Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.127Other safety provisions for winding equipment
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sec.127 Other safety provisions for winding equipment
The site senior executive for a mine must ensure winding equipment used at the mine includes— as far as reasonably practicable, arrestors or other devices to mitigate the effects of an overwind; and ways for persons to escape from a stalled conveyance. The site senior executive must also ensure each rope used for winding— has an appropriate safety factor, having regard to the operation for which the rope is used; and is regularly tested to ensure its safe performance. s 127 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.127-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a mine must ensure winding equipment used at the mine includes— as far as reasonably practicable, arrestors or other devices to mitigate the effects of an overwind; and ways for persons to escape from a stalled conveyance. (sec.127-ssec.2) The site senior executive must also ensure each rope used for winding— has an appropriate safety factor, having regard to the operation for which the rope is used; and is regularly tested to ensure its safe performance.
- (a) as far as reasonably practicable, arrestors or other devices to mitigate the effects of an overwind; and
- (b) ways for persons to escape from a stalled conveyance.
- (a) has an appropriate safety factor, having regard to the operation for which the rope is used; and
- (b) is regularly tested to ensure its safe performance.