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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 530 · clause 530 · NLR 5/12

PART XXVIII GENERAL MINING REQUIREMENTS — Emergency stops, warning device and guarding

530

An employer shall provide and maintain on a conveyor belt

530(a)

guards that extend at least one metre from the pinch point at the head, tail, drive, snub and tension pulleys or drums;

530(b)

a pull cord or emergency shut down device along the full length of the conveyor by means of which the conveyor can be stopped but not restarted;

530(c)

a means to warn persons along the full length before the conveyor belt is started whenever the full length of the conveyor belt is not within sight of the starting control;

530(d)

guards on the load bearing rollers, return rollers and idler assemblies within 2.13 metres of the ground, a walkway or platform;

530(e)

guards along the take up pulleys or systems; and

530(f)

guards or barriers along the counter weights and tensioning drums.

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