Persons and ore not to be transported simultaneously

(1) No person shall be transported in a shaft conveyance that is simultaneously being used to transport ore, rock or other material, or when the cage doors are open. (2) There shall be a qualified person in charge of the conveyance who shall maintain discipline when persons are being transported, and who shall enforce the specified load limits and notify the hoist operator if a heavy or irregularly- shaped load is being handled. Qualified tender. (3) No person shall be transported in a shaft conveyance that is carrying explosives, supplies or rolling stock. explosives not hoisted together. 150 (4) A notice clearly showing the load restrictions for the shaft conveyance shall be posted at the shaft collar as well as at all entrances to the shaft. Load restrictions posted. Securing projecting (5) When any material that is being transported projects above the top of the conveyance, the projecting portion shall be securely fastened to the shaft conveyance and not to the hoist rope. shaft workers. (6) No person shall work in a shaft or in that part of a headframe used by the conveyance, unless that person is adequately protected from accidental contact with a moving conveyance or falling rock. (7) The skip loading box shall not be equipped with doors, gates or chains which are closed by positive compressed air Automatic (8) Where a hoist is being operated automatically and no other means are available for removing persons from the mine quickly, a qualified hoist operator shall be available to operate the hoist, if required. Hoistman to check brakes (9) After going on shift and before raising or lowering a shaft conveyance, the hoist operator shall ensure that each drum brake is capable of holding its maximum permitted load by testing it against the normal, full load starting torque of the hoist. Hoistman to make test trip. (10) A hoist operator shall make a return trip of the shaft conveyance through the working part of the shaft after any stoppage of hoisting for more than two hours, and below any part of a shaft that has been under repair. No talking to hoist operator at the controls. (11) A hoist operator shall remain at the controls at all times that the hoist is in motion under manual control; shall not talk to anyone while the hoist is in motion; and whenever the operator leaves the controls, he shall set the brakes and the controls so 151 that two separate and distinct actions are required to put the hoist in motion. Leaving a stalled (12) No person shall leave a shaft conveyance that has inadvertently stopped at a point in the shaft other than a landing, except upon the instruction of a qualified person outside the (13) The manager shall prepare written procedures, acceptable to the Inspector, for the safe operation of the hoist, and shall ensure that the hoist operator is instructed in the procedures, which shall include operating the hoist when there is an intermediate obstruction; emergency procedures; commencing operation after an inadvertent stoppage of the hoist; and the operation of any man safety devices. Hoisting signals (14) The hoist operator shall not move a shaft conveyance without receiving a proper signal unless the conveyance has been inadvertently stopped at a point in the shaft other than a station from which signals can be given.