Mines and Quarries Act, 1965

Charge of winding and rope haulage apparatus when persons are carried.

43.—(1) No mechanically or gravity operated winding or rope haulage apparatus at a mine shall be operated for the carriage of persons except by a competent male person, who is at least twenty-two years of age, appointed by the manager; and it shall be the duty of the manager of every mine to appoint a sufficient number of competent male persons for the purpose.

(2) It shall be the duty of the manager of a mine to secure that a person appointed under this section is in attendance at the mine to operate such apparatus so long as any person is below ground who it is intended should come out by means thereof.

(3) An inspector may serve on the manager of a mine a notice requiring him to secure that, at such times as may be specified in the notice, the person in attendance is not charged with the duty of operating more than one set of apparatus.

(4) Subject to any prescribed exceptions, no person appointed under this section shall be employed at a mine of coal or other stratified mineral for more than eight hours in any day on which his duties consist of, or include, the operation for the carriage of persons of mechanically or gravity operated winding apparatus at a shaft, and regulations may provide for limiting the number of hours for which any such person may be employed in any week.