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Coal-mines.

SECOND SCHEDULE. SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO ALL COAL-MINES. Manage c. 1. The mine, and all the operative details of the management thereof, shall be under the control and daily supervision of the manager, whose duty it shall be to carry out and see carried out the various provisions of this Act and any Act for the time being in force for the regulation of coal-mines (all hereinafter referred to as " the Coalmines Acts") so far as incumbent upon him or those acting under his control or direction, and to see that the mine is properly ventilated, and that sufficient materials and appliances are always provided for the proper carrying-out of all necessary operations. He shall be responsible for the appointment of a sufficient number of competent persons to carry out the requirements of the Coal-mines Acts and the special rules, and also to see that the working of the mine is carried on with all reasonable provisions for the safety of the persons employed. 2. The manager shall take all reasonable means for carrying out the requirements of the Coal-mines Acts and special rules by publishing and, to the best of his power, enforcing them. 3. The manager shall see that an adequate amount of ventilation is constantly produced in the mine, to dilute and render harmless noxious gases to such an extent that the working-places of the shafts, levels, stables, and workings of the mine, and the travelling-roads to and from such working-places, shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, be in a fit state for working and passing therein. 4. The manager shall see that an ample supply of timber, props, sprags, bricks, lime, sand, ropes, brattice-cloth, and other requisite materials are always on the premises, and the underviewer shall see that the same are distributed, and also report any deficiency. 5. The manager shall see that all the provisions contained in the Coal-mines Acts as to the non-employment of women and boys and the employment of youths are strictly enforced. 6. The manager must see that the signals for moving the cages are painted upon a board and placed in a conspicuous position. Undervieweb. 7. The manager may appoint one or more underviewers to assist him in the performance of his general and the above special duties, subject, however, to his own general supervision and control. 8. In addition to and without in any way restricting his general duties, the underviewer shall examine all parts of the mine daily, and also all the air-courses of the mine, and all stoppings and brattices connected with the same, and cause remedies to be provided immediately for all defects that may be found on such examinations. 9. The underviewer, whenever practicable, must personally attend to the matters and duties required by the following rules ; and the performance and observance of such matters and duties shall not be intrusted to a deputy, except in cases in which the underviewer cannot reasonably perform them, or during his lawful absence. In these cases he may require his deputy or deputies to act for him, and they shall be bound to do and perform all acts, matters, and duties deputed to him or them by the underviewer according to these rules. The authority for deputy to act for underviewer must be in writing. 10. A safety lamp shall be used in making all such examinations as aforesaid. 11. He shall see that a sufficient quantity of timber for props and other purposes is daily supplied to the workmen, and cause the same to be cut in proper lengths and laid down in the working-places. He shall see that all the roads and tramways throughout the mine are kept in a safe and workable state. 12. He shall give all necessary instructions to the workmen in the mine respecting their work, and shall see daily that these rules are duly observed. 13. He shall daily make a correct entry of the readings of the barometer and thermometer in the mine-register, and shall use additional care with the ventilating apparatus and examination of the works during any unusual indications. 14. The underviewer, under the directions of the manager, shall see that locked safety lamps are used, and naked lights excluded wheresoever and whensoever danger from firedamp is apprehended, and shall see that proper caution boards or signals are placed and maintained for the purpose. He shall also examine the

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