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Title 30 - MINERAL RESOURCESChapter I - MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABORSubchapter K - METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTHPart 56 - SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS-SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINESSubpart R - PERSONNEL HOISTING
HOISTING PROCEDURES
Section 56.19078 - Hoisting buckets from the shaft bottom

30 C.F.R. § 56.19078

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Section 56.19078 - Hoisting buckets from the shaft bottom

All buckets shall be stopped after being raised about 3 feet above the shaft bottom. A bucket shall be stabilized before a hoisting signal is given to continue hoisting the bucket to the crosshead. After a hoisting signal is given, hoisting to the crosshead shall be at a minimum speed. The signaling device shall be attended constantly until a bucket reaches the guides. When persons are hoisted, the signaling devices shall be attended until the crosshead has been engaged.

30 C.F.R. §56.19078