IIkLS IN MINLS

I|re |n m|nes |s as o|d as h|story of m|nes 1hey cause

|oss of property equ|pment and a|so may |ead to
human death due to burn|ng suffocat|on and CC
po|son|ng
W 1ypes of f|res |n m|nes are
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W I|res wh|ch or|g|nate by |gn|t|on of combust|b|e
mater|a|s |n m|nes Lxogenous f|res Cpen I|res
Acc|denta| I|res
W I|res wh|ch or|g|nate by very nature of coa| or pyr|t|c
mater|a| Lndogeous f|res Spontaneous
Combust|on
W ACCIDLN1AL IIkLS]CLN IIkLS]LkCGLNCUS IIkLS
lor flre Lo Lake place Lhere should be
W a combusLlble maLerlal
W sufflclenL Cxygen
W source of heaL sufflclenL Lo cause combusLlon
W Suff|c|ent Cxygen |s a|ways ava||ab|e |n m|ne a|r
W @o prevenL Lhe open flres precauLlons Lo be Laken Lo
W reduce avallablllLy and flammablllLy of combusLlble
maLerlals whlch could Lake parL ln a flre
W Lo conLrol poLenLlal sources of heaL
closses of Opeo fltes
ased on MaLerlal lnvolved ln flre
C|ass A llres of solld combusLlble maLerlals(leave
resldue/ashes afLer combusLlon) Coal Llmber
braLLlce cloLh rubber eLc
C|ass 8 llres of lnflammable llqulds fuel oll
grease
C|ass C llres of lnflammable gases MeLhane eLc
C|ass D llres lnvolvlng meLals Mg @l na eLc
C|ass L llres ln (llve) elecLrlcal equlpmenL
cooses lteveotloo
Dse/ avallablllLy of combusLlble maLerlals
2 MeLhane
3 Coal coal dusL
4 @lmber
3 9IC oLher Lype of rubber maLerlal
6 llammable flulds and greases
7 CLhers (papers rags eLc)
MeLhane coal are naLurally avallable ln Lhe
mlnes and oLher are Laken Lo Lhe mlnes for use
W ltecootloos
W galnsL MeLhane lnflammaLlon Cood venLllaLlon
supplemenLed wlLh good conLrol of meLhane
emlsslon
W
W galnsL Coal coal dusL Coal dusL Lo be cleaned
regularly noL Lo be allowed Lo geL accumulaLed
close Lo poLenLlal sources of heaL
W
W ll used old or dlscarded combusLlble maLerlals
(wooden props olls greases cleanlng rags old
belLs eLc) should noL be dlscarded D/C buL
LransporLed Lo Lhe surface for safe dlsposal
W Jherever pracLlcable flre reslsLanL maLerlal exhlblLlng self exLlngulshlng
properLles should be used ln D/C
W @lmbet Lo reLard flre Llmber lmpregnaLed wlLh lnorganlc as well as
organlc chemlcals Lo be used lnorganlc chemlcals are effecLlve and
cheaper buL llable Lo leachlng ouL under D/C condlLlon Crganlc chemlcals
are leachreslsLanL buL cosLly
W lvc otbet tobbet motetlol Dse flre reslsLanL maLerlal (neoprene
sLyrene buLadlne (S) or 9IC for manufacLurlng of elLs Poses Cables
IbelLs eLc
W lte teslstoot flolJ
PS oll ln waLer emulslon ( 93 waLer 3 oll) PydSupporLs
PS waLer ln oll emulslon (Max 60 combMaLerlal 4043 waLer)
ConLMlner/oad Peaders/ roof bolLers
PSC waLer glycol soluLlon 33 waLer
PS waLer free flulds phosphaLeesLer conLalnlng fluld for Pyd supporLs