Coal Mines Pithead Bath Rules, 1959 (updated 22.04.2026)

COAL MINES PITHEAD BATH RULES LOVELY PRAKASHAN, DHANBAD Coat '-Minas Pithead Bath Rulese: 1959 S.O. 1711—111 eietci± o? the power; I-conferred 'by CILUSe (e)eånd •.eigUse '(f.)6f Section.58 ofthé Mines •Act, 1952 (35' of 1952); the;CentraL Government hereby makes the following -Rules,'tåe having. been previously publishsd and referred to every Minirig:Boåtd '*equired by r sub-éotionst and (4) df.Section 59 of the Mines Act, namely :

1. •Shottßlltle and' The" rules may be' cälied ghe Goal Mines •Pithead BathRules, *1959.

They exteåd •to the whole of India.

2. mfinitiotis-—l t(ä) (t) C 'Category 'A' Mine' • rueans a coalmine-at •which the daily avecage of the number of persons •attendilig•work esceeds one hundred but does not .exgged tbtee hündred during the previous calendar year;

(ii)• VECätögory 'Bt Mine" 'means a: coal mine ;w$igh the daily .average Of the number of persons attending Work exceeds three hundred but does not • exceeds eight- •hundred Aqting the p$evipus•.year;.

(iii) 'C Mine" means a Coal mine at which the. daily. average ofl the, number of persons attending work exceeds eight hundred. but does not exceed two thousand during the previous aaleadar year;

, (1%) "Category coal. mine at Which th•e daily •average of the number of pérsons attgndiåg work• exceeds tyo. huudred during the previöus calendar year.

daily average of the number of peréous . Work during any calvnder yea•r shall be calculated by dividing the total attendance of all workers during the year by the actual , number of-working.days during the year and tor this purpose, altendance of. Yorkers employed on ...g. .567•, publi8hea in gazette of 'Soo. 3 eoA1. MINES RVINS, 1959 such casual works as building construction, brick making, road making, etc. tud .workers. employed by. contractors enga- ged for special types works QVér limited period shall not be tnkqu. into co@SideeatfötL "provided thafÅitEéir is shown-separately •in the relevarft recor<$.)

(b) e, .'tcompctent authority*' •meaüs &etCoa1 Mines Comhis$ioner and includes aiy. othev appointed by the Central government to perform •all•ocany. of•.the funct- ions, of a competent authority under

(c) "pithead bath" means a bathing. place at Ror near •a pithead' for the use of persons employedi.in asmine.

3. Provisiois Of: Pithead.. Baths—The Owner. agent or manager Of every coal mine faVing of.the qatego-s ries réferreqto in of Rule 12, {hall Within-such beriöd'• as• may be specified by the competent authority, con.se ttUCton a suitable side selected by him with the previous approval Of the competent authority, a pithead bath in accor- dance-with plans prepared in conformity with these rules and -approved by the competent authority.

PÉpvided that—

(i) •the competent authority •may, cases •this requirement. to mines the resourges of. which provisions for. adequate supply water för pjtbead.•bübs 2[subject to such conditions, •if eny,. asthe competent-anthority znay.consider necessary .to specify regarding. provision of any alternative bathing facilities];

(ii) the competent authority may grant exemption in zeoect Of any mine on• thé• Chief Inspector of Mines ethat its pxoductive#capacity •Omitted 280. diGd | 2•2.66 pabli• *hod in.Gezettø of II BOO. 3. (i) 20-2-65.

2, Inserted Yide Notification No. S.O, publi- Ched' Gazette of Part il,zec. 8 (i)-datDA2+05.

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be •exhausted within the Inext three years, subject to such conditiön as the competenf authority may specify regard„ ing the provision Of alternative bathing facilities of a tem- porary character;

(iii) in mine with mote than one opening, the owner agent or manogér may install Vitbead baths than one, pro- vided that the total number of shower baths instalied ard of latrines provided Shall not be less than that prescribed jn Rule 4; and (iVi if the competent authority is satisfied that no incoh- venience will be caused to persons. employed jn the mines single pithead bati) is . provided to serve neighbouring mines •21 * *J-he may authdrise thc owner of such mines to provide •a single pithead bath:to serve such mines, wbi„h together shul), for the purpose of Rule 4 be deemed to be a single mines with an• average monthly output equal to the com- bined average monthly output of the individual mines.

4 Scale of Shower. Baths and Sanitary Facilities— (1) Every pithead bath Älall •be provided with shower baths and, sanitary !atrines on the following scale ;

CategOry of mine c Nümber'•o s ower baths Men Women Number of sanitary latrines Men omen JO Provided that the distribution of the number Of baths and between:men and '-women anay be cbanged in proportion to the of men,and women employed 3; 'Omitted Vide Not,ifico€ieu -197, doted 23: I Indi* Part LI; BSC. 8, (i) 2-2.63 COAL but the total number.xof-bathe.aÅdX1atrines• shall not be •reduced :

Provided further that no resérvatiön tor' womezsbe•l$ •tie.

necessary if no women are empl#yed iu the mine concerned.

(2) Every pithead bath •Shall be provided with utinalg separately for men aud womep an the Scale one for eyery.

fifty persons employed in the mne.,

5. Standards of Constraetiön for Pithead pithead bath Shatt confirm to foitowing steudard•of traction

(i) It shall bea well-designebtand substantially construe:

ted building with separate bath •ubicles and ancillary facifities foe men and women. so laid oat P to provide proper segre.• gati0fi of the sexes.

(ii) tt shätl be built in brick it; mortar with a toqf• asbestos • cerient of cement concrete or. corrugat tiles, provided that the •chmpete 'aotidcity Hiy autfrorlse other type of construotion.

(iii) The floor and. any of thi walls are liable to-becor.üe wet* cement plastüed Witw Sbe- Cial finish, or tiled, or finished any other •prescribed•manner approved by the competent authPrity so as to provide pervious and clean surface pro.uded thatrthe. wails need beso treated -only tp to a height of 1.•S29 metres from Boor level

(iv) Each bath cubicle shill be •designed for tbe of one person at a timey shall have a door area Pfl not less, than 1-12 square metres and sb9iI f0Dtain a shpwg• uagr proper fitings for turning the wacer 00 and Off :

Provided that in the case •of i pithead bath.' -which •qas in existence,prios to the *23rd competeot autho+ity.

-may permit the continued use oqbath cubicles, for • thm.

of more than one. prtareg;proyidÉd :ig, respect.

of each shower -bath •is.not lees square:metrebo .6.2. Wate at a prege at Provided prescribed p authority m require.

manner •pgS< tion• of tho of used batb 7: Light all tines dut for lighinÉ authérity• 58.

agiot or afteidant tl respectively bathing

9. Loc •and pit cl otescribed woman ent Provide so directs edequate s separate If responsibl and shait clothes.

lais sry eg „19S9 •equivalent to head of not' than .at pres *netres at e shower, :

Provided that where it is• not possible to maintain the prescribed pressure due to water shortage. the competent authority may relax the . standard as the circumstances require.

(z) When pit-watat is ..used,• .•it.hall be treated ja manner-prescribed:bythe competppt authority. befere use.

'(3)' shall-be. Dade -to the •sutisfåOJ tiox of the competent authority for the drainage or diÉ1iöS'a•V of used bath water.

7: pithead bath* shäl•l remain open at times duringsdäyand hight•and provision shall' be •made:

for tfie prescribed by •the compete#t aüthérity.

A-t every'. owner agent manager sbåifappöifit* diinalC attendant' and atteidant bitbéad yat.bs för men and' women! respectively.

•Separate bé •prdiided close to ibe batfifr;g .cnb%l€s, fdt the •use' bf ailile•artd ferngle attendänQS.s '

9. Locker Separate locker.. •for ctem •and pit clothes shall be • at•eaa.pithead With 'jprescribed type Of ibcker instalteä forifi€usé 'df dffd woman entitled io- use -tiié Provided that until•süch time as the conpcteut authority so directs in: comMned locker and waiting rooms o? adequate size may be provided foremen and women in lieu of separate Iøekec rooms for clean and pit ,clotbes.

(2) . The owner, agent or tÅf khan. be res.pbnsib%. of ibgker.

and shall for pit clothes.

SO COAL Rtmns, 1959' (3) Each person employed iii a mine to •locker is allotted shall provide his OWB padlock and key theyseor.

10. Cléanlines—All bath cubicles, locket roome: latrines and urinals shall be maintained all times in a clean• and sanitary condition.

11. Supply of soap and oil—The owner, agent or manager Of the mine shall make arrangements for the sale, at or near each pithead, of soap and mustard oil, cocoanut oil, or any such oil as may be specified by the •Competent • authority, at a price not exceeding the price paid by such owner, agent or manager.

12. Alternatives bathing facilities—The owners: agent •or manager of every coal mine falling,.tund" any of..ategories referred to in clause (a) of Rule 2 shall provide such bathing.

and washing facilities as may be prescribed by the competent authority.

Provided that the competent authority, _ mey grant exexuption to any mines intespect of which the water resour- ces are not sufficient to make provision: for adequete. supply of water for alternative bathing facilities. J

13. Authority •empowered .tp inspect-—The competent "authority shall be responsible• the inspections of the pithead baths and for ensuring that the provisions of these rules are compLed with.

14. Repeal—The Coal Mines Pithead Bath Rules, 1946 are hereby repealed except as respects things done or , omitted to be done.

No. M-11-25 (8)157 J I . Sabs t,itntod Vide Notification NO. G. S. R. 1.640, dated 4. I I -65 publi@hed in Gazette of India, Part It, Sec.'3 (ildaeod 13-11.65.

2. • Tngerled vide Notification No. S.' O. 69, datod,t 21-12.64, pubiigh$d in Cozette of India, part Bea. 3 (i) -dated