1986 Ed.]
Mines (Safety) Regulations
(CAP. 285
B 15
[Subsidiary]
(b) ladders shall not be vertical without the written consent of a mines officer;
(c) in ladder ways exceeding 18 metres in depth and having an inclination of more than seventy degrees from the horizontal, platforms shall be provided at intervals of not more than 9 metres measured vertically;
(d) no 2 consecutive manholes in such platforms shall be in a vertical line unless the ladders have sufficient inclination to cover the manholes:
(e) all ladders used in mines shall be strongly constructed and be securely fastened to the timbering or sides of the shaft and maintained in proper repair. Rungs must not be more than 230 millimetres apart and must be inserted or notched into the sides of the ladder as well as fastened by clinched nails or other adequate means; and
(f) the ladders shall project at least 1 metre above the mouth of the shaft and every resting place therein, and strong handrails shall be fixed at such places.
Prohibition
45. No person shall carry or be permitted to carry any drill, tool or any loose material on a ladder way in a vertical or steeply inclined shaft or winze except, so far as may be necessary, in executing repairs or other work.
46. The top of every vertical or steeply inclined shaft, winze, sump and chute or sliding hole and all entrances thereto below the top, shall be kept properly fenced off by means of a barrier or gate, but the temporary removal of the barrier or gate for the purpose of repairs or other operations is permissible if proper precautions to prevent danger to persons are taken.
47. No excavated material, tools, wood or loose articles of any kind shall be allowed to lie near the unprotected edge of any excavation.
48. Vertical shafts exceeding 30 metres in depth shall be provided with guides for every bucket, cage or skip.
49. At every shaft station where it is necessary for workmen to pass from one side of the shaft to another, provision shall be made for them to do so without entering or crossing a winding compartment. All passages shall be securely fenced.
50. Except to ascend or descend and for purposes of repairs, entering or crossing a winding compartment of a shaft is prohibited:
Provided that this regulation shall not apply to persons employed in timbering or lining vertical shafts whilst sinking operations are being carried out.
tools, etc., in ladder way.
Duty to fence off entrances to shafts and winzes.
Prohibition against loose material near unprotected edges.
Necessity to provide guides for bucket, cage or skip. L.N. 87/86.
Provision for workmen passing from one compartment to another.
Prohibition against entering winding compartment.
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1986 Ed.]
Mines (Safety) Regulations
(CAP. 285
B 15
[Subsidiary]
(b) ladders shall not be vertical without the written consent of
a mines officer;
(c) in ladder ways exceeding 18 metres in depth and having an inclination of more than seventy degrees from the horizontal, platforms shall be provided at intervals of not more than 9 metres measured vertically;
(d) no 2 consecutive manholes in such platforms shall be in a vertical line unless the ladders have sufficient inclination to cover the manholes:
(e) all ladders used in mines shall be strongly constructed and be securely fastened to the timbering or sides of the shaft and maintained in proper repair. Rungs must not be more than 230 millimetres apart and must be inserted or notched into the sides of the ladder as well as fastened by clinched nails or other adequate means; and
(f) the ladders shall project at least 1 metre above the mouth of the shaft and every resting place therein, and strong handrails shall be fixed at such places.
Prohibition
45. No person shall carry or be permitted to carry any drill, tool or any loose material on a ladder way in a vertical or steeply against carrying inclined shaft or winze except, so far as may be necessary, in executing repairs or other work.
46. The top of every vertical or steeply inclined shaft, winze, sump and shute or sliding hole and all entrances thereto below the top, shall be kept properly fenced off by means of a barrier or gate, but the temporary removal of the barrier or gate for the purpose of repairs or other operations is permissible if proper precautions to prevent danger to persons are taken.
47. No excavated material, tools, wood or loose articles of any kind shall be allowed to lie near the unprotected edge of any excavation.
48. Vertical shafts exceeding 30 metres in depth shall be provided with guides for every bucket, cage or skip.
49. At every shaft station where it is necessary for workmen to pass from one side of the shaft to another, provision shall be made for them to do so without entering or crossing a winding compart- ment. All passages shall be securely fenced.
50. Except to ascend or descend and for purposes of repairs, entering or crossing a winding compartment of a shaft is prohibited:
Provided that this regulation shall not apply to persons em- ployed in timbering or lining vertical shafts whilst sinking opera- tions are being carried out.
tools, etc., in ladder way.
Duty to fence off entrances to shafts and winzes.
Prohibition against loose material near unprotected edges.
Necessity to provide guides for bucket, cage or skip. L.N. 87/86.
Provision for workmen passing from one compartment to another.
Prohibition against entering winding compartment.
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