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149. In connection with every winding-engine there shall
     be provided an appliance which shall automatically indicate
     in a visible manner to the winding-engine man (in addition
     to the ordinary signal) the nature of the signal until the
     signal is complied with.

150. No person other than the banksman or onsetter shall
     give any signal unless he is an official of the mine or is
     authorized in writing by the manager to give signals.

151. The following signals shall be used at all times in con-
     nection with winding in shafts :-
     (a.) For winding persons :-
     (1.) When a person is about to descend, the banks-
     man shall signal to the onsetter and to the
     winding-engine man .. ... . 3
     Before the person enters the cage the onsetter
     shall signal to the banksman and to the
     winding-engine man .. ... . 3
     When the cage at the bottom is clear and
     ready to ascend, the onsetter shall signal
     to the banksman and winding-engine man 1
     When the person is in the cage and ready to
     descend, the banksman shall signal to the
     winding-engine man .. ... . 2
     (2.) When a person is about to ascend, the on-
     setter shall signal to the banksman and
     to the winding-engine man .. ... . 3
     Before the person enters the cage the
     banksman shall signal to the onsetter .. 3
     When the person is in the cage and ready to
     ascend, the onsetter shall signal to the
     banksman and to the winding-engine man.. 1
     When the banksman has received the signal
     “1” from the onsetter, he shall signal to
     the winding-engine man .. ... . 2
     (b.) For winding otherwise than with persons :—
     To raise up .. .. .. .. .. 1
     To stop when in motion .. .. .. 1
     To lower down .. .. .. .. .. 2
     To raise steadily .. .. .. .. .. 4
     To lower steadily .. .. .. .. .. 5

Hauling.

152. Codes of signals required shall be posted and main-
     tained in a clear and legible form at the top and bottom of
     each section of haulage. The following signals shall be used
     at all mines in connection with haulage worked by gravity or
     mechanical power :—
     (a.) Direct or main-rope haulage—
     To stop .. .. .. .. .. 1
     To lower .. .. .. .. .. 2
     To wind up .. .. .. .. .. 3
     (b.) Haulage (other than endless-rope or chain
     haulage) on self-acting inclines--
     To stop .. .. .. .. .. 1
     To lower .. .. .. .. .. 2
     When persons are about to travel up or
     down the incline .. .. .. .. 4
     This signal shall be acknowledged by
     signalling .. .. .. .. .. 4
     (c.) Main- and tail-rope haulage—
     To stop .. .. .. .. .. 1
     To haul inbye .. .. .. .. 2
     To haul outbye .. .. .. .. 3
     To slack out tail-rope .. .. .. 4
     To tighten tail-rope .. .. .. 5
     To slack out main rope .. .. .. 6
     To tighten main rope .. .. .. 7
     (d.) Endless-rope haulage-
     To commence hauling .. .. .. 2
     To stop hauling .. .. .. .. 1

153. When persons are about to be conveyed inbye or
     outbye, each of the signals required by the foregoing regula-
     tions to be given when a set or train of tubs is about to be
     hauled inbye or outbye, as the case may be, shall be pre-
     ceded by a cautionary signal of 8, or other means approved
     by the Inspector.

154. The manager shall, in the case of a mine where there
     are several districts, prescribe the additional signals that
     may be required.

155. A notice shall be posted in the hauling-engine house,
     and at each signalling-station, containing the system of
     haulage signals in use at such engine-house or signalling-
     station.

ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR SINKING.

For the purpose of these regulations, “kibble” includes
“kettle,” “hoppet,” “tub,” “bowl,” “barrel,” “bucket,”
or “cage.”

156. (a.) The manager shall fix by a notice which shall be
     kept posted at the top of the shaft in a prominent position the
     number of persons who may ride in the kibble at one time, and
     the banksman or chargeman, as the case may be, shall not
     allow any person to ride in excess of that number.

(b.) No person shall ride on or against a full kibble or on
the edge of a kibble.

157. No engine worked by mechanical power other than a
     fixed engine shall be used for lowering and raising persons
     and material in the shaft.

158. Every cradle or platform on which men work in the
     shaft shall be so protected as to prevent any one falling off.

159. While men are at work on any cradle or platform in
     the shaft the following precautions shall be strictly observed :-
     (a.) The cradle or platform shall be secured to the sides of
     the shaft in order to prevent its swinging.
     (b.) The flap over the kibble-hole shall be securely fastened.
     (c.) If the cradle or platform is constructed of two or more
     pieces hinged, the pieces shall be securely bolted
     together.
     (d.) The cradle or platform shall not be moved except by
     the express direction of the manager, master-sinker,
     or chargeman.

160. If work is carried on during the night the surface at
     the shaft-top shall be efficiently lighted.

161. The competent person appointed shall during his
     shift have entire charge of the operations in the shaft-bottom,
     subject, however, to the directions of the master-sinker or of
     the manager of the mine, and is hereinafter referred to as the
     chargeman.

162. The examination required to be made by the charge-
     man before the commencement of work shall be made imme-
     diately before the descent of the shift.

163. The chargeman shall as part of his examination before
     the commencement of work, or if work is carried on without
     any interval by a succession of shifts, then as part of his
     examinations during his shift, examine carefully the sides of
     the shaft, take off any loose stones, and otherwise satisfy
     himself that the shaft is in a safe condition for men to work
     at the bottom. When men are engaged in walling or tubing
     the shaft a similar examination shall be made by a competent
     person appointed by the manager.

164. The chargeman shall be the last man to ride at the
     end of the shift, and, if his shift is succeeded immediately by
     another shift, he shall, before leaving the shaft, confer with
     the chargeman succeeding him, and shall give him such
     information as may be necessary for the proper conduct of
     the work and the safety of the following shift.

165. When stone, coal, debris, gear, tools, or materials are
     being sent to the surface the chargeman shall see—
     (a.) That the kibble is properly loaded :
     (b.) That no stones, coal, or debris are packed above the
     level of the top of the kibble :
     (c.) That gear, tools, or materials are put into an empty
     kibble, and, if they project above the level of the
     top of the kibble, are securely fastened to the bow or
     chains of the kibble before the kibble is sent away :
     (d.) That the kibble before being sent away from the
     bottom is put into line with the pulleys and carefully
     steadied, and that the bottom and sides are free
     from adhering stones and dirt.

166. No person shall be allowed to descend after any
     cessation of work in the shaft caused by the withdrawal of the
     workmen for shot-firing or other purposes until the charge-
     man, accompanied if necessary by not more than two other
     persons, has descended and examined the shaft and found
     it to be safe in all respects.

167. When lowering the kibble the winding-engine man
     shall stop it when it has reached a point six yards above
     the bottom of the shaft or above any cradle or platform
     upon which the kibble is to alight, and shall wait the signal
     from the chargeman to let it down. When raising the kibble
     he shall stop the engine as soon as the kibble has been raised
     four feet from the bottom, in order that the chargeman may
     see that the rope is steadied, and shall not again move his
     engine until the chargeman has given the signal.

168. When gear, tools, or materials are being lowered the
     banksman shall see (a) that the kibble is properly loaded,
     (b) that no loose material is packed above the level of the top
     of the kibble, and (c) that gear or tools are put into an empty
     kibble, and if they project above the level of the top are
     securely fastened to the bow or chains of the kibble, and
     (d) that timber and other bulky articles are safely slung.

169. The banksman shall at all times keep the shaft-top
     and landing-edge free from loose material.

170. The following signals shall be used :-
     To raise up .. .. .. .. .. 1
     To lower down .. .. .. .. .. 2
     To stop when in motion .. .. .. 1
     When men are to ride—a preliminary
     signal of.. .. .. .. .. 3

The manager shall fix such other signals as may be required.

171. No person other than the banksman or chargeman
     shall give any signal unless he is an official of the mine or is
     authorized in writing by the manager to give signals.