Supervision of stowing by mining sardar/Overman
After a slice or stook has been extracted,stowing shall be done as soon as possible.The entire area shall be stowed,no gaps shall be left.Stowing shall be tight upto the roof.As stowing progresses,only one stowing pipe shall be opened at a time.The pipe shall be kept supported and it's end shall not be allowed to get buried in sand.At the end a flexible hose shall be used to fill gaps near the roof.If work is done by level slicing,at intervals barricades of half height shall be erected.Boxing shall be made strong so that it does not burst.Frequent starting/stopping shall be avoided.Stowing Shall be commenced only after ensuring adequate stock of sand and water in the sand bunker,water tank respectively. Support shall be withdrawn timely and any odd material lying inside the boxing shall be removed.Proper arrangment shall be made for drainage of stowing water.Pipe range shall be cleaned by runing only water for 5-7minutes at the beginning and end of stowing.Goad edge shall be kept...