The Mines Rules 1955 29Q: Workmen's Inspector | An Innovative Approach | Examination Prospective |

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Workmen's Inspector rule and subrules.
What is Rule no 29Q?
What is rule no 29R?
what is rule no 29S?
Q.1) For how many persons ordinarily employed in any mine workmen's inspector are employed?
Ans: For every mine where in 500 or more persons are ordinarily employed.
Q.2) Who shall designate the workmen’s inspector?
Ans: The Owner, Agent, or Manager.
Q.3) workmen’s Inspector is designated by the owner/agent/manager with the consultation of whom?
Ans: With consultation of the Registered trade union.
Q.4) How many workmen’s Inspectors are designated?
Ans: Initially there are 3 WIs from Mining, Electrical, and Mechanical.
Q.5) When no of persons in mines exceeds ______, the WI shall be assisted by _________additional WI in _______ discipline for every additional _________ person or part thereof.
Ans: 1500,1,Mining, 1000
Q.6) What is WIs panel and why it is made and by whom?
Ans: in every mine, the owner/agent/manager shall constitute a panel of WI who may serve as Substitutes during the absence of regular WI.
Q.7) In the panel how many WI shall be there and from which discipline?
Ans: In the panel, there shall be at least one WI from Mining, Electrical, and mechanical installation and operations.

Q-8) What should be the experience of a person designated as WI?
Ans: He has at least 5 years of experience in mines including at least 2 years in the workings of the mines for which he is nominated.
(2-c)
Q-9) What is the course of the orientation program for WI?
Ans: He has undergone an Orientation Training Course consisting of not less than 30 Lectures and Demonstrations of not less than 2 hours duration each in accordance with the syllabus specified by and at a center approved by the Chief Inspector by general or special order.
(3)
Q-10) How many days a week, the WI shall perform his duties?
Ans: A WI shall perform his duties 2 days in a week and the rest of the days he shall perform his normal duties unless called upon.
(4-a)
Q-11) Who shall afford WI all reasonable facilities for making any entries, inspection, measurement, examination or inquiry in connection with his duties?
Ans: The owner/ Agent/ Manager
(4-b)
Q-12) Who shall accompany The WI during his inspection?
Ans: An Official
(4-c)
Q-13) When the WI carry out his inspection?
Ans: At Anytime
(5)
Q-14) When there occurs an accident or dangerous occurrence in or about a mine ______________shall forthwith inform the concerned _________about the accident or the occurrence.
Ans: the Owner/ agent/manager , WI
(6)
Q-15) Should the WI exercise his powers to impede or obstruct the working of the mine?
Ans: No
(7)
Q-16) A WI nominated shall, unless he resigns from his office, hold office for a period of ________ years from the date of his nomination and shall be eligible for ____ renomination.
Ans: 3 years, 1 (one)
(8)
Q-17) Shall any owner, agent or manager take any action against a workmen’s inspector for any of his actions in the discharge of his duties and functions laid down rules?
Ans: No
29R: Duties of WI
(1-a) to inspect all shafts, inclines, roads, workplaces, and the equipment thereat including the equipment for conveyance and transport of workers.
(1-b) In case of any urgent and immediate danger that comes to his notice -
i) to inform the manager and the inspector about the same
ii) to suggest remedial measures necessary to avoid the danger: to accompany the Inspector in the course of a complete inspection of the mine and also during such other inspections as may be considered necessary by the inspector.
(2) The workmen’s inspector shall record a full report of the matters ascertained as a result of this inspection in an interleaved paged and bound register kept for the purpose at the mine in Form U. The workmen’s inspector making the entry in the register aforesaid shall duly sign such entries with the date and take a copy of the entries for his record.
Q-18) In which form the WI shall record a full report of the matters ascertained as a result of the inspection?
Ans: Form – U
29S: Action on the report of WI
(1)
Q-19) The owner, agent, or manager of the mine shall enter in the register mentioned in sub-rule (2) of rule 29R, within a period of ________ days from the date of entry in the register, remarks thereon showing the remedial measures are taken and the date on which such action was taken.
Ans: 15 days
(2)
Q-20) In case of any difference of opinion between the workmen’s inspector and the owner, agent or manager, a copy of the report with remarks thereon regarding such difference of opinion shall be sent by the owner, agent or manager to ______________ for decision.
Ans: Chief Inspector or an inspector

Q-21) State the rule numbers for WI.
Ans: 29Q, 29R, 29S

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