Guidance

This page provides access to health and safety guidance and other information for people working in the mining industry and others who have an interest in mine safety.

Safety alerts

• Safety alert: Preventing inrushes at underground mines
• Awdurdod gweithredol iechyd a diogelwch - Rhybudd diogelwch

Fire and explosion

• The prevention and control of fire and explosion in mines
• The prevention and control of fire and explosion at mines used for storage and other purposes
• HSE Approved specifications for fire resistance and hygiene of hydraulic fluids for use in machinery and equipment in mines
• Ventilation of blind ends
• Flammable dust explosion

Ground control

• Guidance on the use of rockbolts to support roadways in coal mines (Mines01)
• Guidance on the use of cablebolts to support roadways in coal mines (Mines02)
• Guidance on the support of salvage faces in coal mines (Mines03)
• Supplementary guidance on the use of flexible bolts in reinforcement systems for coal mines (Mines04)
• Guidance on the design, installation and use of free-standing support systems (including powered supports) in coal mines
• Coal mine roadway support system handbook
• Safety at the face of large headings
• The design and construction of water impounding plugs in working mines

Power systems

• Allenwest type A74 GEBs
• Reyrolle LM, 11 kV Switchgear

Transport

• Fuel oil approval number 9
• Guidance on the selection, installation, maintenance and use of steel wire haulage ropes at mines
• Guidance on brake testing for rubber-tyred vehicles operating in quarries, open-cast coal sites and mines
• Rail track and associated equipment for use underground in mines: Guidance on selection, installation and maintenance (Mines06) (Previously Web06)
• Manriding Conveyor
• Manriding Conveyor 2
• Bunkers and Mineral Clearance Boreholes
• Safety of Loads on Transport Systems
• Fatal Nip-Points on Conveyors
• Serious Accident At A Conveyor Idler
• Idler roller nip hazards on heavy duty belt conveyors

Occupational health

• Prevention of heat illness in mines Mines07 (Previously Web13)
• Controlling and monitoring exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in non-coal mines
• Controlling and monitoring exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in coal mines
• Effective temperature chart
• Approval of MSA Escort Elf pump for personal dust sampling

Shafts and winding

• Guidance on the selection, installation, maintenance and use of steel wire ropes in vertical mine shafts
• Report standards which are relevant to the selection and use of electrical switches for safety related controls in mine shaft winding systems

Escape and rescue

• Guidance and information on the role and design of safe havens in arrangements for escape from mines (Mines08)

Industry advisory committees

• Mining Industry Committee (MIC) - formerly the Deep Mined Coal Industry Advisory Committee (DMCIAC)
• Mining Qualifications Board (MQB)
• SHMRAB Research Reviews