Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
Agency 25. Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy |
Chapter 40. Safety and Health Regulations for Mineral Mining |
Section 4330. Clearance requirements
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Headframes shall be high enough to provide at least 15 feet of clearance between the bottom of the sheave or drum and the uppermost part of the highest rope connection of the conveyance when the conveyance is at its uppermost person-landing area.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-05-1.2 § 15.157, eff. July 19, 1989; amended, Volume 14, Issue 17, eff. July 1, 1998.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.