ABSTRACT
In week 20, when the East had reached the line of the West face, No. 1 Panel was ready to start as a double unit. Of the 18 West face men who had been working elsewhere as a composite team, one became the driller for the panel as a whole and was attached to the East face while three men from the East joined the remainder to form a 20-man team for the West. From the start, the West had a planned and sTable system of task and shift rotation. Of the 20 team members, 16 had worked as substitutes on No. 2 Panel and knew something of its system. A certain number had also worked as substitutes on the East face, which had shown them the limitations of attempting to carry on in the old way. Having all worked together on a shortwall, they had had ample opportunity to discuss among themselves what system they should develop. This was finalized at a meeting held in the colliery office before the face started.
