Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1952
Maitreyee Sarma
PGDISEM 13
Roll No: 9
Objective
An
Contents
Preliminary
Inspectors and
Hours and
Limitations of
Employment
Certifying Surgeons
Leave with Wages
Committees
Regulations, Rules
Mining Operations
and Management of and By-Laws
Penalties and
Mines
Procedures
Provision as to
Miscellaneous
Health & Safety
Definition of Mines
Any excavation where any operation for the purpose of
searching for or obtaining minerals has been or is being
carried on and includes:
All borings, bore holes, oil wells and accessory crude
Mines definition(contd.)
All workshop and store situated within the precincts of a mine
and the same management and used primarily for the purposes
connected with that mine or a number of mines under the same
management;
All power stations, transformer sub-stations converter
stations : rectifier stations and accumulator storage stations
for supplying electricity solely or mainly for the purpose of working
the mine or a number of mines under the same management;
Any premises for the time being used for depositing sand or
other material for use in a mine or for depositing refuse from a
mine or in which any operations in connection with such and refuse
or other material is being carried on, being premises exclusively
occupied by the owner of the mine:
Any premises in or adjacent to and belonging to a mine or which any
process ancillary to the getting, dressing or operation for sale
of minerals or of coke is being carried
Committee
A committee consists of :
A person in the service of the Government, not
being the Chief Inspector or an Inspector,
appointed by the Central Government to as
Chairman:
The Chief Inspector of mines;
2 persons to represent the interests of
miners.
2 persons to represent the interests of
owners of mines;
2 qualified mining engineers not directly
employed in the mining industry.
Inspectors
Chief Inspector of Mines:
Appointed by Central Government
Cannot be anyone who is or becomes directly or indirectly interested in
the regulations, rules and bye-laws and of any orders made there under are
observed in the case of any mine;
Examine into all matters and things connected with or relating to the
health, safety and welfare of the persons employed in the mine.
If he has reason to believe as a result of any inspection examination or inquiry
under this section, that an offence under this Act has been or is being
committed, search any place and take possession of any material.
Giving not less than three days notice to the manager of such mine,
enter the mine and may survey, level or measure, the mine or any part
thereof or any output there from at any time by day or night.
Conservancy
There shall be provided, separately for males and females in every mine, a
sufficient number of latrines and urinals of prescribed types so situated as to be
convenient and accessible to persons employed in the mine at all times.
Should be adequately lighted, ventilated and at all times maintained in a clean
and sanitary condition.
Medical appliance :
In every mine there shall be provided and maintained so as to be readily
accessible
during all working hours such number of first-aid boxes or cupboards equipped
with such contents as may be prescribed.
Nothing except the prescribed contents shall be kept in a first-aid box or
cupboard.
Exemptions
The Central Government may by notification in the official Gazette,
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