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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.280Attaching winder ropes to conveyance or counterweight
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### sec.280 Attaching winder ropes to conveyance or counterweight
The site senior executive for an underground mine must ensure each winder rope on a multi-rope winder is attached at the conveyance or counterweight by a device that loads the ropes as uniformly as practicable.
The site senior executive must also ensure that if the rope attachments are connected directly to the conveyance or counterweight, devices are provided to adjust rope length and indicate rope tension.
(sec.280-ssec.1) The site senior executive for an underground mine must ensure each winder rope on a multi-rope winder is attached at the conveyance or counterweight by a device that loads the ropes as uniformly as practicable.
(sec.280-ssec.2) The site senior executive must also ensure that if the rope attachments are connected directly to the conveyance or counterweight, devices are provided to adjust rope length and indicate rope tension.