Bisbee daily review., 1913-08-17

{. He shall familiarlze himself with and use the signal code for hoisting and lowering and a copy of signal code snail be posted in the engine house. and at the collar of the shaft and at all tcns in the mine.
 g. He shall not run his engine unless the same is properly provided with brakes. indicators and distance marks on hoisng ropes or cables or drums
 1t shall be the duty of the hoisting engineer to exclude every person from his engine room, excepting any person or persons whose duties re auire their presence therein visitors authorized by the Superintendent of the mine.
 7 The operating the hoisting machinery shall hold conversation with any one while his engine is in motion while attending to signals. S. He must run his engine with extreme caution whenever men are being hOisted and lowered. g. He shall not hoist men out of. or lower men into any mine or shaft al a speed greater than 800 feet per minute.
 10 At an shafts where there are no cage riders. when cage has been rung oh, the Engineer shall shaft out of sight and above the top of the station.
 II. All hOisting machinery and safety appliances connected therewith and all ropes and hoistng ap psratus shall be inspected, when and directed by
 the mine Superintendent, and reports shall be made to him to any defects found therein. 12. After any stoppage of hoisting for repairs, or for any ether purpose exceeding in duration one hour, the official in charge shall have the hosting engineer case or other conveyance, unloaded. up and down the working portion of the shaft at least once and shall not permit the cage or other conveyance to be used until the hoisting machinery and shaft found to be in sale condition 13. No hoisting shall be done in any conn art. ment of shaft while repairs are being made in the said hoisting compartment excepting such hoisting as may be necessary to make such repairs i4 He shall fanllarize himself with and carry out the requirements of the Company they con ! eern his duties sH IS. Tho Superintendent shall post a copy of tle above rules in conspicuous place in the engine house. and copies of these rules shall be furnished all engineers and their receipts taken for them. Hoisting Ropes 1. Worn or broken places in ropes shall be re ported at once to the proper person. O n l,. tventyfour C24) hours by the hoisting engineer in charge; when shifts working by the engineer on the day shift, and when three shifts working by the engineer on the afternoon shift. . Ropes shall be treated with oil or rope com. roand only under the direction of the Master Me chanic
 Cages, skips and Buckets l. Cage doors must be closed when men are being hoisted or lowered. except when they are handling timber and the doors cannot be closed. 2 All safety catches on cages and skips mus. be kept well oiled and in good working condition g. Cages must be inspected daily by some com potent person appointed by the Master Mechanic, and the safety catches shall be tested once each month.
 f. At all mines where hoisting is done by cage or skips from two more levels. a shall be employed at the discretion of the Safety Committee whose duty shall be to load and unload the cage or skip, and to give all signals to the hoistng engineer
 ,. No person shall ride upon any cage, skip or bucket that is loaded with tools, timber powder or other material except for the purpose Of assisting in passing such material through shaft incline, and then only after special signal has been given
 c. When tools. timber and other materials are to be low cred hoisted in shaft, their ends. if projecting above the top of the bucket skip other vehicle shall be securely fastened to the hoisting rope, or to the upper part of the vehicle.
 '. In no case shall cage skip O. bucket. or other vehicle be lowered directly to the bottom of the shaft when men working there, but such cage, skiF, or bucket or other vehicle must be such shaft until The signal to lower further has been given 10 the hoisting engineer by one of the men at the bottom of the shalt provided, however,
 that this rule shah not apply to shafts of less than fifty feet in depth
 s. When cleaning skip pits or such other work. where the men are working immediately under skps buckets, timber shall be placed the shaft and the skip bucket rested thereon, while such work is being done, and not removed until the same is completed. Notice shall be given to the hoisting engineer, and the skip only moved upon receiving double signal.
 Pockets and conveyors l. No person shall be near any car being loaded Warning is given that chunks of ore frequently roll over the sides of ecnyeyors cars being loaded. and fl is an extremely dangerous practice to be around or near the same at such times. Electrical Equipment l. Every workman not duly authorized by the Chief Electrician, his Assistant is forbidden to work on or tamper with any electrical wires or ma ? It is possible to receive fatal shock from any electric circuit used about the mines under certain conditions: great care should be exercised by those authorized in handling same. 3. The circuits in use in our plant, in the order of their danger. may be grouped follows 2300- volt S-phase 22o-volt phase, 110-volt sphase, 25e volts direct current
 (a) With the 2300 volt circuits work should be done upon them, any apparatus connected to them unless you are absolutely certain that the power has been cut of No one should ever work on poies of tlsis circuit any of the apparatus without special permission of the Chief Electrician or his Assistant In addition to the foregoing, all linemen and electricians must take the following precautions.
 (b) Before doing any work the line or ap- psratUs connected to same, notify the switchboard attendants in the power house to cut all power of the circuit giving him your name at the same time
 (c) Wait for advice from the attendant at the power house that the power has been cut of from the circuit
 fd) When the work is completed, notify the switchboard attendants the power house that your work has been completed, making certain that they clearly understand your name, and which cir cult you have repaired have them repeat your and the circuit to you to be that they do understand.