[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR77]

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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 77_MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS, SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK 
AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart T_Slope and Shaft Sinking
 
Sec.  77.1903  Hoists and hoisting; minimum requirements.

    (a) Hoists used in transporting persons and material during 
drilling, mucking, or other excavating operations in any slope or shaft 
shall have rated capacities consistent with the loads to be handled.
    (b) Each hoist used in drilling, mucking, or other excavating 
operations shall be equipped with an accurate and reliable indicator of 
the position of the cage, platform, or bucket. The indicator shall be 
installed in clear view of the hoist operator.

(Sec. 101, Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, Pub. L. 91-173 as 
amended by Pub. L. 95-164, 91 Stat. 1291 (30 U.S.C. 811))

[48 FR 53242, Nov. 25, 1983; 48 FR 54975, Dec. 8, 1983]