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

(4) No person shall work or travel on any ledge or footpath less than 1.5 metres wide, from which he will
be likely to fall more than 1.8 metres, unless he is protected by guard rails, fence or rope suitably fixed and
sufficiently strong to prevent him from falling.
(5) (a) No person shall carry or be permitted to carry any load along a road or footpath having an
inclination of 30 degrees or more from the horizontal.
(b) Every road or footpath, along which loads are carried by human agency, shall comply with the
following requirements -
(i)
(ii)
its breadth shall not be less than one metre; and
at every place where the inclination exceeds 15 degrees from the horizontal, level steps shall be
provided such that the vertical height of every step does not exceed 0.20 metre and the distance
from the edge to the back is not less than 0.35 metre.
Explanation – Gang-planks used for loading purposes shall not be deemed to be part of a footpath for the
purposes of this sub-regulation, provided that every gang-plank shall be so inclined or constructed as to
give a secure foot-hold.
(6) No person shall be employed to lift, carry or move a load so heavy as is likely to cause bodily injury or
injury to health of that person. In case of any doubt as to whether risk of bodily injury or injury to health is
involved, it shall be referred to the Chief Inspector for decision.
(8) Every person shall ensure that tools, wood, stones, or other articles are not put down or allowed to
remain, in or near a shaft , winze or opening into a stope where work is going on, in such position as
may result in their falling into the shaft, winze, or stope, as the case may be.
(8) No person shall cast nay material down any chute, pass or stope or other place until he has assured
himself that no person is in the way.
(9) No person shall work or be permitted to work alone in any remote part of a mine where, in any accident
occurred he would not soon be discovered or assisted.
(10) No inexperienced person shall be employed in the mine for any work whereby he or other persons can
be seriously endangered, except under the supervision and guidance of an experienced person.
CHAPTER XII – Precautions against Dangers from Fire, Dust, Gas and Water
119. Precautions against Fire – (1) (a) No oil, grease, canvas or other inflammable material shall be stored
in any mine except in a fire-proof receptacle. Greasy or oily waste in workings belowground, shall be
regularly remo ved to the surface.
(b) No person shall place or throw, or cause or permit to be placed or thrown, any
naked light or lamp or ‘cheesa stick’ or kai-piece’ on or near any timber, wooden
structure or other combustible material.
© Where explosives are used in blasting any timber forming part of stulls, sets and chutes sufficient
water shall be applied to the timber both before and after firing a shot.
(2) (a) All surface structures and supports within a horizontal distance of 10 metres from all
entrances to a mine shall be of incombustible material :