AGENDA - 33rd meeting of Standing Committee on Safety in Coal ...

Requirement <strong>of</strong> statutory personnel and
Action taken to fill up the shortage (Agenda
Item - VIII
41. Status <strong>of</strong> statutory manpower in
various coal companies was reviewed.
42. Representative <strong>of</strong> INTUC Shri R.P.
Singh mentioned that about 600 departmental
candidates are waiting for promotion to the
posts <strong>of</strong> Under Managers / Mining Sirdar /
Overman etc. and the vacancies should be
filled up from the Departmental candidates
who have already passed relevant
examinations.
43. Representative <strong>of</strong> COMAI Shri
Both Initial and Periodical Medical Examination
<strong>of</strong> Employees/Contract Workmen are conducted at
the Industrial Medical Centre <strong>of</strong> NLC- GH as per
the statute.
PME for Miners (both Regular & Contract) are
being conducted , as per recommendations <strong>of</strong> X th
Conference on Safety
The Periodical study is being conducted to identify
and to detect notified Occupational diseases due to
Occupational Health Hazards (Dust / Vibration
/Noise etc.)
NIMH has conducted noise mapping, repairable
dust survey and vibration test as a measure <strong>of</strong>
environmental study in the year 2004, 2006, and
2007. The results observed are well within the
permissible limits.
In pursuance <strong>of</strong> protective and proactive operation,
notified occupational diseases were not identified,
so far, during Periodical Medical Examinations
conducted.
SCCL
All PME Centers have been equipped with
required no. <strong>of</strong> medical appliances and personnel,
Doctors, incharge <strong>of</strong> PME centers have been
trained in occupational health.
Occupational Diseases Board was constituted,
regular <strong>meeting</strong>s are held and its
recommendations are followed/ implemented. All
the doctors working in PME centres are trained in
Occupational diseases.
A study on occupational health management is
conducted in SCCL by an Ex-DMS (Medical) and
report submitted thereupon was circulated among
Area General Managers for implementation.
MoLE
The details <strong>of</strong> the training programme to CIL doctors on
Occupational diseases is being worked out.
CIL
Company-wise details <strong>of</strong> Statutory Manpower are given
in Agenda Item No. VIII.
NLC
As far as NLC is concerned, there is no shortage
<strong>of</strong> ‘Statutory Personnel’ at present.
Since NLC operates fully mechanized Mines, the
size <strong>of</strong> the districts for Foreman/Over man is reduced and
the duties and responsibilities <strong>of</strong> the Mining Mate/Sardar
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