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The Mines Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016/427 · Made 13 December 2016 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Health And Safety

Made 13th December 2016

Coming into operation 1st February 2017

The Department for the Economy and the Department of Justice acting jointly as the Department concernedf1 make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 2(5), 4(4) and (6), 17(1) to (6) and (8), 20(2), 40(2) and (4), 43(3), 45, 54(1) and 55(2) of, and paragraphs 1(1), 1(2), 1(3) and 1(4), 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12(1), 12(3), 13, 14(1), 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978f2(“the 1978 Order”).

The Regulations, apart from the partial revocation referred to in the next paragraph, give effect without modifications to proposals submitted by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under Article 13(1A)f3 of the 1978 Order after consultations had been carried out in accordance with Article 46(3)f4 of the 1978 Order.

It appears to the Department concerned that the partial revocation of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008f5 is expedient as set out in Article 54(1) of the 1978 Order. It also appears to the Departments not to be appropriate to consult bodies in respect of this partial revocation in accordance with Article 54(5) of the 1978 Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

See Article 2(2) of S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9)

f2

S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9). Articles 17(4) and 55(2) were amended and Article 20(2) substituted by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1

f3

Article 13(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 4

f4

Article 46(3) was amended by S.I. 1998/2795 (N.I. 18), Article 6(1) and Schedule 1 and the Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c.17), section 11 and Schedule 3

f5

S.I. 2008/1597

Contents

  1. Part 1: INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Meaning of “mine”
  5. 4Application of these Regulations
  6. Part 2: HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
  7. 5Duties of the owner
  8. 6Notification of mining operations
  9. 7General duties of the mine operator
  10. 8Co-operation
  11. 9Health and safety document
  12. 10Management structure
  13. 11Competence
  14. 12Instructions, rules and schemes
  15. 13Permits to work
  16. 14Inspection of the mine
  17. 15Maintenance and inspection of equipment
  18. 16Record of persons below ground
  19. 17Danger areas
  20. 18Power of safety representatives to report imminent risk
  21. Part 3: CONTROL OF MAJOR HAZARDS
  22. Chapter: Fire protection
  23. 19General duty
  24. 20Fire protection plan
  25. Chapter: Explosive atmospheres
  26. 21Application of regulations 22 and 23
  27. 22Explosive atmospheres
  28. 23Ignition risks
  29. 24Application of regulations 25 and 26
  30. 25Burning and welding in coal mines
  31. 26Risks of explosion in coal mines
  32. Chapter: Explosives
  33. 27Application of regulations 28 to 31
  34. 28General duties relating to explosives
  35. 29Duties relating to explosives in mines with explosive atmospheres
  36. 30Storage of explosives
  37. 31Rules
  38. Chapter: Ground movement
  39. 32Duty to take ground control measures
  40. Chapter: Inrushes
  41. 33Precautions against inrushes
  42. 34Information about inrush hazards
  43. 35Mine workings in potentially hazardous areas
  44. Chapter: Shafts, outlets and winding
  45. 36Shaft construction and modification
  46. 37Equipment in relevant shafts and outlets
  47. 38Safety features of winding apparatus
  48. 39Inspection, maintenance and testing
  49. 40Signalling and communication
  50. Chapter: Transport systems
  51. 41Transport systems
  52. 42Transport rules
  53. Part 4: VENTILATION
  54. 43Ventilation
  55. Part 5: THE MINE ENVIRONMENT
  56. Chapter: Inhalable and respirable dust in coal mines
  57. 44Application of COSHH below ground in coal mines Repealed
  58. 45Assessment and control of inhalable and respirable dust in coal mines
  59. Chapter: Lighting and personal lamps
  60. 46Lighting
  61. 47Personal lamps
  62. Part 6: SAFE EXIT, ESCAPE AND RESCUE
  63. 48Exits from the mine
  64. 49Ways out from places of work
  65. 50Emergency routes and emergency doors
  66. 51Auxiliary equipment
  67. 52Intake airways
  68. 53Duties of the mine operator with regard to escape and rescue
  69. 54Escape and rescue plan
  70. 55Emergency equipment and communication systems
  71. 56Training and information
  72. 57Self-rescuers
  73. Part 7: SURVEYORS AND PLANS
  74. 58Surveyor
  75. 59Working plans, sections, ventilation plans and geological map
  76. Part 8: TIPS AND TIPPING
  77. 60General duty to ensure safety of tips
  78. 61Appraisal of tips
  79. 62Geotechnical assessments
  80. 63Tips which are a significant hazard (notifiable tips)
  81. 64Records of substances tipped
  82. 65Notification of tips
  83. 66Tips rules
  84. 67Abandoned tips
  85. Part 9: GENERAL
  86. 68Record keeping
  87. 69Plans of abandoned mines
  88. 70Exemptions
  89. Part 10: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, REPEALS, REVOCATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
  90. 71Transitional provisions: general
  91. 72Transitional provisions: tips
  92. 73Repeals and revocations
  93. 74Modifications
  94. Signature
  95. Schedule 1: Support System Standards for Coal Mines
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. 2Paragraph 2
  98. 3Paragraph 3
  99. 4Paragraph 4
  100. 5Paragraph 5
  101. 6Paragraph 6
  102. 7Paragraph 7
  103. 8Paragraph 8
  104. 9Paragraph 9
  105. 10Paragraph 10
  106. 11Paragraph 11
  107. 12Paragraph 12
  108. 13Paragraph 13
  109. Schedule 2: Content of Geotechnical Assessments
  110. 1Site Survey
  111. 2Site investigation
  112. 3Cross-sections based on site investigations
  113. 4Plans based on site investigation
  114. 5Assumptions made before analysis
  115. 6Findings of analysis
  116. 7Design coming out of analysis
  117. 8Requirements during and after construction
  118. Schedule 3Repeals
  119. Schedule 4: Revocations and partial revocations
  120. 1Revocations
  121. 2Partial revocations
  122. Schedule 5: Modifications
  123. Part 1: Modifications to primary legislation
  124. 1Paragraph 1
  125. Part 2: Modifications to secondary legislation
  126. 2Paragraph 2
  127. 3Paragraph 3
  128. 4Paragraph 4
  129. 5Paragraph 5
  130. 6Paragraph 6
  131. 7Paragraph 7
  132. 8Paragraph 8
  133. 9Paragraph 9
  134. 10Paragraph 10
  135. 11Paragraph 11
  136. 12Paragraph 12
  137. 13Paragraph 13
  138. Explanatory note