228. (1) A shaft rope shall not be used unless, (a)  a 2.5 metre representative sample has been subjected to a destructive test in accordance with CSA Standard G4-15 (R2020) “Steel Wire Rope for General Purpose and for Mine Hoisting and Mine Haulage”, as it may be amended from time to time; and (b)  a Certificate of Test has been obtained from a cable testing laboratory approved by the Minister. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (1); O. Reg. 31/04, s. 14 (1); O. Reg. 187/19, s. 15 (1); O. Reg. 69/23, s. 30 (1). (2) The test described in subsection (2.1) shall be performed not more than six months after a hoisting rope is first used on a drum hoist, and afterwards at intervals of not more than six months.  O. Reg. 779/94, s. 10 (1). (2.1) A piece of the rope at least 2.5 metres long located at the lower end above the attachment to the conveyance shall be cut off, have its ends fastened to prevent unravelling and be tested in accordance with CSA Standard G4-15 (R2020) “Steel Wire Rope for General Purpose and for Mine Hoisting and Mine Haulage”, as it may be amended from time to time. O. Reg. 187/19, s. 15 (2); O. Reg. 69/23, s. 30 (2). (2.2) The date of each test under subsections (1) and (2.1) and the results obtained shall be recorded in the Rope Record Book for the rope.  O. Reg. 31/04, s. 14 (2). (3) A Certificate of Test issued under section 20 shall be kept available for inspection, and a copy shall be given to the joint health and safety committee or health and safety representative, if any.  O. Reg. 31/04, s. 14 (2). (4) A hoisting rope being used as a shaft rope shall be tested throughout its working length by a competent person using an electromagnetic testing device designed, built and tested according to appropriate engineering standards, (a)  within six months of being put into service; and (b)  thereafter at regular intervals not exceeding four months; or (c)  at intervals shorter than four months where, by extrapolation from past tests, the loss in breaking strength will exceed 10 per cent before the next prescribed test.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (4); O. Reg. 779/94, s. 10 (2); O. Reg. 272/97, s. 40 (1). (5) A balance rope and, where practical, a guide and a rubbing rope in use, shall be tested throughout its working length by a competent person using an electromagnetic testing device designed, built and tested according to appropriate engineering standards, (a)  within twelve months of being put into service; and (b)  thereafter at regular intervals not exceeding eight months except where a test discloses a loss exceeding 5 per cent of the breaking strength recorded on the Certificate of Test, in which case the regular intervals shall not exceed four months.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (5); O. Reg. 272/97, s. 40 (2). (6) The date of each electromagnetic test and the results obtained shall be recorded in the Rope Record Book for the rope.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (6). (7) A person competent to do so shall interpret the electromagnetic test and graphs and shall sign the record consisting of the test, the graphs and the interpretation.  O. Reg. 272/97, s. 40 (3). (8) The record shall be kept readily available at the mine site while the rope is in service.  O. Reg. 272/97, s. 40 (3). (9) If a test shows a loss exceeding 7.5 per cent of the breaking strength recorded on the Certificate of Test, the person who signs the record shall send a copy of the record of the test to the owner and the joint health and safety committee or health and safety representative, if any, within 14 days after the test is completed.  O. Reg. 272/97, s. 40 (3). (10) A rope shall not be used as a shaft rope if it has been spliced.  O. Reg. 779/94, s. 10 (3). (10.1) A shaft rope shall not be reversed unless it is used on a friction hoist.  O. Reg. 779/94, s. 10 (3). (11) The minimum nominal diameter of a hoisting rope shall exceed, (a)  15.9 millimetres where only one rope supports a shaft conveyance or counterweight; and (b)  12.7 millimetres where more than one rope supports a shaft conveyance or counterweight.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (11). (12) The factor of safety of a hoisting rope installed on a drum hoist shall not be less than, (a)  8.5 at the point the rope is attached to a shaft conveyance or counterweight, subject to clause (b); (b)  7.5 at the point the rope is attached to a skip or counterweight where the material load was accurately weighed; and (c)  5.0 at the point the rope leaves the head sheave when the shaft conveyance or counterweight is at its lowest point of normal travel, subject to subsection (12.1).  O. Reg. 31/04, s. 14 (3). (12.1) Clause (12) (c) does not apply if, (a)  the drum hoist is being used in a vertical shaft; (b)  at the point that the rope leaves the head sheave when the shaft conveyance or counterweight is at its lowest point of normal travel, the rope has a breaking strength at the time of installation of not less than that obtained from the formula, 25,000 divided by the quantity (4,000 plus L) multiplied by the maximum suspended load to be carried by the rope, including the load represented by the weight of the rope itself, where L is the maximum length of the rope in metres, in the shaft compartment below the head sheave; (c)  the mine hoisting plant meets the standards set out in SABS Code of Practice 0294, Ed. 1, “The performance, operation, testing and maintenance of drum winders relating to rope safety”, as approved according to procedures of SABS on August 4, 2000; and (d)  the rope is used, maintained and examined according to the requirements set out in SABS Code of Practice 0293:1996, “Condition assessment of steel wire ropes on mine winders”, as approved by the President of SABS on September 16, 1996.  O. Reg. 31/04, s. 14 (3). (13) The factor of safety of a hoisting rope installed on a friction hoist shall not be less than the greater of, (a)  the factor obtained from the formula 8.0 minus 0.00164 L, where L is the maximum length of the rope in metres, in the shaft compartment below the head sheave or the drum of a friction hoist; or (b)  5.5.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (13); O. Reg. 31/04, s. 14 (4). (14) The factor of safety of a tail or balance rope shall not be less than 7.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (14). (15) The factor of safety of a guide or a rubbing rope shall not be less than 5.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (15). (16) Notice in duplicate in the form set out in the Rope Record Book of the installation of a shaft rope and containing the information set out in the said Book shall be kept readily available at the mine site.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (16); O. Reg. 272/97, s. 40 (4). (17) When a shaft rope is removed from service notice thereof shall be kept readily available at the mine site for one year and the notice shall, (a)  state, (i)  the date of removal, (ii)  the reason for removal, and (iii)  the disposition of the removed rope; and (b)  be in the form of the detachable part of the white Rope Installation Sheet in the Rope Record Book.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (17); O. Reg. 272/97, s. 40 (5). (18) No rope shall be used as a shaft rope where the breaking strength of the rope has dropped below the breaking strength set out in the Certificate of Test as follows: 1.  In any part of a hoisting rope, 90 per cent. 2.  In any part of a multi-layer, multi-strand balance rope, 90 per cent. 3.  In any part of a single layer stranded balance rope, 85 per cent. 4.  In any part of a guide or rubbing rope, 75 per cent.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (18). (19) Despite subsection (18), no rope shall be used as a shaft rope where, (a)  the extension of a test piece has decreased to less than 60 per cent of its original extension when tested to destruction and marked corrosion or considerable loss in wire torsions has occurred; (b)  the number of broken wires, excluding filler wires, in any section equal to one lay length exceeds 5 per cent of the total; or (c)  the rate of stretch in a friction hoisting rope shows a rapid increase over its normal stretch recorded during its service.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854, s. 228 (19). (20) If hoisting is discontinued or suspended in a shaft compartment, each shaft rope shall be removed from the shaft immediately.  O. Reg. 779/94, s. 10 (4). (21) Despite subsection (20), shaft ropes may be left in a shaft compartment if the ropes are continually maintained and tested in accordance with this Regulation.  O. Reg. 779/94, s. 10 (4).