125. Establishment and location of rescue room.- (1) At every below ground mine where, more than 100 persons are ordinarily employed below ground and there is no rescue station within a radius of 35 kms, the employer, shall establish a rescue room on surface close to mine entrance:

Provided that it may be sufficient to provide one rescue room for a number of mines belonging to the same employer where-

(a) the total number of persons ordinarily employed in below ground workings of all such mines does not exceed 5000; and

(b) the mines are situated within radius of 35 kms from and connected by road with the rescue room :

Provided further that the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator may permit the employer of a group of mines having the total number of persons ordinarily employed below ground in excess of 5000 to use the rescue room as a rescue station excepting the functions of imparting initial training in rescue work, if such rescue room is .-

(i) equipped with requisite additional rescue apparatus including at least 15 extra sets of two hour self- contained breathing apparatus; and

(ii) placed under the charge of a person holding the qualifications, experience and like other requirements of instructors and minimum of five rescue trained persons of whom at least one shall hold the qualifications, experience and like other requirements of rescue room in-charge are posted thereat.

(2) At each rescue room, there shall be appointed such number of rescue trained persons as may be necessary and one of them possessing the qualifications, experience etc. of rescue room in-charge who shall be made in-charge of the rescue room.

(3) At least one rescue trained person shall always be in attendance at the rescue room.