.-(1) The Superintendent shall be in overall control of the rescue station and the rescue rooms served by such rescue station.(2)The Superintendent shall ensure that all the rescue equipment and apparatus kept at the rescue station, rescue rooms and at the entrance of the belowground mines under his control are-(a)maintained in perfect working order;(b)inspected by Instructors at specified intervals; and(c)tests are conducted and adjustments are made.(3)The Superintendent shall ensure that adequate stock of spare parts and supplies are kept for maintaining rescue equipment and apparatus in perfect working order.(4)The Superintendent shall countersign the records maintained under sub-rule (1) of rule 13.(5)The Superintendent shall ensure that persons selected for initial training and those undergoing refresher training receive the prescribed course of instructions and practices and are issued the certificates for the same.(6)The Superintendent shall make periodical inspection of rescue rooms and the apparatus and equipment under his control.(7)In the event of an emergency at a belowground mine, Superintendent shall perform such rescue and recovery work as may be assigned to him by the manager or in his absence by the principal official present at the surface. He shall within three days of completion of the rescue or recovery work send a report thereof to the Regional Inspector or the Chief Inspector.(8)The Superintendent shall maintain in a bound paged book a diary and shall record therein the results of each of his inspections and also the action taken by him to rectify the defects observed during inspection.(9)The Superintendent shall submit to the Chief Inspector and to the Regional Inspector detailed report on the functioning of the rescue station and rescue rooms under his control in the preceding year on or before the 20th day of February of the succeeding year with particular reference to-(a)type and number of equipment and apparatus provided and maintained;(b)Superintendent, instructors, rescue room incharge and rescue brigades in position, as on 31st December;(c)number of rescue trained persons at each belowground mine served by the rescue station and number of such persons given refresher practices and medically examined, with results thereof;(d)particulars of emergencies attended;(e)any other relevant matter.
