(1)Adequate general lighting arrangements shall be provided during working hours-(a)on the surface where the natural light is insufficient-(i)in every engine house;(ii)in the vicinity of every working shaft;(iii)at every open-cast-working;(iv)at every shunting or marshalling yard;(v)at every place where persons have to work; and(b)belowground -(i)at every shaft inset and shaft bottom or landing or siding which is in regular use;(ii)in every travelling roadway normally used by fifty or more persons during any shift:Provided that the provisions of this sub-clause shall be deemed to have been complied with where electric lamps or lights are provided to every person at work;(iii)at the top and bottom of every self-acting incline in regular use;(iv)at every place on a haulage roadway, at which tubs are regularly coupled or uncoupled or attached to or detached from a haulage rope;(v)at every place at which tubs are regularly filled mechanically;(vi)at every room and place containing any engine, motor or other apparatus;(vii)at every place where any pillar is under extraction; and(viii)at every first aid station belowground:Provided that the lighting fixtures installed in a gassy seam of the second or third degree and in the blind ends of a gassy seam of the first degree which are not ventilated by a mechanical ventilator shall comply with the provisions of the Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010.(2)The lighting provided in a mine shall, as far as possible, be so arranged as to prevent glare or eye strain.(3)Where electric energy is available at the mine, the lighting arrangement made under sub-regulation (1) shall be by electrical means.(4)Where electric lighting is used, an additional light or lamp having no connection with electric supply shall be kept continuously burning -(i)belowground, in every shaft inset and shaft bottom or landing in regular use and in every engine room;(ii)on the surface, after dark, at the top of every working shaft and in every engine room; and(iii)in travelling roadways and escape routes.(5)Every electrical lamp-fitting shall be so constructed as to protect it from accidental damage and adequate precaution shall be taken to prevent lamps being damaged from shot-firing.(6)Fluorescent or luminescent path finder or indicator shall be provided all along the travelling roadway and in the escape route in the mine.
