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Arizona Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 17, 2016) |
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Title 11. MINES |
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Chapter 1. STATE MINE INSPECTOR |
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Article 11. HOISTS AND SHAFTS |
Section R11-1-1131. Mine hoist drives
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All mine hoists shall consist of one of the following drives:
1. V-belt driven and not less than four V-belts with a designed safety factor of 10.
2. Gear driven. Fiber gears shall not be used.
3. Friction driven.
4. Direct drive.
There shall be no chain-driven hoists used for underground opera- tions. All hoists other than automatic hoists must have hand-oper- ated brakes and the brakes must be on the drum.