Section 15
Section 15
(1)
Suitable means of escape in case of emergency must be provided at all working places.
(2)
In every quarry where access to working place is by means of shaft, winze or inclined face, a sufficient footway, guiding rope, chain or ladder, whichever the case may be, shall be provided as an alternative. Wire ropes or strands of wire ropes shall not be used for climbing purposes if they are frayed or have projecting wires.
(3)
Every ladder used shall, unless so exempted by Chief Quarry Inspector –
(a)
be securely fixed at an inclination between fifteen and twenty degrees from the vertical but not in over-hanging position;
(b)
have iron rungs not less than sixteen millimetres diameter and not further apart than twenty-five centimetres between centres;
(c)
have tie rungs at intervals of not more than three metres;
(d)
have timber sides with cross sections not less than five centimetres by ten centimetres;
(e)
not have a vertical height exceeding ten metres without terminating at platforms; and
(f)
project not less than one metre above the platform at its upper end.
FOR REFERENCE ONLY AS AT OCTOBER 2018 11
No removal etc. of safety structures.