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### sec.271 Speed The site senior executive for an underground mine must ensure the speed of a friction winder used at the mine does not exceed the following— for raising or lowering persons—16m/s; for raising or lowering material—18m/s; for raising or lowering heavy machinery that causes the rope or ropes to have a safety factor of less than 6—3m/s. Subsection (1) does not apply if appropriate controls have been established at the mine, after a risk assessment, to achieve an acceptable level of risk in the winding operation. (sec.271-ssec.1) The site senior executive for an underground mine must ensure the speed of a friction winder used at the mine does not exceed the following— for raising or lowering persons—16m/s; for raising or lowering material—18m/s; for raising or lowering heavy machinery that causes the rope or ropes to have a safety factor of less than 6—3m/s. (sec.271-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if appropriate controls have been established at the mine, after a risk assessment, to achieve an acceptable level of risk in the winding operation. - (a) for raising or lowering persons—16m/s; - (b) for raising or lowering material—18m/s; - (c) for raising or lowering heavy machinery that causes the rope or ropes to have a safety factor of less than 6—3m/s.