Support

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8. Support

8.1.

Duty to secure safety of each working place

8.1.1.

It should be the duty of the manager of every mine

to take such steps to control movement of the strata in the mine

and support the roof and sides as may be necessary to keep each

working place secure.

8.1.2. It should be the duty of the manager of every mine

to ensure that he is at all times in possession of all information

necessary for him to keep each working place secure.

8.2. Support Rules

8.2.1.

It should be the duty of the manager of every mine

to formulate Support Rules which should specify, for each

working place, the maximum intervals between:

(a) supports on roadways;

(b) each row of props, roof bolts or other supports at the face;

(c) adjacent props, roof bolts or other supports in the same

row;

(d) the last row of supports and the face;

(e) powered supports;

(f) holing props or sprags;

(g) chocks;

(h) packs.

8.2.2. The Support Rules should clearly state that the

specified intervals are maximum distance and that, where

additional supports appear to be needed, it should be the duty

of those engaged in that place to set them or, if such persons are

not competent to do this, to report to the supervisory official.

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