(1) One or more electrical supervisors shall be appointed in writing by the owner, agent or manager of a mine or by the agent or the owner, of one or more wells in an oil-field to supervise the installation and such number of supervisors shall be on duty as per guidelines issued by Directorate General of Mines Safety from time to time under intimation in writing to the Authority or as directed by the Electrical Inspector of mines.
(2) The electrical supervisor so appointed shall be the person holding a valid Electrical Supervisor's Certificate of Competency, covering mining installations issued by the Appropriate Government.
(3) Adequate number of electricians as per guidelines issued by Directorate General of Mines Safety from time to time under intimation in writing to the Authority and or as directed by the Electrical Inspector of mines shall be appointed in writing by owner, agent or manager of a mine or by the owner or Agent of oil-field for carrying out the duties.
(4) The Electrician shall be a person holding license under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 31.
(5) For small open cast mines and below ground mines receiving supply at voltage not more than 650 V and not having portable or transportable apparatus, electrical supervisor and electrician shall be appointed for more than one mine with the approval of the Electrical Inspector of Mines.
(6) Every person appointed to operate, supervise, examine or adjust any apparatus shall be competent to undertake the work which he is required to carry out as directed by the Engineer.
(7) The electrical supervisor shall be responsible for the proper performance of the following duties, by himself or by an electrician appointed under sub-regulation (1), –
(i) thorough examination of all apparatus, including the testing of earth conductors and metallic coverings for continuity, as often as may be necessary to prevent danger; and
(ii) examination and testing of all new apparatus, and of all apparatus, re-erected in the mine before it is put into service in a new position.
(8) In the absence of any electrical supervisor, the owner, agent or manager of the mine and oil-field shall appoint in writing a substitute electrical supervisor.
(9) The electrical supervisor or the substitute electrical supervisor appointed under sub-regulation (8) to replace him shall be personally responsible for the maintenance at the mine or oil-field, of a log-book made up of the daily log sheets prepared in the form set out in Schedule XI and the results of all tests carried out in accordance with the provisions of sub-regulation (7) shall be recorded in the log-sheets prepared in the form set out in Schedule XI.