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Coal Mines Act 1911

regulations and orders relating to safety and health. by Great Britain. Mines Department.

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Coal Mines Regulation Act made requirements on construction, examination and use. () Electric lighting in mines. () Coal Mines Act made requirements on examination and use, including electric lamps. () British Government offers prize for best electrical lamp. (). Other articles where Mines and Works Act is discussed: Southern Africa: The impact of migrant labour: in South Africa under the Mines and Works Act of and its amendment in At the same time, industrial conciliation legislation introduced after a strike excluded blacks from the wage-bargaining machinery. These examples were followed in the Rhodesias as well, although in the. Mines Rescue In a Coal Mines Act was passed that made it compulsory for mine owners to provide teams of trained rescue men, equipped with rescue apparatus. Although a Royal Commission of had recommended the creation of rescue stations, they did not become compulsory until Before this there were no formal rescue. Shown Here: Introduced in Senate (10/03/) American Miners Pension Act of This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds and provide loans to the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan in order to provide pension benefits for retired coal miners.

  The widow brought an action for damages against the National Coal Board alleging, inter alia, breaches of statutory duty under section 49 of the Coal Mines Act, ,(1) and rules made thereunder, and also negligence at common law, in that the board, by using props and not using chocks, had failed to take proper steps to support the place where. The act prohibited the mining of anthracite coal under any structure used for human habitation, with the exception of the structures owned by the coal company doing the mining. Coal mines existing beneath structures used for human habitation were to be ceased by the government. The government proposed to enact a nuisance exception.   How West Virginia Coal Mining Helped Shaped U.S. Labor History On this day in , a mining tradition dating back to ended: the use of canaries in coal mines to . A device for cutting coal out of the rock face in a coal mine. , Great Britain Ministry of Fuel and Power, Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines Under the Coal Mines Act, One was to a coalcutterman who was caught and mutilated by the coalcutter picks whilst the jib was being withdrawn from under the coal. , Reports of H.M. Inspectors of.

  The Coal Mines Regulations Act of offered the first proper protection for working horses and ponies in the form of mine inspectors to monitor how horses and ponies were treated underground to the extent that the roadways should be big enough to allow ponies to walk along without rubbing against the tunnel. This was a breach of the Coal Mines Act, , Section 63 and of the General Regulation In the event of a fall of roof in any of the stalls, the ventilation was interrupted throughout the district through the want of a counter head or crossgates to act as a return airway.   Breaker boys, who broke up pieces of coal, worked in Ewen Breaker of Pennsylvania Coal Co. in This image has been used and mislabeled in campaigns to perpetuate a . What regulates mining law? Mining law is predominantly regulated by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, (“MPRDA”), read with the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations (“Regulations”) promulgated in terms MPRDA must be considered with the National Environmental Management Act, (“NEMA”), which is the primary statute that.

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Coal Mines Act, [1 & 2 Geo. ] ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. APPLICATION OF ACT. Application of Act. PART I. An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Coal Mines and certain other mines.

[16th December ] Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows.

— (1) The general code of signals in mines shall be such uniform code as may be prescribed by general regulations under this Act. (2) There shall be in attendance at the top of every shaft by which any persons are about to be lowered into the mine a competent person for the purpose of receiving and transmitting signals, and, as long as persons are in the mine below ground, a competent.

Continue to access RSC content when you are not at your institution. Follow our step-by-step guide. (2) Where, in any such mine or part of a mine as aforesaid, any damage is caused to a lamp through the neglect or default of the person to whom the lamp was given out, that person shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

— (1) In any mine or part of a mine in which safety lamps are required by this Act or the regulations of the. — (1) All such books as are by this Act required to be kept at a mine shall be provided by the owner, agent, or manager, and shall be in the prescribed form, and the books, or a correct copy thereof, shall be kept at the office at the mine and any inspector, and any person employed in the mine or anyone having the written authority of any.

Mines & Works Act No This act (with/without/or its amendments) is sometimes referred to as the COLOUR BAR or the COLOUR BAR ACT (see, for. provisions in the Coal Mines Act, Books Royal Commission on Safety in Coal Mines- Mines and Quarries Inspectorate: its origins and development Sinclair, J.

Coal mining law. History of safety legislation – includes Inspectorate. Articles. [Union of] South Africa Act; Mines & Works Act No 12; Immigrants Restriction Act; Native Labour Regulation Act; Official Secrets Act; Defence Act; Mines & Works Regulations Act; Riotous Assemblies Act; Immigration Act; Admission of Persons to the Union Regulation Act No 22; The Coal Mines Act amended and consolidated legislation in the United Kingdom related to collieries.

A series of mine disasters in the 19th and earlyth centuries had led to commissions of enquiry and legislation to improve mining safety. The Act, sponsored by Winston Churchill, was passed by the Liberal government of H.

Asquith. Coal Mines Act 1911 book built on earlier regulations and provided for. This volume is divided into 4 main parts. The first sets out the various amendments of the Coal Mines Act, There are amendments of 31 sections of the Act, and of a schedule concerning the care and treatment of animals.

The second part gives the general codes of regulations of andand a variety of other regulations, many of which are concerned with safe working or the. Buy The Coal Mines Act How to Remember it First Edition by Henry Davies (ISBN:) from Amazon's Book Store.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible : Henry Davies. The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of (Public Law ), generally referred to as the Coal Act, was the most comprehensive and stringent Federal legislation governing the mining industry to date.

Key components of the Coal Act include: Four annual inspections required at all underground coal mines; Two annual inspections required at all surface coal mine. The Coal Mines Act How to Remember it Hardcover – 1 Jan.

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List of mentions of the Coal Mines Act in Parliament in the period to Search Help. HANSARD – → Acts (C) Coal Mines Act [18 other Acts called Coal Mines Act] Section Mentions House Date; CLAUSE —(Short Title.) 1: Commons: ROYAL ASSENT.

1: Commons: A hurrier and two thrusters heaving a corf full of coal as depicted in the book The White Slaves of England by J Cobden. Mines and Collieries Act (c. 99), commonly known as the Mines Actwas an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act forbade women and girls of any age to work underground and introduced a minimum age.

Managers required certification following the Mines Act: in practice the duties of the manager were very varied and might extend to all parts of the business. The manager was responsible for observance of the regulations under the Coal Mines Act and was required to make a daily personal supervision of the mine.

"Ventilation", Coal Mines Act, UK Parliament,§29, 1 & 2 Geo 5, chapter 50 – via Durham Mining Museum The Colliery Guardian (16 November ), "Gresford Colliery Explosion", The Colliery Guardian, pcol 1, retrieved 3 October – via Durham Mining Museum.

Get this from a library. The Coal Mines Act and other acts affecting mines and quarries. [Robert Forster MacSwinney; Philip Cunliffe-Lister Swinton, Earl of; Great Britain.]. The Coal Mines Act amended and consolidated legislation in the United Kingdom related to collieries.

A series of mine disasters in the 19th and earlyth centuries had led to commissions of enquiry and legislation to improve mining safety. The Act, sponsored by Winston Churchill, was pass.

Shaft log book PART XVII Dumps Drainage of dumps Dumping over mine areas Appointment of competent person to supervise Abnormalities Dumping rules Notification of dumps Engineer may deem dump to be a classified dump Plans and report Reporting on security Notification of cessation.

The government passed the Coal Mines Act requiring every new colliery to have two intake airways into the mine, to allow air to circulate in the workings and only one air intake be allowed for the movement of coal. Gresford Colliery was in operation before the law came into force and was exempt.

Coal Mines Act of - Explosion at Whitehaven. RESCUE STATIONS PRE In a Royal Commission recommended the establishment of Rescue Stations, but they did not become general until the Coal Mines Act of made their provision compulsory. The reluctance to make progress was in some degree due to lack of development of suitable breathing apparatus.

Coal Mines Act of This comprehensive 'Coal Mines Act' in the UK followed earlier legislation in and to protect mine workers and ensured all mines and tunnels had rescue stations and trained staff. The Industrial "Safety First" Committee of The committee was established to tackle workplace safety on a national scale.

Regardless of breed, typical mining ponies were low set, heavy bodied and heavy limbed with plenty of bone and substance, low-headed and sure-footed. Under the British Coal Mines Act ofponies had to be four years old and work ready (shod and vet checked) before going underground.

They could work until their twenties. [citation needed]. MSHA is responsible for enforcing the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of (Mine Act) as amended by the MINER Act of The Mine Act gives the Secretary of Labor authority to develop, promulgate, and revise health or safety standards for the protection of life and prevention of injuries in the nation’s mines.

The Coal Mines Act () made such services compulsory within 15 miles of most mines. Roslin Colliery Rescue Brigade cs6 Fife and Clackmannan Rescue Station medal, The majority of acts of courage performed by rescuers remain unsung.

However, occasionally they were recognised by some kind 6 Image. Roslin Colliery Rescue. Records relating to Pentremawr Colliery,including time books, ; record book, ; correspondence, ; records relating to employees, ; financial records, ; copy of the Coal Mines Act ; an abstract of sales and costs for Capel Ifan Collieries, ; and wages sheets of the New Dynant Colliery, © The State of Queensland (Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel) (Ver.

Rev. Pit Ponies The Coal Mines Regulation Act of contained the first national legislation to protect horses working underground. The section referring to the horses was minimal but it allowed mines inspectors to investigate the treatment of horses and consider whether haulageway roofs were high enough to prevent injury to the horses' backs.

Find this book on AbeBooks, an Amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and out-of-print cturer: London HMSO. Young boys working in the coal mines were often referred to as Breaker Boys. This large group of children worked for the Ewen Breaker in Pittston, Pennsylvania, January .The Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, or Federal Black Lung Program, administers claims filed under the Black Lung Benefits Act.

The Act provides compensation to coal miners who are totally disabled by pneumoconiosis arising out of coal mine employment, and to survivors of coal miners whose deaths are attributable to the disease.