Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

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Drums
195(1)An employer shall ensure that no drum hoist has
(a) more than three layers of rope where the drum has helical or spiral grooving or does not have grooving,
(b) more than four layers of rope where the drum has parallel and half pitch grooving, or
(c) less than three dead turns of the rope on the drum.
195(2)Subject to subsection (3), an employer shall ensure that the drum of a drum hoist has
(a) grooves that properly fit the rope, unless the hoist is being used for shaft sinking or preliminary development work during shaft sinking in which case the drum may be smooth, and
(b) flanges of sufficient height to contain all the rope and strong enough to withstand any loading by the rope.
195(3)An employer shall ensure that the drum of a conical drum hoist has grooves that prevent the rope from slipping off.
195(4)An employer shall ensure that a drum hoist and a sheave are arranged so that the rope
(a) coils properly across the face of the drum,
(b) winds smoothly from one layer to another, and
(c) winds without cutting into the rope layer beneath.