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Gas Detection, Coal Mines (Canaries)

Volume 644: debated on Monday 10 July 1961

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asked the Minister of Power what rules there are governing the time on any one day that canaries can be kept down pits as gas detectors; and whether they must be periodically returned to daylight conditions.

The use of canaries below ground in mines for detecting gas is not governed by statutory regulations.