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DGMS (Tech) Circular 05 of 2026 — Safety measures for trucks, tippers, dumpers and OTR tyre handling
No. DGMS (Tech) Circular No. MHQ/2026/05Issued by DGMSDate 2026-08-04
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Summary
Addressed to owners, agents and managers of all coal and metalliferous mines. Citing an alarming rise in accidents involving wheeled trackless transportation machinery — dumpers, tippers and trucks — DGMS notes that over 2023-2025 such machinery accounted for 39 of the fatal accidents in coal mines (33%), and that in 2026 up to 31 July it accounted for 36% of coal-mine fatal accidents. The circular strengthens the required safety measures for operating this machinery and for off-the-road (OTR) tyre handling operations.
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