Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

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Hoist operating controls
203(1)An employer shall ensure that
(a) in a manual operation, when an executive signal is given from a control station at a shaft level, at least five seconds elapse before the hoist moves, and
(b) when operating on automatic mode, an alarm sounds and at least five seconds elapse before the hoist moves.
203(2)An employer shall ensure that, except for jogging, devices at shaft level control stations for initiating hoist motion are effective only when the shaft gate at the level where the conveyance is stopped is closed.
203(3)An employer shall ensure that, except for jogging, devices located within a cage for initiating hoist motion are effective only when the door of the cage and the gate of the shaft are closed.
203(4)An employer shall ensure that when the controls for initiating hoist motion are located within a cage, a device is installed in the cage by which the hoist can be stopped.