Notifications Required under the Mines and Quarries Act 1965
The Act and Regulations require that the Health and Safety Authority is informed in relation to changes in management and operations at a mine on the approved form. These Notifications are:
There are also other miscellaneous requirements under the Mines and Quarries Act as listed below; all notifications should be in writing to th
Senior Mines Inspector at
The Metropolitan Building
James Joyce Street
Dublin 1
- Notification to Inspector of change of ownership of the Mine
- Notification to Inspector of introduction of electricity below ground
- Notification to Inspector of introduction of type or class of vehicle under ground
- Notification to Inspector of dangerous occurrences
- Notification to Inspector of training scheme for the mine
- Notification to Inspector of Scheme of transit of explosives
- Notification to Inspector of test of emergency evacuation system
The vast majority of these will be eliminated by the Draft Consolidated Mines Regulations when they come into affect.