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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4200 - Drum flanges

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Flanges on drums shall extend radially a minimum of two
						rope diameters and not less than four inches beyond the last
						wrap.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4210 - Drum grooves

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Where grooved drums are used, the grooves shall be of
						the proper size and pitch for the ropes used.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4220 - Engine-powered hoists

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Where any diesel or similar fuel injection engine is
						used to power a hoist, the engine shall be equipped with a damper or other
						cutoff in its air intake system. The control handle shall be clearly labeled to
						indicate that its intended function is for emergency stopping
						only.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4230 - Standards for wire ropes

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The American National Standard for Wire Rope for Miners
						shall be used as a guide in the selection, installation, and maintenance of
						wire ropes used for hoisting, except in those instances where the
						recommendations cited herein are more stringent.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4240 - Installation of wire ropes

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
At installation, the nominal strength (manufacturer's
						published catalog strength) of wire ropes used for hoisting shall meet the
						minimum rope strength values obtained by the following formulas in which "L"
						equals the maximum suspended rope length in feet:
1. Winding drum ropes (all constructions,
					 including rotation resistant):
For rope lengths less than 3,000 feet:
Minimum Value = Static Load X (7.0 - 0.001L)
For rope lengths 3,000 feet or greater:
Minimum Value = Static Load X 4.0
2. Friction drum ropes:
For rope lengths less than 4,000 feet:
Minimum Value = Static Load X (7.0 - 0.0005L)
For rope lengths 4,000 feet or greater:
Minimum Value = Static Load X 5.0
3. Tail ropes (balance ropes):
Minimum Value = Weight of Rope X 7.0
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 and
						  45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4250 - Guide ropes

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
If guide ropes are used in shafts for personnel hoisting
						applications other than shaft development, the nominal strength (manufacturer's
						published catalog strength) of the guide rope at installation shall meet the
						minimum value calculated as follows:
Minimum Value = Static Load X 5.0.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code of
						  Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4260 - Wire rope examination

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Wire
					 rope attachments shall be replaced when cracked, deformed, or excessively
					 worn.
B. At least once every 14
					 calendar days, each wire rope in service shall be visually examined along its
					 entire active length for visible structural damage, corrosion, and improper
					 lubrication or dressing. In addition, visual examination for wear and broken
					 wires shall be made at stress points, including the area near attachments,
					 where the rope rests on sheaves, where the rope leaves the drum, at drum
					 crossovers, and at change of layer regions. When any visible condition that
					 results in a reduction of rope strength is present, the affected portion of the
					 rope shall be examined on a daily basis.
C. Before any person is hoisted with a newly
					 installed wire rope or any wire rope that has not been examined in the previous
					 14 calendar days, the wire rope shall be examined in accordance with subsection
					 B of this section.
D. At least once
					 every six months, nondestructive tests shall be conducted of the active length
					 of the rope, or rope diameter measurements shall be made:
1. Wherever wear is evident;
2. Where the hoist rope rests on sheaves at
					 regular stopping points; and
3.
					 Where the hoist rope leaves the drum at regular stopping points and at drum
					 crossover and change of layer regions.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4270 - Requirements for rope ends

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The end of the rope at the drum shall make at least one
						full turn on the drum shaft, or a spoke of the drum in the case of a free drum,
						and shall be fastened securely by means of rope clips or clamps. There shall be
						three full turns of cable or rope on the hoisting drum when the cable or rope
						is extended to its maximum working length. This standard does not apply to
						friction hoists.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4280 - Load end attachment

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The rope shall be attached to the load by the thimble and
						clip method, the socketing method, or other approved method. If the socketing
						method is employed, zinc or its equivalent shall be used. The use of Babbitt
						metal or lead for socketing wire ropes is prohibited. If the thimble and clip
						method is used, the following shall be observed:
1. The rope shall be attached to the load by
					 passing one end around an oval thimble that is attached to the load bending the
					 end back so that it is parallel to the long or "live" end of the rope and
					 fastening the two parts of the rope together with clips.
2. The u-bolt of each clip shall encircle the
					 short or "dead" end of the rope and the distance between clips shall not be
					 less than the figures given in the accompanying table.
3. As a minimum, the following number of
					 clips or equivalent shall be used for various diameters of six-strand 19-wire
					 plow steel ropes:
Diameter of rope, inches
Number of clips
Center to center spacing of clips, inches
3/4
4
4-1/2
7/8
4
5-1/4
1
4
6
1-1/8
5
6-3/4
1-1/4
5
7-1/2
1-3/8
6
8-1/4
1-1/2
6
9
1-5/8
6
9-3/4
1-3/4
7
10-1/2
1-7/8
8
11-1/4
2
8
12
2-1/8
8
13
2-1/4
8
14
Follow manufacturer's recommendations for other kinds of
						wire, rope and clips.
4.
					 For all ropes less than 3/4 inch in diameter, at least four clips or equivalent
					 shall be used.
5. When special
					 conditions require the attachment of a sling to the hoisting cable to handle
					 equipment in the shaft, the sling shall be attached by clips or equivalent in
					 accordance with the table in subdivision 3 of this section.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4290 - New ropes

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
New ropes shall be broken in according to the
						manufacturer's recommendations.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4300 - Safety device attachments

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Safety device attachments to hoist ropes shall be
						selected, installed and maintained according to manufacturer's specifications
						to minimize internal corrosion and weakening of the hoist
						rope.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4310 - Secondary safety connections

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Where possible, conveyances attached to single ropes
						used to hoist persons shall be provided with secondary safety
						connections.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4320 - Headframes and sheaves

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Headframes and sheaves shall be designed and constructed
						to withstand pulls by the hoists greater than the breaking strengths of the
						hoist ropes.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4330 - Clearance requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Headframes shall be high enough to provide at least 15
						feet of clearance between the bottom of the sheave or drum and the uppermost
						part of the highest rope connection of the conveyance when the conveyance is at
						its uppermost person-landing area.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4340 - Fleet angles

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Fleet angles shall not exceed 1
						1/2°.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4350 - Platforms

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Platforms with toe-boards and handrails shall be
						provided around elevated head sheaves.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4360 - Diameter specifications

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Diameters of head sheaves and hoist drums shall conform
						to the following specifications:
Rope construction
Diameter of sheave and drum
Recommended Times rope diameter
Minimum Times rope diameter
6 x 7 classification
72
42
6 x 19
45
30
6 x 37
20
18
6 x 25 type B, flattened strand
45
30
6 x 27 type H, flattened strand
45
30
6 x 30 type G, flattened strand
45
30
18 x 7 classification
51
34
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code of
						  Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4370 - Support grooves

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Head, idler, knuckle, and curve sheaves shall have
						grooves that support the ropes properly. Before installing new ropes, the
						grooves shall be inspected and, where necessary, machined to the proper contour
						and the proper groove diameter.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4380 - Metal bonnets

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Man cages and skips used for hoisting or lowering
						employees or other persons in any vertical shaft or any incline shaft with an
						angle of inclination of 45° from the horizontal, shall be covered with a
						metal bonnet.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4390 - Use of buckets to hoist persons

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Buckets shall not be used to hoist persons except during
						shaft sinking operations, inspection, maintenance, and
						repairs.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4400 - Specifications for buckets used to hoist persons

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Buckets used to hoist persons during shaft sinking
						operations shall be provided with adequate guide ropes and shall have
						crossheads equipped with safety catches and protective bonnets when the shaft
						depth exceeds 50 feet.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4410 - Ratings for ropes suspending platforms

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In shaft sinking where a platform is suspended by wire
						ropes, such ropes shall have an approved rating for the suspended
						load.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4420 - Rope guides

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Where rope guides are used in shafts, they shall be of
						locked coil construction.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4430 - Use of manually-operated hoists

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
When a manually-operated hoist is used, a hoist person
						approved by the director shall remain within hearing of the telephone or signal
						device at all times while any person is underground.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4440 - Use of automatic hoists

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
When automatic hoisting is used, a hoist person approved
						by the director shall be in attendance on the premises while any person is
						underground.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4450 - Fitness requirements for hoist persons

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Hoist persons shall be physically fit and shall undergo
						yearly examinations to determine their continued fitness; certification to this
						effect shall be available at the mine.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4460 - Competency of hoist persons

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Only hoist persons approved by the director shall
						operate the hoist except in cases of emergency and in the training of new hoist
						persons.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4470 - Use of extreme caution

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Hoist persons shall use extreme caution when hoisting or
						lowering persons.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4480 - Speed for hoisting persons

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The safe speed for hoisting persons in a cage shall be
						determined for each shaft, and this speed shall not be exceeded. Persons shall
						not be hoisted at a speed faster than 2,500 feet per minute, except in an
						emergency.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4490 - Maximum speeds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Maximum acceleration and deceleration shall not exceed
						six feet per second.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4500 - Authorized persons

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Only authorized persons shall be in hoist
						rooms.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4510 - Balancing cages

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Balancing of cages shall not be done while persons are
						on cages.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4520 - Lowering conveyances by brakes

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Conveyances shall not be lowered by the brakes alone
						except during emergencies.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4530 - Maximum number of persons to ride

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The director shall designate the maximum number of
						persons permitted to ride on a trip at one time; this limit shall be posted on
						each landing.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4540 - Persons in charge

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Authorized persons shall be in charge of all
						mantrips.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4550 - Conduct on conveyances

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Persons shall enter, ride, and leave conveyances in an
						orderly manner.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4560 - Moving conveyances

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Persons shall not enter or leave conveyances which are
						in motion or after a signal to move the conveyance has been given to the hoist
						person.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4570 - Doors to be closed

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Cage doors or gates shall be closed while persons are
						being hoisted; they shall not be opened until the cage has come to a
						stop.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4580 - Riding in loaded buckets

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Persons shall not ride in skips, or buckets with muck,
						supplies, materials, or tools other than small hand tools.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4590 - When skips shall be empty

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
When combinations of cages and skips are used, the skips
						shall be empty while persons are being transported.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4600 - Hoisting rock or supplies

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Rock or supplies shall not be hoisted in the same shaft
						as persons during shift changes, unless the compartments and dumping bins are
						partitioned to prevent spillage into the cage compartment.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4610 - Limitations on riding shaft conveyance

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Persons shall not ride the bail, rim, or bonnet of any
						shaft conveyance, except where necessary for the inspection and maintenance of
						the shaft and lining.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4620 - Open hooks

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Open hooks shall not be used to hoist buckets or other
						conveyances.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4630 - Speeds for open buckets

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
When persons are hoisted in an open bucket, speeds shall
						not exceed 500 feet a minute and shall not exceed 200 feet a minute when within
						100 feet of a landing.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4640 - Where buckets to be stopped on lowering

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Buckets shall be stopped about 15 feet from the shaft
						bottom to await a signal from one of the crew on the bottom for further
						lowering.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4650 - Where buckets to be stopped on raising

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Buckets shall be stopped after being raised three feet
						when persons are hoisted from the bottom; a second hoisting signal shall be
						given after the bucket has been stabilized. Hoisting shall be at a minimum
						speed and the bell cord shall be attended constantly until the crosshead has
						been engaged.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4660 - Blocking cars

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Where mine cars are hoisted by cage or skip, means for
						blocking cars shall be provided at all landings and also on the
						cage.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4670 - Securing materials in buckets

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
When tools, timbers, or other materials are being
						lowered or raised in a shaft by means of a bucket, skip, or cage, they shall be
						secured or so placed that they will not strike the sides of the
						shaft.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4680 - Placement of conveyances not in use

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Conveyances not in use shall be released and raised or
						lowered at least 10 feet from the floor of the landing.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4690 - Signaling between stations and hoist room

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
There shall be at least two effective approved methods
						of signaling between each of the shaft stations and the hoist room, one of
						which shall be a telephone or speaking tube.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4700 - When telephone instructions are acceptable

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Hoist persons shall not accept hoisting instructions by
						telephone unless the regular signaling systems are out of order. During such an
						emergency, one person shall be designated to direct movement of the
						conveyance.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4710 - Signals to hoist operator

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A method shall be provided to signal the hoist operator
						from cages or other conveyances at any point in the shaft.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4720 - Standard hoisting signals

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A standard code of hoisting signals shall be adopted and
						used each mine.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4730 - Posting of signal codes

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A legible signal code shall be posted prominently in the
						hoist house within easy view of the hoist persons and at each place where
						signals are given or received.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4740 - Positioning signal devices

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Hoisting signal devices shall be positioned within easy
						reach of persons on the shaft bottom or constantly attended by a person
						stationed on the lower deck of the sinking platform.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4750 - Qualifications of persons giving signals

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any person responsible for receiving or giving signals
						for cages, skips, and mantrips when persons or materials are being transported
						shall be familiar with the posted signaling code.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4760 - Safety gates on landings

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Shaft landings shall be equipped with substantial safety
						gates so constructed that materials will not go through or under them; gates
						shall be closed except when loading or unloading shaft
						conveyances.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4770 - Stop blocks or derail switches

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Positive stop blocks or a derail switch shall be
						installed on all tracks leading to a shaft collar or landing.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4780 - Where guides to be provided

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Guides shall be provided in each hoisting compartment in
						shafts inclined more than 45° from the horizontal.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4790 - Construction of dumping facilities

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Dumping facilities and loading pockets shall be
						constructed so as to minimize spillage into the shaft.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4800 - Shaft station clearance requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Adequate clearance shall be maintained at shaft stations
						to allow persons to pass safely and to allow materials to be handled
						safely.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4810 - Safe passage around compartments

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A safe means of passage around open shaft compartments
						shall provided on landings with more than one entrance to the
						shaft.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4820 - Maintaining shaft sets

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Shaft sets shall be kept in good repair and clean of
						hazardous material.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4830 - Persons working in shafts

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Hoist personnel shall be informed when persons are
						working in a compartment affected by that hoisting operation and a "Persons
						Working in Shaft" sign shall be posted at the hoist.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4840 - Posting of signs

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
When persons are working in a shaft, "Persons Working in
						Shaft" signs shall be posted at all devices controlling hoisting operations
						that may endanger such persons.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4850 - Performing inspections and repairs

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Shaft inspection and repair work in vertical shafts
						shall be performed from substantial platforms equipped with bonnets or
						equivalent overhead protection.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4860 - Bulkheads or equivalent protection

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A substantial bulkhead or equivalent protection shall be
						provided above persons at work deepening a shaft.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4870 - Ladders in shafts

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Substantial fixed ladders shall be maintained as near
						the shaft bottom as practical during shaft sinking operations. Chain, wire
						rope, or other extension ladders shall be used from the fixed ladder to the
						shaft bottom, unless other suitable means are approved.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4880 - Inspection and testing procedures

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A systematic procedure of inspection, testing, and
						maintenance of shaft and hoisting equipment shall be developed and followed. If
						it is found or suspected that any part is not functioning properly, the hoist
						shall not be used until the malfunction has been located and repaired or
						adjustments have been made.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4890 - Records to be kept

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Complete records shall be kept of installation,
						lubrication, inspection, tests, and maintenance of shafts and hoisting
						equipment.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4900 - Replacement parts

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Parts used to repair hoists shall have properties equal
						to or better than the original parts; replacement parts shall be designed to
						fit the original installation.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code
						  of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING › Part XV - Safety and Health Regulations-Underground Only › Article 10 - Personnel Hoisting › Section 4VAC25-40-4910 - Lubrication of ropes

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Ropes shall be kept well-lubricated from end to end as
						recommended by the manufacturer.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305
						  of the Code of Virginia.