Dgms Strategic Plan 2011

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DGMS STRATEGIC PLAN 2011-15

CHAPTER -I

1.0 Introduction

The matters pertaining to Occupational Safety, Health (OSH) and Welfare of persons employed in

the mines and Oilfields are dealt with under the Mines Act, 1952 and Rules and Regulations

framed thereunder. Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) is a law enforcement agency

under the Mines Act in the Union Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India.

DGMS has its headquarters at Dhanbad (Jharkhand) and is headed by Director-General of Mines

Safety. The Director-General is assisted by specialist staff-officers in mining, electrical &

mechanical, occupational health, law, survey, statistics, administration and accounts disciplines.

The headquarters has also a technical library and S&T laboratories as a back-up support to the

organisation.

The field organisation has a two-tier network of field offices. The entire country is divided into

eight zones, each under the charge of a Deputy Director-General of Mines Safety. There are three

to four Regional offices under each zonal office. Each Region is under the charge of a Director of

Mines Safety. There are in all 29 such Regional Offices. Sub-regional offices have been set up in

important areas of concentrated mining activities away from Regional office. There are three such

sub-regional offices, each under the charge of a Deputy Director of Mines Safety. Each Zone,

besides having inspecting officers of mining disciplines has officers in electrical & mechanical

engineering and occupational health disciplines.

2.0 Role and Function of DGMS

Mission of DGMS

The mission of DGMS is the reduction in risk of occupational diseases and casualty to persons

employed in mines, by drafting appropriate legislation and setting standards, by overseeing

compliance thereof and through a variety of promotional initiatives and awareness programmes

creating an environment in which safety is given due priority.

Vision of DGMS

The vision of DGMS is “To ensure nationally acceptable and internationally competitive standards

of health, safety and welfare for employees of the Indian mines.”

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FUNCTIONS OF DGMS

(A) Inspection of mines

(B) Investigations and Enquiries into:-

(a) Accidents

(b) Dangerous Occurrences

(c) Complaints & other matters

(C) (a) Grant of :-

(i) Statutory Permissions, Exemptions & Relaxations

(ii) Approval of mine safety equipment, material & appliances

(b) Interactions for development of safety equipment, material and safe work practices

through Workshop, Seminars, Discussions etc.

(c) Development of Safety Legislation & Standards

(d) Dissemination of Safety Information

(D) Conduct of Examinations for grant of Certificates of Competency.

(E) Safety Promotional Initiatives:-

(a) Organisation of -

• Conference on Safety in Mines

• National Safety Awards

• Safety Weeks & Campaigns

(b) Promoting:-

- safety education and awareness programmes

- workers’ participation in safety management through -

• workmen’s inspector

• safety committee

• tripartite reviews

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3.0 Future Scenario of the Mineral Industry

Growth of mineral industries in the country in last 50 to 60 years i.e. after independence have been

analyzed and it is revealed that:-

� Coal production has since been increased 18 times from a level of 34.98 million tonnes in

1951 to 566.13 million tonnes/annum in 2009-2010.

� Oil production has increased almost 3 times from 7.2 to 21.2 million tonnes/annum whereas

gas production has increased 9.27 times from a level of 720 million m3 in 1971 to 6677 million

m3 in 2007.

� Production of copper ore has increased by 6.8 times from 0.37 million tonnes in 1951 to 2.53

million tonnes in 2007.

� Lead-zinc ore achieved phenomenal growth from a level of 0.01 million tonne in 1951 to 4.24

million tonnes in 2007 i.e. 424 times increase.

� Iron-ore production has increased from 3.7 million tonnes in 1951 to 161.1 million tonnes in

2007, i.e. 43 times to that of 1951 level.

� Manganese ore production also increased from 1.18 to 2.53 million tonnes from 1951 to 2007

i.e. 2.14 times.

� Limestone production increased from 2.96 to 204.40 million tonnes since 1951 to 2007 i.e.

68.92 times.

� Bauxite production increased from 0.06 to 10.10 million tonnes i.e. 168 times increase during

this period.

Trend of Average Daily Employment:

� Average Daily Employment in coal sector indicates a mixed trend. Average Daily

Employment had increased steadily from 3.519 to 5.541 lakhs from 1951 to 1991 but

gradually decreased to 3.85 lakhs in 2006. However, it has again risen to 4.02 lakhs during

2007 and are increasing.

� In Non-coal sector the Average Daily Employment figure indicated a rising trend from 1.97

lakhs in 1951 to 203.2 lakhs in 2002 thereafter it is decreasing steadily to 1.34 lakhs in 2007.

� In Oil sector also the trend was similar i.e. increasing from 13,600 persons in 1971 to 35,700

in 1995; thereafter it is decreasing to 13,900 in 2006. However, it has increased to 20,200 in

2007.

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In coal sector itself, there are more than 206 coal blocks allocated recently during the past five

years to both public and private sectors for captive as well as merchant mining. Similarly in Iron-

ore, limestone, manganese, dolomite and many other minerals more than 500 leases have been

granted to organized sector by the Ministry of Mines and various State Governments. All these

mines are likely to come up into production during the next five years. The mining activities in

such mineral blocks are being proposed to be undertaken mostly through outsourcing by national

or international mining companies. In some of the mineral blocks, Multinational Companies

(MNCs) have been allocated the mining rights.

Opencast Mining

The mines are being planned by opencast methods up to 500 m depth from surface at stripping

ratio ranging from 1 in 7 to 1 in 15. The dumps whether internal or external are also being planned

to be of height ranging from 60 to 400 m. The mines are planned to be operated by the deployment

of heavy earth moving machinery of very high capacity i.e. 40 m3 shovels, 80 m

3 draglines and

470 tonnes dump trucks. Surface Miners, Stacker Reclaimers/Spreaders and in-pit crushers along

with high capacity conveyors. In coal and lignite sector itself large capacity opencast mines upto

15 to 20 million tonnes per annum production with 80 million m3 of overburden per annum are in

the stage planning and development. All these opencast mines will require huge quantity of

explosives and initiation systems.

Underground Mining

In coal sector, the reserves within 300 m depths are depleting within next 10 to 15 years whereas

the main focus of mining activities will be concentrated at depths exceeding 300 m to 1000 m.

Coal mines are being planned to be operated primarily by continuous Miner-Shuttle Car as well as

Longwall technology. The mines are planned of capacities varying from one to five million tonnes

per annum. The primary mode of coal transportation will be from underground to surface by use

of high capacity belt-conveyors. Man and material transport into and from the mine are planned

mostly through inclines and man riding systems in addition to shaft and winding.

CBM and Coal Gasification

Coal Blocks for extraction of Methane and the Coal Gasification have been allocated to various

companies. Some of them are operating the CBM Projects in Raniganj and Jharia Coal Fields.

Coal To Liquid (CTL) Projects have also been planned in some of the coal blocks in

Talchir/Mahanadi Coal Basins.

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Oil and Natural Gas

Oil and Natural Gas Projects are also coming up both on-land and in Offshore area at greater

depth. Offshore Operations in deep sea are being planned for other minerals under the Ministry of

Mines.

Mines of Unorganized Sector

Due to increased demand of infrastructure and other industries including housing, chemicals and

fertilizers, the mining activities in Metalliferous and non-metal sector mines are expected to

increase manifolds. Most of the mineral demands are being met by small unorganized sector

mines spread all over the country. Small Mines and Quarries engaged in extraction of various

minerals are very large in numbers mostly being operated by small mine owners with seasonal

labourers. Since the mines are very small and lease area and periods are also very small, it

becomes difficult to plan a mine scientifically and extract mineral systematically which lead to

unsafe conditions of working of such mines. The basic safety and occupational health measures

including infrastructures and welfare facilities are also generally not provided in such type of

mines.

4.0 Occupational Safety, Health (OSH) and Welfare Scenario

In the light of the increased mining activities in near future, the primary focus areas in coal, non-

coal, oil & natural gas and unorganised sectors have been identified which are given below:

Coal Sector:

Opencast Mining:

The integrated mine planning and design of opencast mines of high capacities would be required

to deal with the following problems:

Open Pit Design and Slope Study

Overburden and Dump Design and Stability

Haul Road Design and Layout

Installation, commissioning and Operation of large capacity Heavy Earth Moving

Machinery

Traffic Movement and Control System in opencast as well as surface operations

Design of blasting and blasting control measures

Dust, Noise and Vibration controls

Lighting and water drainage system

Material handling and associated safety rules

Mine voids reclamation and rehabilitation measures

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Underground Mining:

Underground mine planning and design to be incorporated at planning stage in all the Greenfield

and reorganised projects. The following subjects shall be required to be dealt with in detail:

• Strata Control and Monitoring

• Mine Void Filling

• Mine Ventilation and Environment Control

• Mine Gases, Fires and Explosions control measures

• Underground Transport System

• Surface Transport and Material Handling

Oil & Natural Gas:

• Use of latest instruments and technologies for reconnaissance surveys and Geophysical

Explorations

• Deep hole drilling and Controlled Drilling Technology

• Structural Stability of Rigs and Installations

• Transportation and Storage System

• Offshore operation and Environment Monitoring

• Instrumentation and control systems on offshore rigs and installations

• Advance warning systems and control against fires and blowout

• Personal Protection and Devices in offshore operations

• Safety and Security System on offshore installation and transport system

Emergency Response and Disaster Management:

• Modernization of emergency response system and instruments

• Development of National Mine Disaster Management Centre

• Implementation of Emergency Communication Systems at all Rescue Stations and mining

areas

• International exposure of rescue personnel in emergency response and disaster management

through training and competitions

• Updation and modernization of DMRS Lab in DGMS

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CHAPTER -II

DGMS STRATEGIC PLAN - 2011-15

Strategic Initiatives

Mining activities in most of the minerals including oil and natural gas have increased due to

exponential rise in demands of the user industries. Mining domain which was limited to rich

deposits at shallow depths has extended to lean deposits at greater depths associated with

multiple geologic and environment settings. Mining has also extended from on-land operations

to offshore deep sea areas. In order to meet the demands and extract minerals safely and

economically, mechanization and introduction of latest technologies are being opted for.

In view of the fast changing scenario, it is inevitable to initiate the following measures:

1.0 Accident Prevention Programmes

Mine accidents have been classified into the following categories:

(a) Disaster: Mine accidents having very high risks and potential to inflict heavy fatality/

casualty to persons and destroy/damage the mining conditions are considered disasters. In

the terms of fatalities, the occurrences of accident with 10 or more fatalities are considered

disaster.

(b) Major Accidents: Accidents involving fatality to more than 3 and less than 10 persons are

considered to be major accident.

(c) Fatal Accidents: Accidents resulting in fatality upto three persons are normally considered

fatal accident.

(d) Serious Accidents: Serious accidents have been defined under the Mines Act, 1952

describing that “Serious bodily injury” means any injury which involves, or in all

probability will involve, the permanent loss of any part or section of a body or the use of

any part or section of a body, or the permanent loss of or injury to the sight or hearing or

any permanent physical incapacity or the fracture of any bone or one or more joints or

bones of any phalanges of hand or foot.

(e) Reportable Accidents: “reportable injury” means any injury other than a serious bodily

injury which involves, or in all probability will involve, the enforced absence of the injured

person from work for a period of seventy two hours or more.

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Accidents Analysis

The fatal and serious accidents including the disasters have been analyzed with data since past

two decades and the information are tabulated below:

Table-1

YEAR Trend of Incidence of Accidents in Mines

COAL METAL OIL

Number of accidents Number of accidents Number of accidents

Fatal Serious Total Fatal Serious Total

Fata

l Serious Total

1998 128 523 651 50 234 284 6 20 26

1999 127 595 722 59 207 266 2 23 25

2000 117 661 778 50 160 210 1 27 28

2001 105 667 772 62 178 240 9 21 30

2002 81 629 710 50 174 224 2 31 33

2003 83 563 646 51 147 198 1 21 22

2004 87 962 1049 55 150 205 2 38 40

2005 96 1106 1202 47 93 140 1 15 16

2006 78 861 939 54 63 117 4 15 19

2007 76 923 999 53 63 116 3 16 19

2008 83 687 770 54 63 117 8 20 28

2009 83 627 708 40 76 116 4 18 22

2010 72 334 406 41 27 67 4 7 11

N.B. Figures for the years 2008 to 2010 are provisional and figures for 2010 are up to 30.09.10.

128 127

117

105

81 83 87

96

78 76 83 83

72

50

59

50

62

50 51 55

47 54 53 54

40 41

6 2 1

9 2 1 2 1 4 3

8 4 4

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

No

. o

f fa

tal

accid

en

ts

Year

Trend in incidence of fatal accidents

in mines

Coal Mine

Metalliferous Mine

Oil Mines

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NON-COAL

1998 56 65 15 254 258

1999 61 72 13 230 238

2000 51 55 2 187 192

2001 71 81 8 199 200

2002 52 64 3 205 206

2003 52 62 16 168 169

2004 57 64 9 188 194

2005 48 52 4 108 109

2006 58 71 9 78 79

2007 56 64 13 79 92

2008 62 83 35 83 85

2009 44 54 10 94 101

2010 45 81 2 34 35

Total 713 868 139 1907 1958 Note: Data for 2008 & 2009 are provisional. Data for 2010 is up to September.

Table – 3

Decade

Trend in fatal accidents and fatality rates per 1000 persons employed

( Ten yearly average )

COAL MINES NON-COAL MINES

Av. No. Acc. Av. No. of Fatality Av. No. Acc. Av. No. of Fatality

of Acc. rate Fatalities rate of Acc. rate Fatalities rate

1901-10 74 0.76 92 0.93 16 0.47 23 0.67

1911-20 139 0.94 176 1.29 29 0.57 37 0.73

1921-30 174 0.99 219 1.24 43 0.54 50 0.66

1931-40 172 0.98 228 1.33 35 0.41 43 0.51

1941-50 226 0.87 273 1.01 26 0.24 31 0.29

1951-60 223 0.61 295 0.82 64 0.27 81 0.34

1961-70 202 0.49 259 0.62 72 0.28 85 0.33

1971-80 187 0.40 264 0.55 66 0.27 74 0.30

1981-90 162 0.30 185 0.34 65 0.27 73 0.31

1991-00 140 0.27 170 0.33 65 0.31 77 0.36

2001-10 86 0.21 108 0.27 56 0.34 66 0.40

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Table - 4

Causes

Trend of Fatal Accidents in Coal Mines – Causewise

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009* 2010*

Fall of Roof 35 33 27 30 23 18 26 18 13 13 14 17 11

Fall of sides 15 11 14 9 11 5 8 7 4 4 6 9 5

Other Ground

Movement

- 4 1 - 1 1 - - 1 - 1 1 -

Winding in

Shafts

3 3 3 2 - 1 - - 3 - 1 - -

Rope Haulage 18 12 8 15 6 10 5 12 9 4 4 5 3

Dumper,

Trucks etc.

20 20 30 19 14 21 22 18 11 24 22 22 27

Other

Transportation

Machinery

3 7 3 1 2 2 3 4 5 1 2 4 1

Non-

Transportation

Machinery

11 6 9 10 9 11 7 15 8 12 10 14 5

Explosives 4 5 1 2 4 3 5 2 - 1 1 - 1

Electricity 5 7 3 4 4 1 4 4 3 4 5 2 5

Gas, Dust,

Fire, etc.

2 1 5 - - 2 2 - 4 2 2 2 1

Fall of

Persons

7 10 9 7 4 5 3 7 4 3 8 2 4

Fall of

Objects

2 2 2 2 2 1 2 6 8 4 5 2 2

Other Causes 3 6 2 4 1 2 3 5 4 2 3 7

Total 128 127 117 105 81 83 87 96 78 76 83 83 72

0.93

1.29 1.24

1.33

1.01

0.82

0.62

0.55

0.34 0.33 0.27

0.67 0.73

0.66

0.51

0.29 0.34 0.33

0.3 0.31 0.36

0.4

1901-10 1911-20 1921-30 1931-40 1941-50 1951-60 1961-70 1971-80 1981-90 1991-00 2001-10

TREND IN DEATH RATE

PER 1000 PERSONS EMPLOYED

COAL NON-COAL

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Table-5

Causes Trend of Serious Accidents in Coal Mines – Causewise

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009* 2010*

Fall of Roof 48 55 43 35 45 39 44 38 27 32 30 26 10

Fall of sides 29 23 45 43 38 27 67 45 28 38 39 26 23

Other Ground Movement - 2 1 1 - - 1 1 1 - - - -

Winding in Shafts 1 3 3 6 4 4 5 2 5 2 - 3 -

Rope Haulage 109 117 101 116 85 84 127 168 178 131 91 71 22

Dumper, Trucks etc. 30 49 42 32 28 35 20 34 41 32 20 24 16

Other Transportation

machinery.

13 13 16 23 19 15 10 16 48 35 16 7 9

Non-Transportation

Machinery

36 30 47 34 39 43 28 46 54 79 40 35 20

Explosives 6 6 4 7 9 6 8 5 1 4 1 2 2

Electricity 7 5 4 5 7 3 4 5 5 3 - 2 2

Gas, Dust, Fire, etc. 1 - 0 - 2 6 2 - 1 1 - 1 -

Fall of Persons 142 142 161 191 151 147 307 284 221 268 202 192 92

Fall of Objects 59 70 88 83 99 90 183 264 153 185 146 108 62

Other Causes 42 80 106 91 103 64 156 198 98 113 102 128 76

Total 523 595 661 667 629 563 962 1106 861 923 687 625 334

Table - 6

Causes Trend of Fatal Accidents in Non-Coal Mines – Causewise

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009* 2010*

Fall of Roof 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 - 1 2 4 -

Fall of sides 7 8 11 8 10 7 12 5 9 8 12 11 11

Other Ground

Movement

1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Winding in

Shafts

1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Rope Haulage - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Dumper, Trucks

etc.

13 15 14 22 10 13 18 12 17 19 13 10 5

Other

Transportation

Machinery

3 1 2 4 3 2 3 1 2 6 3 1 3

Non-

Transportation

Machinery

5 7 3 7 6 6 5 9 5 7 5 5 6

Explosives 3 7 5 6 8 5 3 4 3 2 2 2 2

Electricity 3 4 2 1 1 3 2 - - - 2 - -

Gas, Dust, Fire,

etc.

1 - 1 3 - 1 - - - - 2 1 -

Fall of Persons 11 11 8 11 10 11 6 13 15 8 10 3 4

Fall of Objects 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 7 3 2 5 10

Other Causes 2 2 1 5 1 - 3 1 - 2 9 2 4

Total 56 61 51 71 52 52 57 48 58 56 62 44 45

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Table-7

Causes Trend of Serious Accidents in Non-Coal Mines – Causewise

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009* 2010*

Fall of Roof 2 2 1 - 1 1 2 2 - 1 1 1 1

Fall of sides - 3 1 1 1 1 3 - 2 3 - - 1

Other Ground

Movement

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

Winding in

Shafts

2 3 1 1 1 - - - 1 2 2 3 2

Rope Haulage 3 5 3 5 1 1 - 1 - 2 1 - -

Dumper,

Trucks etc.

21 11 13 14 14 15 11 10 6 3 5 6 1

Other

Transportation

Machinery

9 12 1 2 3 3 2 3 6 5 3 5 1

Non-

Transportation

Machinery

30 28 26 23 23 25 22 15 9 17 10 13 6

Explosives 1 5 - - 2 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 -

Electricity 2 2 2 1 4 1 - - 1 1 1 3 2

Gas, Dust, Fire,

etc.

1 - 1 - - - - 3 - 1 1 - 2

Fall of Persons 46 39 34 44 41 23 41 22 20 14 17 13 5

Fall of Objects 67 61 34 53 45 45 38 20 17 9 20 26 7

Other Causes 70 59 70 55 69 52 69 31 16 20 21 23 6

Total 254 230 187 199 205 168 188 108 78 79 83 94 34

From the above tables, it is observed that a fresh initiative is required to arrest the trends of

disasters which are repeating at an interval of two to three years. In the context of prevention of

accidents and fatality in mines, the prevention of disaster is the first priority and thereafter is the

fatal and serious accidents. An international initiative to achieve Zero Harm and no injury at

work place is being undertaken by ILO. We as member of ILO have also to undertake similar

initiative so that the conditions of work at every work place are made safe and secured.

In view of the above it is essential to develop an integrated approach with the use of Risk

Assessment and Risk Management Technique to either eliminate the incidence of accidents or

reduce the risk of accidents at or in the vicinity of the work place.

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1.1 Prevention of Mine Disasters

The primary causes of disasters are inundation, explosion, fires & spontaneous heating, and

strata failure. The main focus of this Directorate during the next five years would be to eliminate

or minimise the risk of disasters in mines. The statistics of Mine Disasters since last four decades

are tabulated below:

Statistics of Disasters in Coal Mines during 1947-2010

Sl.

No.

Date of

Accident

Name of Mine Killed S/Injured Cause of Accident

1 28/01/51 Ranipur 9 3 Descending Shaft

2 12/07/52 Dhemo Main 12 0 Fall of Roof

3 05/08/53 Majri 11 0 Irruption of Water

4 14/03/54 Damra 10 0 Explosion/Ignition of

Firedamp

5 10/12/54 Newton Chikli 63 0 Irruption of Water

6 05/02/55 Amlabad 52 1 Explosion of Inflammable

Gas

7 26/09/56 Burradhemo 28 0 Irruption of Water

8 19/02/58 Chinakuri 1 & 2

Pits

176 7 Explosions

9 20/02/58 Central Bhowrah 23 0 Irruption of Water

10 05/01/60 Damua 16 0 Irruption of Water

11 28/05/65 Dhori 268 9 Explosion of Coal Dust

12 11/04/68 West Chirimiri 14 16 Fall of Sides

13 18/03/73 Noonodih Jitpur 48 13 Explosion/Ignition of

Gas/Dust

14 08/08/75 Kessurgarh 11 1 Fall of Roof

15 18/11/75 Silewara 10 1 Irruption of Water

16 27/12/75 Chasnalla 375 0 Irruption of Water

17 16/09/76 Central Saunda 10 0 Irruption of Water

18 04/10/76 Sudamdih Shaft 43 3 Explosion/Ignition of

Gas/Dust

19 22/01/79 Baragolai 16 0 Explosion/Ignition of

Gas/Dust

20 24/06/81 Jagannath 10 4 Fire

21 16/07/82 Topa 16 4 Fall of Roof

22 14/09/83 Hurriladih 19 0 Inundation

23 19/11/93 Tipong 9 0 Explosion/Ignition of

Gas/Dust

24 25/01/94 New Kenda 55 0 Fire

25 27/09/95 Gaslitand 64 0 Irruption of Water

26 03/03/97 New Moghla 10 12 Explosion/Ignition of

Gas/Dust

27 24/06/00 Kawdi Open Cast 10 0 Fall of Sides

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28 02/02/01 Bagdigi 29 0 Irruption of Water

29 16/06/03 Godavari Khani

No.7 LEP

17 0 Irruption of Water

30 17/10/03 Godavari Khani

No. 8A

10 2 Fall of Roof

31 15/06/05 Central Sounda 14 0 Irruption of Water

32 06/09/06 Bhatdee 50 0 Explosion/Ignition of

Gas/Dust

33 06/05/10 Anjan Hill 14 5 Explosion/Ignition of

Gas/Dust

TOTAL 1522 81

In most of the mine disasters, courts of enquiries were conducted. The Court of Enquiry found in

almost all the cases that the disasters were mainly due to lapses on part of the implementation of

the safety provisions by the mine management. Disasters in cases of explosions were mostly of

repetitive natures caused due to human failures.

In order to eliminate or reduce the risk of mine disasters, it is, therefore essential to examine each

and every contributor from base or origin to evaluate its influence and prepare a scheme suitable

for elimination of contributor’s risk.

Therefore, every cause is required to be examined and preventive action plan prepared and

implemented.

1.1.1 Prevention of Disasters due to Inundation:

Statistics of Mine Disasters due to inundation is given in the table below:

Sl.

No.

Date of

Accident Name of Mine Killed S/Injured Cause of Accident

1 05/08/53 Majri 11 0 Irruption of Water

2 10/12/54 Newton Chikli 63 0 Irruption of Water

3 26/09/56 Burradhemo 28 0 Irruption of Water

4 20/02/58 Central Bhowrah 23 0 Irruption of Water

5 05/01/60 Damua 16 0 Irruption of Water

6 18/11/75 Silewara 10 1 Irruption of Water

7 27/12/75 Chasnalla 375 0 Irruption of Water

8 16/09/76 Central Saunda 10 0 Irruption of Water

9 14/09/83 Hurriladih 19 0 Irruption of Water

10 27/09/95 Gaslitand 64 0 Irruption of Water

11 02/02/01 Bagdigi 29 0 Irruption of Water

12 16/06/03 Godavari Khani No.7 LEP 17 0 Irruption of Water

13 15/06/05 Central Sounda 14 0 Irruption of Water

TOTAL 679 1

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A special initiative would be undertaken to identify mines working in and around rivers, nullah

and water courses on surface as well as the sources of water belowground. The risks associated

with such water bodies will be evaluated for each mine. The precautions against danger of

inundation from surface as well as underground are available in most of the cases but due to

changes in the working places and conditions, they need up-dation every year before onset of

monsoon. Monsoon preparations are a part of normal preparedness in every mine. However,

slippage is always there which lead to such accidents/dangerous occurrences.

Action plan:

(i) Assessment of Dangers and Preventive Measures:

Each Regional office would be entrusted with specific jobs to be undertaken to prevent disaster

due inundation. The following actions are stipulated in this regard:

� Mines under every Region/Zone shall be identified by a group of field inspecting officers

both from regional and zonal offices by physical inspections and examinations of mine

working in respect of:-

� Dangers from surface and underground water sources

� Precautions to guard against such dangers

� Preventive measures in place to deal with exigencies and emergency of such nature

� Inspecting officer to prepare his own assessment of danger and preventive measures in

place at each of such mine.

� A report in respect of dangers of inundation and preventive measures to be prepared and

communicated to the management and a copy thereof submitted to zonal office and HO.

(ii) Monthly and quarterly review

The dangers identified and preventive measures required to be taken in respect of every

mine where there are risks of danger of inundation, shall be reviewed and monitored

monthly and quarterly so as to ensure that no slippage or mistakes lie in the system.

(iii) Mock Rehearsal and Drills

Field inspecting officers of the respective regions and zones shall form an independent

mock rehearsal team comprising of officers from different and zones which shall

undertake mock rehearsal and drills at the mine in surprise and report the performance to

the mine management including the officers at corporate level. A copy of such report

should be forwarded to the concerned regional office, zonal office and headquarter.

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(iv) Compliance Tracking

The danger of inundation and preventive measures required to be taken and also in place

at identified mines shall be checked by surprise inspections. Any slippage or

noncompliance should be immediately informed in writing to the manager, agent and

owner of the mine. In case, there are outstanding violations which are of immediate

compliance nature, actions to comply such violations may be taken immediately to ensure

that there is no risk of any danger due to such violations.

In case of repeated violations, appropriate actions such as notices, prohibitory orders and

prosecutions may be launched without delay. The compliance tracking report in respect

of such identified mines shall be prepared and submitted by regional offices to the zonal

offices and headquarters every month.

1.1.2 Prevention of Disasters due to Explosion:

Statistics of Mine Disasters due to Explosion is given in the table below:

Sl.

No.

Date of


1 14/03/54 Damra 10 0

Explosion/Ignition of

Firedamp

2 05/02/55 Amlabad 52 1 Explosion of Inflamable Gas

3 19/02/58

Chinakuri 1 & 2

Pits 176 7 Explosions

4 28/05/65 Dhori 268 9 Explosion of Coal Dust

5 18/03/73 Noonodih Jitpur 48 13


Gas/Dust

6 04/10/76 Sudamdih Shaft 43 3


Gas/Dust

7 22/01/79 Baragolai 16 0


Gas/Dust

8 19/11/93 Tipong 9 0


Gas/Dust

9 03/03/97 New Moghla 10 12


Gas/Dust

10 06/09/06 Bhatdee 50 0


Gas/Dust

33 06/05/10 Anjan Hill 14 5


Gas/Dust

TOTAL 696 50

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The primary causes of disaster due to explosion in coal mines are presence of methane or

inflammable gas, sources of ignition from explosive, spontaneous heating or fire, electrical or

frictional sparks. The explosion in most of the cases is followed by coal dust explosion which is

more dangerous and devastating. Although all underground coal mines in the country have been

declared gassy mines but degree III gassy mines are the highly risky in terms of presence of

inflammable gas (methane) and ignition thereof. The degree II gassy mines come next to degree

III in priority. The mines having degree III gassy seams and seams prone to spontaneous heating

and fire combined together shall be considered mines having very high degree risk of explosion.

Such mines shall be in the hot list of priorities in this Directorate. Similarly mines having degree

II gassy seams and presence of spontaneous heating and fire shall be treated equally to that of

degree III gassy seams in terms of explosion risk index. The third parameter contributing to

explosion is the ventilation. Good ventilation always helps reduce risk of presence of

inflammable gas in the mine atmosphere. Therefore it is essential to monitor the ventilation

system in such mines preferably by online environmental monitoring system.

Action plan:

(i) Assessment of dangers and preventive measures:

Each Regional office would be entrusted with the specific jobs to be undertaken to prevent

disaster due explosion. The following actions are stipulated in this regard:

Mines under every region/zone shall be identified by a group of field inspecting officers both

from regional and zonal offices by physical inspections and examinations of mine working in

respect of:-

� Presence of inflammable gas and fire/spontaneous heating especially for degree III and

degree II mines.

� The status of environmental monitoring system and conditions of fire or spontaneous

heating area isolated in the mine to be checked.

� The system of monitoring of inflammable gases by spot detectors and gas analysis by

sampling shall be checked and recorded.

� The conditions of electrical switches and supplies along with the safety requirements in

electrical lines/machines shall be separately checked and inspected by the electrical

inspectors.

� The quality and quantity explosives and detonators in use in degree II and degree III

mines shall be regularly checked and tested atleast once in three months for its safety

requirements in respect of blasting in presence of inflammable gases.

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� LMD, Multi-gas Detectors and online environmental monitoring system should be

checked for its functioning and accuracy. A record and report in this regard shall be asked

to be submitted by the management to this directorate every month.

� The provisions shall be made to continuously monitor the fan operating in the mine and

recording their speed and pressure. Alternate source of electrical supply to the fan house

shall be ensured for degree II and degree III mines and a return in this regard shall be

required to be submitted by the management to this directorate every month.

� A check list shall be prepared for each degree II and degree III mines incorporating the

risks of explosion and the preventive measures taken thereon. Such check list shall be

modified and amended wherever changes are required due to changes in the working

conditions in the mine.


place of each such mine.

� A report in respect of dangers of explosion and preventive measures to be prepared and

communicated to the management and a copy thereof to zonal and HO.


The dangers identified and preventive measures taken in respect of every mine where there are

risks of danger of explosion shall be reviewed and monitored monthly and quarterly so as to

ensure that no slippage or mistakes lie in the system.


Field inspecting officers of the respective regions and zones shall form an independent mock

rehearsal team comprising of officers from different and zones which shall undertake mock

rehearsal and drills at the mine in surprise and report the performance to the mine management

including the officers at corporate level. A copy of such report should be forwarded to the

concerned regional office, zonal office and headquarter.


The danger of inundation and preventive measures required to be taken and also in place at

identified mines shall be checked by surprise inspections. Any sleepage or noncompliance

should be immediately informed in writing to the manager, agent and owner of the mine. In case

there are outstanding violations which are of immediate compliance nature, actions to comply

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such violation may be taken immediately to ensure that there is no risk of any danger due to such

violations.


prosecutions may be launched without delay. The compliance tracking report in respect of such

identified mines shall be prepared and submitted by regional offices to the zonal offices and

headquarters every month.

1.1.3 Prevention of Disasters due to Fires, Spontaneous heating, and Noxious Gases:

The Statistics of Mine Disasters due to Spontaneous heating, Fires and Noxious Gases is given in

the table below:

Sl.

No.

Date of


1 24/06/81 Jagannath 10 4 Fire

2 25/01/94 New Kenda 55 0 Fire

TOTAL 65 4

Coal seams are prone to be spontaneous heating/spontaneous combustion on exposure to

atmosphere under certain conditions. The proneness of coal seams to spontaneous heating or fire

depends on chemical and petrological characteristics of the seam which include auto ignition

temperature of coal. The other physical characteristics include loss of coal in goaf and associated

ventilation conditions.

Action plan:



disaster due spontaneous heating and fire including noxious gases. The following actions are

stipulated in this regard:-

� Regular monitoring of Gases (Co, Co2, O2 and CH4) in the development and depillaring

district in every shift.

� Daily monitoring of ventilation conditions including velocity & quantity survey, temperature

and humidity measurements.

� After the ventilation measurements and gas monitoring, analysis of the results shall be

carried out by the Ventilation and Safety Officer to ensure that the working conditions of any

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part or district do not deteriorate and lead to a situation congenial to spontaneous heating or

fire.

� Sectionalisation and isolation of workings are to be done and monitored to ensure that no

conditions favourable to spontaneous heating is created.

� Leakage of ventilation and isolation stoppings to be checked and analysed.

� Conditions behind the sealed off area to be monitored daily.

� Regular cleaning and dusting shall be ensured in working places and disused workings.

Wherever large quantity of coal is left inside the goaf, the system of inertization of goaf shall

be introduced.

� It shall be ensured that the depillaring be completed within the incubation period and isolated

immediately after completion of depillaring.

� Whenever there is requirement of welding belowground all stipulated precautions shall be

taken.

� Frictional sparking and frictions in belt conveyors to be especially checked and removed.

� Electrical cables, switch gears and substations to be examined and tested for leakages, over-

load and earthing in every shift and daily.

� Design of electric supply and distribution system should be made to ensure that the

machinery connected to the supply lines is compatible and fitted with all safety switches and

devices.

(ii) Mines under every region/zone shall be identified by a group of field inspecting officers

both from regional and zonal offices by physical inspections and examinations of mine working

in respect of:-

� Identification of coal seams prone to spontaneous heating and fire.

� System of monitoring of mine ventilation.

� Provisions isolation and ventilation stoppings.

� Provisions of explosion proof isolation stoppings.

� Provisions of detection of fire at early stages.

� Provisions of fire fighting systems.

� Provisions for automatic fire detection and suppression system in mines.

� The status of environmental monitoring system and conditions of fire or spontaneous

heating area isolated in the mine to be checked.

� The system of monitoring of inflammable gases by spot detectors and gas analysis by

sampling shall be checked and recorded.

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� The conditions of electrical switches and supplies along with the safety requirements

in electrical lines/machines shall be separately checked and inspected by the electrical

inspectors.

� The quality and quantity explosives and detonators in use in degree II and degree III

mines shall be regularly checked and tested at least once in three months for its safety

requirements in respect of blasting in presence of inflammable gases.

� The provisions shall be made to continuously monitor the fan operating in the mine

and recording their speed and pressure. Alternate source of electrical supply to the fan

house shall be ensured for degree II and degree III mines and a return in this regard

shall be required to be submitted by the management to this directorate every month.

� A check list shall be prepared for each mines having coal seams prone spontaneous

heating and fire incorporating the risks of fires and the preventive measures taken

thereon. Such check list shall be modified and amended wherever changes are

required due to changes in the working conditions in the mine.

� Inspecting officer to prepare his own assessment of danger and preventive measures

in place of each such mine.

� A report in respect of dangers due to Fires, Spontaneous heating, and Noxious Gases

and preventive measures to be prepared and communicated to the management and a

copy thereof to zonal and HO.

(iii) Monthly and Quarterly Review


risks of danger of spontaneous heating and fire shall be reviewed and monitored monthly and

quarterly so as to ensure that no slippage or mistakes lie in the system.

(iv) Mock Rehearsal and Drills






(v) Compliance Tracking

The danger of spontaneous heating and fire and preventive measures required to be taken and

also in place at identified mines shall be checked by surprise inspections. Any slippage or

noncompliance should be immediately informed in writing to the manager, agent and owner of

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the mine. In case there are outstanding violations which are of immediate compliance nature,

actions to comply such violation may be taken immediately to ensure that there is no risk of any

danger due to such violations.





1.1.4 Prevention of Disasters due to Strata Failure

The Statistics of Mine Disasters due to Strata Failure is given in the table below:

Sl.

No.

Date of


1 28/01/51 Ranipur 9 3 Descending Shaft

2 12/07/52 Dhemo Main 12 0 Fall of Roof

3 11/04/68 West Chirimiri 14 16 Fall of Sides

4 08/08/75 Kessurgarh 11 1 Fall of Roof

5 16/07/82 Topa 16 4 Fall of Roof

6 24/06/00 Kawdi Open Cast 10 0 Fall of Sides

7 17/10/03 Godavari Khani No. 8A 10 2 Fall of Roof

TOTAL 82 26

The major problems of strata failures are attributed due to hard roof as well as poor roof

conditions. Depillaring with caving under hard roof conditions normally leads to major strata

failure resulting in air blast. In order to avoid such conditions, it would be necessary to study and

examine the rock properties and stress conditions before deciding methods of working in mine.

Regular caving in goaf without any conditions of overriding of pillars is suitable for good roof

conditions.

In Opencast mines, pit slope and dump slope stability should be checked based on method of

mining and the rock strata conditions.

Action plan:



disaster due strata failure. The following actions are stipulated in this regard:

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• Mines under every region/zone shall be identified by a group of field inspecting officers both

from regional and zonal offices by physical inspections and examinations of mine working in

respect of:-

� Identification of mines having problems of strata.

� Development of suitable methods to deal with such strata conditions.

� Strata control and monitoring system to be installed in the mine.

� A check list shall be prepared for each mines having strata problem and preventive

measures. Such check list shall be modified and amended wherever changes are

required due to changes in the working conditions in the mine.


place of each such mine.

� A report in respect of dangers of explosion and preventive measures to be prepared and

communicated to the management and a copy thereof to zonal and HO.



risks of danger of strata failure shall be reviewed and monitored monthly and quarterly so as to

ensure that no slippage or mistakes lie in the system.








The danger of spontaneous heating and fire and preventive measures required to be taken and

also in place at identified mines shall be checked by surprise inspections. Any sleepage or

noncompliance should be immediately informed in writing to the manager, agent and owner of

the mine. In case there are outstanding violations which are of immediate compliance nature,

actions to comply such violation may be taken immediately to ensure that there is no risk of any

danger due to such violations.



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2.2 Prevention of Fatal Accidents

Accidents in coal, non-coal and oil mines are being enquired by this Directorate and the statutory

actions are taken against the persons found responsible for the accidents. In addition, the fatal

and serious accident data are recorded and analysed for their causes and corrective measures

required to prevent recurrence.

(a) Coal Mines

Fatal accidents in coal mines that occurred in the last decade have been analysed and a described

below:

128 127 117

105

81 83 87 96

78 76 83 83

72

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009* 2010*

Trend in Fatal Accident in Coal Mines

128 127

117

105

81 83 87

96

78 76 83 83

72

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009* 2010*

Trend in Fatal Accident in Coal Mines

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From the above graph it is evident that the incidence of occurrences of fatal accidents during

1998 and 2002 was decreasing @ 9.4 per year which is found stagnant between 80 & 87. The

fatal accidents were further analysed based on their causes and the results have been depicted in

the graphs below:

The trend of fatal accidents with major cause groups during the period the year 1998 – 2010 has

further been analysed and the results are given below:

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009* 2010*

50

44 41

39

34

23

34

25

17 17 20

26

16

20 20

30

19

14

21 22

18

11

24 22 22

27

11

6 9 10 9

11

7

15

8

12 10

14

5

Trend in Fatal Accidents in Coal Mines due to Major Causes

Fall of Roof Dumper, Truck Etc. Non-Transportation Machinery

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From the above pi-chart, it is revealed that the major cause of fatal accidents in coal mine is roof

and side falls in belowground and dumpers and trucks transport on surface. If the cause groups of

the accident are categorized on their influence in the total fatal accidents, it is found that:-

Major Cause Group % Influence Cumulative Influence

(%)

Priority Level

Roof & Side Falls 32 32 I

Dumper & Trucks Transport 22 54 I

Machinery (Non-Transport) 11 65 II

Fall of Persons & Object 10 75 II

Electricity 4 79 I

Other Causes 21 100 III

Fatal Accidents in Coal Mines:

(a) Roof and Side Fall Accidents:

(i) In spite of all the precautions taken in this regards, trend of accidents due to fall of roof

and sides is not arrested, which is depicted in the graph below:

Fall of Roof, 30,

32%

Dumper, Truck

Etc., 21, 22%

Non-

Transportation

Machinery, 10,

11%

Electricity, 4, 4%

Fall of Persons &

Objects, 9, 10%

Others, 20, 21%

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From the trend shown in the graph above, it is observed that there was a declining trend of fatal

accidents due to fall of roof and sides @ 4.5 per year from 1998 to 2003 and @ 5.6 per year

between 2004 & 2006. However, it is again rising since 2006.

Action Plan to Reduce Roof and Side Fall Accidents

Characterisation of roof and sides of the workings is done through determination of RMR

which is an indicator of the quality of roof whether poor or very good. The other factors are also

required to be taken into conditions to categorize the strata conditions in the mine such as:-

(a) Identification of Mines having roof with RMR less than 40;

(b) Identify Mines having roof with Roof RMR less than 40 and depth more than 200m;

(c) Identify Mines having Coal Seams highly cleaved and tendency of side spalling;

(d) Identify Mines having Coal Seams cleaved, Friable and tendency to spall;

(e) Identify Mines having foliated roof conditions

(f) Identify Mines having massive hard roof and RMR > 80

Based on the above parameters, the categorization may be done to take decisions. A table

indication the strata conditions and the suitable actions are given below:

Sl. No. Strata Conditions Strata Condition Index Proposed Actions

1 RMR < 40 + Depth > 200m +

Weak Coal Seam and tendency

of Side Spalling

Very Poor (i) No Blasting in coal.

(ii) Only cutting of coal

(iii) Suitable Support

2 RMR < 40 + Depth < 200m +


of Side Spalling

Poor (iv) No Blasting in coal.

(v) Only cutting of coal

(vi) Suitable Support

50

44 41

39

34

23

34

25

17 17 20

26

16

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009* 2010*

Trend in Fatal Accidents in Coal Mines due to Fall of

Roof & Sides

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3 RMR > 40 & < 60 + Depth <

200m


of Side Spalling

Fair (i) Drilling & Blasting may

be done.

(ii) Normal Working

conditions expected

4 RMR > 40 & < 60 + Depth <

200m

Good Normal System of working

5 RMR > 40 & < 60 + Depth >

200m


of Side Spalling

Faire -> Good Do

6 RMR > 40 & < 60 + Depth >

200m

Good Do

7 RMR > 60 & < 80 + Depth <

200m


of Side Spalling

Good -> Fair Do

8 RMR > 60 & < 80 + Depth <

200m

Very Good Do

9 RMR > 60 & < 80 + Depth >

200m


of Side Spalling

Fair -> Good Do

10 RMR > 60 & < 80 + Depth >

200m

Very Good Do

11 RMR > 80 + Depth < 200m


of Side Spalling

Good Do

12 RMR > 80 + Depth < 200m Very Good Do

13 RMR > 80 + Depth > 200m


of Side Spalling

Fair Do

14 RMR > 80 + Depth > 200m Very Good Do

15 RMR > 80 and Roof is

Massive

Hard Roof Hard Roof Control Measure

Based on the RMR and the grading mentioned above, suitable Support system is decided and

adopted in the mine. The system of characterisation of roof and sides is in vogue in most of the

underground coal mines. During development, the RMR is determined and system of support

designed and implemented. Similarly, the characterisation of roof strata up to their influence

zone with reference to the manner of extraction is also done and the Systematic Support Rules

are framed and implemented in the depillaring and extraction panels. Strata Management Plan is

required to be prepared for every mine which should be examined and certified by this

Directorate.

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Standardization of Support System and Monitoring: Only the Standard support materials

and approved types of supports shall be used in the mine. To ensure the quality of support

materials, random sampling and testing shall be done and in case the quality is not found up to

the required standard, the supplier shall be delisted from the approved list.

Testing of Supports and Development of Test Centers

In order to check the quality and standard of support and support materials, it is required to

develop specialized test Houses/Test Centers where such supports can be tested. Longwall Test

Centers and Facilities, Testing of High Pressure Hoses and other materials shall be developed at

various places.

Adequate Training and Exposure to modern testing facilities and centers would be required to

prepare adequate group of trained technicians and personnel who can perform such testing at the

test centers.

Action Plan to Reduce Roof and Side Fall Accidents due to Other Cause Groups

An action Plan shall be prepared in the like way to ensure that the accidents due to the majority

cause group is reduced. Similar exercise shall be carried out to reduce the serious accidents. Risk

Assessment and Management plan shall also be prepared for each major cause group to reduce

accidents in Non-Coal and Oil Mines.

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3.0 Prevention of Occupational Diseases

Pneumoconiosis and Silicosis are dangerous, disabling, non-reversible and sometimes fatal but

preventable occupational lung disease. Its preventative strategy can be divided into four levels,

primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.

� Primordial prevention entails removal of exposure by for example stopping to mine

Silica, stopping sand blasting or substituting Silica with safer materials

� Primary prevention approach is a critical element of the preventative strategy. It involves

prevention of the disease before its initiation. This prevention approach entails controlling

Silica dust at the source so as to reduce a worker’s exposure to Silica dust. It includes

introducing dust control measures, the use of appropriate technologies i.e. local exhaust

ventilation, process enclosure, wet techniques and substitution to limit exposure to Silica

dust. Primary prevention is not only important in the prevention of Silicosis but also in the

prevention of Tuberculosis, which is closely related to exposure to Silica dust and Silicosis.

� Secondary prevention is the early detection of the asymptomatic disease and prompt

intervention when the disease is preventable or more easily treatable such as screening,

chest X-rays and possibly lung function test. Secondary prevention is important in

determining the efficacy of the dust control measures that are in place and to determine the

health risks

� Tertiary prevention is used once the disease has occurred and it aims to lessen the long-

term impairments and disability effects stemming from the disease and it entails diagnosis,

treatment, appropriate placement, compensation and rehabilitation.

To prevent silicosis measures should be applied to reduce silica dust levels.

� Post warning signs to identify work areas where respirable Silica is present

� Make risk assessment and annual reports of the occupational medical practitioner available

to the health and safety committee for assessment of trends in TB and Silicosis.

Workers Role to Prevent Silicosis:

A Voluntary Code of Practice shall be prepared for every worker to prevent pneumoconiosis

incorporating the following:

� Cooperate with employers to prevent Silicosis at the workplace

� Report engineering control measures not functioning properly

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� Follow good work practices such as removing dust with a water hose or vacuum cleaning

equipment with HEPA rather than blow with compressed air, or by wet sweeping rather

than by dry sweeping

� Wear, maintain and correctly use approved (homologated) respirators when engineering

controls are not adequate when used alone

� Participate in air monitoring, medical surveillance and training programmes offered

� Report to your employer, Health and Safety Representative or your shop steward if you

notice any dust in your work place.

� Participate in health and safety committee activities and familiarize yourself with risk

assessment and other available reports.

3.1 STATUTORY PROVISIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION

The health surveillance and medical examination of workers are primarily the responsibility of

mine management. The officers from Occupational Health Cadre of DGMS specifically inspect

and evaluate medical records of mining companies for detection of cases of silicosis and other

occupational diseases. The Directorate also undertakes surveys and studies on various

occupational health hazards including epidemiological studies on detection of silicosis and other

occupational diseases as and when required. Every mine is required to send an annual return

regarding medical examination conducted and cases of notified diseases detected.

Statutory provisions in respect of Occupational Health and Hygiene

Mines Act, 1952

Section 9A Occupational Health Surveys

� Occupational health surveys may be undertaken at any mine by DGMS and the mine

management is required to provide all necessary facilities for the survey.

� Any person chosen for medical examination during occupational health survey is required

to present himself.

� The time spent by the person is to be treated as part of working hours.

� Any person found medically unfit to discharge his duties during the survey is entitled for

medical treatment at the cost of management with full wages.

� If after treatment, the person is still found to be medically unfit and his unfitness is

directly ascribable to his employment in mines;

+ he shall be provided an alternate employment.

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+ if alternate employment is not available, the person shall be given disability allowance.

+ if the person decides to leave employment, he shall be paid disability compensation.

Section 25 Notice of diseases

Mine management is required to submit notice of occurrence of notified disease under Section 25

of Mines Act, 1952.

The said section requires that:-

1. Where any person employed in a mine contracts any disease notified by Central Government

as a disease connected with mining operations, the owner, agent or manager of the mine,

shall send notice thereof to the Chief Inspector.

2. If any medical practitioner attends on a person who is or has been employed in a mine and

who is or is believed by the medical practitioner to be suffering from any disease notified

under sub-section (1), the medical practitioner shall send a report in writing to the Chief

Inspector stating

a) the name and address of the patient.

b) the disease from which the patient is or is believed to be suffering.

c) The name and address of the mine in which the patient is or was last employed.

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

Following diseases have been notified as the diseases connected with mining operations for the

purpose of sub-section (1) of Section 25 of the Mines Act, 1952:-

• Silicosis

• Pneumoconiosis

• Manganese Poisoning - Nervous type

• Asbestosis

• Cancer of lung or the stomach or the pleura and peritoneum (i.e. Msothelioma)

Section 26 Power to direct investigation into occurrence of causes of disease

The Central Govt. can appoint any person to investigate and inquire into and report to it on any

case where a disease notified under Section 25 has been contracted in the mine.

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Mines Rules, 1955

Rule 29B Initial and Periodic Examination

The Rule provides for;

(a) Initial medical examination of every person to be employed in the mine.

(b) Periodic medical examination, once every five years of persons employed in the mines.

(c) In case of the persons engaged in the process of mining or milling of asbestos, periodic

medical examination shall be done at least once in every twelve months and every such

examination shall include all the tests except the X-ray examination, which shall be carried

out once in every three years.

(d) The periodic medical examination or the x-ray examination or both, shall be conducted at

more frequent intervals if the examining authority deems it necessary to confirm a suspected

case of a dust related disease.

The routine initial or periodic medical examination should include -

♦ General physical examination,

♦ A full size postero-anterior chest radiograph,

♦ Lung Function Tests (Spirometry)

The Central Government has notified;

Initial medical examination of every person seeking employment in mines and periodic medical

examination once in five years of the following categories:-

(i) persons employed below ground in a mine:

(ii) persons employed in open cast workings of manganese mine or an asbestos mine:

(iii) persons engaged in operation of draglines, shovels, dozers, scrapers, dumpers, power drills,

boring machines, locomotives winding engines, air compressors and other machinery

installed or deployed on the surface or in the open cast workings in a mine:

(iv) persons engaged in crushing, grinding, dressing, processing, screening, or sieving of

minerals, ores or stone or in any operation incidental thereto in a mine.

Rule 29C

The medical examinations to be conducted by a medical officer appointed by the mine.

Rule 29D

The rule describes the procedure to be followed for conduct of medical examination including

notice of medical examination to the examinee in Form - M

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Rule 29E

The rule describes the action required to be taken in case a person fails to submit himself for

medical examination.

Rule 29F

Initial and periodic medical examination of persons to be conducted in accordance with

standards laid down in Form - P or Form - P I.

Rule 29G (1)

All medical examination records along with job details depicting occupational dust exposure

profile of the person shall be retained till the person is in employment and ten years thereafter.

Rule 29H

Every candidate for medical examination to handover three passport size photographs at the time

of medical examination.

Rule 29I

No woman shall, without her consent, be medically examined by a male medical practitioner

except in presence of another woman

Rule 29J

Where a person is declared medically unfit on medical examination he may appeal with manager

for medical re-examination by Appellate Medical Board.

Rule 29K

The Appellate Medical Board shall consist of:-

a. Inspector of Mines (Medical), Member Secretary

b. One Physician

c. One Radiologist

Rule 29L

The Appellate Medical Board shall examine a person in accordance with standard laid down in

Form – P or PI and issue certificate in Form – S.

Rule 29M

Medically unfit person not to be employed in mines.

Rule 29N

If as a result of any medical examination a person is found to have any disease notified under

section 25 of Mines Act, the provisions of Workman Compensation Act shall become applicable.

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Rule 29O

The full cost of every medical examination under the rules shall be borne by the owner of the

mine.

Rule 29P

Every mine shall submit an annual return about number of medical examinations conducted by it

in form T.

Coal Mines Regulations, 1957 / Metalliferous Mines Regulations, 1961

Regulation 123A of the Coal Mines Regulations, 1957 and Regulation 124 of the Metalliferous

Mines Regulations, 1961 prescribe the permissible limits for various type of airborne respirable

dusts, dust sampling strategies and control measures required to be adopted in mines. The

important provisions are;

The 8-hrs. time weighted average permissible limits for airborne respirable dust as determined

by use of approved dust sampling instruments and procedures are as follows-

� 1 fibres per millilitre of air in case of asbestos.

� 5 milligrams per cubic metre of air in case of manganese ore.

� 3 milligrams per cubic metre of air; where the working is being made wholly in coal

seam or where free respirable silica content in respirable dust is less than 5 %.

� In other cases where free respirable silica content in respirable dust is more than 5

percent, the permissible limit shall be calculated by the formula, 15 / % of free silica in

milligrams per cubic metre of air

Provisions have also been made for environmental surveillance to be exercised by the mine

management in respect of airborne respirable dust viz. location, frequency and manner of

sampling. The manager of every mine has to formulate a “scheme” specifying locations where-

from samples are to be collected, nature of sampling instruments to be used, laboratory facilities

for analysis, organisation / establishment for dust monitoring and control measures and actions to

be taken including use of respirators where the permissible dust limit is exceeded.

Detailed provisions also exist to prevent liberation, accumulation and propagation of dust.

Under the regulations it is prescribed that;

The owner, agent or manager of every mine shall cause the air at every workplace where

respirable dust is evolved to be sampled and the concentration of respirable dust therein

determined once at least every six months or whenever the Regional Inspector so requires by an

order in writing.

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Provided that if any measurement of any workplace shows the concentration in excess of fifty

percent or seventy five percent of the allowable concentration specified in the statute the

subsequent measurements shall be carried on at intervals not exceeding three months or one

month respectively.

Provided further that such measurements shall also be carried out immediately upon

commissioning of any plant, equipment or machinery or upon the introduction of any new work

practice or upon any alteration therein that is likely to bring about any substantial change in the

levels of air-borne respirable dust.

Further, based on the results of fixed point sampling if the concentration at any place exceeds the

permissible limit, representative dust exposure profiles for the categories of workers exposed to

that concentration shall be estimated and as a measure of cross check the static monitoring shall

be duly supplemented by ‘portal to portal’ personal monitoring of those selected categories of

workers.

Regulation 91 of Oil Mines Regulation stipulates that mine management shall take reasonably

practicable means to reduce the noise level and exposure to work persons. No person shall be

allowed to enter an area with Sound Level 115 dB (A) or more without ear protection.

Technical Circulars on Dust Control Measures in Mines

In order to set standard and procedures for effective compliance of the above provisions of the

regulations, detailed investigations and studies are carried out by Science & Technology wing of

this Directorate. Based on such studies and surveys, technical circulars are issued from this

Directorate from time to time to keep the mine management aware and informed to ensure that

the precautions as stipulated in the regulations and technical circulars are effectively

implemented.

A list of such Technical Circulars on the subject of Dust and Dust Control measures issued from

this Directorate is given below:

Sl . No. Circular No./Year Subject

1 60 of 1964 Treatment of coal dust within 90m of the working face

with water at pressure

2 26 of 1966 Provision of Automatic Water Spray System on Coal

cutting Machine

3 31,& 62 of 1966 &

34 of 1967

Use of Approved Wetting Agent for dust suppression in

coal mines

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4 68 of 1970 Suppression of air-borne dust by Mist Sprayer

5 5 of 1988 Precautions against air-borne dust and the results of Dust

Surveys conducted by DGMS

6 1 of 1990 Guidelines for conducting air-borne dust surveys in

mines

7 2 of 1993 Approval of Central Fuel Research Institute (CFRI),

Dhanbad as Laboratory for determining Quartz Content

in air-borne Dust Sample

8 8 &10 of 1997 Suppression of Dust by Dust Settling Ionizers

9 1 of 2004 Guidelines for conducting air-borne dust survey in coal

mines

10 2 of 2006 Sampling of air-borne respirable dust levels in mines

11 7 of 2007 Use of Suitable Drill Machines for Blast Hole Drilling in

Opencast Coal Mines

12 2/700 of 2008 Use of Chemical Additives for Dust Suppression in Coal

Mines

13 5 of 2008 & 1 of

2009

Use of Approved Type of Dust Suppression or

Prevention Device in Drilling Machines used in Mines

Recommendations of National Conference on Safety in Mines

In addition to the statutory provisions relating to occupational health prescribed under Mines

Act, 1952, and Rules and Regulations framed thereunder, the issues related to Health

Surveillance in mines are also discussed in National Conferences on Safety in Mines. Some of

the important recommendations of such Conferences are -

(a) Training of medical officer in Occupational Health and use of ILO Classification of

Radiographs for detection of Pneumoconiosis.

(b) Certification of pneumoconiosis at profusion 1/1 or more as per ILO Classification.

(c) Medical examination of every person within one year of superannuation.

(d) Computerization of records of medical and environmental surveillance.

(e) Classification of chest radiographs of Initial and Periodical Medical Examinations for

detection, diagnosis and documentation of pneumoconiosis in accordance with ILO

Classification for Pneumoconiosis.

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(f) Setting up of an Occupational Diseases Board consisting of one Occupational Health

Physician, one Radiologist and one General / Chest Physician.

Dust Monitoring

The goal of the monitoring program is to develop and evaluate various instruments that can be

used to assess worker exposure to respirable particulate matter on a real-time or near real-time

basis. Real-time particulate monitoring can be used to effectively locate areas where dust

liberation is elevated and determine how well implemented controls are working. Real-time

instruments can enable workers and management to assess if exposure levels are acceptable and

encourage corrective action before full-shift exposures exceed allowable limits.

Preventive Measures

In order to prevent dust borne diseases in the mines, a special initiative has been undertaken in

this Directorate and an action plan drawn. Action Plan includes the following:

Occupational Health Survey

Occupational Health Survey is being conducted by a team of officials comprising of Dy. Director

/ Assistant Director (OH), Dy. Director of Mines Safety, Scientist / Scientific Technical Officer

which conducts Medical Examinations of suspected workers sampled from the mines. X-ray is

also taken and analyzed to detect silicosis / pneumoconiosis. The dust surveys are also conducted

to ascertain the level of dust concentration at identified locations.

A detailed programme has been planned to conduct such type of occupational health survey at

least one in Coal Mines and the other in Non-Coal Mines every month. Apart from the above,

mine management is being asked to conduct dust surveys and medical examinations on special

drive in their mines and report the outcomes to the Directorate which shall then be verified by

conducting sample inspections of selective mines.

Special Drive for Dust control and prevention

All the Regional and Zonal offices are being instructed to pay special emphasis on violations of

dust and dust control measures and follow up action on the violations observed during the course

of inspections. Personal Dust Samplers of latest version has been procure and given to all Zonal

Offices for use by Inspecting Officer during the course of their inspections. The data obtained

from such inspections shall be complied and analysis quarterly to ensure that the working places

are made and kept secure from dangers of dust. All the mine managements have already been

communicated through technical circular to use wet drilling and ensure that the dust extractors or

control measures provided in the drill machines are kept mentioned in good working order.

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Awareness Programme on Dust Borne Diseases

Special initiative has been taken by this Directorate to keep the mine workers aware and more

vigilant about the dangers of dust and the dust borne diseases through Safety Committee as well

as Annual Safety Programmes being organized by the management and attended by officers from

this Directorates. At company level, tripartite safety committee is also being attended by Dy.

Director General of Mines Safety along with other senior officials of this Directorate who remind

and put up the issues of dust and dust borne diseases including the cases of silicosis and

pneumoconiosis for discussion and corrective measures. The status of compliance of the

decisions taken during such meetings are also being monitored by the management, trade unions

and DGMS regularly.

Dust Control Measures in Mines

In order to prevent dust getting airborne through haulage and transport machineries in opencast

mines, the dust suppression arrangements are being instructed to be made effective.

The system of suppression of dust by wetting through water or water based emulsion is also

being implemented and monitored in the mines. The new technologies of dust suppression using

organic or inorganic chemicals forming dust bonds are also being tried in the mines.

Training and Re-training of Medical Officers

Identification of cases of silicosis / pneumoconiosis requires special knowledge and expertise

amongst the medical officers. Although adequate training to identify the cases of silicosis and

pneumoconiosis has been reported to be given by the mine management to the Doctor’s

conducting initial and periodical medical examinations, as per the ILO Classification, regular

training courses and workshops are also being organized at different centers in the country by

this Directorate in which medical officers are being exposed to the latest techniques and tools on

the subject including training. Recently, one such training programme was organized in Chennai

by this Directorate. A number of such programme has been planned during this year at different

places in the country.

Rehabilitative Measures

The cases of silicosis or pneumoconiosis identified / detected, are being treated free of cost by

the mine management. If the person is found unfit to continue in the employment, an alternate

job is provided to such persons. If the alternate job is also not available, then the legal hire of the

person is given employment by the company in addition to medical rehabilitation by the

management.

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In case of silicosis or pneumoconiosis detected in its early stages, the person concerned is

provided medical treatment free of cost by the management and alternate job suitable for him is

also provided.

Compensation to the Affected Persons

Once a person is identified suffering from silicosis or pneumoconiosis, the case is required to be

notified to this Directorate in Form – V under the Coal and Metalliferous Mines Regulations.

The amount of compensation to be paid is determined by the Workmen’s Compensation

Commissioner under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 and this Directorate do not have

any further role on this matter.

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4.0 Emergency Response and Disaster Management

In case of any disaster or emergency in mine, the primary responsibility of the mine management

and this Directorate is to ensure that:-

(i) Life of persons involved in such accident is saved and rescued without losing any time.

(ii) The effects of the accident are minimized and kept under control.

(iii) Bodied of the persons killed are recovered.

(iv) Conditions of the mine are restored back to normal.

To deal with such situation, proper provisions have been made in the Mines Rescue Rules, 1984.

However necessary action Plan should be prepared for every mine and implemented.

Action Plan

(i) Identification of Mines with Risk of Disasters and Improve ERS

A Special Drive shall be initiated to identify mines having risk of disasters due to the major

identified cause groups i. e. Inundation, Explosion, Fires, Spontaneous Heating and

Noxious Gases, Strata Failure.

Prepare Emergency Response Plan for each of such identified mine and put in full

preparedness.

Equip the nearest Mine Rescue Stations to deal with such emergency needs of nearest

mines in addition to the general requirements.

Involvement of the Workers Representatives, Workmen’ Inspector and Safety Committee

in identification of disasters risk and preparation of emergency response plan.

Prepare a programme for skill development and exposure of Rescue Station’s Personnel

nearest to such mines and the Rescue Trained persons of such mines so as to equip and

prepare them on the latest tools and techniques to deal with emergencies not only of their

own mines but also of nabouring mines and the area.

(ii) Modernization of Rescue Stations

All the Mine Rescue Stations shall be inspected and examined in reference to the actual need of

emergency and the apparatus and system provided in such rescue stations. Recent Disaster at

Anjan Hill Mine in M/s. South Eastern Coalfields limited is an eye opener for the persons

involved in mines rescue operations. In that accident, two rescue men have lost their lives. It has

been found in general in cases of explosion and fires, there are recurrences of explosions and

Fire Flares. Many Rescue men have lost their lives in such recurrences during rescue and

recovery operations. It is, therefore necessary to rethink about the life and safety of the rescue

personnel while dealing with such cases of emergencies.

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Therefore, it would be necessary to provide Refuge Chamber or Safe Heaven for every

Fresh Air Base as mandatory.

Infrared Camera and Thermometer should also be provided in each rescue station and

mines having risk of disaster.

Rescue men shall be provided with the latest Self Contained Breathing Apparatus having

facility to communicate and escape safely in cases of damage in the breathing circuit.

Fire Suits to be provided in the rescue stations

Mobile Gas Analysis and data acquisition system should be provided in the Recue Vans.

Wireless Communication System and RFID Tags to monitor the Rescue Men from surface

shall be provided.

(iii) Restructuring and Strengthening of ISO & Rescue Services

Presently the condition and status of ISO and the Rescue Services existing in coal and non-coal

sector is not encouraging. The Coal sector has now been opened for private and multinationals

also. More than 206 coal blocks have been allocated by the Ministry of coal for operations.

Under the changed scenario of Ownership of future coal mines, it would not be possible for Coal

India Limited or Singareni Collieries Companies Limited to cater the needs of all the private coal

mine Operators and it would also not be possible for the private mine operator having one or two

mines scattered in the country to establish and manage mine rescue stations of their own.

In view of the above, it would be necessary to have a national network of mine rescue stations

situated in mining areas under the control of independent agency(ies) under the direct control and

supervision of DGMS. The establishment of such rescue stations jointly by the different mine

management may also be thought off.

Internal Safety organisation (ISO) should be strengthened and made more independent to have

effective control and supervision. A new look to introduce multi-level autonomy and control

over the ISO by Mine Management, Trade Unions, Workmen’s Representatives and DGMS may

be considered and implemented.

(iv) Development of Mine Disaster Management Centre

In order to systematically pool all the available resources in time of emergency, it is essential to

develop a Mine Disaster Management Centre (MDMC) at National Level. The Centre should be

the nodal agency to cater the need of mine rescue services, training and technology. The Centre

should be headed by an Officer of the level of H1 grade and to be assisted by an independent

Board. Officers from DGMS shall be the Head of MDMC and shall control the affairs of the

Board. Required Fund and Resources such as Offices, infrastructure, manpower etc. shall be

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provided by Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Atomic

mineral Division and other Ministry & Departments in the form of Levy or Cess charged on the

minerals mined. The Mine Disaster Management Centre (MDMC) shall be under the

administrative control and management of Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of

India.

5.0 Technical Up-gradation and Advancement

Opencast Mines

(i) Special Studies shall be conducted to formulate Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Plan for Dragline, Shovel Dumper, Surface Miner, and Highwall Mining & Road

Transportation System.

(ii) Pit & Dump Slope Design and Monitoring.

(iii) Deep Hole Large Dia Blasting with SMEs Explosives studies to be conducted for each such

mine.

(iv) Pit and Dump Slope Studies to be conducted in all mines having such problems and in

mines having depth more than 150m.

(v) Bench and Haul Road Design and Maintenance for Large Capacity Dumpers and HEMMs

(vi) Mine Filling and Reclamation Technology

Underground Mines

(i) Use Advance Technology in Mass Production with Continuous Miner and Longwall

Machinery will be another area of studies and focus to update on:-

Suitable Method of extraction of coal by Continuous Miner and Shuttle Cars

Strata Control and Monitoring in Continuous Miner Panels

Design of Longwall Panels with suitable Longwall Machinery

Instrumentation, Control and Monitoring of Longwall Powered Support and Hydraulic

Circuit.

Strata Control and Monitoring in Longwall

Hard Roof Management and Control

(ii) Special Studies to be conducted on deep mining problems in coal and non-coal mines.

(iii) Development of fast underground to surface communication network and Miner’s

tracking devices.

(v) Use of Mechanised Drilling and Supporting System

(vi) Phasing out of Cement Capsules and replacing with Resin Capsules for supports

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(vii) Suitable Design and use of FRP/GRP Roof Bolts, Cogs, Props, W-Straps and many other

support Materials.

(viii) Improvement and Use of Paste Filling in Underground Coal Mines

(ix) Suitable Design and Development of Explosion Proof Isolation Stopping using latest

materials.

(x) Provisions of Online environment monitoring and control system in Degree-II and

Degree-III Mines and Mines prone to spontaneous heating and fires.

(xi) Provisions of Refuge Chamber/Safe Heaven for every Degree II & Degree III mines and

Mines having problems of Spontaneous heating and Fire.

Special Studies on New Technology

• Extraction of Methane i.e. CBM, CMM & AMM Technologies

• Underground Gasification of Coal

• Coal to Liquid (CTL)Technology

5.3 Oil & Gas Mines

Similar exercise shall be done in Oil & Gas Mines both on-land and Offshore areas. The

following area shall be the focus of activities of this Directorate:

Use of latest instruments and technologies for reconnaissance surveys and Geophysical

Explorations

Deep hole drilling and Controlled Drilling Technology

Structural Stability of Rigs and Installations

Transportation and Storage System

Offshore operation and Environment Monitoring

Instrumentation and control systems on offshore rigs and installations

Advance warning systems and control against fires and blowouts

Personal Protection Equipments and Devices in offshore operations

Safety and Security System on offshore installation and transport system

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6.0 Research & Development

Research and Development Programme involving Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research

(CIMFR), Indian School of Mines (ISM), IIT, Kharagpur, IT BHU and many other National

Institutes such as National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM), National Institute of Miner’s

Health (NIMH), CMPDIL etc shall be undertaken on the following subjects:

(a) Classification of Strata in Coal Mines

Objective: Detailed investigation in coal mines shall be conducted to identify the types of

roof and their caving pattern during depillaring operations so that the system of supports,

instrumentation and monitoring, suitable Methods of workings may be suggested.

(b) Mine Ventilation and Environment Control Studies

Objective: The investigation shall be conducted to study the Ventilation Requirements,

Monitoring and Control for Degree III and Degree II Mines based on various system and method

of development and extraction. The Ultimate aim of this Project would be to provided detail

Guidelines for the purpose of ventilating Degree III and Degree II Mines of various depths and

with different system of workings.

( c) Investigations on Classification of Coal Seams prone to Spontaneous Combustions,

Fire, Gases and Explosions

Objective:

(i) Investigation shall be made to classify coal seams prone to Spontaneous Combustion and

Fire. The Critical Parameters shall be developed which shall be indicators to classify coal

seams prone to Spontaneous Heating and Fires.

(ii) The other Part of the investigation shall be to find out the gas content and emission

characteristics of Degree II and Degree III seams under various ventilation conditions.

(d) Studies on Pit and Dump Slope Stability

Objective: Investigation shall be carried out to design and develop a Model for Opencast Pit

and Dumps. Suitable Instrumentation and Monitoring System to provide advance warning

System.

The general framework of the studies shall include:-

Methods: A Group of Scientists from CIMFR, ISM and DGMS shall be formed in the

Studies. The Study Group shall formulate an investigation plan and identify coal mines from

different coal companies. The Study Group shall also prepare a proposal to procure required

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instrumentation and system to carry out such studies in selected mines. Investigation Plan shall

include:

� Manpower requirements

� Instruments and System Requirements

� Financial Requirements and Sourcing

� Consultations and Advisory Serves Requirements

� Project Scheduling and Timelines

Results: The results obtained from the studies shall be first submitted to DGMS and then

forwarded to the concerned mines for their use and guidance for future. The instruments and the

system may be handed over to the concerned mines, if so required, provided they contribute in

financing the studies.

(e) Special Investigation on Occupational Health – Silicosis & Pneumoconiosis

Methods: A Group of Scientists from NIMH, Nagpur, NIOH, Ahmedabad and DGMS shall

be formed in the Studies. The Study Group shall formulate an investigation plan and identify

coal mines as well as the clusters of mines for studies. The Study Group shall also prepare a

proposal to procure required instrumentation and system to carry out such studies in selected

mines. Investigation Plan shall include:

� Manpower requirements

� Instruments and System Requirements

� Financial Requirements and Sourcing

� Consultations and Advisory Serves Requirements

� Project Scheduling and Timelines

Results: The results obtained from the studies shall be first submitted to DGMS and then

forwarded to the concerned mines for their use and guidance for future. The instruments and the

system may be handed over to the concerned mines if so required provided they contribute in

financing the studies.

6.1 Modernization of S&T Laboratory in DGMS

S& T Laboratory shall be provided with latest and modern testing instruments and apparatus to

conduct field surveys and studies based on which the technical circulars and standards are set

and circulated to the industry.

(i) Mine Ventilation and Gas Monitoring Laboratory

(ii) Strata Control and Monitoring Laboratory

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(iii) Coal Seam Characterization for Fires & Gases Laboratory

(iv) DMRS Laboratory

(v) OH and Medical Examination Laboratory

(vi) Dust Analysis and Monitoring Laboratory

(vii) Explosives and Blasting Laboratory

7.0 Development of Safety Legislation and Updation

The following Rules shall be amended during the next few years:

Amendments in Mines Rules, 1955

Amendments in Mines Rescue Rules, 1984

Amendments in Mines Vocational Training Rules, 1966

8.0 Development of Approval and Certification Centre

DGMS grants approvals of various machinery, equipment, Personal Protective Equipment,

Supports systems and Materials, Dust suppressant, Lighting and Automatic Fire Control System

and Fire Fighting Equipment and Materials. At present the approvals are granted on the basis of

the test reports obtained from various test laboratories approved in this behalf.

However, it is essential to have some check and control on such product by random sample

testing by DGMS so that the quality is monitored and helps in conducting some other tests and

studies in DGMS on such products for development of National Standards.

(i) Development of Standards and Procedures

Standards for different machinery, materials and Products shall be developed and updated in

association with the national and International standard Orgaisations like BIS, EN, ISO, UL and

many others. Testing System and Procedures for every items for which approvals are granted

shall be prepared and implemented in consultation with the manufacturers, experts and National

Test Houses.

(ii) Development and Certification of Test Houses and Laboratories

Test House for Testing of Longwal and Continuous Miners shall be developed in consultation

with the Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Mines and Department of Science & Technology, CIMFR,

NIRM & other stake holders.

(iii) The development and establishment of Laboratory and Test Centers in

DGMS shall also be undertaken in consultation and collaboration of National Test

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Houses & Laboratories, International Test Houses and Accreditation Centre in

MSHA, USA, SIMRAC, Australia, DMT, RMT, ISO UL and other Institutions.

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CHAPTER-III

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

1.0 Human Resource Development

Human Resource is now being considered at par with the Technology. Therefore, it is now being

given due importance for operation and growth of any industry, organisation and services.

Updation of knowledge and exposure to new system and technology are essential inputs required

for sustainable growth of any organization. With this in view a Human Resource & Development

Cell was opened in DGMS. Mines Safety and Health Academy (MSHA) is now functioning at

DGMS HQ, Dhanbad and imparting training not only to DGMS Officers but also to the

Managers and other supervisory Officials of the mining industry.

1.1 Modernization of HRD Cell at Dhanbad

Mines Safety and Health Academy (MSHA), Dhanbad is being equipped with modern training

tools and aids. More number of Lecture Halls, Conference Halls, Workshop Halls and associated

facilities are under development which will be completed with next few years.

1.2 Establishment of New Mines Safety and Health Academy, Centers

With the increase in mining activities in coal, minerals and Oil & Gas sectors not only on on-

land but also on Offshore deep sea areas, it has become essential to update and upgrade the

technical skills of DGMS Officers and also the competent supervisory Officials of the mining

industry.

It has, therefore been proposed to open new MSHA Centre at Nagpur. To cater the needs of the

Oil & Gas Sector apart from the other mineral sector, it is proposed to establish similar MSHA

Centers at Guahati, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Hyderabad.

1.3 A New MSHA-Offshore Operations shall be established at Goa in which all the

facilities for training on Offshore exploration, Surveys, Drilling and extraction of Oil & Natural

gas apart from other minerals to be mined out from seabed and beneath shall be provided. It is

proposed to be established in consultation with the National as well International Institutes of

repute on respective subjects and fields.

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1.4 Skill Development Programme

A comprehensive project on skill development of different disciplines of officers of this

Directorate has been planned and is under preparation. This project involves training and on-

hand exposures of Officers at national and international institutes, projects, and mines. There is

also a proposal to develop core group of officers to be exposed to specialized training and

exposure programmes on various subjects so that expert groups of Officers are developed in

DGMS to guide and direct the industries in need.

1.5 Development of National Archives on OSH in Mines at Dhanbad

An Auditorium cum Library is under construction at DGMS, Dhanbad. State of the Art

Technology in Library Science and Mines Safety Records and Information are proposed to be

established. It is also proposed to develop this centre as a National Archives on Occupational

Health and Safety in Mines. All the data generated and stored in DGMS and at many other

institutes shall be collected and stored on electronic media which may be provided to the

concerned accessible whenever required.

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CHAPTER – IV

PLAN SCHEMES

1.0 Plan Schemes

In order to provide in-house technical support to field offices, DGMS is implementing following

Plan Schemes namely:

Ongoing schemes:

(1) “Mine Accident Analysis and Modernization of Information Database (MAMID)”

(2) "Strengthening of Core Functions of DGMS (SOCFOD)”

6.1“Mine Accident Analysis and Modernization of Information Database (MAMID)”

This is the restructured plan scheme after merging of the two Plan Schemes of Tenth Five Year

Plan (2002-07) namely (i) Study of Mines Accidents and Development of Mines Safety

Information System (SOMA) and (ii) Modernization of Information Database in DGMS (MID)

as per the Report of Working Group on Occupational Safety & Health for 11th

Five Year Plan

2007-12 of Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. - Oct 2006. Keeping the

objective of integration in view, these schemes were merged into one scheme “Mine Accident

Analysis and Modernization of Information Database (MAMID)”

Objective of the Scheme:

(A) Mine Accident Analysis and Information Database

� To eliminate risk of disasters and accidents in mines through detailed analysis of

accidents and dangerous occurrences using risk assessment and risk management

techniques;

� Development of standard Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Code of Safe Practices

(COPs);

� Identification of mines having potential of accidents/disasters through detailed

investigation into the operating systems and environment in the mine;

� Development of mine data acquisition system and analysis through computerized

databases and processing system;

� Dissemination of mine information system through various reports, technical

instructions/guidelines, circulars on electronic as well as other conventional media;

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� Identification of mines having high accident potential and formulation of risk

elimination/management plan;

(B) Computerized Mine Safety Information System

� Computerization of process and procedures on Mine Safety Information in DGMS;

� Establishment of Communication Network using LAN and WAN in DGMS;

6.2 "Strengthening of Core Functions of DGMS (SOCFOD)”

This is a continuing plan scheme. The scheme had been formulated by merging three on-going

plan schemes of DGMS, namely (1) "Augmentation of S&T Capabilities, Mine Rescue Services

and Human Resource Development (S&T)(1975)", (2) “Strengthening of Machinery for Conduct

of Statutory Examinations (SSEX)(2000-01)” and (3) “Improving Efficiency by Providing Infra

Structure Facilities in DGMS (PIF)(" along with components like Occupational Safety and

Health Surveillance, promotional initiatives and Emergency Response system.

Objectives of the Scheme:

The objectives of the scheme are:

� To render scientific and technological support to the enforcement wing of DGMS in proper

fulfillment and discharge of its statutory duties, responsibilities and advisory role.

� To develop, improve and update need based rescue and emergency response services to the

mining industry & to help field offices of DGMS in the form of technical support while

taking up rescue and emergencies of specific nature.

� To establish Mine Safety & Health Academy with institutes at different offices of DGMS for

imparting structured training to DGMS officers and key personnel of the mining industry.

� Strengthening of Machinery for Conduct of Statutory Examinations

� To develop a structured mechanism for Occupational Health Surveillance & Disease Control

in Mining Industry.

� To establish a National Council for Mines Safety with a view to generate safety and health

awareness among miners and address their training issues.

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� To improve the efficiency of DGMS by providing better infrastructure facilities which

include providing own office buildings and residential complexes to the officers and staff

members, providing better communication facilities and office equipment and furnishing of

offices.

The various activities undertaken in the above schemes are in progress which will continue in the

next 12th

Five Year Plan also.

1.1 New Plan Schemes

(i) e-Governance in DGMS (e-GMS)

There is a proposal to introduce e-Governance in DGMS. e-Governance Road Map has been

prepared and submitted to the Ministry. Detailed Project Report (DPR) is in the process of

preparation. Once the DPR is prepared, the detailed proposal of the Plan Scheme incorporating

the basic requirements such as infrastructure i.e. hardware for computerization and data

management system, Networking and other system and application software, manpower,

financial requirements and other necessaries shall be prepared and sent for approval. It is

expected that the e-Governance Project can be completed within a period of 18 months from the

date of approval of the Scheme.

(A) Objective of the Project/Scheme:

(i) Complete Computerization of the DGMS Offices and Procedures;

(ii) Dedicated Network Facilities for Data, Audio, Video and messaging;

(iii) On-line Filing of Applications, Returns, Queries, Status of applications, Conduct of

Examinations and many other facilities;

(iv) To develop On & Off Line Training and Awareness Programmes

(v) To develop National Resource Centre for Mines Safety and Information

(B) Process and System Transformation

� Office assistant – E-assisted

� Conventional file handing – e-file handling

� Office backend systems – Online availability of files/info

� Offline tracking – Online file/info tracking

� Holding of information – Sharing of updated information

� Non-Transparency – Transparency

� Lack of Capacity – Capacity Building

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� Inefficiency – Efficiency

� Adhoc Processes – Uniform standardized processes.

(C) Proposed activities under the Scheme/Project:

Components Description

1. Development of Unified

portal

The DGMS portal solution has to have a browser-based common

interface made available to its end users through a portal. This

portal will be single window for catering to all the requirements

of the users. All the applications (both core applications and

business applications as mentioned below) will function in an

integrated manner with a common user interface available

through the portal.

2. Development of Core

applications

The following applications which are not area specific and are

widely used within the organization to be developed:

- Human Resources Management System (HRMS)

- Mail Messaging System

- Document Management System

- Workflow Management System

3. Development of Business

Applications

The following applications which are specific to one or more

operational areas of DGMS:

1. Examination Management System

2. Finance Management System

3. Online Return Filing System

4. Approval Management System

5. Library Management System and

6. Procurement and Inventory Management System.

4. Establishment of Wide

Area Network (WAN)

A centralized deployment architecture is proposed for DGMS in

order to host the proposed applications. A MPLS VPN based

WAN connectivity among the DGMS HQ, all zonal offices,

regional and sub-regional offices has been proposed.

5. Establishment of Data

Centre (DC)

It is proposed to set up a centralized data centre at DGMS HQ,

i.e. Dhanbad. This DC will serve all other offices of DGMS

through the dedicated MPLS/VPN WAN.

6. Establishment of Disaster In order to cater to disasters and to provide business continuity of

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Recovery (DR) Centre DGMS Operations, it is proposed to setup a full-fledged Disaster

Recovery (DR) centre at a suitable location other than that of DC

(preferably in Ajmer.)

Financial Requirements

The total expenditure (non-recurring and recurring) would be around Rs.8.75 (Rupees Eight

Crores Seventy Five lakhs) only.

The details of the expenditure proposed are given below:

Particulars Amount (Rs.)

Cost of Connectivity (Networking) 11780000.00

Cost of Application Software and Digitization 54874250.00

Cost of System Software 12850000.00

Administrative Cost 8000000.00

Total Cost 87504250.00

Manpower Requirement

The whole project will be outsourced. However, the bare minimum requirement to operate and

maintain the scheme in DGMS will be required. One System Manager, 3 Programmer, 3 Data

processing Assistant and 6 Data Entry Operator will be required at HQ. Zonal offices will be

provided with one System Analyst, 2 Data Processing Assistant and 3 Data Entry Operators.

Implementation Timeframe

IT Strategy Plan can be executed in phased manner following the development life cycle models as

applicable. The roadmap shown in the Figure depicts the proposed strategy for smooth transitioning to the

automated environment.

Phase I

Activity M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 Outcome

preparation of RFP for

application S/w , H/w & N/w

components for HRMS,

Financial Management System,

by the Consultants

• As-Is Report

• BPR & To-Be Report with FRS

• Request For Proposal (RFP)

Application Software

development for HRMS,

Financial Management System

• HRMS, Financial Management

System

Procurement of Network

equipments & Setting up of the

LAN (at DGMS HQ & all

Zonal Offices) & WAN

• LAN & WAN connectivity at

DGMS HQ & all Zonal Offices

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connectivity

Data Centre and Disaster

Recovery Centre hosting (in

NIC, Jharkhand SDC or Third

Party Service Provider)

• Data and Disaster Recovery

Hosting facilities for the

Application

Procurement of 2 MBPS

internet Bandwidth for

accessing of the application

from the Data Centre

• Internet Connectivity for DGMS

HQ & all Zonal Offices

Unit Testing and User

Acceptance Testing of the

HRMS, Financial Management

System at DGMS HQ & all

Zonal Offices


System

Preparation of Training Plan

for the employees of DGMS

HQ & Zonal Offices for the

HRMS, Financial Management

System

• Training Plan for HRMS,


User Training at DGMS HQ &

all Zonal Offices for HRMS,


• Completion of User Training of

the Dept. Officials of DGMS

Go-Live of the HRMS,


at DGMS HQ & all Zonal

Offices

• Go-Live of the HRMS, Financial

Management System at DGMS

HQ & all Zonal Offices

Detailed Study, Preparation of

Functional Requirement

Specification(FRS) and

preparation of RFP for HRMS

& other Modules by the

Consultants

• As-Is Report

• BPR & To-Be Report with FRS

• Request For Proposal (if DGMS

goes for a separate

Implementation Partner)

Finalization of the

Implementation Strategy for

development of HRMS,


& procurement of Mail

Messaging System, Workflow

Management System &

Document Management

System

• Extension of work order for the

Implementation partner or

Request for Proposal (RFP) for

selection of new Implementation

Partner

* The period of 18 months as mentioned above is exclusive of the time period for the selection of consultants for

detailed study and preparation of RFP.

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Phase II

Activity M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 Outcome

Detailed study by the

Consultants for the rest of

the modules *

• As-Is report

• BPR & To-Be report with FRS

• RFP/the Implementation

Strategy

Network connectivity to all

the Regional & Sub-

Regional offices

• Connectivity among Regional

Offices and Sub-Regional

Offices


Acceptance Testing for all

the rest of the modules at

DGMS HQ & Central Zone

• Tested all other modules at


Procurement and

customization of the Off-the

Shelf S/W(s)

• Mail Messaging System

• DMS and WMS

User Training & Go-Live of



• All Modules Go-Live in



Acceptance Testing for

HRMS, Financial

Management System & Off-

the shelf software at

Regional & Sub-Regional

offices

• Tested HRMS, Financial

Management System & Off-the

shelf software at Regional &

Sub-Regional offices


HRMS, Financial

Management System & Off-

the shelf software at


offices


System & Off-the shelf

software Go-Live at Regional

& Sub-Regional offices




Zonal Offices

• Tested all other modules at

Zonal Offices



the Zonal Offices

• All Modules Go-Live at Zonal

Offices



other modules at Regional &

Sub-Regional Offices

• Tested the rest of the modules

at the Regional & Sub-regional

offices


the rest of the modules for

the employees of Regional &

Sub-Regional Offices

• All modules Go-Live in the


offices

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* Rest of the modules consist of modules for Approval, Return Filing System, Procurement & Inventory

Management, Library Management System, modules for SOMA(Study of Mines Accidents), Science &

Technology etc.

1. ACTION PLAN

Various Activities and actions required at every level have been described here:

Sl No: Task

1 Development of Mission Statement - From top management steering committee

2 Set up project team & Review operational plan

3 Write project charter, objectives, operating rules

4 Provide education well in advance across organization

5 Define requirements & Justify project

6 Get support: money, manpower, direction, consensus

7 Start the project—don’t “wait for the software”

8 Plan project (high level) & Engage partners-Consultants, System integrators

9 Provide applications education

10 “Clean-up” existing systems- policies, procedures, data

15 Test/ Evaluate/ Demos, system testing, POC

16 Study documentation, proposal

19 Budget/ Negotiate/ Contract

20 Conduct acceptance tests

21 Revisit the implementation plan to make it more software-specific

22 Continue with implementation & monitor

(ii) New Plan Scheme: Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance in

Unorganised Sector Mines

Background Information:

It is well recognized that Mining is an inherently hazardous industry and all operations in mines

have to be conducted under the constant supervision of not only duly qualified persons but such

persons also need to have statutory competency certificates. Owner of a mine not only has to

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appoint officials so qualified but also make provisions so that all work is done in accordance

with statutory provisions relating to safety and occupational health.

Enforcement of the Mines Act is being done by the DGMS through 8 zonal, 29 regional and 3

sub-regional offices spread over the country’s vast geographical area of 31,66,285 sq. km.

manned by the sanctioned strength of about 145 officers not only in coal mines and oil mines but

also in a very large number of non-coal mines where over a million workers are employed

directly or through contractors.

There are about 9000 mining leases of major minerals being worked largely in organized sector

like public sector undertakings or big industrial houses. The minerals produced from these mines

are not of local importance but are sent to distant places for further processing or sale. Such

mines are generally well connected by rail and road. Government authorities can also reach these

mines easily for checking compliance with the provisions of different laws. The workers of these

mines are generally provided with the entire infrastructure for safety, health and welfare. The

workers in such mines are well organized and have trade unions to protect their interests and

rights. There are, however, several thousand of mines of minor minerals and small quarry leases

spread all over the country situated in isolated locations. The minerals extracted from such

quarries are of local importance like building stone, murum, sand, granite for road metal, fuller’s

earth, lime stone of white washing grade etc. These minerals can neither be imported nor can be

transported from distant places. Thus, such mines are being worked in all sort of remote

locations or on outskirts of bigger cities. Other minerals like china clay, diaspore, pyrophyllite,

feldspar, red ochre, silica sand, soap stone, bauxite, ferro-manganese etc. are not of local

importance but their deposits are mostly so small that they are worked in very small scale in the

same manner as stone and sand mines. Mines of marble, granite blocks are a little bigger but still

not big enough to be amenable to safe and scientific mining.

Another factor that works against safe and scientific mining in such quarries is the period of

lease/permit. Short term leases and permits do not allow owners to make even medium term

plans for investment so that safe and scientific mining can be adopted. The ultimate result is that

such mines are generally worked in an unsafe manner and attract adverse public attention.

DGMS is left with no option but to issue statutory orders for closure of such mines to save

human lives. This in turn leads to loss of employment to the workers and loss of revenue to the

state governments. Often the matters come to Courts as Public Interest Litigations and concerned

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state governments and government of India have to initiate action that ultimately leads to closure

of mines.

While granting such leases/permits the concerned state governments often do not inform the

lessees/permit holders about Central Laws like the Mines Act which requires submission of

Notice of opening and employment of statutorily qualified persons as manager etc. Thus, in most

cases, existence of such mines does not come to the notice of DGMS and remain un-inspected to

the detriment of mine workers and local inhabitants. Even the accidents in such mines often go

unreported and DGMS sometimes get to know about the same through Newspaper reports.

Legal action against the lessees in case of accidents or serious contraventions is in-effective

because such cases drag on for years in the Courts of Law and the delinquents often manage to

escape with minor penalties whereas DGMS has to spend considerable time and efforts when it

is already stretched for resources. It is often stated small leases for short periods are granted with

a view to help weaker sections of society. The ground reality is however quite different. Even if

such leases are initially granted to weaker sections, they are ultimately passed on to bigger

players through various instruments.

Status of Occupational Safety, Health and Welfare of Persons Employed in

Mines under Unorganised Sector

Such mines are small in size not only in terms of production and employment but also in terms of

period of lease ( 5 to 10 Years). They are also of seasonal in nature. Workers employed in such

mines are migratory and temporary in nature. Under these circumstances, it becomes very

difficult to identify and protect their rights. In some of the surveys conducted by certain NGOs, it

has been revealed that there are prevalence of Occupational Diseases amongst such class of

workers who are left unattended and unnoticed by the Mines Owners and the Government

Agencies. Basic needs such as drinking water, toilets and bathing facilities are always not

provided to such workers. Most of them rely on natural water sources and facilities that leads to

many infections and diseases. Welfare amenities like medical facilities, canteen and schooling

are also not available for their children in such remote areas where they are employed. Most of

the workers have to live in hutments in the most unhygienic conditions.

In the background of the above, it is proposed to start a new Plan Scheme on the above subject to

assess and improve the working conditions of such class of workers in the mines of un-organised

sector.

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Objective:

� To conduct Occupational Safety and Health Survey in mines of unorganised sectors

� To Identify the reasons of non compliance and non-provisions of basic facilities and

amenities for the Workers

� To Undertake Compliance Measure Programmes

� To Rehabilitate the Workers affected by Accidents and Occupational Diseases

� Prepare and Implement Sustainable Development Programme

Manpower Requirement

The implementation would require field survey and medical examinations of workers. After

collecting the data, the analysis of information and preparation of the action plan to implement

the sustainable compliance measures. The minimum manpower required has been assessed and

tabulated below:

Sl.

No.

Designation Pay Scale Total Nos.

proposed

2. Director of Mines Safety (Mining) 14300-400-18300 2

3. Director of Mines Safety (OH /IH) 14300-400-18300 1

5. Dy. Director of Mines Safety (Mining) 12000-375-16500 2

8. Dy. Director of Mines Safety (IH) 12000-375-16500 2

9 Asst. Director of Mines Safety (IH) 4

10. Sr. Scientific Officer 8000-275-13500 1

13. Systems Analyst 6500-200-10500 1

14. Scientific Assistant /Lab Technicians 4500-7000 6

15. Steno Gr. I 5500-175-9000 4

17. UDC 4000-100-6000 3

18. Data Entry Operator 4000-100-6000 8

19. LDC 3050-75-3950-80-4590 3

20. Driver 3050-75-3950-80-4590 3

21. Helper 3050-75-3950-80-4590 3

22. Peon 2550-55-2660-60-3200 7

Total 50

Part of the manpower requirement will be met through outsourcing and contracts.

Financial Requirements

The implementation strategy would be to associate NIMH and NIOH in the scheme to conduct

OSH Surveillance and assess the quantitative and Qualitative requirements. The total Financial

requirement would be about Rs. 10.00 Crores during the Financial Years 2011-15

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Project Time Line

Sl No Activity Time(Months) Results

1 Identification of Clusters of Mines

of Different Minerals

0 �6 Target Groups Identified

2 Preparation of OSH Survey Plan

for each Group/Cluster

6�12 OSH Survey Plans to be

Completed for each Cluster

mineral wise

3 Conduct of OSH Survey in each

Cluster

12�30 OSH Field Survey @ one cluster

in each Quarter

4 Preparation of OSH Report of each

Cluster

12 �30 Results of the OSH Survey to be

prepared & Compiled

5 Second Cycle of OSH Survey to be

repeated in each Cluster

30 �54 Re-Checking of the Clusters to be

completed

6 Compilation of the Final Report 54 �60 Final Project Performance Report

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CHAPTER – V

Workers Participation in Safety Management, Self Regulation and Safety

Awareness

Some of the recent developments in safety movement, besides the legislative measures, include:

National Conference on Safety in Mines.

The National Conference on Safety in Mines is a tripartite forum at the national level in which the

employers' representatives, the trade unions' representatives, the Government represented by Min-

istry of Labour & Employment, DGMS, various administrative ministries/ departments and State

Governments and associated institutions, professional bodies, service associations, etc. take part.

They review the status of safety in mines and the adequacy of existing measures in a spirit of

mutual cooperation. The conference also suggests measures for further improvement in safety,

welfare and health of mine workers. The first Conference was held in the year 1958 and the tenth

conference was held on 26th

& 27th

November, 2007 at New Delhi. A number of recommendations

of these conferences have been given statutory backing and most of the others have been absorbed

in management practices and policies. The XIth

National Conference on Safety in Mines will be

organised next year.

National Safety Awards (Mines)

Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India instituted National Safety Awards

(Mines) in 1983 (for the contest year 1982) with a view to promote a competitive spirit amongst

mine operators for the betterment of safety standards in mines and to give due recognition to

outstanding safety performance at national level. This award is generally given away by the

Hon'ble President of India every year and has generated considerable enthusiasm amongst the

Mining community. National Safety Awards (Mines) for the year 2007 were given away on 23rd

October, 2009 at New Delhi by the Hon’ble Vice President of India. Awards for 2008 & 2009 are

under preparations which shall be concluded this year.

Vocational Training and Other Training

Recognizing the need for safety education to enable the mine workers to prepare them to face

the challenges of mining, the Mines Vocational Training Rules were framed in 1966. These

rules provide for initial, refresher and specialized training to mine workers. This also provides

for construction of mines vocational training centers with training officers and instructors along

with proper and adequate equipment and software. It also provides for payment to trainees

during the training period.

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Observance of Safety Week, Safety Campaign etc.

During the safety week held every year in different mining fields, efforts are made through

various audio-visual means, to inculcate safety consciousness amongst workers, supervisors and

others so as to influence their behaviour at work. Further, by holding competition amongst

various participating mines an attempt is made to improve the working conditions. Based on the

accident experience, special safety drives are sometimes launched to focus attention on specific

cause-groups.

Holding of First Aid and Rescue Competitions etc.

Unfortunately in spite of all-round efforts by every body accidents continue to occur. To mitigate

the consequences of such occurrences speedy and timely rescue & rendering of first aid assumes

great importance. Recognizing the importance of preparedness, speed and efficiency in first aid

and rescue, competitions are held to bring improvement in these services. First Aid and Rescue

Competitions were held in a number of mining companies. These keep the rescue workers and

first-aiders in battle ready conditions. The officers of DGMS actively associated themselves with

these competitions.

Promoting Participation of workers in safety management

Much greater strides in safety can be achieved by participation of workmen in safety programme,

the twin institutions of 'Safety Committee & ‘Workmen’s Inspector’ have been conceived and

even given the statutory backing. DGMS is also associated with training of Workmen’s Inspectors

to make them effective in discharge of their duties. In coal mines almost all the eligible mines had

a Workmen’s Inspector and a Safety Committee.

Promoting Self-regulation by Management

Most of the mining companies in the organised sector have enunciated company's safety policy

and set up Internal Safety Organisation (ISO) for monitoring, advising on and aiding in the im-

plementation of safety measures in mines as per Company’s policies and guidelines in keeping

with the statutory provisions. ISOs are headed by a senior officer of the Executive Director/Chief

General Manager level in the coal companies and are multi-disciplinary in character.

Awareness and information dissemination

Officers of DGMS serve as guest faculties at several short-term safety courses organized by the

Mine Managements, Institute for Miners & Metal Workers' Education and Scientific and

Academic Institutions. The officers also participate in various technical workshops, seminars,

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symposia and conferences and present technical papers relevant to their field of work. At all these

forums they strive to spread the message of safety in right perspective.

Besides, lectures were delivered by Officers of DGMS in various forums. They also chaired

technical sessions and delivered key-note/valedictory addresses at various

seminars/symposia/workshops and conferences etc.

The above activities are regularly undertaken by this Directorate.

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CHAPTER – VI

RESOURCES AND FUNDS

1.0 Resources:

Manpower required for the proposed initiatives have been planned to be partly through

internal resource and partly by outsourcing. The Manpower requirement of the plan

Schemes under implementation have been assessed 123 for SOCFOD and 20 for

MAMID scheme, for which proposals were sent to the Ministry for sanction. The other

manpower requirements of specific schemes/projects proposed under the strategic

initiative programme shall be finalized in the detailed project reports to be prepared and

sent to the Ministry for approval. However, the manpower requirement for OSH

surveillance for unorganized sector has been estimated to be 50. The e-Governance and

OSH scheme for unorganized sectors projects will be prepared separately and submitted

for approval to the Ministry. The manpower requirements for Research and Development

Projects envisaged in this document will be on project basis which shall be prepared in

consultation with the other research bodies.

2.0 Funds

The financial requirements of the proposed activities during the next five years are being

assessed. However, the budgetary allocation for the financial year 2011-12 have already

been sent to the Ministry for approval. The proposed activities of Civil Works, opening of

new MSHA Centres, Staffing and Infrastructure facilities will be prepared project wise

and submitted to the Ministry separately. An amount of Rs.22.00 crores for the SOCFOD

and MAMID plan schemes for the year 2011-12 have been proposed. The financial

requirements for e-Governance have been estimated to be Rs.8.75 crores whereas for the

Occupational Safety & Health Surveillance Scheme for unorganized sector mines has

been kept Rs.10.00 crores. The financial requirements of R&D projects shall be assessed

in consultation with the research institutions likely to be associated therewith. The funds

for R&D Project may be sourced from research fund of Ministry of Coal as well as

Department of Science and Technology.

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CHAPTER – VII

TARGETS, ACHEIVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE MONITORING

1.0 Targets and Achievements

The objective and goals for each initiative have been dealt with under the specific

headings in the previous paragraphs. Physical Targets and achievements of the plan

schemes are being examined and sent to the Ministry regularly. In context with the

targets and achievements of the Research & Development Projects, the details shall be

choked out in specific project report to be submitted separately in consultation with the

associated institute. The targets and achievements of the new plan schemes proposed to

be undertaken shall also be provided along with the plan scheme documents under

preparation.

1.1 Key Performance Indicators

The accident frequency rate, reduction in incidence of occupational diseases, level of

compliance and reduction in risk index of the mine are the primary success indicators

which shall be monitored monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

1.2 Milestones and Time line

The milestones and time line of every proposals/schemes are under preparation which

will be submitted separately along with the scheme. The milestone and time lines for

R&D project will be framed specific to the project in consultation with the associated

R&D Institutions and submitted to the Ministry separately.

1.3 Monitoring Schedules

In the area of occupational safety, surveillance, inspections & enquiries, the monitoring

schedules have been provided under each initiative mentioned in the previous paragraphs.

However, the performance monitoring of the R&D projects, plan schemes, and associated

projects proposed to be undertaken shall be included in detail in the respective project

and scheme.

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1.4 Steering/Monitoring Committee

The strategic initiative/projects proposed in the scheme shall be monitored by the

Steering Committee headed by the Director-General of Mines Safety at Chairman,

assisted by Dy.Director-General of Mines Safety (HQ), Director (S&T), Director

(Electrical), Director (Mechanical), Director (SOMA) and Joint Director (STAT) on

monthly, quarterly and annually basis. Specific format for data acquisition and

analysis have been developed which will be circulated to the field offices. Once the e-

Governance programme is launched, the performance monitoring will be done by the

respective officers & committee on the schedules given in the programme without

fail.

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