Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)

Regulation 401:(1) The manager of a mine shall ensure that in the mine a winding engine or apparatus is not used for(a) raising or lowering persons, or(b) raising or lowering of rocks, water, tools or other materials where a person is working under or below the engine or apparatusunless there is written permission from the Chief Inspector of Mines to use the winding engine or apparatus subject to special conditions that the Chief Inspector of Mines considers necessary for the use of the winding engine or apparatus.(2) The Chief Inspector of Mines shall only grant permission under sub-regulation (1), if the winding engine or winding apparatus is tested to the satisfaction of that Inspector who shall specify the maximum number of persons to be allowed in the conveyance and the maximum allowable winding speed.(3) The manager of a mine shall ensure that(a) a notice which shows clearly the number of persons allowed to ride in a conveyance in the mine is posted at each landing place and that the specified maximum number of persons is not exceeded;(b) the safe speed for winding of men is determined for each shaft, in the mine and is not exceeded; and(c) a person is not hoisted in the mine at a speed faster than ten metres per second.

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Responsible Institution

Minerals Commission

36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
Email:mlnrinfo@mlnr.gov.gh
Website:http://mincom.gov.gh

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