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

149. Maintenance and examination of safety lamps. – In every mine or part thereof in
which the use of safety lamps is for the time being required by or in pursuance of the
regulations, the following provisions shall have effect, namely –
(1) A competent person appointed for the purpose shall clean, trim, examine and
lock securely all such lamps before they are issued for use, and no such lamp
shall be issued for use unless it is in safe working order and securely locked.
(2) A competent person appointed for the purpose shall examine every safety lamp at
the surface immediately before it is taken belowground for use an shall assure
himself, as far as practicable from external observation that such lamp is in safe
working order and securely locked. \The person so appointed shall not perform
any other duties, other than those prescribed under regulation 143(2).
(3) A competent person appointed for the purpose shall examine every safety lamp
on its being returned after use. \If on such examination, any lamp is found to be
damaged or misused, he shall record the nature of the damage or misuse in a
bound paged book kept for the purpose Every such entry shall be countersigned
and dated by the manager.
(4) The manager, assistant manger, under ground manager or a competent person
appointed for the purpose shall, once at least in every seven days, examine
thoroughly every safety lamp in use, and shall record the result of examination of
every such lamp in a bound paged book kept for the purpose.
(5) No person shall be appointed as a competent person under this regulation unless
he holds a Gas testing Certificate.
150. Use of safety lamps. – (1) Every safety lamp shall be numbered, and so long as the
lamp is in use the number thereof shall be maintained in a legible condition.
(2) A competent person appointed for the purpose shall maintain a correct record of
the lamps issued from and returned to the lamp-room, and in the record so
maintained, the number of the lamp issued to and person shall be entered against his
name.
(3) If any person returns to the lamp-room a lamp other than the one issued to him,
he shall explain the cause and circumstances of the change.
(4) No unauthorized person shall either himself take or give out any safety lamp
from the lamp-room.
(5)Every person who receives a lamp shall satisfy himself that it is complete and in
good order; and should he find any effect therein, he shall immediately return it to
the lamp-room.
(6) No. person shall willfully damage or improperly use, or unlock or open, or
attempt to unlock or open any safety lamp.