MINES SAFETY IN INDIA CONTROL OF ACCIDENTS AND

MINES SAFETY IN INDIA CONTROL OF ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS IN 21 ST CENTURY S. N. PADHI FORMER DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MINES SAFETY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINING IN INDIA 4 600 COAL MINES 4 35 OIL PROJECTS 4 6000 METALI EROUS MINES 4 PRIMARY LABOUR INTENSIVE 4 ONE MILLION PERSONS EMPLOYED 4 OPENACAST COAL MINING ON INCREASE 4 26% IN 1972 AND 75% IN 2000

ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE OVER A CENTURY - COAL AND NON COAL MINES

ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE LAST DECADE - COAL MINES

ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE LAST DECADE - METALI FEROUS MINES

ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE CAUSE WISE - COAL MINES

ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE CAUSE WISE - METALLIFEROUS MINES

ROOF FALL - MAJOR KILLER IN COAL MINES INITIATIVES FOR REDUCTION -PIACT MISSION (ILO) - FRESHLY EXPOSED ROOF -DGMS / CMRS - EXPERIMENT : NEW SUPPORTS -EXPERT GROUP GUIDE LINES -R. M. R. AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS -REGULATIONS AMMENDED - SUPPORT PLANS -STEEL SUPPORTS AND ROOF BOLTING -FOREIGN EXPERTISE : DGMS GUIDE LINES

DUMPERS TRANSPORT MACHINERY MAJOR KILLERS IN OPENCAST MINES • MAJOR INITIATIVES • SAETY CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS • CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DUMPING ETC • MAINTENANCE OF HAUL ROADS • REPAIR AND OVER HAUL OF HEMM • TRAINING OF OPERATORS

CONTROL OF ACCIDENTS (A) NEW INITIATIVES - MANAGEMENT NINTH SAFETY CONFERENCE • RISK ASSESSMENT : SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN • EMBRACE ORGANISATIONAL, BEHAVIOURIAL AND CULTURAL SYSTEMS OVER ENGINEERING INITIATIVES • ROLE OF MANAGER AS PROMOTOR AND FACILITATOR • TEAM BUILDING AND COMMUNICATION • SAFETY PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IN BOARD MEETINGS

CONTROL OF ACCIDENTS (B) NEW INITIATIVES : WORKERS TOTAL INVOLVEMENT OF ALL EMMPLOYEES IN SAFETY MANAGEMENT • PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL • EFFECTIVE SAFETY COMMITTEES • SECTIONAL / DEPARTMENTAL FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF OPERATION

CONTROL OF ACCIDENTS (C) NEW INITIATIVES : ENGINEERINGS QUALITY CONTROL OF MATERIALS • BY USER • BY MANUFACTURER • BY SUPPLIER CONFIRM STANDARDS QUALITY CONTROL / TESTING CELLS

DISASTERS IN COAL MINES CAUSE WISE - OVER LAST CENTURY

DISASTER IN COAL MINES CAUSE WISE - SPECIFIC PERIODS - PERCENTAGE

FATALITIES DUE TO EXPLOSIONS REDUCED MAJOR CAUSES • WITHDRAWAL OF MUGGBATTIS (OPEN FLAME) • INTRODUCTION OF CAP LAMPS • STONE DUST BARRIERS • ALL U. G. COAL MINES TREATED GASSY • IMPROVED VENTILATION STANDARDS • ADOPTION OF IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY • MANDATORY EMERGENCY PLANS

DISASTERS DUE TO INUNDATION MAJOR CAUSES • CRISS CROSSED RIVER VALLEY’S • ABANDONED WORKINGS NEAR WATER BODIES • LOWERING OF GROUND PROFILE DUE TO MINING • MULTIPLE SEAMS - WATER LOGGED WORKING • FRAGMENTED AND THIN MINE BOUNDARIES • UNSTABLE WORKINGS BELOW WATER BODIES • UNDERLIABLE PROTECTIVE MEASURES

DISASTERS DUE TO INUNDATION MAJOR CAUSES - CONTINUED • • HEAVY RAINFALL CHANGE OF WATER COURSE CONSTRICTION ON WATER COURSES IN ACCURATE SURVEY INCORRECT MINE PLANS INEFFECTIVE EVACUATION SYSTEM GEOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES WATER CHARGED STRATA

DISASTERS DUE TO INUNDATION PREVENTIVE MEASURES • RECOMMENDATIONS OF COURTS OF ENQUIRY • RECOMMENDATIONS OF NINETH SAFETY CONFERENCE • DELINATION OF WATER BODIES • AWARENESS PROGRAMMES • INVOLVEMENT OF ALL CONCERNED • DISEMINATION OF INFORMATIONS • PROPER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM • RAINFALL WARNING AND METEOROGICAL DATA

DISASTERS DUE TO INUNDATION PREVENTIVE MEASURES CONTINUED • • • BETTER DESIGN OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES ON ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS ADJUSTMENT OF HFL AS PER CHARGED RIVER CHANNEL R & D EFFORTS GEOPHISICAL METHODS FOR LOCATING U. G. WATER BODIES INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DRILLING OF ADVANCE BOREHOLES RISK ASSESSMENT & RISK MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES AT EACH STAGE DEFINED DYNAMIC AND VIBRANT MANAGEMENT

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