| Document ID (ISN) | 64945 |
| CIS number |
95-1174 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-053316-X |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
Statutory Instruments 1995 No.2036
|
| Title |
Health and Safety - The Quarries Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions Regulations 1995 [United Kingdom] |
| Bibliographic information |
HMSO Books, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1995. 7p. Price: GBP 1.95. |
| Abstract |
These Regulations implement in Great Britain the provisions of Directives 92/104/EEC (see CIS 94-758) and 92/91/EEC (see CIS 93-23) concerning the minimum requirements for improving safety and health in surface and underground mining and in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling, respectively. Matters covered: safety instructions and the drawing up of a "health and safety document"; escape and rescue facilities; communications, warning and alarm systems; health surveillance; written instructions; smoking and the use of open flames; protection against fires, explosions and toxic gases; traffic routes, outdoor workstations and indication of danger areas; means of evacuation and escape and safety drills; natural and artificial lighting; sanitary installations. In schedules: notification form for cessation of activity; additional health and safety requirements on employers and owners. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; mining and quarrying; quarrying industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; toxic gases; drilling and boring (rock, earth); alarm systems; explosion protection; plant safety and health organization; fire protection; sanitary facilities; medical supervision; law; escape and rescue |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
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