Annual Report,2009 - Directorate General of Mines Safety

DGMS Annual Report, 2009
iv) The Study Report should be discussed in a Tripartite Forum at Mine Level,
Area Level and also at Company Level to know the high risk areas and
implement the preventive measure plans so that the efforts are directed to yield
desired results in timely and sustained manner.
v) One of the Inspective Officers from every discipline from DGMS should also
be involved in such System Study and Safety Audit program to contribute and
arrive at certain valuable decision.
vi) Annual System Study and Safety Audit Report of every mine after finalization
in the Company should be submitted to DGMS for information and
suggestion.
vii) The Action Taken Report on the System Study and Safety Audit Report should
also be prepared and submitted to the Company as well as to DGMS including
the Trade Unions having major or prominent representation in the mine.
Risk Reduction Program (RRP) is an ongoing process to achieve Zero Harm
Status of Safety in any mien and it is expected that all the persons, organizations,
unions, agencies involved directly or indirectly in mining and allied business would
cooperate and help achieve this goal of the DGMS and all mining Companies.
No. DGMS (Tech)/Circular No./ 09 Dhanbad, Dated –
02/June/2009
To,
Owner/Agent/Manager of all Oil Mines and all the manufactures of flexible
cables.
Sub:- Use of flexible cables in drilling rigs and in other similar equipments in
Oil Mines Reg.
1.0 Flexible cables are in use with drilling rigs and in other similar equipments in
oil mines.
2.0 The electrical equipments used in a drillings machine are high capacity DC
motors, 3 phase AC motors, their control gears, light fittings and
instrumentations.
3.0 Flexible cables used with circuits exceeding low voltage shall be provided
with flexible metallic screening or pliable armouring.
4.0 Such flexible metallic screening if used as a means of protections from
mechanical injury it shall not be used by itself to form an earth conductor, but
it may be used for that purpose in conjunction with an earthing core.
5.0 Though the metallic screening shall not be used by itself to form an earth
conductor the same shall have conductivity at all parts and at all joints at least
equal at 50 percent of the conductivity of the largest conductor.
6.0 IS: 14494-1998 “Elastomer insulated flexible cables for use in minesspecifications”
an IS 9968 Part – I & II, “Specifications for elastomer insulated
cables” are the relevant Indian Standards available on elastomer insulated
cables.
7.0 IS: 14494-1998 is mainly for flexible cables used in belowground and open
cast mines. This standard does not cover flexible cables used in oil mines.
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