Coal Mining Occupational Health and Safety Regulations — 2
means a vehicle that is used underground to transport persons along a fixed rail, track or trolley beam; ( wagonnet de transport des personnes ) material car means a vehicle that is used underground to transport material or equipment along a fixed rail, track or trolley beam; ( wagonnet de transport du matériel ) maximum authorized load means, in respect of a hoist, the maximum static load that the hoist may carry without the factor of safety of the hoist rope being reduced; ( charge maximale autorisée ) meeting station means a meeting station designated under subsection 40(2); ( poste de rassemblement ) mine car means a man car or a material car; ( wagonnet de mine ) mine electrician means an employee who holds a first or second class certificate as a mine electrician and who is appointed as a mine electrician; ( électricien de mine ) mine examiner means an employee who holds a certificate as a mine examiner and who is appointed as a mine examiner; ( inspecteur de mine ) mine manager means, in respect of a coal mine, an employee who holds a first class certificate as a mine official and is employed by the employer as the manager of the mine pursuant to a written contract; ( directeur de mine ) mine mechanic means an employee who holds a first or second class certificate as a mine mechanic, including an employee who holds a stationary engineer’s certificate issued before April 1, 1986, and who is appointed as a mine mechanic; ( mécanicien de mine ) mine rescue station superintendent means a mine rescue worker who holds a certificate as a mine examiner and who is appointed as a mine rescue station superintendent under paragraph 151(2)(b); ( surintendant de station de sauvetage ) mine rescue team captain means a mine rescue worker who holds a certificate as a mine examiner and who is appointed as a mine rescue team captain under paragraph 151(2)(a); ( capitaine d’équipe de sauvetage ) mine rescue worker means an employee who holds (a) a certificate in mine rescue work and first aid to the injured, and (b) a first aid certificate; ( sauveteur minier ) mine surveyor means an employee who holds a certificate as a mine surveyor and who is appointed as a mine surveyor; ( arpenteur minier ) overman means an employee who holds a third class certificate as a mine official and who is appointed as an overman; ( maître mineur ) Provincial Board means the Board of Examiners appointed under subsection 4(1) of the Coal Mines Regulation Act , R.S.N.S. 1967, c. 36; ( Commission provinciale ) qualified person means, in respect of a specified duty, an employee who, because of the employee’s knowledge, training and experience, is qualified to perform that duty safely and properly; ( personne qualifiée ) rope-testing laboratory means a laboratory set out in Schedule I; ( laboratoire d’essais de câbles ) shaft includes a slope, incline or pit; ( puits ) shot means an explosive charge that has been placed in a shot hole; ( coup de mine ) shotfirer means an employee who holds a certificate as a mine examiner and who is appointed as a shotfirer; ( tireur de mine ) trip means a mine car or mine cars that are connected together; ( convoi ) underground manager means an employee who holds a second class certificate as a mine official and who is appointed as an underground manager; ( directeur de fond ) vertical shaft means a shaft that has an inclination greater than 45° from the horizontal; ( puits vertical ) working face means a location underground from which coal or stone is cut, sheared, broken or otherwise loosened; ( front de taille ) working shaft means a shaft through which employees, coal or materials are normally transported. ( puits d’exploitation )