What is standing Orders?

The manager of every mine in which a mechanical ventilator other than an auxiliary fan is installed,shall submit to the Regional Inspector,within 60days of the coming into force of these regulations,or in the case of a new installation within 30days of the installation,Standing orders specifying the action that shall be taken with respect to the withdrawal of persons from the mine or part thereof in the event of a stoppage of the ventilator.                                                                           The Regional Inspector may,by an order in writing,approve of such standing Orders,either in the from submitted to him or with such additions and alterations as he may think fit,and the standing orders so Approved shll be enforced at the mine.A copy of the standing orders shall be posted at conspicuous places in the mine both above and below ground. 

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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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