52Operation of shaft conveyances

52 Operation of shaft conveyances

52 Operation of shaft conveyances

(1) The mine operator of an underground mine must ensure material or plant being carried in a shaft conveyance—

(a) does not protrude from the shaft conveyance while it is moving and make contact with a wall of the shaft or anything in the shaft, and

(b) is so secured to the shaft conveyance that it cannot leave the shaft conveyance except by being deliberately removed.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(2) The mine operator of an underground mine must ensure persons being carried in a shaft conveyance are adequately protected from the following—

(a) another shaft conveyance in the same shaft,

(b) material or plant being carried by the other shaft conveyance,

(c) the wall of the shaft or anything in the shaft.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(3) The mine operator of an underground mine must ensure, if a shaft conveyance that combines a cage and skip is used, material is not carried in the skip while persons are being carried in the cage.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(4) The mine operator of an underground mine must ensure control measures are implemented to prevent a shaft conveyance from falling down the shaft.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(5) The mine operator of an underground mine must, as far as reasonably practicable, ensure control measures are implemented to prevent persons, rock, material and plant from falling down a shaft.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or