Introduction of Safety and Health Monitoring Sytem Audit

Ministry of Coal Govt. of India has constituted a High-Level Expert Committee on Safety Vide its notification No. MPS-51013/1/2020-MP dated 1st Jan 2021 which was subsequently modified on 9th May 2021. The terms of reference of this committee were set to improve the safety conditions of the Coal Mines. The Committee in its meeting on 11/05/2021 suggested that there should be a system of regular auditing of the Health and Safety management system apart from the traditional safety auditing of the mines done by various coal companies. This was proposed as a short-term action plan and the same was accepted by the MOC. To prepare a comprehensive note the committee has, since then, discussed and deliberated the subject with all large Coal-producing companies and has taken note of their views. The committee during the field visits has also tried to assess the efficacy of such exercises.