UK Statutory Instrument
2014
United Kingdom
Mines Regulations 2014
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Schedules
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In the case of face workings where props are used—...
In the case of roadways where rockbolts are used as...
In the case of roadways where machines are used to...
In the case of roadways where persons work or pass...
For the purpose of this Schedule, “bar” means a support...
In the case of face workings where bars are used—...
In the case of workings where powered supports are used—...
For the purpose of paragraph 3— (a) “powered support” means...
In the case of face workings where packs are used—...
In the case of face workings where persons work or...
In this Schedule, “face working”— (a) in relation to a...
In the case of roadways where props and bars are...
In the case of roadways where steel arches are used...
Site survey
Site investigation
Cross-sections based on site investigations
Plans based on site investigation
Assumptions made before analysis
Findings of analysis
Design coming out of analysis
Requirements during and after construction
In the 1954 Act, for section 180 substitute the following—...
In the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999, in regulation 4—
In PUWER, in regulation 6(5)(d), for “Mines (Shafts and Winding)...
In the Quarries Regulations 1999, in regulation 3(1)(c), for “regulation...
In the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000, in regulation 2(1),...
In the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and...
In the REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008, in Part 1 of...
In the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations...
In the Reservoirs Act 1975 (Exemptions, Appeals and Inspections) (England)...
In the 2014 Regulations— (a) in regulation 2(1)—
(1) Despite the revocation of the Management and Administration of...
In the Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969—
In the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977, in...
In the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981—
In the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989—
In the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, for...
In the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998, in...
In the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998, in...
Browse 76 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and extent
Interpretation
Meaning of “mine”
Application of these Regulations
Duties of the owner
Notification of mining operations
General duties of the mine operator
Co-operation
Health and safety document
Management structure
Competence
Instructions, rules and schemes
Permits to work
Inspection of the mine
Maintenance and inspection of equipment
Record of persons below ground
Danger areas
Power of safety representatives to report imminent risk
General duty
Fire protection plan
Application of regulations 22 and 23
Explosive atmospheres
Ignition risks
Application of regulations 25 and 26
Burning and welding in coal mines
Risks of explosion in coal mines
Application of regulations 28 to 31
General duties relating to explosives
Duties relating to explosives in mines with explosive atmospheres
Storage of explosives
Rules
Duty to take ground control measures
Precautions against inrushes
Information about inrush hazards
Mine workings in potentially hazardous areas
Shaft construction and modification
Equipment in relevant shafts and outlets
Safety features of winding apparatus
Inspection, maintenance and testing
Signalling and communication
Transport systems
Transport rules
Ventilation
Application of COSHH below ground in coal mines
Assessment and control of inhalable and respirable dust in coal mines
Lighting
Personal lamps
Exits from the mine
Ways out from places of work
Emergency routes and emergency doors
Auxiliary equipment
Intake airways
Duties of the mine operator with regard to escape and rescue
Escape and rescue plan
Emergency equipment and communication systems
Training and information
Self-rescuers
Surveyor
Working plans, sections, ventilation plans and geological map
General duty to ensure safety of tips
Appraisal of tips
Geotechnical assessments
Tips which are a significant hazard (notifiable tips)
Records of substances tipped
Notification of tips
Tips rules
Abandoned tips
Record keeping
Plans of abandoned mines
Exemptions
Transitional provisions: general
Transitional provisions: tips
Transitional provision: Winsford mine
Repeals and revocations
Modifications
Review
Official guidance
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