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Minerals and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical Regulations) L.I. 2182

Regulation 426—
(1) Subject to sub-regulation (2), a person shall not ascend or descend a shaft or winze
(a) on the top of a cage or on the side, bow, rim, bail or carriage of a skip, kibble, truck or other means of conveyance, whether loaded or unloaded;
(b) or on top of a loaded or in a partially loaded cage, skip, bucket, kibble, truck or other means of conveyance.
(2) A person engaged in shaft repairs or shaft inspections may ride on top of a cage or on the bridle of a skip.
(3) In the case of a vertical shaft the manager of the mine in which that shaft is located shall ensure that a cover is provided to protect a person engaged in shaft repairs or shaft inspections and that that person is provided with and wears a safety belt or harness effectively secured to prevent that person from falling down the shaft.

Subject : Ropes  

Procedure to Follow


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Responsible Institution


Minerals Commission

36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra

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