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(9) A clear view shall be kept for the engine driver between 



his station and the shaft at the surface-brace ; 



(10) All methods of signalling to indicate that men or material 

 are or is to be laised or lowei'ed in shafts shall be clear and 

 distinct, and shall be posted in a clear and legible form on 

 framed boards ; one of which shall be placed at the chamber 

 at the bottom of the workings of the shaft, and the other 

 at the brace at or near the top of the shaft ; 



(11) Whenever any underground work is being performed in 

 a mine at a gi'eater distance than two hundred feet from 

 the shaft, proper means shall be i^rovided for communicating 

 along the lower drives of such mine distinct and definite 

 signals to and from the plats at the bottom of the shaft, 

 and to and from such jalaces in which men may be at 

 work ; 



(12) Every brace shall be properly covered to pi'otect the 

 workmen from the inclemency of the weather ; 



(13) A single linked chain shall not be used for lowering or 

 raising persons in any working shaft or plane, except for the 

 short coupling chain attached to the cage or load. When 

 chains are employed as couplings, two single linked chains 

 of uniform size shall be used to each coupling ; 



(14) There shall be, on the drum of every machine used for 

 lowering or raising persons, such flanges or horns, and also 

 if the drum is conical, such other appliances as may be 

 sufficient to prevent the rope from slijjping ; 



(15) There shall be attached to every machine worked by 

 steam, water, or mechanical power, and used for lowering 

 or raising persons, an adequate brake, and also a proper 

 indicator (in addition to any mark on the rope), to show to 

 the person who works the machine the position of the load 

 in the shaft ; 



(16) All boilers, compressors, engines, gearing, and other parts 

 <if machinery, when used for any mining purpose, or 

 for the treatment of ores, or for the treatment of the 

 products of any mine shall be kept in a fit state and 

 condition ; 



(17) Every steam-boiler shall be provided with a proper 

 steam-gauge and water-gauge to show respectively the 

 pressui'e of steam and the height of water in the boiler, 

 and with a joroper safety valve : and at least once in every 

 six months or oftener, if I'equired, every such boiler shall 

 be thoroughly cleansed, and once in every twelve months 

 every such boiler shall be subjected to a thorough examina- 

 tion and test by some competent person, and the date and 

 full description of every such test and cleansing shall be 

 entered in a book to be kept by the manager or other 

 jDerson in charge of the mine : and eveiy such book shall, 

 on demand, be open to the inspection of any Warden or 

 Mining Inspector ; 



(18) No person shall wilfully damage, or without proper 

 authority, remove or render useless, any fencing, casing, 

 lining, guide, means of signalling, signal, cover, chain, flange, 

 horn, brake, indicator, ladder, platform, steam-gauge, water- 

 gauge, safety-valve, or other appliance or thing provided 

 in the mine in compliance with these Regulations : 



