1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. MINING LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA. lxxxix
died (200) feet to any such opening, but t-his act shall not be construed
to prohibit the erection of a fan drift for the purpose of ventilation,
or of a trestle for the transportation of cars from any slope
to such breaker or structure, neither shall it apply to any shaft or
slope until the work of development and shipment of coal has commenced:
Provided, That this section shall not apply to breakers that
are now erected.
Section G. The top of each shaft and also of each slope, if dangerous,
or any intermediate lift thereof, shall be securely fenced off by
railing or by vertical or flat gates.
Section 7. Every abandoned slope, shaft, air-hole and drift shall
be properly fenced around or across its
entrance.
Section 8. All underground entrances to any places not in actual
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course of working or extension shall be properly fenced across the
whole width of such entrances, so as to prevent persons from inadvertently
entering the same.
Section 9. The owner, operator or superintendent of any coal mine
or colliery which is worked by shaft or slope, shall provide and maintain
a suitable appliance by or through which conversation can be
held by and between persons at the bottom and at the top of the
shaft or slope, and also an efficient means of signaling from the bottom
of such shaft or slope to the engineer in charge of the hoisting
engine.
Section 10. Hand rails and efficient safety catches shall be attached
to, and a sufficient cover overhead shall be provided on every
cage used for lowering or hoisting persons in any shaft.
Section 11. Wherever practicable, every cage or gun-boat used for
lowering or hoisting persons in any slope, shall be provided with a
proper protector, so constructed that persons, while on such cage or
gunboat, shall not be struck by anything which may fall or roll down
said slope.
Section 12.
The main link of the chain connecting the rope to the
cage, gun-boat or car in any shaft or slope, shall be made of the best
quality of iron;
be
bridle chains made of the same quality of iron shall
attached to the main link, rope or rope socket from the cross-head
of the cage or gun-boat when persons are being lowered or hoisted
thereon.
Section 13. The ropes, safety catches, links and chains shall be
carefully examined every day they are used, by a competent person
delegated for that purpose and any defects therein found, by which
life or limb may be endangered, shall be immediately remedied.
Section 14. An efficient brake shall be attached to every drum
that is used for lowering or raising persons or material in any
mine.
Section 15. Flanges or horns of sufficient dimensions to prevent
the rope from slipping off the said drum shall be provided and properly
attached to the drum, and all machines used for lowering or