APPOINTMENT OF MINE OFFICIALS

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APPOINTMENT OF MINE MANAGER, SAFETY OFFICER, ASSISTANT MANAGER, SURVEYOR etc

Reg 27. Qualification and appointment of manager.- no person shall act or continue to act, or be appointed, as manager of a mine or mines the
average output of which corresponds to the figures given in column (i) of the table below unless he holds the corresponding qualifications given in column (ii) thereof:

Provided that in respect of a mine having both opencast and underground workings, a person holding First Class Manager’s Certificate not restricted to opencast
mines shall only be appointed as the manager of the mine irrespective of production:
29. Qualification and appointment of safety officer.- In every belowground mine the average monthly output of which exceeds 5,000 tonnes or
in every opencast mine the average monthly material handled of which exceeds 20,000 cubic metre, the manager shall be assisted in the work of promoting safe practices in the
mine by a safety officer who shall be a person holding the following qualifications,namely:-
(a) in the case of a belowground mine having an average monthly output in excess of 15,000 tonnes, a First Class Manager’s Certificate not restricted to opencast
mines only;
(b) in case of a mine having opencast workings with an average monthly material handled in excess of 50,000 cubic metre, a First Class Manager’s Certificate;
(c) in case of a belowground mine having an average monthly output in excess of 10,000 tonnes, but not exceeding 15,000 tonnes, a First Class Manager’s Certificate
or Second Class Manager’s Certificate not restricted to opencast mines only;
(d) in case of a mine with opencast workings having an average monthly material handled in excess of 20,000 cubic metre but not exceeding 50,000 cubic metre, a
First Class Manager’s Certificate or Second Class Manager’s Certificate;
(e) in the case of a belowground mine having an average monthly output in excess of 5,000 tonnes but not exceeding 10,000 tonnes, holder of a First Class Manager’s
Certificate or Second Class Manager’s Certificate not restricted to opencast mines only, or a degree or diploma in Mining or Mining Engineering approved by the
Central Government:
30. Appointment of assistant manager.-
1.0 Underground mines:
In every mine the average output of which exceeds 7,000 tonnes, the manager shall be assisted by assistant managers on the following scale: