Information sources

This page provides access to health and safety guidance and other information for people working in the mining industry and others who have an interest in mine safety.

Guidance

• Report standards which are relevant to the selection and use of electrical switches for safety related controls in mine shaft winding systems [147kb]
• Guidance and information on the role and design of safe havens in arrangements for escape from mines (Mines08) [80KB]
• Guidance on brake testing for rubber-tyred vehicles operating in quarries, open-cast coal sites and mines [1.27mb]
• Guidance on the use of rockbolts to support roadways in coal mines Mines01 [278kb]
• Guidance on the use of cablebolts to support roadways in coal mines Mines02 [562kb]
• Guidance on the support of salvage faces in coal mines Mines03 [518kb]
• Supplementary guidance on the use of flexible bolts in reinforcement systems for coal mines Mines04 [116kb]
• Guidance on the design, installation and use of free-standing support systems (including powered supports) in coal mines Mines05 [3.5Mb]
• Rail track and associated equipment for use underground in mines: Guidance on selection, installation and maintenance Mines06 (Previously Web06) [1.9Mb]
• Prevention of heat illness in mines Mines07 (Previously Web13) [198kb]
• Effective temperature chart [44kb]
• Design and construction of water impounding plugs in working mines
• Idler Roller Nip Hazards On Heavy Duty Belt Conveyors
• Selection, installation, maintenance and use of steel wire ropes in vertical mine shafts
• Selection, installation, maintenance and use of steel wire haulage ropes at mines
• Coal mine roadway support system handbook
• Controlling and monitoring exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in non-coal mines
• The prevention and control of fire and explosion in mines [1.4mb]
• Controlling and monitoring exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in coal mines[367 Kb]
• The prevention and control of fire and explosion at mines used for storage and other purposes [306Kb]
• HSE Approved specifications for fire resistance and hygiene of hydraulic fluids for use in machinery and equipment in mines  [501 Kb]

Other information

• Approval of MSA Escort Elf pump for personal dust sampling [39kb]
• Mining Qualification
• Mining Legislation
• Changes to mining law to remove age discrimination.
• Notifications to the Mines Inspectorate

Industry advisory committees

• Mining Industry Committee (MIC) - formerly the Deep Mined Coal Industry Advisory Committee (DMCIAC)
• Mining Qualifications Board (MQB)

Research

• Research reports - mining
• SHMRAB Research Reviews

Statistics

• Accidents and dangerous occurrences in mines

Safety Alerts

• Mines safety alerts

Incident reports

• The circumstances surrounding the flooding of the Longannet complex mine, Fife, Scotland - 23 March 2002 [3.3MB]

Press releases

• Mine related press releases