Okla. Stat. tit. 45, § 45-511
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Inspection of hoisting equipment and stairs
Official statutory text
The ropes, chains, machinery and all of its connections used
for lowering or raising the employees into or out of the mines, and
the stairs used for ingress and egress shall be kept in a safe
condition, and inspected once every twenty-four (24) hours by a
competent person provided by the mine operator for that purpose, who
shall make a daily record of such inspection in a book provided for
that purpose, and such machinery and the method of its inspection
shall be approved by the mine inspector of the district in which the
mine is situated.
R.L. 1910 Sec. 3966.
for lowering or raising the employees into or out of the mines, and
the stairs used for ingress and egress shall be kept in a safe
condition, and inspected once every twenty-four (24) hours by a
competent person provided by the mine operator for that purpose, who
shall make a daily record of such inspection in a book provided for
that purpose, and such machinery and the method of its inspection
shall be approved by the mine inspector of the district in which the
mine is situated.
R.L. 1910 Sec. 3966.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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