Minerals and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical Regulations) L.I. 2182
Regulation 444—
(1) The manager of a mine shall ensure that the following code of shaft signals are used and strictly observed in the mine:
(a) to raise an engine when it is at rest ... ... ... 1 Bell;
(b) to stop an engine when it is in motion ... ... ... 1 Bell;
(c) to lower an engine when it is in motion ... ... ... 2 Bells;
(d) when men are about to ascend, or descend in or alight from a Conveyance ... 4 Bells;
(e) in response to indicate when men may enter or leave a cage or other conveyance in the shaft 4 Bells;
(f) to change stations ... ... ... 3 Bells;
(g) to stop a conveyance ... ... ... 5-5 Bells;
(h) for an accident ... ... ... 5-5-5 Bells;
(i) in transportation of explosives ... ... ... 6-6-6 Bells;
(j) in shaft Repairs ... ... ... 1 long Bell.
(2) The following are the station signals:
Station Number of Bells Pause Bells
(a) 1 1 - 1
(b) 2 1 - 2
(c) 3 1 - 3
(d) 4 1 - 4
(e) 5 2 - 1
(f) 6 2 - 2
(g) 7 2 - 3
(h) 8 2 - 4
(i) 9 3 - 1
(j) 10 3 - 2
(k) 11 3 - 3
(l) 12 3 - 4
(m) 13 4 - 1
(n) 14 4 - 2
(o) 15 4 - 3
(p) 16 4 - 4
(q) 17 5 - 1
(r) 18 5 - 2
(s) 19 5 - 3
(t) 20 5 - 4
(3) A person shall not enter or leave a cage or other conveyance until the signal of "4 bells" has been received from the engine driver.
(4) A special signal in addition to the signals in subregulations (1), (2), and (3) may be used in a mine provided it has been approved in writing by the Chief Inspector as set out in Form Forty-Two of the First Schedule.
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