Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

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Cages
217An employer shall ensure that a cage being used to transport persons
(a) where it is supported by only a single rope or attachment point, has the safety catches and mechanisms required in section 219,
(b) except on any side that has a door, is enclosed by sheet steel at least three millimetres thick or material equivalent in strength,
(c) has a hood of steel plate at least five millimetres thick or material equivalent in strength,
(d) has a door or doors as required in section 218,
(e) has an internal height greater than 2.1 m,
(f) has a clearance at the door that is greater than 1.8 m, and
(g) where practical, has an exit in the roof that can be opened from inside or outside the cage.