The number of coal mine workers working in the subsidiaries of CIL and SCCL located in different States as on 01.07.18 are given below.

 

The number of coal mine workers working in the subsidiaries of CIL is as follows

 

 

 

 

The following safety facilities are provided to employees in Coal India Ltd (CIL) and its subsidiaries:

· Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)s to all employees as per requirement of their jobs.

· Round-the-clock Supervision by statutory personnel for ensuring safety of the employees working in the mines.

· System / devices / apparatuses for early detection of different gases present in mine ambience and/or produced in the UG mine environment due to various reasons including mine fire / spontaneous heating.

· Adequate support for overlying roof strata.

· Electrical safety features such as overload (OL) protection, earth leakage (EL) protection, restricted earth neutral system, Lighting Arrester etc.

· Adequate initial, refresher and job-specific training to all employees.

· Adequate fire-fighting arrangement.

· Appropriate fencing against dangerous places at mine.

· Facility of Man Riding System for those UG mines having arduous and long travel.

· Well-equipped Organization for Mine Rescue Services for dealing with Emergency situations.

 

As informed by Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), a subordinate office under Ministry of Labour & Employment, complaints are received from time to time in connection with violation of safety guidelines in the mines. These are dealt by DGMS and the action is taken based on the findings during the inquiry related to the matter. The details of the complaints received, State/UT wise are given below.

 

Details of the complaints received in connection with violation of safety guidelines in state owned coal mines:

 

S.No.	State	No. of Complaints	Reasons of Complaints
1	Chhattisgarh	NIL	NIL
2	Gujarat	NIL	NIL
3	Jharkhand	NIL	NIL
4	Jammu & Kashmir	NIL	NIL
5	Madhya Pradesh	NIL	NIL
6	Rajasthan	NIL	NIL
7	Telangana	11	Damages to the nearest hut-men/houses due to blasting in mines.
			Related to accidents
			Unsafe practices
			Pollution.
			Long working hours.
8	West Bengal	NIL	NIL

 

The matters relating to safety, health and welfare of persons employed in the mines are dealt with under the Mines Act, 1952, Rules and Regulations made there under. DGMS administers the Mines Act, 1952 for ensuring safety in the mines in the country .The owner, agent, manager and other statutory persons appointed at the mines are required to comply with the provisions of the statute. Chief Inspector of Mines and Inspectors of Mines make inspections and enquire whenever it is required to ascertain whether the provisions of the Mines Act 1952 and of the regulations, rules and bye-laws and of any order made thereunder are observed in the case of any mine.

In order to prevent re-occurrence of accidents in future, Directorate General of Mines Safety issues circular for the mining industry for preventive measures to be taken. To ensure that the mine workers are provided with adequate safety measures while working in the mines, Officers of DGMS undertake inspections of mines and take following measures:

• Pointing out contraventions
• Withdrawal of permission
• Issue of improvement notices
• Prohibition of employment
• Informal stoppages
• Prosecution in the court of law

 

To prevent accidents in the mines the following steps are also taken/being taken by the Government:

1. To promote and propagate safety awareness in mines, National Safety Awards (Mines), National Conference on Safety in Mines are organized by DGMS. The recommendations of National Conference on Safety in Mines go a long way in enhancing safety of mine workers.
2. Workers participation and sensitization in matters of safety are ensured through training in safety and by initiatives like celebration of safety week and safety campaigns, etc.
3. Safety training programmes are organized among Managers and Supervisors for improving safety standards in mines.
4. Introduction of Risk Assessment Techniques and preparation of safety management plan aimed at elimination of risks and to ensure safety of workmen.
5. Introduction of standard operating procedures to avoid unsafe practices in mines.
6. Time to time, DGMS Circulars are issued as guidelines for safe operations in identified thrust areas.

 

Training the persons employed in the mines is provided as per the provisions of The Mines Vocational Training Rules, 1966(a subordinate legislation of The Mines Act, 1952).The salient points of The Mines Vocational Training Rules, 1966 are:

1. Provision for training centre as per the provisions of the Rule 18 of The Mines     Vocational Training Rules, 1966.
2.  Provisions for Training officer as per Rule 20 of The Mines Vocational Training Rules, 1966.
3. Provision of trainer as per Rule 22 of The Mines Vocational Training Rules, 1966.
4.  Provision of initial and refresher training as per Rule 6 and 8 of The Mines Vocational Training Rules, 1966

 

This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Coal, Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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(Release ID: 1542217)