S.I. No. 77/1970 - Mines and Quarries (Notification of Accidents) Regulations, 1970.


S.I. No. 77 of 1970.

MINES AND QUARRIES (NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS) REGULATIONS, 1970.

I, JOSEPH BRENNAN, Minister for Labour, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 127 of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 (No. 7 of 1965), and the Labour (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1966 ( S.I. No. 164 of 1966 ), and after due compliance with the provisions of that Act relating to the procedure for making general regulations, hereby make the following Regulations :—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Mines and Quarries (Notification of Accidents) Regulations, 1970.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1970.

3. These Regulations shall apply to every mine and quarry.

4. The notice of an accident occurring in a mine or quarry required by section 98 (1) of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 (No. 7 of 1965), to be given by the responsible person to an inspector shall be in the form and shall contain the particulars specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 10th day of April, 1970.

JOSEPH BRENNAN,

Minister for Labour.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These regulations prescribe the form of notice to be used, and the particulars to be contained in such notice, for the purpose of Section 98 (1) of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 , in reporting accidents at mines and quarries.

SCHEDULE.

MINES AND QUARRIES FORM No. 101.

Accident No......................... 19......

(Number to be filled in by Inspector).

FORM OF NOTICE OF ACCIDENT OR DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE.

1. Name of Mine or Quarry

Address of Mine or Quarry

2. Name and Postal Address of Manager of

Mine/Owner of Quarry

3. Name of person killed or injured

Age last birthday

Ordinary Occupation

Killed

Injured

4. Date and hour of accident or dangerous occurrence

5. Number of hours injured person had been at work prior to accident or dangerous occurrence

6. Place of accident or dangerous occurrence

7. Cause and description of accident or dangerous occurrence

If machinery was involved, state:

(i) Name and type of machine;

(ii) Part of machine involved;

(iii) Whether in motion by mechanical power at the time

If explosives were involved, state:

(i) Name of explosive;

(ii) How fired.

8. Nature and extent of personal injury caused

9. Residence of person killed or injured

10. Place to which person killed or injured has been removed

(Signed)................................................Owner or Manager.

Date.............................................. 19....................

To............................................................ ........

Inspector of Mines and Quarries.