following consultations with governments, six experts appointed following consultations with the Employers' group and six experts appointed following consultations with the Workers' group of the Governing Body.

The following experts took part in the meeting:

Mr.H Adamou, USTN, National Trade Union of Mineworkers of Niger, Niamey (Niger). Mr. R. Baloyi, Director, Occupational Health, Safety and Workers' Compensation, Causeway (Zimbabwe).

Mr. R. A. Borges, National Trade Union of the Extractive Industry, National Confederation of Industry, Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil ).

Mr. H. Brinkhoff, Head of the Department of Labour Protection, Union of Mining and Energy Workers, Bochum (Federal Republic of Germany).

Mr. A. Bulmer, Senior Mining Engineer, National Union of Mineworkers, Sheffield (United Kingdom).

Mr. Fu Shirong, Director, Inspectorate of Mines Safety, Ministry of Labour and Personnel, Beijing (People's Republic of China).

Mr. P. Grenier, Federation of Mineworkers, "Les Ormeaux", Carmaux (France).

Mr. J Kay, Superintendent Mining Services, BHP Steel Division Collieries, Wollongong (Australia).

Mr. Kamara Abdoul Khoudoss, Mining Engineer of SNIM-SNEM, General Confederation of Employers of Mauntama, Nouakchott (Mauntama).

Mr. J. Olyslaegers, National President, Trade Union of Mineworkers of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium.

Mr. S. G. Oyarzun-Ceron, Mining Engineer and Adviser on Safety in Mining, National Coal Enterprise SA, Santiago de Chile (Chile).

Mr. K Roesgen, Former Counsellor of Mines, Adviser on Safety in Mining Confederation of Coal Mines, Essen (Federal Republic of Germany).

Mr. K N. Trivedi, Assistant Secretary and Technical Adviser, Indian National Mineworkers' Federation, Bihar (India).

Mr. V. C. Varma, Deputy Director-General of Mines Safety, Bihar, India.

Mr. D. A. Zegeer, Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health Administration Department of Labor, Arlington (United States). Special advisers

Mr. Jai Yuegain, Senior Engineer, Director, Safety Inspection Department, Ministry of Coal Industry, Beijing (People's Republic of China).

Mr. Dai Guo Quan, Assistant Chief Engineer, Kailuan Mining Administration Tangshan Hebei (People's Republic of China).

The following international governmental and non-governmental organisations were represented:

World Health Organization.

Commission of the European Communities.

International Organisation of Employees.

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.

World Confederation of Labour.

Arab Labour Organisation.

World Federation of Trade Unions.

Trade Union of Miners and Energy Workers'

International. Miners' International Federation.

International Electrotechnical Commission.

This code of practice is intended for the use of all those, both in the public and in the private sectors, who have responsibility for safety and health in coal mines. However, its contents may also be applicable to mines other than coal mines.

The code is not intended to replace national laws or regulations or accepted standards. It has been drawn up with the object of providing guidance to those who may be engaged in the framing of provisions of this kind and, in particular,governmental or other public authorities,committees or management in related enterprises.

Local circumstances and technical facilities will determine how far it is practicable to follow its provisions. Furthermore, these provisions should be read in the context of conditions in the country proposing to use this information, the scale of operation involved and technical facilities. In this regard, the needs of the developing countries have also been taken into consideration.