L149 Mines Regulations 2014

Product Description

The Mines Regulations 2014 came into force on 6 April 2015, and replace all previous health and safety mining law.

The Approved Codes of Practice (listed below) which supported the previous law have now been withdrawn. Please note that L43, First aid at mines will remain in force.

Withdrawn codes:

• COP28 – Safety of exit from mines underground workings
• L42 – Shafts and winding in mines
• L44 – The management and administration of safety and health in mines
• L45 – Explosives at coal and other safety-lamp mines
• L46 –The prevention of inrushes in mines
• L71 – Escape and rescue from mines
• L119 – The control of ground movement in mines
• L128 – The use of electricity in mines
• L145 – Control of inhalable dust in coal mines

Note: You will have been directed to this page if you followed a link to any of the codes listed above.

Who this guidance is for:
This guidance now applies and is for anyone who has duties under the Mines Regulations 2014, primarily mine operators. It will also be useful for others in the mine management structure, safety representatives and representatives of employee safety.

This print version has been produced under license by Dandy Booksellers and will be printed to order. It contains the same content as the HSE document but, for copyright reasons, has our own covers.

HSE have decided not to produce printed copies of this guidance, but to make a downloadable PDF available which can be obtained by clicking on the link.