The Mines Rules 1955 : 29T: Safety Committee | An Innovative Approach | Examination Prospective |

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What is Rule no 29T?
What is rule no 29U?
what is rule no 29V?
what is rule no 29W?

29T: Safety Committee

Q.1) What is the goal of a safety committee?
The goal of a safety committee is to create and nurture a culture of safety.
Q.2) For how many persons ordinarily employed in any mine a safety committee shall be constituted?
Ans: For every mine wherein 100 persons are ordinarily employed.
Q.3) Who shall constitute the Safety Committee for promoting safety in mines?
Ans: The Owner, Agent, or Manager.
Q.4) What is a group safety committee? How it is formed?
Ans: Chief inspector of mines or an inspector may by a general or special order in writing require the owner, agent, or manager of any group of specified mines or of all mines in a specified area to constitute a group safety committee in such manner or as he may specify in the order.

29U: Composition of Safety Committee

Q.5) Who are the members of a safety committee?
Ans: Manager, officials or competent persons, workmen, workmen’s inspector, and the safety officer.
Q.6) How many members are there in a safety committee?
Ans: 13 ( Manager + 5 officials or competent persons + 5 workmen +Workmen’s Inspector + Safety Officer )
Q.7) Who acts as chairman of the safety committee?
Ans: The manager
Q.8) Who acts as the secretary of the safety committee?
Ans: The safety officer or where there is no safety officer, senior most mine official next to the manager shall act as Secretary to the committee.
Q.9) Can any other person besides members be a part of the safety committee?
Ans: Yes. Any other officials or competent person or work person may be co-opted by the Chairman as a member of the committee on any day or days of the meeting ( if considered necessary).

29V: Functions of Safety Committee

Q.10) What are the functions of the safety committee?
Ans: 1) To discuss remedial measures against the unsafe conditions and practices in the mine as pointed out in the reports of the workmen’s inspector or otherwise brought to the notice of the committee and make appropriate recommendations.
2) To consider, before the commencement of operations in any new district of the mine or commissioning of new electrical or mechanical installation or the introduction of new mining techniques, the proposed safety and health measures including related codes of practice and to make appropriate recommendations.
3) To discuss the report of the inquiry into the accident and make appropriate recommendations.
4) To formulate and implement appropriate safety campaigns based on analysis of accidents.
5) Q.11) To meet at least once in ___________ days to consider the matter placed before it and any other matter that may be raised by the members and make such recommendations as it may deem fit.
Ans: 30
6) Q.12) To serve as a forum for communication on _________________________.
Ans: Safety and occupational health matters

29W: Implementation of Recommendations of The Safety Committee

Q.13) Who shall take action to implement the recommendations of the safety committee?
Ans: The owner, agent, or manager
Q.14) What is the time period within which the recommendation of the safety committee will be implemented by the owner, agent or manager?
Ans: Within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of the recommendations of the safety committee.
Q.15) The owner, agent or manager shall, within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of the recommendations of the safety committee, shall indicate to the ____________________, the action taken to implement the recommendations.
Ans: The Secretary to the safety committee
Q.16) What are the rules associated with Safety Committee?
Ans: 29T, 29U, 29V, 29W


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