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Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.005 Duties of the owner Regulated

Appoint a suitable mine operator and provide relevant informationEmployer

s.006 Notification of mining operations Regulated

Notify HSENI of mining operations and any changesOperator

s.007 General duties of the mine operator Regulated

Ensure safe design, operation and maintenance of the mine and equipmentOperator

s.009 Health and safety document Regulated

Prepare and maintain a health and safety document for the mineOperator

s.010 Management structure Regulated

Establish and maintain a management structure with competent individuals for your mineOperator

s.011 Competence Regulated

Ensure all mine workers are competent or properly supervisedOperator

s.012 Instructions, rules and schemes Regulated

Establish and enforce health and safety rules at the mineOperator

s.013 Permits to work Regulated

Set up a permit-to-work system for hazardous operationsOperator

s.014 Inspection of the mine Regulated

Systematically inspect all underground parts of the mine and keep written recordsOperator

s.015 Maintenance and inspection of equipment Regulated

Prepare and maintain a written inspection scheme for all mine equipmentOperator

s.016 Record of persons below ground Regulated

Keep a record of every person below ground at the mineOperator

s.017 Danger areas Regulated

Identify and secure danger areas in your mineOperator

s.019 General duty Regulated

Prevent fires and maintain fire-fighting equipment at the mineOperator

s.020 Fire protection plan Regulated

Prepare and implement a fire protection plan for your mineOperator

s.022 Explosive atmospheres Regulated

Detect and reduce flammable gas in classified zonesOperator

s.023 Ignition risks Regulated

Manage ignition risks in classified zones and prohibit smoking below groundOperator

s.025 Burning and welding in coal mines Regulated

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

s.026 Risks of explosion in coal mines Regulated

Control explosion risks from coal dust in mine roadwaysOperator

s.028 General duties relating to explosives Regulated

Transport, store, handle and use explosives safely and securelyOperator

s.029 Duties relating to explosives in mines with explosive atmospheres Regulated

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

s.030 Storage of explosives Regulated

Designate and secure temporary explosive storage below groundOperator

s.032 Duty to take ground control measures Regulated

Assess and control ground movement risks at your mineOperator

s.033 Precautions against inrushes Regulated

Prevent inrushes of gas, water or flowing material from disused workingsOperator

s.034 Information about inrush hazards Regulated

Check and investigate inrush hazards before working near water or unstable groundOperator

s.035 Mine workings in potentially hazardous areas Regulated

Plan and control mine workings near hazardous areasOperator

s.036 Shaft construction and modification Regulated

Ensure safe planning, design and execution of shaft construction and modificationOperator

s.037 Equipment in relevant shafts and outlets Regulated

Provide safe equipment and manage rope safety in travel shafts and outletsOperator

s.038 Safety features of winding apparatus Regulated

Ensure safety features of winding apparatusOperator

s.039 Inspection, maintenance and testing Regulated

Inspect, maintain and test shafts, linings and winding apparatusOperator

s.040 Signalling and communication Regulated

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

s.041 Transport systems Regulated

Design, install, operate and maintain transport systems safelyOperator

s.043 Ventilation Regulated

Provide, monitor and record suitable underground ventilationOperator

s.045 Assessment and control of inhalable and respirable dust in coal mines Regulated

Assess and control dust risks at your coal mineOperator

s.046 Lighting Regulated

Provide suitable lighting in underground and above-ground mine areasOperator

s.047 Personal lamps Regulated

Provide suitable personal lamps to all underground workersOperator

s.048 Exits from the mine Regulated

Provide and maintain at least two separate exits from the mineOperator

s.049 Ways out from places of work Regulated

Provide at least two safe escape routes from every workplaceOperator

s.051 Auxiliary equipment Regulated

Provide backup equipment for emergency escapeOperator

s.052 Intake airways Regulated

Use fire-resistant materials for mine intake airwaysOperator

s.053 Duties of the mine operator with regard to escape and rescue Regulated

Ensure safe escape and rescue arrangements for underground workersOperator

s.054 Escape and rescue plan Regulated

Prepare and maintain an escape and rescue plan for emergenciesOperator

s.055 Emergency equipment and communication systems Regulated

Keep emergency equipment available, maintained and accessible for escape and rescueOperator

s.056 Training and information Regulated

Train workers on emergency actions, equipment, and hold safety drillsOperator

s.057 Self-rescuers Regulated

Provide self-rescuers and safe havens for all mine workersOperator

s.058 Surveyor Regulated

Appoint a suitably qualified surveyor at all times during mine operationsOperator

s.059 Working plans, sections, ventilation plans and geological map Regulated

Keep and maintain accurate mine plans, sections, ventilation plans and geological mapsOperator

s.060 General duty to ensure safety of tips Regulated

Ensure waste tips are safe from instability or movementOperator

s.061 Appraisal of tips Regulated

Appraise mine tips for significant hazardsOperator

s.062 Geotechnical assessments Regulated

Arrange geotechnical assessments of tips and implement remedial worksOperator

s.063 Tips which are a significant hazard (notifiable tips) Regulated

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

s.064 Records of substances tipped Regulated

Keep records of substances tipped at notifiable tipsOperator

s.065 Notification of tips Regulated

Notify HSE of significant hazard tips and notifiable tipsOperator

s.068 Record keeping Regulated

Keep reports, records and duty statements for required periodsOperator

s.069 Plans of abandoned mines Regulated

Submit plan of abandoned mine or tip within 3 monthsOperator

s.071 Transitional provisions: general Regulated

Complete outstanding remedial actions from previous mining regulationsOperator

s.072 Transitional provisions: tips Regulated

Complete first appraisal of unclassified tips by 31 January 2018Operator

18 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation, commencement and extent

s.002 Interpretation

s.003 Meaning of “mine”

s.004 Application of these Regulations

s.008 Co-operation

s.018 Power of safety representatives to report imminent risk

s.021 Application of regulations 22 and 23

s.024 Application of regulations 25 and 26

s.027 Application of regulations 28 to 31

s.031 Rules

s.042 Transport rules

s.044 Application of COSHH below ground in coal mines

s.050 Emergency routes and emergency doors

s.066 Tips rules

s.067 Abandoned tips

s.070 Exemptions

s.073 Repeals and revocations

s.074 Modifications

Schedules

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s.sch002 Assumptions made before analysis Regulated

Geotechnical specialist must record assumptions about tip safetyEmployer

33 other schedules

s.sch001 In the case of face workings where props are used—...

s.sch001 In the case of roadways where rockbolts are used as...

s.sch001 In the case of roadways where machines are used to...

s.sch001 In the case of roadways where persons work or pass...

s.sch001 For the purpose of this Schedule, “bar” means a support...

s.sch001 In the case of face workings where bars are used—...

s.sch001 In the case of workings where powered supports are used—...

s.sch001 For the purpose of paragraph 3— (a) “powered support” means...

s.sch001 In the case of face workings where packs are used—...

s.sch001 In the case of face workings where persons work or...

s.sch001 In this Schedule, “face working”— (a) in relation to a...

s.sch001 In the case of roadways where props and bars are...

s.sch001 In the case of roadways where steel arches are used...

s.sch002 Site Survey

s.sch002 Site investigation

s.sch002 Cross-sections based on site investigations

s.sch002 Plans based on site investigation

s.sch002 Findings of analysis

s.sch002 Design coming out of analysis

s.sch002 Requirements during and after construction

s.sch005 In the 1969 Act: (a) for section 156 substitute the...

s.sch005 In the Quarries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 in regulation 3(1)(c)...

s.sch005 In the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004, in...

s.sch005 In the REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008, in paragraph 1(m)(ii) of...

s.sch005 In the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations...

s.sch005 In the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations (Northern Ireland)...

s.sch005 In the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland)...

s.sch005 In the Electricity at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991—

s.sch005 In the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland)...

s.sch005 In the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations (Northern Ireland)...

s.sch005 In the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland)...

s.sch005 In the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 in regulation...

s.sch005 In PUWER, in place of regulation 6(5)(d) substitute—

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.

The Mines Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

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