Metalliferous Mines Regulations, 1961 - Directorate General of ...

(d) Except while riding in a bucket or other means of conveyance, no person other than the chargeman or a
person authorised in writing by the manager, shall give any signal.
(4) Every bucket or other means of conveyance in which persons or materials are conveyed, shall be of
strong construction and so maintained as to prevent persons or materials from falling.
(5)(a) At the top of the shaft or at the landing where the bucket or other means of conveyance is normally
landed, suitable doors or covering shall be provided. Except as may be required for the passage of the
bucket or other means of conveyance, the doors or covering shall always be kept closed.
(b)Where the shaft or winze has an indication of 35 degrees or more from the horizontal and exceeds 45
metres in depth measured along its plane, persons working at the bottom shall also be protected by a
suitable protective covering extending over the whole area of the shaft or winze, sufficient space being left
therein only for the passage of the bucket or other means of conveyance; and the cover or scaffold shall be
kept lowered –
(i)if the shaft or winze is vertical to not more than 22.5 metres from the bottom; and
(ii) in any other case, not more than 30 metres from the bottom :
Provided that where special circumstances exist, the Chief Inspector may, by an order in writing
an subject to such conditions as he may specify therein, grant an exemption from the provisions of this
clause.
(6) Not more than such number of persons as may be authorised by the manager shall be allowed to ride in
the bucket or other means conveyance at one time; and a notice specifying such number shall be posted
prominently at the top of the shaft or winze.
(7) When tools, implements or other materials are lowered or raised, the banksman or chargeman, as the
case may b e, shall see that -
(a) the bucket is properly loaded;
(b) materials are not loaded above the rim;
(c) long timber, pipes, rails, tools or other material with ends projecting over the rim are securely fastened
to the rope, chains or bow; and
(d) the bucket, before being sent away, is steadied, and the bottom and sides thereof are free from adhering
material.
(8) Where guides are provided, the bucket or other means of conveyance shall be raised slowly from the
bottom of the shaft or winze, until the rider is picket up.
(9) While persons are at work on any scaffold or platform in the shaft or winze, the following precautions
shall be strictly observed :
(a) The scaffold or platform shall be secured to the sides of the shaft in order to prevent it from swinging;
(b) The opening for the passage of the bucket or other means of conveyance, shall be so protected as
effectively to prevent anything falling through it;
(c) The scaffold or platform shall not be lowered or raised except under the order of the chargeman or
other competent person.
88. Winding ropes, etc. – At every shaft where a rope is used for winding purposes, the following
provisions shall have effect, namely :
(1)(a) No rope, bar, link, chain or other attachment to a cage or other means of conveyance shall be used
unless it is of good quality and manufacture, is free from any visible defect and is of adequate calculated
strength :