Minerals and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical Regulations) L.I. 2182
Regulation 415—The manager of a mine shall ensure that in the mine unless damage or deterioration is removed by cut-off, wire ropes are removed from service when any of the following conditions occur:
(a) the number of broken wires within a rope lay length, excluding filler wires, exceed either
(i) five percent of the total number of wires; or
(ii) fifteen percent of the total number of wires within any strand;
(b) on a regular lay rope, there is more than one broken wire in the valley between strands in one rope lay length;
(c) there is a loss of more than one-third of the original diameter of the outer wires;
(d) there is rope deterioration from corrosion;
(e) there is distortion of the rope structure;
(f) there is heat damage from any source;
(g) there is diameter reduction due to wear that exceeds six percent of the base line diameter measurement;
(h) there is loss of more than ten percent of the rope's strength as determined by non destructive testing; and
(i) when the rope reaches the statutory rope life according to regulation 418.
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36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
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