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

Regulation 409
(1) The manager of a mine shall, at least twenty one days before a new winding rope is used in the mine, submit to the Chief Inspector a certificate from the manufacturer of the rope which sets out
(a) full details of the construction of the rope;
(b) the class of steel used in the construction of the rope; and
(c) the breaking force of the rope
(2) Where the Chief Inspector of Mines has concerns about the authenticity of a certificate submitted under sub-regulation (1), the Chief Inspector of Mines may require a test of the breaking force of the rope to be undertaken, at a place and in a manner approved by the Chief Inspector of Mines, and
(a) the results of the test shall be submitted to the Chief Inspector of Mines before the rope is used and
(b) the manager shall ensure that this requirement is complied with.

Subject : Ropes  

Procedure to Follow


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Responsible Institution


Minerals Commission

36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra

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