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 4400. Specifications for buckets used to hoist persons
Latest version.
-
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.