32.2.21.
Winches should:
comply with the requirements of section 5.11; and
be provided with an adequate depth indicator.
32.2.22.
Winches at shaft tops should be so installed that the
bucket can be attached and detached safely.
32.2.23.
Shafts equipped with a hand-operated winch should
have the top protected by a toe-board.
32.2.24. When persons are raised and lowered in
a bucket, at
the top and working level the shaft should be closed by doors
or
flaps, which should only be opened to allow the
passage of the
bucket or material.
32.2.25.
Hoisting operations in shaft sinking should be
govern-
ed by signals in conformity with the relevant requirements of
section 1.8.
32.2.26. No person should be hoisted without
a light.
32.2.27. No person should enter or leave the bucket at the top
of the shaft or at any working level before the flaps
or trap doors
at the top or the level in question have been closed.
32.2.28. No person should be carried in
a bucket in which
material is carried.
32.2.29.
If two buckets are used, men and materials should not
be hoisted at the same time.
32.2.30.
Buckets should not be filled to the brim.
32.2.31.
Objects projecting outside the bucket should be
securely fastened to the suspension gear or the hoisting
rope.
32.3. Hoisting shaft installations
Shaft tops
32.3.1.
Tops of shafts should be adequately protected against
inrushes of water.
32.3.2.
Tops of shafts should be protected by guard-rails and
toe-boards complying with the requirements of paragraphs 2.6.1
to 2.6.5