Metalliferous Mines Regulations, 1961 - Directorate General of ...

is being carried out, such tracing shall show clearly the order in which such reduction or extraction is to be
carried out.
(6) The manager shall examine all reports, registers and other records required to be made or kept in
pursuance of the Act or of the regulations, or orders made thereunder, and shall countersign the same and
date his signature. He may, however, by an order in writing, delegate this duty an undermanager or
assistant manager except in cases where a specific provision is made requiring the manager to countersign a
report or register.
(7) The manager shall give attention to, and cause to be carefully investigated, any specific representation
or complaint that may be made to him in writing by an employee of the mine as to any matter affecting the
safety or health of persons in or about the mine.
(8) When any accident, resulting in serious bodily injury to any person or in loss of life, occurs in a mine,
the manager shall inspect the site of accident as soon as possible, and shall also either himself or through an
undermanager or assistant manager, have an inquiry made into the cause of and circumstances attending the
accident. The result of every such enquiry and a plan of the site of the accident showing details, shall be
recorded in a bound paged book kept for the purpose.
(9) The manager shall perform such other duties as have been prescribed in that behalf under the Act, the
regulations, or orders made thereunder.
(10) The manger may suspend or take such disciplinary action against any employee for contravention of
any of the provisions of the Act, these regulations or orders made thereunder.
45. Duties and responsibilities of assistant mangers or underground manager – (1) The assistant manager
or underground manager shall carry out the duties assigned to him by the manager, and shall see that in the
part of the mine assigned to him by the manager, all work is carried out in accordance with the provisions
of the act and of the regulations and orders made thereunder.
(2) The assistant mangers or underground manager shall, subject to the orders of the manager, visit and
examine the workings under his charge, or part thereof, on every working day.
(3) The assistant mangers or underground manager shall, from time to time, carefully examine every
travelable part of the mine or part thereof placed under his charge, whether frequented by workpersons or
not.
(4) In the absence of the manager, assistant mangers or underground manager shall have the same
responsibility, discharge the same duties and be subject to the same liabilities as the manager, but not so as
to exempt the manager therefrom.
43. Duties and responsibilities of mine – The mine foreman or other competent person appointed under
regulation 37(1) shall strictly observe the following provisions, namely –
(1) (a) Subject to the orders of superior officials, he shall have responsible charge and control of such part
of the mine, and shall carry out such duties, as may be assigned to him by the manager.
(b) In the case of working belowground he shall, while on duty, carry a tracing of the workings of such
district and shall keep the tracing up-to-date.
(c) He shall, in his district, make the inspections and reports required by these regulations.