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Section 1567.46 | Windlass required.

Ohio Revised Code
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Title 15 Conservation of Natural Resources
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Chapter 1567 Mine Equipment; Safety Provisions
 
Effective:
October 29, 1995
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly
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When the only means of egress is by vertical shaft in which cages or elevators are used as a means of hoisting persons employed in a mine, and the power for operating same is derived from but one source, the owner, lessee, or agent shall provide and keep on hand a suitable windlass capable of hoisting persons from the mine, for use in the event of an accident to the hoisting apparatus or the power by which the same is operated.

No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.

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