Regulation 3 Owner’s operating rules

(1)

The owner of a mine shall ensure that the mine is not worked unless there are in force rules made by the owner (in Regulations called “owner’s operating rules”) which are suitable for that mine, are set down in writing and have been notified to the Health and Safety Executive forthwith.

(2)

The owner shall ensure that—

(a)

the owner’s operating rules, as for the time being in force, are brought to the attention of all persons at work at the mine (whether or not employed by the owner) who may be affected by them; and

(b)

so far as is practicable—

(i)

all operations at the mine are undertaken in accordance with those rules in so far as they affect the conduct of the operations concerned, and

(ii)

those rules are observed by all persons at work at the mine.

(3)

Where it is so reasonably required in the interests of health or safety at the mine, the Health and Safety Executive may, by notice in writing, require the owner to modify any of the owner’s operating rules made by him (whether or not it is already in force) and, in such a case, the owner shall modify the rule in accordance with the terms of the notice and within the time limit specified in it.