(1)The manager of every mine shall ensure that in process area-(a)discharge line of safety relief valve or pressure safety valve of the pressure vessel is connected to the flare through a common header;(b)all bath heaters, indirect heaters and flare line are provided with remote ignition system;(c)water level is always above the level of fire tube in operational bath heaters;(d)flame arrestor is in place in air intake line of the burners;(e)all vessels, equipment, bath heaters or indirect heaters handling petroleum are effectively earthed;(f)insulating mat of standard, that is, IS 15652 of the Bureau of Indian Standards or its revised version shall be provided near the electrical control panels;(g)records of vessels and testing of safety relief valve or pressure safety valve are inscribed on the vessels and on the safety relief valve and pressure safety valve.(2)In gas fired heaters, namely heater treaters, bath heaters and indirect heaters, the manager of the mine shall provide burner management system in case of new fired heaters which shall shut off gas supply to main and pilot burners in the event of pilot flame out and necessary provision of audible alarm on pilot flame out.(3)For the existing gas fired heaters, there shall be regular monitoring of hydrocarbon gas and record maintained by a competent person authorised in this behalf.
