Mining Industry Committee

Conference Suite, British Association of Colliery Management, Doncaster

10.30am, Tuesday 21 June 2005

• Open government status: Fully open
• Agenda number: MIC/A/21062005
• Type of paper: Agenda

Agenda

1. Introduction and Apologies
2. Minutes of last meeting
   (MIC/M/22022005)
3. Matters arising
4. Accident Statistics
   (MIC/21062005/1) I Waugh
5. Mines Rescue Service - revision of the Scheme
   B Jones
6. Surface methane drainage borehole at Harworth Mine
   T Spurry
7. Inhalable dust Regulations
   R White
8. Standing Committees report to MIC
   • 8.1 Safety & Health in Mines Research Advisory Board
     (MIC/21062005/2) G Gilmour
   • 8.2 National Technical Liaison Committee for Safe Manriding in Mines
     (MIC21062005/3) N P Hill
9. Any other business
   • 9.1 MIC Membership
     (MIC/21062005/4)
10. Date and venue of next meetings:
    • 25 October 2005 10.30, BACM Conference Room, Doncaster
11. Close

The Board:

1. reviewed accident statistics for the year 2004/05
2. endorsed proposed changes to the Mines Rescue Scheme
3. received details of the UK Coal methane drainage project
4. reviewed progress with the Inhalable Dust Regulations
5. received reports from the SHMRAB and NTLC SMIM sub Committees
6. reviewed memebership of MIC
7. noted the date of the next meeting