Sir,
Abbreviations - DGMS: Directorate General o f Mines Safety; CIL: Coal India

{
Limited; SCCL: Singareni Collieries Company Limited; CIMFR: Central Institute of j
Mining and Fuel Research; ISM: Indian School o f Mines; MOIL: Manganese Ore j
India Limited; UCIL: Uranium Corporation of India Limited; HCL: Hindustan Copper \
Limited; HZL: Hindustan Zinc Limited; HINDALCO: Hindalco Industries Limited; j
SAIL: Steel Authority o f India Limited.
Regulation 199A of the Coal Mines Regulationsh.957 & Regulation 190A of the
Metalliferous'Mines Regulations’1961 stipulates preparation of an emergency plan
for every mine having workings belowground for use in time of emergency. The
emergency plan shall incorporate provision for mock rehearsals at regular intervals.
Recently, a DGMS (Tech.) (S8sT) Circular no.05 dated 2nd April 2016 was issued,
detailing an integrated approach for development of Safety Management Plan for
coal and metalliferous mines and also underlining the concept of emergency
exercise..
On 22nd April 2016, a workshop on 'Emergency Preparedness and Response

System” was organized at DGMS, Dhanbad, for facilitating discussion and
deliberations on recent developments in . emergency management in mines and
suggests inputs for drawing up' a roadmap to effect a qualitative improvement in
the system m vogue, Eighty five name safety &' rescue experts from different
stakeholders like GIL, SCCL, HCh, MOIL, HINDALCO, Tata Steel, SAIL, UCIL, ISM,
CIMFR and DGMS participated in the workshop,
Based on the simulated emergency exercises conducted by DGMS and inputs

gathered from the workshop, a guideline for developing emergency management
plan for Indian coal and metal mines is enclosed as Appendix,
All Owners, Agents and Managers of coal & metalliferous mines are advised to
ensure compliance with this circular.
■(Rahul
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Appendix to PGMS'(Tech.) (S&T) Circular N o . o f 2016, dated ts3jQS~| 2016
1. Introduction
Scenario planning & Hypothesis testing exercise may be conducted to consider

different hypothetical (but likely) scenario of mine emergencies vis-a-vis barriers to
prevent, in the backdrop of risk assessment and initiated hazard control measures.
Mine officials of neighboring mines vpth decent exposure to risk assessment
process may be engaged to conduct the exercise with facilitation by experts.
During interaction sessions efforts would be made to search for solutions/controls

of possible hazards and risks that.may not have been previously identified.
One of the critical decisions to be made following an emergency is the classification

of that event to initiate appropriate level of response. Often it has been observed
that several events, some resulting in multi fatalities, could not be designated as
emergencies promptly enough, thus critically delaying the initiation of appropriate
responses. The management and control of any event, whether involving one or
several persons, is always best controlled through an effective and automatic
response plan initiated at the earliest possible time.
2. Trigger action response plan and emergency initiation protocol
Regular inspections are to be made as per the established protocol to identify the
possible sources of hazards and initiate remedial measures by activating
mechanism of control/elimination. Taking due account of situations prevailing at
mine site, Trigger Action Response Plans’ (TARP’s) and 'Emergency Initiation
Protocols’ (EIP’s) need to be devised, for each level in the order of their seriousness
and gravity.
3. Self rescue and aided rescue
Objective evidence gathered during the course of conducting emergency exercises

worldwide demonstrated that adoption of self-escape philosophy offers the best
chance of survival to the underground personnel, when abfy supported by an aided
rescue strategy, which provides for external assistance to those persons unable to
reach a place of safety, unaided, ' Ingraining the philosophy, an -action plan for
formulation of an emergency management plan (EMP) has been illustrated in
Figure -.1 for Indian mines.
4. Simulated em ergency exercise
The structure of the simulated emergency exercise may be envisaged encompassing

following features in view:
- Systematic and consistent with the concept of mutual assistance from other
mines;
- Directly addresses the risks prevailing at the mine;
Inclusive of external agencies such as mines rescue station, DGMS, senior

company officials, district administration, medical services and media
representatives;
Incorporates an assessment and evaluation process;
* In tune .with risk assessment principles to ensure that the exercises do not
introduce new safety risks to persons at a mine
The main function of aided rescue is to provide external assistance to those work
persons unable to reach a place of safety, on their own.. The main features of an
aided rescue protocol are furnished below:
■ Incident management teams; formation thereof, placement of a code detailing

roles, responsibilities and authorities -of persons engaged in the exercise and
inclusion of such details in duty cards, which are essential tools that act as
critical memory prompts and provide a .valuable recording and reporting'
function. It is also imperative to set up verifiable communication channels for
accurate and timely flow of information, both on and off side.
a Control room set up; may include among others, the following:
Requisite facilities for recording and analysis of data; ready availability of

external expert assistance of academic and research institutions;'- and, an

efficient electronic communication system for in-mine as well as external
c ommun i catio n .
0 Mine rescue organizations; essential features are:
Efficient management; manned by a team of dedicated and competent personnel.

Comprehensive mine rescue protocols and guidelines need to be in place. A well
coordinated and structured system of training and retraining of rescue personnel
is a necessary component of any mine rescue management system.
5. Barriers to re-entry
Initiation of a process of hazard analysis and risk assessment is an essential pre

requisite to the event of re-entry. Thereafter; barriers to re-entry may be critically
examined and evaluated and recovery be effected as per devised rescue protocols
and guidelines. '
6. Simulated emergency exercise at Coal Mine- A & Coal Mine- B
Two emergency exercises were conducted at Coal Mine-A and Coal Mine-B tc assess
the emergency preparedness and response systems in Indian coal mines.
6.1 Observations
In general;' all coal mine personnel were committed to the exercise and the
underground workers participated fully and in good spirit under difficult
circumstances.-'All workers reached places of safety in good time in Coal Mine - A,
whereas 12 persons at Coat Mine - B could not. Samples of (a) exercise event log
and (b) assessment data sheets are enclosed for reference.
The outcome of the exercise, summarized below, also very clearly underlined the
fact, that there are ample opportunities for inducing a qualitative and quantitative
improvement in the existing scenario:
❖ Majority of work persons were not able to don their self rescuer's correctly;
Little efforts were mside by workmen to communicate their circumstances to
.surface; -
There were little deliberations/planning among the team members before
commencing their evacuation, which resulted in non-ad option of defined
order of travel, agreed route of travel, means to ensure they stayed together;
Some teams had no gas monitoring equipment and others who possessed
them, left the instruments in hurry while evacuating;

The teams did not make any efforts to ascertain the atmospheric conditions
and was not in a position to evaluate the degree of danger to which they are
exposed even after donning the self rescuer's which was of 30 minutes
duration;
There was little, if any discemable ventilation flow to assist the teams in
directional orientation; .
Escape ways were not maintained' property and contained numerous trip
hazards & obstructions;

In poor, visibility, signs posted in primary escape ways were of little or no use;
Alternative escape routes were not sign posted;
Not all team leaders ( overman/mining sirdar } were carrying hand plans;
There was an urgent need for:

o developing awareness among work persons about the hazards' and
implications of the underground mine fires;
o training the work persons in the prevention and ' combat of
underground mine fires;

There was considerable under estimation of expected evacuation/travel times
at CoaTMine - A;
Fire fighting capabilities and ■resources available at Coal Mine - B needs
urgent review; and

The main rescue van was under repair and the backup rescue van was not in
full standby mode at Coal Mine - A.

7. R ecom m en d ation s
Based on. the 'inferences drawn from the review of existing practices and conducted
simulated emergency exercises, it is suggested that the following issues may be
kept in perspective while formulating an emergency response management scheme:
a) Consequent upon Risk assessment exercise, control measures may be

formulated detailing responsibility of concerned mine officials with a protocol
of implementation, to obviate the possibilities of dangerous occurrence in a
coal mine.
b) Scenario planning & hypothesis testing sessions may be conducted to search

for possible solutions/controls of hazards and risks which may have not been
previously identified:
c) Details of ventilation net works with ' airflows and quantity may be
incorporated in ventilation plan.
d) A schedule of training and re-training need to be drawn up for all.persons on

the correct donning and wearing procedures for self rescuers.
.e) Use of gas chromatography equipment need to be considered for mine gas
analysis purposes.
f) Current standing orders be reviewed with a view to incorporate concepts like

developing trigger action response plans to establish specific trigger points.
g) Release of stink gas as a mode of emergency initiation protocol' need to be

considered to advise all work persons in the mine, particularly those without
easy access to telecommunication system of an order of evacuation. ■
h) Establishment of procedures detailing standard methods for deciding

plans/options with work persons prior to evacuation, including routes of
travel, modes of travel, order, of travel, use of link lines, communications,
signaling, etc.

i) Primary and secondary escape routes be established and maintained-. The
escape ways may be fitted with guide ropes, clearly sign posted and facilities
like fluorescent droppers, embossed printing be used to make them
identifiable in poor visibility.
j) In each working district, places need to be identified where workmen can

gather in the event of an emergency. Such places are to be equipped with
telephones, mine plans, link lines and blind -man walking sticks.
k) Development of duty cards that individually detail the expected roles,

responsibilities and authorities of all persons in charge of coordinating
and/or controlling an emergency response, which may be kept at a number
of designated places.around the mine site.
l) The construction of defuse chamber' need to be given a serious consideration

to mitigate the hazards associated with, extensive workings and steep
gradient in coal mines like Coed Mine-B.
m) A comprehensive retraining program may b§ put in place to raise the

awareness of work persons on the circumstances to be expected in the
vicinity of an underground fire, Additional training should be conducted on
the options available to combat underground fires and the. risks and hazards
associated with each.
Director General,of Mines Safety

Fig.l Emergency Management Plan (EMP)-A suggested approach

SAMPLE EMERGENCY EXERCISE EVENT LOG
Coal Mine — A
START EVENTS ELAPSED

TIM E TIME
11:40 A s s e s s m e n t te a m in io w e r S e a m a d v is e w o rk e rs o f th ic k c h o k in g s m o k e 0:00
e n te r in g th e ir w o rk p la c e .
.11:45 A s s e s s m e n t te a m in u p p e r S e a m a d v is e w o rk e rs o f t h ic k c h o k in g 0:05
s m o k e e n te rin g t h e ir w o r k p la c e .
11:50 M in e w o rk e rs d o n n e d S e lf R e s c u e rs a n d c o m m e n c e d e v a c u a tio n . 0:10

f
11.54 S ird a r fr o m E s c a p in g te a m 1 a d v is e d s u rfa c e o f c irc u m s ta n c e s . 0:14
11:58 A c tin g M a n a g e r te le p h o n e s M in e s R escue B rig a d e . 0:18
12:03 E s c a p in g te a m 3 a rr iv e a t p it- b o ttc m ( s h a ft) . 0:23
12:05 O n e w o r k e r e a ch fr o m E s c a p in g te a m s 1 a n d 2 s im u la te co lla p se , 0:25

(u n c o n s c io u s ) fr o m c a rb o n m o n o x id e p o is o n in g .'
Ii
12:05 E s c a p in g te a m 4 a rr iv e a t p it- b o tto m ( s h a ft) . 0:25
12:08 M in e s R e s c u e B rig a d e r e a d y to le a v e s ta tio n - s ix p e rs o n s / fu iiy 0:28

e q u ip p e d .
,12:09 E s c a p in g te a m s i and 2 a rr iv e a t p it- b o tto m ( s h a ft) a n d c o n ta c t th e 0:29

O n s e tte r a n d th e s u rfa c e B a n k s m a n . 1
E s c a p in g te a m s 1 & 2 d e m a n d e d c a g e to c o m p le te e v a c u a tio n to
s u rfa c e ;
. 12:11 E s c a p in g te a m 3 fk 4 d e m a n d e d c a g e to c o m p le te e v a c u a tio n to
s u rfa c e .
12:13 A m b u la n c e a rriv e s o n s u rfa c e . 0:33
12:15 E s c a p in g te a m 1 & 2 a rriv e d a t s u rfa c e A tte n d a n c e C a b in . 0:35 !
12:30 E s c a p in g te a m 3 & 4 a rriv e d a t s u rfa c e A tte n d a n c e C a b in .
12:38 E x e rc is e T e r m in a te d . 0:58
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Coal Mine - A Sample assessment sheet (Emergency evacuation): Team 4 at 35 Stopping, lower Seam
Assessors: Three officials (Coal co m p a n y-on e; International Expert-one; DGMS -one)
ELEMENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE SOUGHT OBSERVATION

In fo rm a tio n about th e T h ic k C h o k in g S m o k e c o m in g d o w n R e c o g n itio n of changed # M in in g S ird a r im m e d ia tely s to p p e d w o rk in g a n d
e m e rg e n c y c irc u m s ta n c e intakes. c irc u m s ta n c e s . s ta rte d e v a cu a tin g .
to th e S ird a r p resen t at # C o u n te d num ber of w o rk m e n p re s e n t in th e
35 s to p p in g of lo w e r w o rk p la c e .
s e am . # S ird a r d id n o t c ro s s -c h e c k th e in fo rm a tio n .
[.Information given by the

Assessor a t 11.45am.']
M in e w o rk e rs to be A ll m in e w o rk e r s w e re n o tifie d L o c a tio n of o u tb y e w o rk e rs # A ll M in e w o rk e rs w e r e lo c a te d & a c c o u n te d fo r.

n o tifie d by S ird a r about a n d a c c o u n te d for; and c o n s id e re d ; a n d T h ey w ere m a rs h a le d to g e th e r w ith in 8 m inutes.
th e in cid en t. M in e w o rk e r s m a rs h a le d Lo g tim e s. # E ffo rts w e r e n o t m a d e to in fo rm m in e w o rk e r s
to q e th e r. lo c a te d in th e o u tb y e area.
M in e a tm o s p h e re and U n d e rs ta n d in g th e situ a tio n and A b ility to id e n tify risk's a n d c h a lk # L a c k o f u n d e rs ta n d in g d is p la y e d by Sirdar.
e v a c u a tio n stra te g y . r e c o g n itio n of th e risks w h ile o u t e v a c u a tio n pla n a c c o rd in g ly ; # N o tim e lo g g e d w h ile e v a cu a tin g .
[Assessor inform ed that: e v a c u a tio n . Team d is c u s s io n in itia te d b y the # S ird a r d id n o t d is c u s s a b o u t th e o p tio n s fo r s a fe
Canary birds were le a d e r to c o n s id e r o p tio n s fo r e v a c u a tio n a n d d e c id e d th e ro u te o f e va cu a tio n .
found unconscious; e v a c u a tio n and d e c id e r o u te of # N o b rie fin g p ro v id e d to c r e w b y th e S ird a r a b o u t
N il methane trave l; a n d e x p e c te d ro u te o f travel, m e th o d o f trave l o r m e th o d
observed, and U se o f d e v ic e s a n d m e th o d s to to e n s u re n o -o n e is le ft be hind.
Flam e safety lamp still a s s e s s th e a tm o s p h e ric c o n d itio n # W h ile e v a c u a tin g , ch e c k in g of a tm o s p h e ric
burning] w h ile e v a c u a tio n . c o n d itio n s b y m e th a n o m e te r a n d fla m e s afe b/ la m p
w a s n o t c a rrie d o u t by th e Sirdar.
D o n n in g o f S e lf R e s c u e rs S e lf r e s c u e rs fitte d c o rre ctly; R e c o g n itio n o f e x p e c te d d u ra tio n o f # S e lf r e s c u e rs d o n n e d in tw o m in u te s tim e . T h r e e

a n d its a p p lic a b ility u n d e r and e v a c u a tio n v is -a -v is w o rk in g life of c r e w m e m b e rs p u t s e lf re s c u e rs o n sa tis fa c to rily , a n d
p r e s e n t c irc u m s ta n c e s . F itte d in s u ffic ie n t tim e. s e lf re scu e rs. tw o c r e w m e m b e rs p u t h e ad s tra p s on o v e r h e lm e ts.
# L ife o f s e lf re s c u e r 'v is - a - v is trave l tim e 'was n o t
a s s e s s e d b y S ird a r b e fo re c o m m e n c in g e v a c u a tio n .
I n c id e n t E q u ip m e n t. W h a t e x tra e q u ip m e n t is ta k e n R e c o rd e q u ip m e n t ta k e n S ird a r c a rrie d m e th a n o m e te r a n d fla m e s a fe ty la m p .
[Put smoke glasses on ail crew
[May ■ be carried by members and one assessor.]
workmen & Sirdar.] [Supply blind man canes] (

Sirdar, t o c o n ta c t S u rfa ce D e s c rib e c irc u m s ta n c e s ; P ro v id e c o m p le te and c o rr e c t S ird a r c o u ld n o t c o n ta c t s u rfa c e a s n o p h o n e w a s
c o n tro l o n p h o n e . In fo rm about num ber of inform ation;, a n d a v a ila b le fo r th e p u rp ose .
w o rk m e n a c c o u n te d for; and L og tim e s.
E x p e c te d ro u te o f travel.
R o u te o f trave l. A p p ro p ria te m e a n s d e cid e d ; M o n ito r and. re c o rd s ig n ific a n t # T h e te a m le d b y S ird a r c o m m e n c e d e v a c u a tio n a t
A il w o rk m e n tr a v e le d to ge th er; in cid en ts; and 11.47 am .
[To be decided by the P a c e o f tra v e l a p p ro p ria te ; Lo g tim e s. # N o d is c u s s io n w a s h e ld a b o u t m e th o d o r ro u te o f
Sirdar after studying the C o rre c t escape ro u te w as tra v e l.
mine ■ plan and fo llo w e d ; # N o d is c u s s io n w a s h e ld on o rd e r o f tra v e l i.e. w h o
deliberation with team U s e o f b lin d -m a n cane s; and s h o u ld le ad - w ho to fo llo w last, how to s tic k
members.] U s e o f lin k - lin e s to g e th e r.
# L e a d p e rs o n c h a n g e d fo u r tim e s as te a m m e m b e rs
w a lk e d p a s t e a ch o the r.
# W o rk e r s w e r e a c q u a in te d w ith e s c a p e route.
# S p e e d o f trave l w a s sa tisfa cto ry .
# B o d y c o n ta c t b e tw e e n ' s o m e w o rk e rs w a s e x c e lle n t
- o th e r s w a lk e d on th e ir o w n .
# O b s tru c tio n s a lo n g e s c a p e ro u te w e r e n a v ig a te d
w e ll.
.# C o n ta c t w ith te a m m e m b e rs w a s m a in ta in e d b y
"h u m m in g " th ro u g h m o u th p ie c e s .
A c tio n at P it bo tto m C o n ta c t m ade w ith O n-setter; * C o rre c t In fo rm a tio n passed on; T h e te a m e s ta b lis h e d c o n ta c t w ith o n s e tte r a t 1 2 .3 4
(shaft). and and pm , a n d th e re a fte r m a d e c o n ta c t w ith B anksm an
C o n ta c t m ade w ith L og tim e s. / O ffic ia ls p re s e n t a t th e s urface .
B a n k s m a n /S u rfa c e offic ials .
A c tio n s o n s u rfa c e . C o n ta c t m a d e w ith a tte n d a n c e A c c o u n tin g of w o rk m e n w ho # W o rk m e n le d by S ird a r m a rk e d o u t a n d a c c o u n te d
clerk; a n d e x ite d th e m in e a fte r e m e rg e n c y ; fo r by th e a tte n d a n c e c le rk in th e a tte n d a n c e
D e -b rie fin g . and re g is te r.
D e b rie fin g - re c o rd in fo rm a tio n # D e b rie fin g o f S ird a r a n d te a m m e m b e rs w e re d o n e
s o u g h t a n d p a s s e d on. b y a te a m o f a sse sso rs. W h ile s o m e te a m m e m b e rs
e x h ib ite d a fa ir u n d e rs ta n d in g , y e t in g e n e ra l, th e re
e x is t critica l g a p s in th e im p le m e n ta tio n m o d u le o f
e m e r g e n c y p re p a re d n e s s a n d r e s p o n s e sy ste m o f th e
m ine .


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