UK Statutory Instrument SI 1956/1764 United Kingdom

The Coal and Other Mines (Ventilation) Order 1956

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer8 Operator1 Any Person1 Employee1

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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.

4 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001 (1) The provisions set out in the first schedule hereto,...
s.art002 Any exemption, consent, approval, permission, direction or requirement granted or...
s.art003 This order shall come into operation at the commencement of...
s.para.37 Coal Mines Act, 1911, section 29 General Regulations dated July...
Schedules

Schedules

11 of 33 shown
s.schedule first para.11 (1) The manager of every mine at which detectors are... Regulated
  • Make arrangements for detector use and appoint competent personsEmployee
s.schedule first para.14 The manager of every mine at which detectors are required... Regulated
  • Give written instructions to detector operators on minimum gas testsEmployer
s.schedule first para.18 (1) There shall be provided and maintained in connection with... Regulated
  • Provide ventilation fan monitoring and direct safe operating speedEmployer
s.schedule first para.2 (1) Without prejudice to the generality of section fifty-five of... Regulated
  • Keep intake airways free from inflammable gasEmployer
s.schedule first para.22 (1) In every road which is required for the working... Regulated
  • Provide and maintain ventilation doors or sheets in mine roadwaysOperator
s.schedule first para.25 (1) In respect of every auxiliary fan at a mine... Regulated
  • Set minimum airflow for auxiliary fans and arrange weekly checksEmployer
s.schedule first para.28 (1) No fan (not being an auxiliary fan) shall be... Regulated
  • Get expert ventilation surveys before installing main fans undergroundEmployer
s.schedule first para.3 (1) Where in any part of a mine in which... Regulated
  • Set up firedamp monitoring where electric power or shotfiring near working faceEmployer
s.schedule first para.6 (1) Where determinations of the firedamp content in any part... Regulated
  • Fix suitable firedamp measurement points near non‑longwall facesAny Person
s.schedule first para.8 (1) Particulars of every determination of firedamp content made in... Regulated
  • Record firedamp test results and notify the inspector if levels exceed 1%Employer
s.schedule first para.9 (1) The manager of every mine shall make and secure... Regulated
  • Measure airflow at specified mine points every 30 days and record resultsEmployer
22 other schedules
s.schedule first para.1 These regulations shall apply to every mine of coal, stratified...
s.schedule first para.10 (1) At every mine in any part of which the...
s.schedule first para.12 (1) The places for and the number of detectors to...
s.schedule first para.13 (1) If electric power is being used at a working...
s.schedule first para.15 (1) A person in charge of a detector which is...
s.schedule first para.16 If any person in charge of a detector which is...
s.schedule first para.17 Nothing done in pursuance of the preceding regulations relating to...
s.schedule first para.19 (1) The person in charge of the machinery driving such...
s.schedule first para.20 (1) In each shaft and outlet which is connected by...
s.schedule first para.21 (1) Any road not required for the working of a...
s.schedule first para.23 (1) No person other than the deputy in charge of...
s.schedule first para.24 (1) No auxiliary fan shall be installed at any place...
s.schedule first para.26 (1) Two or more auxiliary fans shall not be installed...
s.schedule first para.27 Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (5) of section...
s.schedule first para.29 In any mine in which naked lights are in use,...
s.schedule first para.30 Any person who moves any ventilating sheet shall secure that...
s.schedule first para.31 Wherever sheets or ducts are used to secure the ventilation...
s.schedule first para.32 The Chief Inspector of Mines if he is satisfied that...
s.schedule first para.33 (1) In these regulations the following expressions have the meanings...
s.schedule first para.4 (1) Determinations of the firedamp content shall be made—
s.schedule first para.5 (1) Where determinations of the firedamp content in any part...
s.schedule first para.7 (1) Determinations of the firedamp content shall be made at...

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