Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.126Winders
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sec.126 Winders
The site senior executive for a mine must ensure a winder used at the mine has ways of— preventing overwind, overspeed and uncontrolled movement of a conveyance; and stopping the winder if— for a drum winder—slack rope happens; or for a friction winder—excessive rope slip happens. The site senior executive must ensure the winder has a backup system for preventing overwind and overspeed of a conveyance. The site senior executive for a mine must also ensure a winder operating automatically is capable of being stopped from each of the following places— in the conveyance; at the brace level; at each plat; at each skip loading pocket and skip dump; at each place where ropes are changed. s 126 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.126-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a mine must ensure a winder used at the mine has ways of— preventing overwind, overspeed and uncontrolled movement of a conveyance; and stopping the winder if— for a drum winder—slack rope happens; or for a friction winder—excessive rope slip happens. (sec.126-ssec.2) The site senior executive must ensure the winder has a backup system for preventing overwind and overspeed of a conveyance. (sec.126-ssec.3) The site senior executive for a mine must also ensure a winder operating automatically is capable of being stopped from each of the following places— in the conveyance; at the brace level; at each plat; at each skip loading pocket and skip dump; at each place where ropes are changed.
- (a) preventing overwind, overspeed and uncontrolled movement of a conveyance; and
- (b) stopping the winder if— (i) for a drum winder—slack rope happens; or (ii) for a friction winder—excessive rope slip happens.
- (i) for a drum winder—slack rope happens; or
- (ii) for a friction winder—excessive rope slip happens.
- (i) for a drum winder—slack rope happens; or
- (ii) for a friction winder—excessive rope slip happens.
- (a) in the conveyance;
- (b) at the brace level;
- (c) at each plat;
- (d) at each skip loading pocket and skip dump;
- (e) at each place where ropes are changed.