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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14200 - Warnings prior to starting or moving equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Before starting crushers or moving self-propelled mobile
					 equipment, equipment operators shall sound a warning that is audible above the
					 surrounding noise level or use other effective means to warn all persons who
					 could be exposed to a hazard from the equipment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14201 - Conveyor start-up warnings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When the entire
				  length of a conveyor is visible from the starting switch, the conveyor operator
				  shall visually check to make certain that all persons are in the clear before
				  starting the conveyor.
(b) When the
				  entire length of the conveyor is not visible from the starting switch, a system
				  which provides visible or audible warning shall be installed and operated to
				  warn persons that the conveyor will be started. Within 30 seconds after the
				  warning is given, the conveyor shall be started or a second warning shall be
				  given.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14202 - Manual cleaning of conveyor pulleys

Current through July 13, 2024
Pulleys of conveyors shall not be cleaned manually while
					 the conveyor is in motion.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14203 - Application of belt dressing

Current through July 13, 2024
Belt dressings shall not be applied manually while belts
					 are in motion unless a pressurized-type applicator is used that allows the
					 dressing to be applied from outside the guards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14204 - Machinery lubrication

Current through July 13, 2024
Machinery or equipment shall not be lubricated manually
					 while it is in motion where application of the lubricant may expose persons to
					 injury.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14205 - Machinery, equipment, and tools

Current through July 13, 2024
Machinery, equipment, and tools shall not be used beyond
					 the design capacity intended by the manufacturer where such use may create a
					 hazard to persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14206 - Securing movable parts

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When moving
				  mobile equipment between workplaces, booms, forks, buckets, beds, and similar
				  movable parts of the equipment shall be positioned in the travel mode and, if
				  required for safe travel, mechanically secured.
(b) When mobile equipment is unattended or
				  not in use, dippers, buckets and scraper blades shall be lowered to the ground.
				  Other movable parts, such as booms, shall be mechanically secured or positioned
				  to prevent movement which would create a hazard to persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14207 - Parking procedures for unattended equipment

Current through July 13, 2024
Mobile equipment shall not be left unattended unless the
					 controls are placed in the park position and the parking brake, if provided, is
					 set. When parked on a grade, the wheels or tracks of mobile equipment shall be
					 either chocked or turned into a bank.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14208 - Warning devices

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Visible warning
				  devices shall be used when parked mobile equipment creates a hazard to persons
				  in other mobile equipment.
(b)
				  Mobile equipment, other than forklifts, carrying loads that project beyond the
				  sides or more than four feet beyond the rear of the equipment shall have a
				  warning flag at the end of the projection. Under conditions of limited
				  visibility these loads shall have a warning light at the end of the projection.
				  Such flag or lights shall be attached to the end of the projection or be
				  carried by persons walking beside or behind the projection.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14209 - Safety procedures for towing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A properly
				  sized tow bar or other effective means of control shall be used to tow mobile
				  equipment.
(b) Unless steering and
				  braking are under the control of the equipment operator on the towed equipment,
				  a safety chain or wire rope capable of withstanding the loads to which it could
				  be subjected shall be used in conjunction with any primary rigging.
(c) This provision does not apply to rail
				  equipment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14210 - Movement of dippers, buckets, loading booms, or suspended loads

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Dippers, buckets, loading booms, or
				  suspended loads shall not be swung over the operators' stations of
				  self-propelled mobile equipment until the equipment operator is out of the
				  operator's station and in a safe location.
(b) This section does not apply when the
				  equipment is specifically designed to protect the equipment operator from
				  falling objects.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14211 - Blocking equipment in a raised position

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Persons
				  shall not work on top of, under, or work from mobile equipment in a raised
				  position until the equipment has been blocked or mechanically secured to
				  prevent it from rolling or falling accidentally.
(b) Persons shall not work on top of, under,
				  or work from a raised component of mobile equipment until the component has
				  been blocked or mechanically secured to prevent accidental lowering. The
				  equipment must also be blocked or secured to prevent rolling.
(c) A raised component must be secured to
				  prevent accidental lowering when persons are working on or around mobile
				  equipment and are exposed to the hazard of accidental lowering of the
				  component.
(d) Under this section,
				  a raised component of mobile equipment is considered to be blocked or
				  mechanically secured if provided with a functional load-locking device or a
				  device which prevents free and uncontrolled descent.
(e) Blocking or mechanical securing of the
				  raised component is required during repair or maintenance of elevated mobile
				  work platforms.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14212 - Chains, ropes, and drive belts

Current through July 13, 2024
Chains, ropes, and drive belts shall be guided mechanically
					 onto moving pulleys, sprockets, or drums except where equipment is designed
					 specifically for hand feeding.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14213 - Ventilation and shielding for welding

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Welding
				  operations shall be shielded when performed at locations where arc flash could
				  be hazardous to persons.
(b) All
				  welding operations shall be well-ventilated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14214 - Train warnings

Current through July 13, 2024
A warning that is audible above the surrounding noise level
					 shall be sounded-
(a) Immediately
				  prior to moving trains;
(b) When
				  trains approach persons, crossings, other trains on adjacent tracks;
				  and
(c) Any place where the train
				  operator's vision is obscured.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14215 - Coupling or uncoupling cars

Current through July 13, 2024
Prior to coupling or uncoupling cars manually, trains shall
					 be brought to a complete stop, and then moved at minimum tram speed until the
					 coupling or uncoupling activity is completed. Coupling or uncoupling shall not
					 be attempted from the inside of curves unless the railroad and cars are
					 designed to eliminate hazards to persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14216 - Backpoling

Current through July 13, 2024
Backpoling of trolleys is prohibited except where there is
					 inadequate clearance to reverse the trolley pole. Where backpoling is required,
					 it shall be done only at the minimum tram speed of the
					 trolley.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14217 - Securing parked railcars

Current through July 13, 2024
Parked railcars shall be blocked securely unless held
					 effectively by brakes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14218 - Movement of equipment on adjacent tracks

Current through July 13, 2024
When a locomotive on one track is used to move rail
					 equipment on adjacent tracks, a chain, cable, or drawbar shall be used which is
					 capable of meeting the loads to which it could be subjected.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Section 56.14219 - Brakeman signals

Current through July 13, 2024
When a train is under the direction of a brakeman and the
					 train operator cannot clearly recognize the brakeman's signals, the train
					 operator shall bring the train to a stop.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart M - Machinery and Equipment › Appendix I for Subpart M - National Consensus Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
Mine operators seeking further information regarding the
					 construction and installation of falling object protective structures (FOPS)
					 may consult the following national consensus standards, as applicable.
MSHA Standard 56.14106, Falling Object Protection.
Equipment
National consensus standard
Front-end loaders
and bulldozers
Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE) minimum performance criteria for falling
								object protective structures (FOPS) SAE J231-January, 1981.
Fork-lift trucks
American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) safety standard for low lift and
								high lift trucks, B 56.1, section 7.27 - 1983; or,
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
								standard, rough terrain fork lift trucks, B56.6-1987.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 56.15001 - First-aid materials

Current through July 13, 2024
Adequate first-aid materials, including stretchers and
					 blankets, shall be provided at places convenient to all working areas. Water or
					 neutralizing agents shall be available where corrosive chemicals or other
					 harmful substances are stored, handled, or used.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 56.15002 - Hard hats

Current through July 13, 2024
All persons shall wear suitable hard hats when in or around
					 a mine or plant where falling objects may create a hazard.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 56.15003 - Protective footwear

Current through July 13, 2024
All persons shall wear suitable protective footwear when in
					 or around an area of a mine or plant where a hazard exists which could cause an
					 injury to the feet.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 56.15004 - Eye protection

Current through July 13, 2024
All persons shall wear safety glasses, goggles, or face
					 shields or other suitable protective devices when in or around an area of a
					 mine or plant where a hazard exists which could cause injury to unprotected
					 eyes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 56.15005 - Safety belts and lines

Current through July 13, 2024
Safety belts and lines shall be worn when persons work
					 where there is danger of falling; a second person shall tend the lifeline when
					 bins, tanks, or other dangerous areas are entered.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 56.15006 - Protective equipment and clothing for hazards and irritants

Current through July 13, 2024
Special protective equipment and special protective
					 clothing shall be provided, maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition and
					 used whenever hazards of process or environment, chemical hazards, radiological
					 hazards, or mechanical irritants are encountered in a manner capable of causing
					 injury or impairment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart N - Personal Protection › Section 56.15007 - Protective equipment or clothing for welding, cutting, or working with molten metal

Current through July 13, 2024
Protective clothing or equipment and face shields, or
					 goggles shall be worn when welding, cutting, or working with molten
					 metal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16001 - Stacking and storage of materials

Current through July 13, 2024
Supplies shall not be stacked or stored in a manner which
					 creates tripping or fall-of-material hazards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16002 - Bins, hoppers, silos, tanks, and surge piles

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Bins, hoppers, silos, tanks, and surge
				  piles, where loose unconsolidated materials are stored, handled or transferred
				  shall be-
(1) Equipped with mechanical
				  devices or other effective means of handling materials so that during normal
				  operations persons are not required to enter or work where they are exposed to
				  entrapment by the caving or sliding of materials; and
(2) Equipped with supply and discharge
				  operating controls. The controls shall be located so that spills or overruns
				  will not endanger persons.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16003 - Storage of hazardous materials

Current through July 13, 2024
Materials that can create hazards if accidentally liberated
					 from their containers shall be stored in a manner that minimizes the
					 dangers.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16004 - Containers for hazardous materials

Current through July 13, 2024
Hazardous materials shall be stored in containers of a type
					 approved for such use by recognized agencies; such containers shall be labeled
					 appropriately.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16006 - Protection of gas cylinder valves

Current through July 13, 2024
Valves on compressed gas cylinders shall be protected by
					 covers when being transported or stored, and by a safe location when the
					 cylinders are in use.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16007 - Taglines, hitches, and slings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Taglines shall
				  be attached to loads that may require steadying or guidance while
				  suspended.
(b) Hitches and slings
				  used to hoist materials shall be suitable for the particular material
				  handled.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16010 - Dropping materials from overhead

Current through July 13, 2024
To protect personnel, material shall not be dropped from an
					 overhead elevation until the drop area is first cleared of personnel and the
					 area is then either guarded or a suitable warning is given.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16011 - Riding hoisted loads or on the hoist hook

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons shall not ride on loads being moved by cranes or
					 derricks, nor shall they ride the hoisting hooks unless such method eliminates
					 a greater hazard.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16012 - Storage of incompatible substances

Current through July 13, 2024
Chemical substances, including concentrated acids and
					 alkalies, shall be stored to prevent inadvertent contact with each other or
					 with other substances, where such contact could cause a violent reaction or the
					 liberation of harmful fumes or gases.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16013 - Working with molten metal

Current through July 13, 2024
Suitable warning shall be given before molten metal is
					 poured and before a container of molten metal is moved.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16014 - Operator-carrying overhead cranes

Current through July 13, 2024
Operator-carrying overhead cranes shall be provided
					 with-
(a) Bumpers at each end of each
				  rail;
(b) Automatic switches to
				  halt uptravel of the blocks before they strike the hoist;
(c) Effective audible warning signals within
				  easy reach of the operator; and
(d)
				  A means to lock out the disconnect switch.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16015 - Work or travel on overhead crane bridges

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall work from or travel on the bridge of an
					 overhead crane unless the bridge is provided with substantial footwalks with
					 toeboards and railings the length of the bridge.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart O - Materials Storage and Handling › Section 56.16016 - Lift trucks

Current through July 13, 2024
Fork and other similar types of lift trucks shall be
					 operated with the-
(a) Upright tilted
				  back to steady and secure the load;
(b) Load in the upgrade position when
				  ascending or descending grades in excess of 10 percent;
(c) Load not raised or lowered enroute except
				  for minor adjustments; and
(d)
				  Load-engaging device downgrade when traveling unloaded on all grades.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart P - Illumination › Section 56.17001 - Illumination of surface working areas

Current through July 13, 2024
Illumination sufficient to provide safe working conditions
					 shall be provided in and on all surface structures, paths, walkways, stairways,
					 switch panels, loading and dumping sites, and work areas.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart Q - Safety Programs › Section 56.18002 - Examination of working places

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A competent
				  person designated by the operator shall examine each working place at least
				  once each shift for conditions which may adversely affect safety or health. The
				  operator shall promptly initiate appropriate action to correct such
				  conditions.
(b) A record that such
				  examinations were conducted shall be kept by the operator for a period of one
				  year, and shall be made available for review by the Secretary or his authorized
				  representative and the State Mine Inspector.
(c) In addition, conditions that may present
				  an imminent danger which are noted by the person conducting the examination
				  shall be brought to the immediate attention of the operator who shall withdraw
				  all persons from the area affected (except persons referred to in section
				  104(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977) until the danger is
				  abated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart Q - Safety Programs › Section 56.18009 - Designation of person in charge

Current through July 13, 2024
When persons are working at the mine, a competent person
					 designated by the mine operator shall be in attendance to take charge in case
					 of an emergency.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart Q - Safety Programs › Section 56.18010 - First aid training

Current through July 13, 2024
Selected supervisors shall be trained in first aid. First
					 aid training shall be made available to all interested
					 employees.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart Q - Safety Programs › Section 56.18020 - Working alone

Current through July 13, 2024
No employee shall be assigned, or allowed, or be required
					 to perform work alone in any area where hazardous conditions exist that would
					 endanger his safety unless he can communicate with others, can be heard, or can
					 be seen.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19000 - Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The hoisting standards in this subpart
				  apply to those hoists and appurtenances used for hoising persons. However,
				  where persons may be endangered by hoists and appurtenances used solely for
				  handling ore, rock, and materials, the appropriate standards should be
				  applied.
(b) Standards 56.19021
				  through 56.19028 apply to wire ropes in service used to hoist persons with an
				  incline hoist on the surface.
(c)
				  Emergency hoisting facilities should conform to the extent possible to safety
				  requirements for other hoists, and should be adequate to remove the persons
				  from the mine with a minimum of delay.
Hoists
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19001 - Rated capacities

Current through July 13, 2024
Hoists shall have rated capacities consistent with the
					 loads handled and the recommended safety factors of the ropes
					 used.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19004 - Brakes

Current through July 13, 2024
Any hoist used to hoist persons shall be equipped with a
					 brake or brakes which shall be capable of holding its fully loaded cage, skip,
					 or bucket at any point in the shaft.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19005 - Locking mechanism for clutch

Current through July 13, 2024
The operating mechanism of the clutch of every man-hoist
					 drum shall be provided with a locking mechanism, or interlocked electrically or
					 mechanically with the brake to prevent accidental withdrawal of the
					 clutch.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19006 - Automatic hoist braking devices

Current through July 13, 2024
Automatic hoists shall be provided with devices that
					 automatically apply the brakes in the event of power failure.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19007 - Overtravel and overspeed devices

Current through July 13, 2024
All man hoists shall be provided with devices to prevent
					 overtravel. When utilized in shafts exceeding 100 feet in depth, such hoists
					 shall also be provided with overspeed devices.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19008 - Friction hoist synchronizing mechanisms

Current through July 13, 2024
Where creep or slip may alter the effective position of
					 safety devices, friction hoists shall be equipped with synchronizing mechanisms
					 that recalibrate the overtravel devices and position
					 indicators.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19009 - Position indicator

Current through July 13, 2024
An accurate and reliable indicator of the position of the
					 cage, skip, bucket, or cars in the shaft shall be provided.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19010 - Location of hoist controls

Current through July 13, 2024
Hoist controls shall be placed or housed so that the noise
					 from machinery or other sources will not prevent hoistmen from hearing
					 signals.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19011 - Drum flanges

Current through July 13, 2024
Flanges on drums shall extend radially a minimum of 4
					 inches or three rope diameters beyond the last wrap, whichever is the
					 lesser.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19012 - Grooved drums

Current through July 13, 2024
Where grooved drums are used, the grooves shall be of
					 suitable size and pitch for the ropes used.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19013 - Diesel- and other fuel-injection-powered hoists

Current through July 13, 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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19014 - Friction hoist overtravel protection

Current through July 13, 2024
In a friction hoist installation, tapered guides or other
					 approved devices shall be installed above and below the limits of regular
					 travel of the conveyance and arranged to prevent overtravel in the event of
					 failure of other devices.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19017 - Emergency braking for electric hoists

Current through July 13, 2024
Each electric hoist shall be equipped with a
					 manually-operable switch that will initiate emergency braking action to bring
					 the conveyance and the counterbalance safely to rest. This switch shall be
					 located within reach of the hoistman in case the manual controls of the hoist
					 fail.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19018 - Overtravel by-pass switches

Current through July 13, 2024
When an overtravel by-pass switch is installed, the switch
					 shall function so as to allow the conveyance to be moved through the overtravel
					 position when the switch is held in the closed position by the hoistman. The
					 overtravel by-pass switch shall return automatically to the open position when
					 released by the hoistman.
Wire Ropes
Authority: Sec. 101, Federal Mine Safety and Health Act
						of 1977, Pub. L. 91-173 as amended by Pub. L. 95-164, 91 Stat. 1291 (
						30 U.S.C.
						811
						).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19021 - Minimum rope strength

Current through July 13, 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:
(a) Winding drum ropes (all constructions,
				  including rotation resistant). For rope lengths less than 3,000 feet:
Minimum Value = Static Load X (7.0-0.001 L)
For rope lengths 3,000 feet or greater:
Minimum Value = Static Load X 4.0
(b) Friction drum ropes. For rope lengths
				  less than 4,000 feet:
Minimum Value = Static Load X (7.0-0.0005 L)
For rope lengths 4,000 feet or greater:
Minimum Value = Static Load X 5.0
(c) Tail ropes (balance ropes).
Minimum Value = Weight of Rope X 7.0
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19022 - Initial measurement

Current through July 13, 2024
After initial rope stretch but before visible wear occurs,
					 the rope diameter of newly installed wire ropes shall be measured at least once
					 in every third interval of active length and the measurements averaged to
					 establish a baseline for subsequent measurements. A record of the measurements
					 and the date shall be made by the person taking the measurements. This record
					 shall be retained until the rope is retired from service.
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1219-0034
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19023 - Examinations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) At least once every fourteen 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.
(b) Before any person is hoisted with a newly
				  installed wire rope or any wire rope that has not been examined in the previous
				  fourteen calendar days, the wire rope shall be examined in accordance with
				  paragraph (a) of this section.
(c)
				  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;
(3) Where
				  the hoist rope leaves the drum at regular stopping points; and
(4) At drum crossover and change-of-layer
				  regions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19024 - Retirement criteria

Current through July 13, 2024
Unless damage or deterioration is removed by cutoff, wire
					 ropes shall be removed from service when any of the following conditions
					 occurs:
(a) The number of broken wires
				  within a rope lay length, excluding filler wires, exceeds either-
(1) Five percent of the total number of
				  wires; or
(2) Fifteen percent of
				  the total number of wires within any strand.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19025 - Load end attachments

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Wire rope shall
				  be attached to the load by a method that develops at least 80 percent of the
				  nominal strength of the rope.
(b)
				  Except for terminations where use of other materials is a design feature, zinc
				  (spelter) shall be used for socketing wire ropes. Design feature means either
				  the manufacturer's original design or a design approved by a registered
				  professional engineer.
(c) Load end
				  attachment methods using splices are prohibited.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19026 - Drum end attachment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For drum end
				  attachment, wire rope shall be attached-
(1)
				  Securely by clips after making one full turn around the drum spoke;
(2) Securely by clips after making one full
				  turn around the shaft, if the drum is fixed to the shaft; or
(3) By properly assembled anchor bolts,
				  clamps, or wedges, provided that the attachment is a design feature of the
				  hoist drum. Design feature means either the manufacturer's original design or a
				  design approved by a registered professional engineer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19027 - End attachment retermination

Current through July 13, 2024
Damaged or deteriorated wire rope shall be removed by
					 cutoff and the rope reterminated where there is-
(a) More than one broken wire at an
				  attachment;
(b) Improper
				  installation of an attachment;
(c)
				  Slippage at an attachment; or
(d)
				  Evidence of deterioration from corrosion at an attachment. S 56.19028 End
				  attachment replacement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19030 - Safety device attachments

Current through July 13, 2024
Safety device attachments to hoist ropes shall be selected,
					 installed, and maintained according to manufacturers' specifications to
					 minimize internal corrosion and weakening of the hoist rope.
Headframes and Sheaves
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19035 - Headframe design

Current through July 13, 2024
All headframes shall be constructed with suitable design
					 considerations to allow for all dead loads, live loads, and wind
					 loads.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19036 - Headframe height

Current through July 13, 2024
Headframes shall be high enough to provide clearance for
					 overtravel and safe stopping of the conveyance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19037 - Fleet angles

Current through July 13, 2024
Fleet angles on hoists installed after November 15, 1979,
					 shall not be greater than one and one-half degrees for smooth drums or two
					 degrees for grooved drums.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19038 - Platforms around elevated head sheaves

Current through July 13, 2024
Platforms with toeboards and handrails shall be provided
					 around elevated head sheaves.
Conveyances
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19045 - Metal bonnets

Current through July 13, 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 forty-five degrees from the horizontal, shall be covered with a
					 metal bonnet.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19049 - Hoisting persons in buckets

Current through July 13, 2024
Buckets shall not be used to hoist persons except during
					 shaft sinking operations, inspection, maintenance, and
					 repairs.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19050 - Bucket requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
Buckets used to hoist persons during vertical shaft sinking
					 operations shall-
(a) Be securely
				  attached to a crosshead when traveling in either direction between the lower
				  and upper crosshead parking locations;
(b) Have overhead protection when the shaft
				  depth exceeds 50 feet;
(c) Have
				  sufficient depth or a suitably designed platform to transport persons safely in
				  a standing position; and
(d) Have
				  devices to prevent accidental dumping where the bucket is supported by a bail
				  attached to its lower half.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19054 - Rope guides

Current through July 13, 2024
Where rope guides are used in shafts other than in shaft
					 sinking operations, the rope guides shall be a type of lock coil
					 construction.
Hoisting Procedures
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19055 - Availability of hoist operator for manual hoists

Current through July 13, 2024
When a manually operated hoist is used, a qualified
					 hoistman shall remain within hearing of the telephone or signal device at all
					 times while any person is underground.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19056 - Availability of hoist operator for automatic hoists

Current through July 13, 2024
When automatic hoisting is used, a competent operator of
					 the hoist shall be readily available at or near the hoisting device while any
					 person is underground.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19057 - Hoist operator's physical fitness

Current through July 13, 2024
No person shall operate a hoist unless within the preceding
					 12 months he has had a medical examination by a qualified, licensed physician
					 who shall certify his fitness to perform this duty. Such certification shall be
					 available at the mine.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19058 - Experienced hoist operators

Current through July 13, 2024
Only experienced hoistmen shall operate the hoist except in
					 cases of emergency and in the training of new hoistmen.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19061 - Maximum hoisting speeds

Current through July 13, 2024
The safe speed for hoisting persons shall be determined for
					 each shaft, and this speed shall not be exceeded. Persons should not be hoisted
					 at a speed faster than 2,500 feet per minute, except in an
					 emergency.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19062 - Maximum acceleration and deceleration

Current through July 13, 2024
Maximum normal operating acceleration and deceleration
					 shall not exceed 6 feet per second per second. During emergency braking, the
					 deceleration shall not exceed 16 feet per second per second.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19065 - Lowering conveyances by the brakes

Current through July 13, 2024
Conveyances shall not be lowered by the brakes alone except
					 during emergencies.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19066 - Maximum riders in a conveyance

Current through July 13, 2024
In shafts inclined over 45 degrees, the operator shall
					 determine and post in the conveyance or at each shaft station the maximum
					 number of persons permitted to ride in a hoisting conveyance at any one time.
					 Each person shall be provided a minimum of 1.5 square feet of floor
					 space.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19067 - Trips during shift changes

Current through July 13, 2024
During shift changes, an authorized person shall be in
					 charge of each trip in which persons are hoisted.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0004 - Mining Inspector › Chapter 2 - SURFACE METAL/NON METAL MINES › Subpart R - Personnel Hoisting › Section 56.19068 - Orderly conduct in conveyances

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons shall enter, ride, and leave conveyances in an
					 orderly manner.