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

Regulation 411

(1) The manager of a mine shall ensure that the following records are kept as set out in Form Twenty-Eight in the First Schedule in respect of each winding rope used in the mine:
(a) the certificate number of the rope;
(b) the name of the shaft or winze in which the rope is used;
(c) where applicable, the compartment of the shaft in which the rope is used;
(d) the date on which the rope was put on;
(e) each date on which the rope was shortened and the amount of the shortening on each occasion;
(f) each date on which the rope was re-capped;
(g) each test undertaken of the rope and the results of that test;
(h) each date on which the rope was examined, cleaned and oiled; and
(i) the date upon which the rope was taken out of service.
(2) A person keeping a record under sub-regulation (1) shall ensure that that person's identity and the date on which the record was made is evident from the records.
(3) The manager of a mine shall ensure that the records required to be maintained under this regulation, in respect of a rope, are retained for a period of not less than five years from the date the rope is permanently taken out of service.

Subject : Ropes  

Procedure to Follow


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Responsible Institution


Minerals Commission

36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra

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