Subpart R. Subpart R—Personnel Hoisting

• § 56.19000 - Application.

• Hoists

  • SECTION § 56.19001 - Rated capacities.
  • SECTION § 56.19002 - Anchoring.
  • SECTION § 56.19003 - Driving mechanism connections.
  • SECTION § 56.19004 - Brakes.
  • SECTION § 56.19005 - Locking mechanism for clutch.
  • SECTION § 56.19006 - Automatic hoist braking devices.
  • SECTION § 56.19007 - Overtravel and overspeed devices.
  • SECTION § 56.19008 - Friction hoist synchronizing mechanisms.
  • SECTION § 56.19009 - Position indicator.
  • SECTION § 56.19010 - Location of hoist controls.
  • SECTION § 56.19011 - Drum flanges.
  • SECTION § 56.19012 - Grooved drums.
  • SECTION § 56.19013 - Diesel- and other fuel-injection-powered hoists.
  • SECTION § 56.19014 - Friction hoist overtravel protection.
  • SECTION § 56.19017 - Emergency braking for electric hoists.
  • SECTION § 56.19018 - Overtravel by-pass switches.

• Wire Ropes

  • SECTION § 56.19021 - Minimum rope strength.
  • SECTION § 56.19022 - Initial measurement.
  • SECTION § 56.19023 - Examinations.
  • SECTION § 56.19024 - Retirement criteria.
  • SECTION § 56.19025 - Load end attachments.
  • SECTION § 56.19026 - Drum end attachment.
  • SECTION § 56.19027 - End attachment retermination.
  • SECTION § 56.19028 - End attachment replacement.
  • SECTION § 56.19030 - Safety device attachments.

• Headframes and Sheaves

  • SECTION § 56.19035 - Headframe design.
  • SECTION § 56.19036 - Headframe height.
  • SECTION § 56.19037 - Fleet angles.
  • SECTION § 56.19038 - Platforms around elevated head sheaves.

• Conveyances

  • SECTION § 56.19045 - Metal bonnets.
  • SECTION § 56.19049 - Hoisting persons in buckets.
  • SECTION § 56.19050 - Bucket requirements.
  • SECTION § 56.19054 -

• Hoisting Procedures

  • SECTION § 56.19055 - Availability of hoist operator for manual hoists.
  • SECTION § 56.19056 - Availability of hoist operator for automatic hoists.
  • SECTION § 56.19057 - Hoist operator's physical fitness.
  • SECTION § 56.19058 - Experienced hoist operators.
  • SECTION § 56.19061 - Maximum hoisting speeds.
  • SECTION § 56.19062 - Maximum acceleration and deceleration.
  • SECTION § 56.19063 - Persons allowed in hoist room.
  • SECTION § 56.19065 - Lowering conveyances by the brakes.
  • SECTION § 56.19066 - Maximum riders in a conveyance.
  • SECTION § 56.19067 - Trips during shift changes.
  • SECTION § 56.19068 - Orderly conduct in conveyances.
  • SECTION § 56.19069 - Entering and leaving conveyances.
  • SECTION § 56.19070 - Closing cage doors or gates.
  • SECTION § 56.19071 - Riding in skips or buckets.
  • SECTION § 56.19072 - Skips and cages in same compartment.
  • SECTION § 56.19073 - Hoisting during shift changes.
  • SECTION § 56.19074 - Riding the bail, rim, bonnet, or crosshead.
  • SECTION § 56.19075 - Use of open hooks.
  • SECTION § 56.19076 - Maximum speeds for hoisting persons in buckets.
  • SECTION § 56.19077 - Lowering buckets.
  • SECTION § 56.19078 - Hoisting buckets from the shaft bottom.
  • SECTION § 56.19079 - Blocking mine cars.
  • SECTION § 56.19080 - Hoisting tools, timbers, and other materials.
  • SECTION § 56.19081 - Conveyances not in use.
  • SECTION § 56.19083 - Overtravel backout device.

• Signaling

  • SECTION § 56.19090 - Dual signaling systems.
  • SECTION § 56.19091 - Signaling instructions to hoist operator.
  • SECTION § 56.19092 - Signaling from conveyances.
  • SECTION § 56.19093 - Standard signal code.
  • SECTION § 56.19094 - Posting signal code.
  • SECTION § 56.19095 - Location of signal devices.
  • SECTION § 56.19096 - Familiarity with signal code.

• Shafts

  • SECTION § 56.19100 - Shaft landing gates.
  • SECTION § 56.19101 - Stopblocks and derail switches.
  • SECTION § 56.19102 - Shaft guides.
  • SECTION § 56.19103 - Dumping facilities and loading pockets.
  • SECTION § 56.19104 - Clearance at shaft stations.
  • SECTION § 56.19105 - Landings with more than one shaft entrance.
  • SECTION § 56.19106 - Shaft sets.
  • SECTION § 56.19107 - Precautions for work in compartment affected by hoisting operation.
  • SECTION § 56.19108 - Posting warning signs during shaft work.
  • SECTION § 56.19109 - Shaft inspection and repair.
  • SECTION § 56.19110 - Overhead protection for shaft deepening work.
  • SECTION § 56.19111 - Shaft-sinking ladders.

• Inspection and Maintenance

  • SECTION § 56.19120 - Procedures for inspection, testing, and maintenance.
  • SECTION § 56.19121 - Recordkeeping.
  • SECTION § 56.19122 - Replacement parts.
  • SECTION § 56.19129 - Examinations and tests at beginning of shift.
  • SECTION § 56.19130 - Conveyance shaft test.
  • SECTION § 56.19131 - Hoist conveyance connections.
  • SECTION § 56.19132 - Safety catches.
  • SECTION § 56.19133 - Shaft.
  • SECTION § 56.19134 - Sheaves.
  • SECTION § 56.19135 - Rollers in inclined shafts.