The Mines Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

s.sch002

Assumptions made before analysis

• Geotechnical specialist must record assumptions about tip safety

s.005

Duties of the owner

• Appoint a suitable mine operator and provide relevant information

s.006

Notification of mining operations

• Notify HSENI of mining operations and any changes

s.007

General duties of the mine operator

• Ensure safe design, operation and maintenance of the mine and equipment

s.009

Health and safety document

• Prepare and maintain a health and safety document for the mine

s.010

Management structure

• Establish and maintain a management structure with competent individuals for your mine

s.011

Competence

• Ensure all mine workers are competent or properly supervised

s.012

Instructions, rules and schemes

• Establish and enforce health and safety rules at the mine

s.013

Permits to work

• Set up a permit-to-work system for hazardous operations

s.014

Inspection of the mine

• Systematically inspect all underground parts of the mine and keep written records

s.015

Maintenance and inspection of equipment

• Prepare and maintain a written inspection scheme for all mine equipment

s.016

Record of persons below ground

• Keep a record of every person below ground at the mine

s.017

Danger areas

• Identify and secure danger areas in your mine

s.019

General duty

• Prevent fires and maintain fire-fighting equipment at the mine

s.020

Fire protection plan

• Prepare and implement a fire protection plan for your mine

s.022

Explosive atmospheres

• Detect and reduce flammable gas in classified zones

s.023

Ignition risks

• Manage ignition risks in classified zones and prohibit smoking below ground

s.025

Burning and welding in coal mines

• Carry out risk assessment before using burning or welding equipment in coal mine shafts

s.026

Risks of explosion in coal mines

• Control explosion risks from coal dust in mine roadways

s.028

General duties relating to explosives

• Transport, store, handle and use explosives safely and securely

s.029

Duties relating to explosives in mines with explosive atmospheres

• Use only suitable explosives and test for flammable gases in hazardous mine zones

s.030

Storage of explosives

• Designate and secure temporary explosive storage below ground

s.032

Duty to take ground control measures

• Assess and control ground movement risks at your mine

s.033

Precautions against inrushes

• Prevent inrushes of gas, water or flowing material from disused workings

s.034

Information about inrush hazards

• Check and investigate inrush hazards before working near water or unstable ground

s.035

Mine workings in potentially hazardous areas

• Plan and control mine workings near hazardous areas

s.036

Shaft construction and modification

• Ensure safe planning, design and execution of shaft construction and modification

s.037

Equipment in relevant shafts and outlets

• Provide safe equipment and manage rope safety in travel shafts and outlets

s.038

Safety features of winding apparatus

• Ensure safety features of winding apparatus

s.039

Inspection, maintenance and testing

• Inspect, maintain and test shafts, linings and winding apparatus

s.040

Signalling and communication

• Provide safe means to communicate and signal in mine shafts with winding apparatus

s.041

Transport systems

• Design, install, operate and maintain transport systems safely

s.043

Ventilation

• Provide, monitor and record suitable underground ventilation

s.045

Assessment and control of inhalable and respirable dust in coal mines

• Assess and control dust risks at your coal mine

s.046

Lighting

• Provide suitable lighting in underground and above-ground mine areas

s.047

Personal lamps

• Provide suitable personal lamps to all underground workers

s.048

Exits from the mine

• Provide and maintain at least two separate exits from the mine

s.049

Ways out from places of work

• Provide at least two safe escape routes from every workplace

s.051

Auxiliary equipment

• Provide backup equipment for emergency escape

s.052

Intake airways

• Use fire-resistant materials for mine intake airways

s.053

Duties of the mine operator with regard to escape and rescue

• Ensure safe escape and rescue arrangements for underground workers

s.054

Escape and rescue plan

• Prepare and maintain an escape and rescue plan for emergencies

s.055

Emergency equipment and communication systems

• Keep emergency equipment available, maintained and accessible for escape and rescue

s.056

Training and information

• Train workers on emergency actions, equipment, and hold safety drills

s.057

Self-rescuers

• Provide self-rescuers and safe havens for all mine workers

s.058

Surveyor

• Appoint a suitably qualified surveyor at all times during mine operations

s.059

Working plans, sections, ventilation plans and geological map

• Keep and maintain accurate mine plans, sections, ventilation plans and geological maps

s.060

General duty to ensure safety of tips

• Ensure waste tips are safe from instability or movement

s.061

Appraisal of tips

• Appraise mine tips for significant hazards

s.062

Geotechnical assessments

• Arrange geotechnical assessments of tips and implement remedial works

s.063

Tips which are a significant hazard (notifiable tips)

• Ensure geotechnical assessments of notifiable tips every two years and when circumstances change

s.064

Records of substances tipped

• Keep records of substances tipped at notifiable tips

s.065

Notification of tips

• Notify HSE of significant hazard tips and notifiable tips

s.068

Record keeping

• Keep reports, records and duty statements for required periods

s.069

Plans of abandoned mines

• Submit plan of abandoned mine or tip within 3 months

s.071

Transitional provisions: general

• Complete outstanding remedial actions from previous mining regulations

s.072

Transitional provisions: tips

• Complete first appraisal of unclassified tips by 31 January 2018