DGMS
(Tech)/Circular No. 8 /Dhanbad,
Dated 20th September, 2001.
To
The Owner, Agent and
Manager
of all the Mines under
the Central Government Undertaking.
Sub: Jurisdiction of
Electrical accidents in residential areas.
In supersession of Circular No.29 of
1972 and 23 of 1973 and as per the Notification No.S.O.659 Dated 20.1.82 issued
by the Central Electricity Authority the following Circular is issued for
observance of all the mines under the Central Government Undertaking. For the general information of the
managements of all mines and for removing doubts whether the residential areas,
pertaining to a mine, if fed from a Power Station or sub-station situated in or
around a mine and forming part thereof, come within the jurisdiction of
Electrical Inspectors of Mines, Govt. of India, or they come within the
jurisdiction of the Electrical Inspectors of the concerned Inspectorate of the
Central Electricity Authority the following clarification is issued after duly
consulting the Central Electricity Board, in the matter :
(1) If any power
station/sub-station/switch station which supply electricity mainly for the
purpose of working a mine or a number of mines under the same management, also
supplies electricity to the residential areas of the mine or mines referred to,
the supply to the residential areas shall be given from a separate control gear
and only that portion from such control gear to the residential areas, shall
fall within the jurisdiction of the Electrical Inspector of the concerned
Inspectorate of the Central Electricity
Authority.
(2) Whereas, if the supply of
electricity at a mine obtained from a power station/sub-station/switch station
which supplies electricity, besides the mine, to other places as well, only
that portion from the switch gear or gears which are feeding the mines shall
fall within the jurisdiction of the Electrical Inspector of Mines, Govt. of
India.
(3) In cases falling under
clause (1) above, the power station/sub-station/switch station shall fall
within the jurisdiction of the Electrical Inspector of Mines, Govt. of India
whereas, in cases falling under clause (2) above, such stations shall fall
within the jurisdiction of the Electrical Inspectors of the concerned
Inspectorate of the Central Electricity Authority.
Above circular laid down
that lighting installations including overhead lines for the purpose of
non-mining operation such as quarters, etc. shall come within the purview of
inspection of the Electrical Inspectorate of the Central Electricity Authority
concerned. It is, however, being
noticed that in spite of the aforesaid Circular notices of accident pertaining
to lighting lines are still being forwarded to the Electrical Inspector of
Mines (now Director of Mines Safety/Dy.Director of Mines Safety,
Electrical). Therefore, in future such
notices must be sent to the Electrical Inspector of the Inspectorate of the
Central Electricity Authority concerned.
A copy, however, may be sent tot eh Director of Mines Safety
(Electrical) for information only.
( A. K. Rudra )
Director-General of Mines
Safety