Approval 01/2020

Standards for Man Riding Systems in Mines

Department: Approval
Dated: 2020
Collection: Individual circulars & notifications
Topic: DGMS circulars

Individual document, 1 page. See it in the regulations library.

'/"as YEARS OF CELEBRATIf,C flnd SFrrt / Government of India ,rq qd i-rrrr d'Trtrq / Ministry of Labour & Employment srfl gTqnT rffifirnm/Directorate General of Mines Safety DGMS (Approval) Circular No. O/ To of 2020 Dhanbad dated 0,6 .11.2020 The Owner/Agent/Manager of Coal and Metalliferous Mines & OEM Subject: Adoption of Standards for Man Riding Systems used in Mines.

The Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) had notified the following standards vide S.O. 3200 (E) dated 29 August 2019 published in Part Il-Section 3-sub section (ii) of Extraordinary Gazette of Government of India dated 04 September 2019:

(i) IS t7241:2019 Man Riding Car by Rope Haulage System for Transpoftation of persons in Mine and

(ii) IS 17242:2019 - Man Riding Chair Lift System for Transportation of Persons in Mines.

In the interest of Safety, Man Riding Car by Rope Haulage System and Man Riding Chair Lift System for transportation of persons shall be designed, constructed, installed, operated, maintained and tested in accordance with above referred standards and Guidelines, Circulars, Orders, etc issued from time to time by this Directorate.

Accordingly, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Owner/Agent/Manager of every mine where the Man Riding Systems are used, are requested to ensure compliance with the Standards.

€lss{ --;€.tt.C"z-o (Prabhat Kumar)

Director General of Mines Safety (Off.)

Reproduced from the official DGMS circular compilations for public reference. The PDF is the authoritative text; DGMS may have amended or withdrawn older instructions since.