S-2.1, r. 14 - Regulation respecting occupational health and safety in mines

Section 356 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

356. Any raise climber shall be equipped with:

(1)  at least 2 independent braking systems, each one capable of stopping and holding the lift with the rated load;

(2)  bumpers at each end of the track;

(3)  a voice communication system connecting the raise climber cab with its access level;

(4)  the tools required for putting it back on the rails if derailed;

(5)  lanyards for each worker on it;

(6)  (paragraph revoked);

(7)  a wooden chest or a cloth bag used exclusively for transporting detonators and microconnectors;

(8)  an automatic speed governor that can keep the lift at a constant speed of descent;

(9)  a rating plate;

(10)  a protective roof complying with the manufacturer’s specifications or offering equivalent or greater safety; the roof shall be installed so that it protects workers against falling rocks likely to become detached from the working face and the walls of the raise, except during drilling and loading of explosives into the work face.

O.C. 213-93, s. 356; O.C. 460-2000, s. 24.