Mining Industry Committee
Conference Room, Mansfield Mines Rescue Station
10.30am, Tuesday 19 February 2008
- Open government status: Fully open
- Agenda number: MIC/A/19022008
- Type of paper: Agenda
Agenda
| 1 | Introduction and Apologies | |
| 2 | Minutes of last meeting (MIC/M/23102007) | |
| 3 | Matters arising | |
| 4 | Accident Statistics (MIC/19022008/1) | I Waugh |
| 5 | Inhalable Dust Regulations – experience to date | G.Gilmour/Operators) |
| 6 | M&Q Act exemption powers (MIC/19022008/4) | A Miller/G Gilmour |
| 7 | Mines Rescue Service - 7.1 South Wales situation | B Jones |
| 8 | BS EN 60079-19 – industry consultation to be raised with Gel 31 | P Hetherington |
| 9 | NTLC SMIM - 9.1 ALARP recommendations | M Williams |
| 10 | Standing Committees report to MIC (MIC/19022008/2) 10.1 Occupational Health in Mines |
G Gilmour |
| 11 | Mines supervisors qualifications (MIC/19022008/5) | D Mitchell |
| 12 | MIC Reconstitution & Plan of Work (MIC/19022008/3) | D Mitchell |
| 13 | Any other business | |
| 14 | Date and venue of next meeting: Tues 23 October 2007 - venue to be confirmed |
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| 15 | Close |
The Committee:
- noted trends in accidents and ill health in the coal mining industry
- noted that early indications showed the Regulations were being successfully introduced across the industry
- discussed proposed change to the law to allow HSE to grant exemptions for remaining provisions of the M&Q Act that did not currently allow for exemption
- received a report from the Mines Rescue Service
- reviewed consultation process for the reissue of BS EN 60079-19 and other standards
- noted work carried out across industry to reassess all manriding installations in shafts in line with ALARP principles
- Standing Committees’ Report – Occupational Health in Mines paper accepted
- reviewed the current position in the development of mines supervisors qualifications for coal and non-coal mines
- noted that the reconstitution process had been completed for MIC and consideration would be given to reconstitution of the MQB as a standing committee of MIC
- noted the internal recruitment process currently being undertaken for HM Inspectors of Mines and Engineering
- noted impending change of Chairmanship and retirement of current Chairman