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1.
Accident Statistics  for the year of  2011-12:




2011-12
2010-11
i) Fatal Accidents (Nos.)
7
13
ii) Fatalities (Nos.)
7
13
iii) Serious Injuries (Nos.)
82
97
iv) Fatality / Million tonne output
0.229
0.42
v) Fatality / 3 Lakh Man-shifts
0.683
0.20
vi) Reduction in fatality rate (fatalities/ Mcum. Of total material excavated) w.r.t previous year 48.521% -31.00%
vii) Reduction in serious injury rate (serious injuries/ Mcum. Of total material excavated) w.r.t previous year 21.196% 23.00%


2.
Safety Measures:

Jobs undertaken by ISO for enhancing safety in Mines of ECL



I.
Safety Board at Corporate Level has been constituted for inspecting the Mines and removing deficiencies observed. Monthly meeting of Safety Board is regularly being held for reviewing status of safety in mines. The Safety Board comprises of, amongst others, Six Members nominated by the Operating Trade Unions. These members are also being nominated by ECL for training on Safety, Mining Methods, Occupational Health etc.

II. To conduct Special Meeting of Pits Safety Committee after fatal accident and implementation of the recommendation of Special Pits Safety Committee.

III. Enquiring into Fatal accidents in order to get know the root causes and fixing responsibility.

IV. Issuance of Safety Circulars in line of finding of the enquiry into Accidents / Dangerous Occurrences / Near-miss Incidents to prevent recurrence.

V. Maintenance and Analysis of Statistics of Fatal and Serious Accidents for taking remedial measures.

VI. To observe Special Safety Drive on Roof & Side Dressing and Implementation of SSR for both Development and depillaring workings.

VII. Use of convergence indicator, load cell, stress capsules etc. in depillaring district to indicate immediate roof fall. Follow instrumentation plan as per study of CIMFR wherever practicable.

VIII. Back shift inspection is being carried out (its frequency is to be increased). Inspection register/notes are being examined by higher authority.

IX. Ensure quality of materials and their supply in mines.

X. Strata Control Monitoring Cell has been established in ECL Head Quarter and subsequently Strata Control Monitoring Cell has been established in all areas to study the roof behavior and for improvement of roof support in mines. Determination of RMR is to be done wherever required and Support Rules are to be framed accordingly.

XI. Drawing and devising Safe Operating Procedures in respect of Mining and allied activities and operation of Mining Machinery /HEMM and enforcing the same.

XII. Carrying out illumination Survey in OC Mines, UG Mines as well for improving illumination wherever required.

XIII. Carrying out noise-mapping in and around Blast Hole Drill and other HEMM in OC Mines for taking remedial measures.

XIV. Introduction of Loading Equipment like LHD, SDL and Roof Bolters for minimizing exposure of workforce to risk.

XV. Exception Reports are being submitted by the Executives/ Inspecting officials from ISO after inspection of Mines for removal of the deficiencies.

XVI. A Gas chromatograph has been procured and installed at the centrally located Satgram Area Laboratory.

XVII. Procurement of Slope Stability Radars for large OCPs is in pipeline for monitoring slopes.

XVIII. Observing Safety Drives on various operational aspects like monsoon preparedness, stowing, mechanization of UG loading and roof bolting, Survey (joint survey & check survey  plan) & ventilation of UG mines, Rescue preparedness, handling of explosives and magazine & surface installation like winding, MMV etc., Gas management, statutory record keeping and maintenance of E&M machineries, Fire hazards and fire fighting arrangement, Roof and side dressing and support, Special drive on OCPs, Safety in haulage and conveyor transport system, review of risk assessment, General cleanliness in mines etc. throughout the year.














Assessment of Risk, Drawing Mine-wise Safety Management Plan and its periodical review/updating

I. Detailed accident analysis has been done and it has been seen that one accident occurred due to roof fall, one due to run over by dumper, one due to hit by LHD, one due to land slide, one due to fall of dumper from OB Dump, one due to hit by cutter boom of Road Header and one due to collision between a stationary & a running dumper.

II. Calendar of Safety Drive for the year 2011-12 had been prepared and was followed. Details is as under :





CALENDER OF SAFETY DRIVE FOR THE YEAR 2011-12

MONTH PARTICULARS OF SAFETY DRIVE
Apr-11
Safety drive on Fire & Explosion Hazard in UG Mines
May-11
General cleanliness on surface (Winding engine room, surface haulage, surface sub-station, cap lamp room, boiler house) & underground (traveling and haulage road)
Jun-11
Review of monsoon preparedness.
Jul-11
Stowing, Mechanisation of UG loading and roof bolting.
Aug-11
Survey (joint survey & check survey  plan) & ventilation of u/g mines, Roof and side dressing and support.
Sep-11
Rescue preparedness, handling of explosives and magazines & surface installation like winding, MMV etc.
Oct-11
Gas management, statutory record keeping and maintenance of E&M machineries.
Nov-11
Fire hazards and fire fighting arrangement.
Dec-11
Roof and side dressing and support.

Safety drive on improvement in quality of inspection of statutory personnel including executive and system improvement, fire & explosion in UG mines
Jan-12
Special drive on Departmental OCP & Outsourcing patches.
Feb-12
Safety in haulage and conveyor transport system in UG Mines  and discussion on vetting of annual production plan 2011-12 by ISO.
Mar-12
Monsoon preparedness, review of risk assessment & status of implementation of safety audit recommendation.


No. of roof bolts consumed in various years are as under:

CONSUMPTION
2011-12
2010-11
Roof Bolts (nos in lakhs)
6.6758
6.1003
Cement Capsules (nos in lakhs)
27.12
25.93


3. Safety Audit:

Safety Audit had been conducted  in 2007. The recommendations are being implemented.





4. Monsoon preparation:

Special drive in respect to Monsoon Preparedness had been done in the month of June 2011 by the Nodal Officers/In-charge of Areas of safety department along with the Colliery Management and status of implementation had been monitored at regular interval during the year 2011-12. In March 2012 a Safety Drive on Monsoon Preparedness has been observed for the Monsoon of the year 2012-13. A Control Room opened at Head Quarter, ECL from 10.06.2011 to 15.10.2011 on 24X7 basis which was manned by Executives provided with telephone & vehicle for their movement keeping close liaison with Area Control Rooms operating in all Areas.


Close liaison is maintained with the Chief Engineer (Hydel), DVC, Maithon, for getting ‘Flood Warning Message’ whenever Panchet and Maithon dams release flood water to cause rise of HFL of rivers. Close liaison is also maintained with the Director, Indian Meteorological Department, Alipur, Kolkata and the Director, Area Cyclone Warning  Centre, Alipur, Kolkata for obtaining ‘Weather Forecast Report’ over Telephone & FAX  for alerting the Areas to be affected by heavy Rain/ Thunder/ Shower.






5. Safety Training:

Year Two Weeks Structured Training for
Front line supervisors Workmen’s Inspector
No. of Programme No. of Participant No. of Programme No. of Participant
2010-11 01
28
03
38
2011-12 04
115
03
50


6. Training for appearing in Statutory Exams:

Type of Exam No. of employees trained Training Institute
A. For appearing in

1st Class - Coal 15
MTS , Dhadka
2nd class –Coal 40
MTS , Dhadka
Overman 20
MTS , Dhadka
Mining Sirdar 160
MTS , Dhadka
Surveyor 25
MTS , Dhadka
Electrical Supervisor 14
MTS , Dhadka
Winding Engine driver 36
MTS , Dhadka
B. Trade Course

Surveyor 33
MTS , Dhadka
Mining Sirdar 52
MTS , Dhadka
Electrician 31
MTS , Dhadka
C. Diploma in Mining (Part Time)
160
Raniganj Mining Institute








7.
Training to Bipartite Safety Board Members:

I.
4 (four) Safety Board Member were sent for Specialized training course conducted by DGMS from 16.01.2012 to 20.01.2012 on Role & Function of Workmen’s Inspector.

II.
6 Safety Board Members and one executive from ISO were sent for training on “Occupational Health & Safety Management System OHSAS18001: 2007- Lead Auditor Training” from 26-30 March 2012 at ESCI, Hyderabad.





8.
Vocational training (Statutory at VTC) 2011-12:
Type of training
2011-12
2010-11
Basic
1027
832
Refresher
9351
9295
Spl.  Training
6675
4087
I.O.D.
170
291
Contractors Workers
3142
1157


9. Rescue Services in ECL

Rescue Services have been rendered to all collieries of ECL, Chunch Victoria Area of BCCL, Ramnagar Colliery of IISCO as well as to Civil Administration and Public Authorities (as and when required) through Mines Rescue Station, Sitarampur, Rescue Room with Refresher Training (RRRT) Kenda and Rescue Rooms operating at Jhanjra, Mugma & Kalidaspur.


I.
Details of Emergency attended:




In 2011-12, recoveries of old sealed off panels were retrieved in Kunustoria, Parascol (W), Pandaveswar and Tirat Colliery.


II. During the year Rescue Services dealt fire/spontaneous heating in the following mines successfully.




a)   Kunustoria Colliery, Kunustoria Area from 17.04.2011 to 06.05.2011.

b)   Parascol (W) colliery, Kajora Area on 16.07.2011 to 17.07.2011.

c)   Pandaveswar colliery, Pandaveswar Area on 01.12.2011.

d)   Tirat Colliery, Satgram Area on 04.12.2011.

e)   Nakrakonda colliery, Bankola Area from 24.9.2011 to 25.9.2011.



III.
Training:



Refresher as well as initial training was imparted at Mines Rescue Station regularly, details were as follows:

Sl. No.
2011-12
2010-11
No. of Rescue personnel trained
682
669
No. of personnel freshly trained
47
48
No. of Refresher practices
5834
5635
No. of Emergencies
6
6
Initial training to other Subsidiaries (NEC Assam) 6
0



IV.
NEW APPARATUS/EQUIPMENT PURCHASED:



One MANNEQUINE was procured on 26.05.2011. 8(eight) Nos. of Carevent Resuscitating Apparatus were procured on 30.06.2011.


V.
ZONAL RESCUE COMPETITION:




Zonal Mines Rescue Competition, Eastern Zone, for the year 2011-12 was held on 16th December, 2011 in which 12 teams took part (including BCCL Area-XII).



VI.
ALL INDIA MINES RESCUE COMPETITION (COAL &   METAL):




42nd All India Mines Rescue competition (Coal & Metal) was conducted by MCL from 24th February, 2012 to 26th February, 2012 in which 21 teams from Coal and Metal Companies took part. Two teams from ECL took part in that competition and won the prizes-3rd Best in Statutory, First Aid & Theory.















VII.
Budget Provision for Mines Rescue:

Particulars Capital Budget Revenue Budget
2011-12
2010-11
2011-12
2010-11
Sanctioned(Rs. in lakh)
90.38
299.83
938.00
880.00
Expenditure(Rs. in lakh) 29.38
7.60
1117.00
919.00




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