Splits and Air ways

 For the purpose of ventilation,every mine shall be divided into such number of district or splits as toensure that separate current of fresh air is made available in every such district or split.The intake air shall be arranged as to travel awey from all stagnant water.In every fiery seam or gassy seam of the second or third degree,for every ventilating district there shall be provided two main intake airways one of which shall be used as a travelling road ways.Provided that if the Regional Inspector is satisfied that compliance with this regulations is not reasonably practicable,he may,by an order in writing and subject to such conditions as he may specify therein,grant exemption from the rovision thereof.Every connection between a main intake airway and a main return airway shall,until it has ceased to be required and has been sealed off,be provided with at least to door so spaced that whenever one door is opened,the other door can be kept closed.Steps shall be taken to ensure that at least one of the doors is always closed.Any such conditions which has ceased to be required shall be effectively sealed.

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First-aid station

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First-aid  station is a place fixed by the manger for rendering first-aid to person injured.Every first-aid station is provided with equipment as prescribed in the Third schedule of mines Rules namely: a stretcher and two blanket,Sets of splints(1.4m,0.9m,0.3m,)and sufficient tringular bandages.First-aid boxes(or cupboards),one per150 person,containin sufficient supply of large and small dressings and burn dressings,sufficient supply of sterilised cotton and adhesive plaster,roller bandages,Dettol or other antiseptic solution,a tourniquet,scissors and safety pins,soap.                                                  First aid station shall be provided at the following places On surface:-                     At pit top/incline mouth.In workshop,screening plant and    ...
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Audio visual alarm

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  When a truck or dumper backs up a person standing behind the vehicle may get crushed.To alert such a person truck/dumpers are provided with audio visual alarm.As soon as the vechile is put in reverse gear, a special horn starts blowing and the backlight flashes.It is a statutory requirements that truck,dumper or loader shall not be run unless the audio visual alarm is working.
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MINE WORKING

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  Opencast working--In open cast working,the following precautions shall be observed,namely:                                          In alluvial soil,morum,gravel,clay,debris or other similar ground-;*the side shall be sloped at an angle of sefty not exceeding 45degree from the horizontal or such other angle as the regional inspector may permit by an order in writing are subject to such conditions as he may specify therein;or the side shall be kept benched and the hight of any bench shall not exceed 1.5meter and the breadth thereof shall not be less than the height:।       Provide that the regional inspector may,be an order in writing and subject to such conditions as he may specify therein, exempt form the operation of his clause any working in the case of which special difficult exist,which in his opinion make compily with the provisions their ...
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