920                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch.

FOLLOWED.—A QUALIFIED HOISTING ENGINEER. SHALL BE ON
DUTY CONTINUOUSLY WHEN ANY PERSON IS UNDERGROUND AT A
SHAFT MINE. UNLESS A SECOND ENGINEER IS ON DUTY,
HOISTS USED FOR HANDLING PERSONS SHALL BE EQUIPPED
WITH OVERSPEED, OVERWIND, AND AUTOMATIC STOP CONTROLS.
AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SHIFT AND AFTER THE HOIST HAS
BEEN IDLE, THE HOISTING ENGINEER SHALL OPERATE THE
CAGE UP AND DOWN THE SHAFT AT LEAST ONE ROUND TRIP
BEFORE HOISTING OR LOWERING ANY PERSON. SIMILAR
PROCEDURES SHALL BE FOLLOWED IN SLOPE HOISTING, EXCEPT
THAT AN ATTENDANT MAY RIDE ON THE TRIP.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 556 (a) of the Code,
as amended by Chapter 679, S.B. 390, Acts
of 1973. The only changes made are in
style.

(B) SLOPE, SHAFT, OR INCLINE PLANE HOISTS;
EQUIPMENT NECESSARY; INSPECTION.—SLOPE, SHAFT, OR
INCLINE PLANE HOISTS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES
CAPABLE OF STOPPING AND HOLDING THE FULLY LOADED
UNBALANCED CAGE OR TRIP AT ANY POINT IN THE SHAFT,
SLOPE, OR ON THE INCLINE. AN ACCURATE AND RELIABLE
INDICATOR, SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE CAGE OR TRIP,
SHALL BE PLACID IN CLEAR VIEW OF THE ENGINEER, UNLESS
THE POSITION OF THE CAGE OR TRIP IS CLEARLY VISIBLE TO
THE ENGINEER AT ALL TIMES. HOISTING EQUIPMENT SHALL
BE INSPECTED DAILY AND A RECORD MADE OF THE
INSPECTION. THE RECORD IS OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY ANY
INTERESTED PERSON.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 556(b) of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

(C)   HOISTING ROPES.—HOISTING ROPES ON ANY CAGE
OR TRIP SHALL BE ADEQUATE IN SIZE TO HANDLE THE LOAD
AND HAVE A PROPER FACTOR OF SAFETY AS DEFINED IN THE
AMERICAN STANDARD ASSOCIATION'S WIRE ROPE STANDARDS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 556 (c) of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

(D)    CONSTRUCTION OF HOISTING CAGES.—ANY CAGE
USED FOR HOISTING ANY WORKER SHALL BE OF SUBSTANTIAL
CONSTRUCTION WITH ADEQUATE STEEL BONNETS, WITH
ENCLOSED SIDES, GATES, SAFETY CHAINS, OR BARS ACROSS
THE ENDS OF THE CAGE WHEN WORKERS ARE BEING HOISTED OR
LOWERED, AND SUFFICIENT HANDHOLDS OR CHAINS FOR