Adoption of Standards for Man Riding Systems used in Mines-Reg

'/"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.

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Director General of Mines Safety (Off.)