Mine safety equipment standards set for belowground mines without rescue rooms, with minimum rescue and gas-detection provisions required. Specification of the apparatus and equipment to be provided and maintained at the surface entrance of a belowground mine where no rescue room is located under Rule 131(2) of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026. The notification applies to all such mines and prescribes minimum safety and rescue equipment, including breathing apparatus, self-rescuers, gas detectors, hygrometers, safety belts, resuscitating apparatus, first-aid boxes, blankets, scoop stretchers and a spine board. The Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines may also require additional or higher-capacity equipment by written order.