1296 Legislation in Indian Mines
and double roof, or the use of insulating materials, etc., and require them to
be carved out before a specified date.
Where the process gives off dust or fumes, injurious to health of, or
offensive to, workers, effective measures shall. be taken. If any exhaust
appliance is necessary for the purpose, it shall be applied as nearly as
possible to the point of origin of the dust/fumes, and such point shall be
enclosed so far as practicable.
No stationary internal combustion engine shall be operated in any
room unless the exhaust is conducted into the open air, and no internal
combustion engine shall be operated in any room unless effective measures
have been taken to prevent such accumulation of fumes from it as are
likely to be injurious to the workers employed in the room.
Chapter 13
Safety, Health, and Sanita-
tion in Mines
ACCIDENTS IN MINES
A personal accident is defined as an unexpected happening that
interrupts the normal work activity of an employee, and usually, though not
necessarily, results in an injury or exposure to risk in his immediate
surroundings. An equipment accident is an unexpected happening to an
equipment that could result in injuries to the employees.
Accidents are complex. Usually there are several causes, both man-
made and environmental, that may operate, in sequence or in
combination, to result in an accident.
Accidents are caused. They seldom just happen. To prevent an
accident from happening, its causes must be determined and eliminated. The
supervisor must understand as to why men act unsafely, and how unsafe
conditions are produced, and thus be able to recognise and correct the
situations before they lead to an accident. One major method of learning it
is from a thorough accident investigation.
When there occurs in or about a mine-
(i) an accident causing loss of life or serious bodily injury (defined
in Chapter II) in connection with the mining operations;
(ii) an explosion Of ignition;
(iii) a spontaneous heating or outbreak of fire, or appearance of
smoke or other indication of heating or outbreak of fire;
(iv) an influx of noxious gases;
(v) an occurrence of inflammable gas in a non-gassy metalliferous
mine, or in a coal mine of I degree of gassiness;
(vi) an irruption of water;
(vii) an instantaneous failure of pillar, part of a pillar, or several
pillars of coal (i. e., a 'bump') in workings belowground in coal mines;