BYE-LAWS

1. Preamble

These bye-laws have been drawn up in the interests, and for the comfort of workmen and officials using the baths. Any person failing to obey these bye-laws or the directions of the Colliery Manager, baths superintendent, or attendants who are responsible for enforcing them may be forbidden the use of the premises.

2. Entitlement to use the Premises

All workers in or about the colliery, visiting officials, and approved visitors, are entitled to use the baths, subject to the provisions as set out in 1, 3 and 5, and subject always to sufficient accommodation being available. Where accommodation is insufficient to meet the needs of all persons requiring to bathe, the Colliery Manager, in consultation with the colliery consultative committee, shall restrict the use of the baths and facilities in such a way as may be deemed necessary. No unauthorised person will be allowed in the baths at any time.

3. Conduct of Bathers

Bathers using the premises shall behave at all times in a quiet and orderly manner so as not to give reasonable cause for offence to other users, and shall take proper care of the building, fixtures and equipment and should not deface the walls.

4. Betting and Intoxicating Liquor

No intoxicating liquor, betting or gambling is permitted in any part of the premises.

5. Disease and Infection

Any person who is suffering from, or has been in contact with, any infection or contagious disease or who is liable to communicate any infection directly or indirectly to other bathers shall not enter the premises until he has provided the Colliery Manager (or such other person nominated by the Colliery Manager) with a doctor's certificate stating that he is no longer suffering from such a disease and/or is not liable to communicate infection to other users.

6. Lost Property

The National Coal Board will not accept responsibility for bathers' property lost or stolen in any part of the premises. Any person who loses property on the premises shall immediately inform the person in charge who will take a note of the loss and the circumstances and will take all practicable steps to effect its recovery.

Any person pilfering, removing or retaining property not his own shall be forbidden the use of the premises, and such action will be taken against him as the Colliery Manager may decide.

7. Complaints and Suggestions

Complaints and suggestions shall be made to the baths superintendent or to the attendant in charge, who shall record complaints or suggestions and forward them in writing to the Colliery Manager.

8. Notice Boards

No notice may be placed on the notice board except by permission of the Colliery Manager.

9. Litter

Paper, string, discarded articles of clothing, and other rubbish must be placed in the receptacles provided for the purpose.

10. Spitting

Spitting in any part of the building is strictly prohibited.

11. Injuries to Bathers

Any person sustaining an injury on the premises shall notify the baths superintendent or the attendant in charge (who shall record the circumstances as soon as practicable). The person sustaining the injury should report immediately to the statutory first-aid room or medical treatment centre.

12. Locker Rooms and Clothing

A bather must use the seat nearest his locker when dressing or undressing. He must not go to the clean locker room in his pit clothing or return to the pit locker room after bathing.

He must keep his two lockers clean inside and must not leave his key in the locker doors.

He must not put tools or working equipment in the lockers.

He must hang his clothes in the lockers and must not leave them on the seats or floors of the locker rooms. Clothing must not be left on colliery premises except in the lockers.

He must arrange for his pit clothing to be washed and/or cleaned at suitable intervals. Underclothing should be washed at least weekly.

Prior to general holidays, and on such other dates as may be notified, all lockers must be left open so that the baths may be thoroughly cleaned.

13. Lavatories

Standing on lavatory seats is strictly forbidden.

14. Showers

Showers must be turned off after use. Soap must not be left on the floor; this may cause other bathers to slip and sustain injury.

If wages or other valuables are brought on to the premises they must be carried by the bather when he goes to bathe.

15. Boot Cleaning and Creasing

These facilities, properly used, lengthen the life of the boots and help to keep the building clean.

The boot cleaning machine must be used by persons entering the building from the pit; it must not be used on newly greased boots. Boots may only be greased when leaving the premises to go to the pit. Grease must be used sparingly and be well distributed over the boots.

16. Smoking

Smoking is strictly prohibited in the bath building in the interests of cleanliness and because of the danger to bare feet.

17. Glass Bottles

Under no circumstances may glass bottles be taken into the building. Glass has caused serious injury to bare feet.

18. Dangerous Articles

Blocks of wood (e.g., pit prop ends), oils or any articles which may cause danger and obstruction may not be taken into the bath building.

19. Locker Keys

Keys lost by bathers will be replaced by the superintendent upon payment of the current cost of replacement keys. Bathers leaving the service of the Board or transferring to other collieries must surrender their locker key to the superintendent.

Dated this 1st day of December, 1956.

Signed

J. GIBSON,

Colliery Manager.