The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-02-28

ter to cut off the power when pos
sible.
Avoid working on any live circuits
as much a possible.
Never handle electric wires while
standing or sitting in wet place,
without extra precaution to insure in
sulation from the ground.
In handling any circuit known to be
alive, use only one hand when pos
sible. 1t Is best to keep the other
behind the back. The most danger
Gus shocks are those from hand to
hand.
So far as possible treat all circuits
as though they were alive, even though
you may believe them dead.
Tape the handles of your tools to
prevent short circuits across them.
The trolley pole must follow in
stead of leading the motor, except in
places where it is impossible. The
motor must go slowly when 1t Is nee
essary to have the trolley pole ahead
The trolley pole must not be turned
while the motor is in motion.
There must be red light on the
front end of all trains that are being
pushed through the drift.
The bells on the motor must be kept
in good working order, and must be
allowed to ring while the motor Is In
motion. The motor man must notify
the electrician when bells get out OF
order.
No one except motormen and cleo
tricians are allowed to run motor.
Only motormen and brakemen are
allowed to ride on a motor, and nc
one Is allowed to ride on the cars OF
a motor train.
Motor men, or men running motor
shall report to the electrical foreman
or shift boss, any defective condition
OF the electrical equipment under
ground
All trolley construction or repairs
underground must conform to the laws
of Arizona.
All electrical apparatus and conduc-
tors shall be of sufficient size and cap
acity for the work they may be called
upon to do, and so installed, operated
maintained, and safeguarded as to re-
duce the danger from accidental shock
or fire, or overheating. to the mini
mum, and shall be of such construction
and so operated, that the rise in tenn
perature caused by ordinary working
will not injure the insulating material
Cages.
At no time shall more than nine men
be permitted to ride on one deck OF
la cage at any of the mines, except
at the Junction and Cole, where II will
be allowed.
Employees are forbidden to crowd
around the shaft before the station
signal to hoist men is given. After
the signal is given the men must stand
in line and not nearer than five feet
from the shaft No crowding will be
tolerated.
Safety gates must be kept closed
when men are being hoisted or low
cred, except when timber is being
handled and the gates cannot be clos
ed This applies to one or more men
All lights must be eXtinguished before
getting on a cage.
No smoking will be allowed on the
cages.
When using the cage all signals shall
he given while standing on the cage
and not on the station.
When a cage is to be released tn,
release signal shall be given whil'
standing on the station and not OIL
the cage.
Riding on a cage, skip, or bucket
loaded with tools, timber, powder, o
\ other material, is absolutely forbidden
except when necessary to assist il
passing such material through shaft
and then it is allowed only after tn
engineer has been notified.
When tools, timber, or other ma
terial are to be lowered or hoisted i
, shaft, their ends, If projecting abov
the top of the bucket, skip, or othe
vehicle, shall be securely fastened t
r the hosting rope or to the upper PAL
} of the vehicle.
In no case shall cage. skip, buckle
or other vehicle, be lowered directly I
the bottom Of the shaft when men ar
; working there. Such cage, bucket, Q
other vehicle must he stopped at leas
Is feet above the bottom of the shat
until the signal to lower further ha
been given to the hosting engineer b
!, one of the men at the bottom of tn
: shaft, provided however, that this rul
: shall not apply to shafts less than 5
2 feet deep.
Riding from level to level on a Gag
containing a loaded or empty car
r forbidden.
The cagemen and topmen shall kee
) careful watch over the cages durin
: their shifts work. and immediatel
report all defects, and have them re
: paired before continuing their work
5 No person shall get off or on a Gag
while the same is in motion.
No men can be lowered on a Gag
without a bonnet.