Hoisting Procedures

  1. Law
  2. CFR 30
  3. Mineral Resources
  4. Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor
  5. Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health
  6. Safety and Health Standards - Surface Metal and Nonmetal Mines
  7. Personnel Hoisting
  8. Hoisting Procedures

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Section
56.19055

Availability of hoist operator for manual hoists.

Section
56.19056

Availability of hoist operator for automatic hoists.

Section
56.19057

Hoist operator's physical fitness.

Section
56.19058

Experienced hoist operators.

Section
56.19061

Maximum hoisting speeds.

Section
56.19062

Maximum acceleration and deceleration.

Section
56.19063

Persons allowed in hoist room.

Section
56.19065

Lowering conveyances by the brakes.

Section
56.19066

Maximum riders in a conveyance.

Section
56.19067

Trips during shift changes.

Section
56.19068

Orderly conduct in conveyances.

Section
56.19069

Entering and leaving conveyances.

Section
56.19070

Closing cage doors or gates.

Section
56.19071

Riding in skips or buckets.

Section
56.19072

Skips and cages in same compartment.

Section
56.19073

Hoisting during shift changes.

Section
56.19074

Riding the bail, rim, bonnet, or crosshead.

Section
56.19075

Use of open hooks.

Section
56.19076

Maximum speeds for hoisting persons in buckets.

Section
56.19077

Lowering buckets.

Section
56.19078

Hoisting buckets from the shaft bottom.

Section
56.19079

Blocking mine cars.

Section
56.19080

Hoisting tools, timbers, and other materials.

Section
56.19081

Conveyances not in use.

Section
56.19083

Overtravel backout device.