General directives and letters

Directives

These directives, issued by the Mines Inspectorate under either the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 (PDF, 993KB) or the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 (PDF, 864KB), usually apply to a group of mines (e.g. underground coal mines). Copies of relevant sections of these directives are included here for information to industry in general:

Letters

These letters, issued by the Mines Inspectorate under either the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 (PDF, 993KB) or the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 (PDF, 864KB), usually apply to all mines or a group of mines (e.g. underground coal mines). Copies of relevant sections of these letters are included here for information to industry in general: