Section 4400. Specifications for buckets used to hoist persons  


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  • Buckets used to hoist persons during shaft sinking operations shall be provided with adequate guide ropes and shall have crossheads equipped with safety catches and protective bonnets when the shaft depth exceeds 50 feet.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR480-05-1.2 § 15.164, eff. July 19, 1989; amended, Volume 25, Issue 20, eff. July 8, 2009.

Statutory Authority

§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.