Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

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Operation of hoist
240(1)A hoist operator shall record in the Hoist Operator’s Logbook for each shift worked by the operator
(a) the working condition of
(i) the hoist brakes, clutches and clutch brake interlocks,
(ii) the depth indicator,
(iii) the signal system,
(iv) the hoist controls,
(v) the overwind and underwind devices, and
(vi) other devices that may affect safe hoist operation,
(b) the results of any tests required by this Regulation,
(c) any trial trips,
(d) the actual starting and finishing time,
(e) work being conducted in the shaft, including time started and finished,
(f) any instructions given affecting hoist operations, and
(g) any unusual circumstances in connection with the operation of the hoist.
240(2)A hoist operator shall
(a) review and countersign all entries in the Hoist Operator’s Logbook for the preceding two shifts, and
(b) sign in the Hoist Operator’s Logbook for the operator’s period of duty.
240(3)Any person issuing special instructions to the hoist operator shall record and sign such instructions forthwith in the Hoist Operator’s Logbook.
240(4)Each working day, the supervisor in charge of a hoist shall review and countersign the entries in the Hoist Operator’s Logbook for the preceding twenty-four hour work period.
240(5)An employer shall ensure that the Hoist Operator’s Logbook is kept in the hoist room.