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📘 Detailed Syllabus for Metal Second Class Restricted (MMLGS – Management, Legislation & General Safety)

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1. MINE MANAGEMENT A. Introduction

• Principles of Scientific Management (Taylor, Fayol, etc.).
• Functions of Management: Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Controlling.
• Levels of Management – top, middle, and supervisory levels in mining enterprises.
• Organization Structure for mining enterprises:
• Line organization
• Line and staff organization
• Functional organization
• Committee organization
• Decision making – types, processes, and importance.
• Management by Objectives (MBO).

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B. Personnel Management

• Manpower planning in mines.
• Recruitment, selection, and placement of employees.
• Training & development (VTC, refresher, statutory training under MVTR 1966).
• Performance appraisal methods.
• Motivation theories – Maslow’s hierarchy, Herzberg’s two-factor theory, McGregor’s Theory X and Y, Vroom’s expectancy theory.
• Industrial relations in mines.
• Conflict management – causes, types, resolution.
• Communication in mines: two-way communication, barriers, methods of effective communication.
• Leadership styles – autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire.
• Worker participation in management.

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C. Production Management

• Short-term & long-term planning in opencast and underground mines.
• Production scheduling and control: techniques, critical path method (CPM), PERT.
• Productivity – definition, factors affecting productivity, measurement methods in mines.
• Cost of production – direct, indirect costs.
• Use of IT in production management – MIS, ERP.

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D. Environmental Management

• Importance of environmental management in mines.
• Mine environment monitoring – dust, gases, noise, vibration, effluents.
• EMP (Environmental Management Plan) – preparation, objectives, monitoring.
• Mine closure plan – statutory requirements, progressive closure, final closure.
• Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) – land acquisition, compensation, resettlement packages.
• Sustainable mining practices.

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2. LEGISLATION A. Health and Safety Laws

• The Mines Act, 1952 – objectives, definitions, duties of owners, agents & managers, health & safety provisions, working hours, employment of women & children, penalties.
• Mines Rules, 1955 – medical examinations, leave with wages, notice of accidents, appeals, etc.
• Metalliferous Mines Regulation, 1961 – important regulations related to:
• General provisions
• Employment
• Ventilation
• Machinery, transport & winding
• Opencast working and dumping
• Health & sanitation
• Rescue rules
• Mines Rescue Rules, 1985 – constitution of rescue stations, training of rescue workers, duties.
• Mine Vocational Training Rules, 1966 – training schemes for new, refresher, and special categories of workers.
• Central Electricity Authority (Safety & Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010 – important provisions applicable to mines.
• Other relevant legislations: Factories Act, ESI Act, Workmen’s Compensation Act.

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3. GENERAL SAFETY A. Accident Prevention & Safety in Mines

• Causes & types of accidents in metalliferous mines.
• Classification of accidents: fatal, serious, reportable, dangerous occurrences.
• Accident indices: frequency rate, severity rate, incidence rate.
• Accident investigation – methods, accident reports, root cause analysis.
• Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA) in mines.
• Risk Management – elimination, substitution, engineering control, administrative control, PPE.
• Safety Management Plan (SMP) – elements, preparation, implementation.
• SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) – drafting and use in opencast mines.
• Safety audits – internal & external.
• Safety conferences, bipartite & tripartite committees.
• Role of IT in mine safety – data monitoring, real-time communication.

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B. Mine Gases

• Generation, properties, physiological effects of gases: O₂, CO, CO₂, CH₄, NOx, SO₂, H₂S.
• Gas detection instruments:
• Flame safety lamp
• Electronic gas detectors
• Multi-gas detectors
• Gas chromatograph
• Safety standards for permissible gas limits.

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C. Mine Fires & Hazards

• Causes of mine fires in metalliferous mines.
• Types: surface fires, underground fires.
• Detection methods: thermal cameras, gas indicators, spontaneous heating indicators.
• Preventive measures & control: isolation, sealing, inertisation, water flushing.

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D. Inrush of Water

• Hazards of mining near rivers, waterlogged strata, old workings.
• Preventive measures: precautionary boreholes, water dams, pumps, bunds.
• Emergency action plan.

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E. Failure of Benches & Dumps

• Slope stability factors.
• Causes of bench and dump failures.
• Monitoring methods: slope stability radar, piezometers, visual inspections.
• Precautionary design of benches & dumps.
• Strata management practices.

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F. Extreme Weather Conditions

• Heat stress in open cast mines.
• Cold stress.
• Dust storms, heavy rains, lightning risks.
• Occupational diseases associated with weather exposure.

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G. Disaster Management

• Disaster types: fire, explosion, flood, slope failure, etc.
• Disaster management plan – statutory requirements.
• Rescue and recovery operations.
• Firefighting plan – equipment, training, mock drills.
• Post-disaster investigation & reports.

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H. First Aid and Ambulance

• Basic first aid techniques: CPR, bleeding, fractures, burns, shock.
• First aid organization at mine sites.
• Ambulance requirements in mines.

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I. Notified and Occupational Diseases

• Silicosis: causes, prevention, diagnosis.
• Pneumoconiosis, asbestosis.
• Physiological effects of breathing dust-laden atmosphere.
• Dust sampling & measurement instruments – konimeter, digital dust sampler, personal dust sampler.
• Preventive measures & dust control methods.

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J. Lighting in Mines

• Principles of artificial lighting in mines.
• Standards of illumination in different mine areas.
• Measurement of lighting – lux meter.
• Hazards of poor lighting.

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K. Sanitation and Health

• Potable water supply, latrines, urinals, bathrooms.
• Medical facilities in mines.
• Waste management & hygiene.

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L. Safety in Ore Handling & Transport

• Hazards in crushing plants: dust, flyrock, mechanical injuries.
• Safety in conveyor systems – pull cord, guarding, belt slip detection.
• Safety in haulage – dumpers, trucks, signaling, traffic rules.
• Ergonomic hazards.

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