Covered Way

[two3s]

Am I going mad? I'm sure there was a legal requirement for every colliery to have a 'covered way' i.e an area out of the elements where support, fire, ventilation and other notices were displayed, but I have searched for an hour and found no references to it. Odd thing to be looking up, but we have a notice board at our Heritage Centre we would like to adopt for this purpose and the obvious place to start is the need for it.

[dazbt]

Jan 2, 2017 1:48:19 GMT -5 two3s said:

Am I going mad? I'm sure there was a legal requirement for every colliery to have a 'covered way' i.e an area out of the elements where support, fire, ventilation and other notices were displayed, but I have searched for an hour and found no references to it. Odd thing to be looking up, but we have a notice board at our Heritage Centre we would like to adopt for this purpose and the obvious place to start is the need for it.

135. At all times at which persons are employed at a mine or
quarry there shall be provided thereat or near thereto suitable
covered accommodation wherein shall be provided a copy of this Act and of every such instrument as the following which is in force with respect to the mine or quarry, namely, orders made
under this Act, regulations, transport rules, support rules, any
notice served under or by virtue of this Act by an inspector on
the responsible person and any such rule regulating the conduct
of persons as is mentioned in paragraph (b) of section eighty-nine
of this Act ; and all persons employed at the mine or quarry
shall be entitled to have access to that accommodation for the
purpose of inspecting the documents hereby required to be
provided therein.

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1954/70/pdfs/ukpga_19540070_en.pdf

[two3s]

Doh! Covered accommodation! No wonder I couldn't find it.

[John]

Jan 2, 2017 15:08:39 GMT -5 two3s said:

Doh! Covered accommodation! No wonder I couldn't find it.

My first pit, the notice board and copies of the extracts were on the way out the lamp cabin where we filled our water bottles up. Don't recall where the were at Cotgrave, probably in the Deployment centre, Mick would know, he'll answer that one when he logs in.

[eleceng]

John, they were displayed along the covered way from the lamp room down to No.2, downcast, manriding, materials, shaft.