Annual Report,2009 - Directorate General of Mines Safety

DGMS Annual Report, 2009
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4.2 TEST FACILITIES AT USER’S END
Similarly, the user shall also have the responsibility to ensure that the required quality
of the cement capsules is provided in the mine for use. Thus the cement capsules shall
also be tested before being allowed to be used in mines and for this purpose, at least
the following apparatus/equipment shall be maintained at the user‟s end:
Sl. No. Name of Apparatus/Equipment Quantity
(Nos)
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Capacity
1. Viscometer One 10,00,000 cps.
2 Anchorage Testing Machine One 50 Tonnes
3 Universal Compressive testing machine One 50 Tonnes
4 pH meter One 0-14
5.0 SAMPLING & TESTING
In order to check the composition and required parameters during manufacture, it shall
be required that the random sampling shall be collected at least 1 sample containing
adequate number/quantity of cement capsules for every 10,000 pieces of cement
capsule in a batch and shall be subjected to the required set of tests as prescribed at
para-4.0 above and the data shall be kept recorded in a bound paged book kept for the
purposes which shall be signed by the persons carrying out the test and shall also be
counter-signed by the quality control officer posted at the manufacturing unit (s).
5.1 The user shall also carry out similar sampling and testing as per the
apparatus/instrument kept there at their end before using, for every batch of cement
capsules and keep the records in a bound paged book kept for the purpose.
In case the cement capsules fall to pass the required tests at the user end, that lot of the
manufactures shall not be used and intimation thereof shall be sent to this Directorate
and also to the manufacturer.
Manufacturers and the Users including the Test Houses, who are engaged for testing
such material, are therefore requested to ensure the above mentioned Standard and
Parameters before supplying and using at the mine.
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