# The Miscellaneous Mines Order 1956, Paragraph 42


No rope shall be used in winding apparatus in which the rope is wound on a drum unless it is of such a length that there are at least two rounds of it on the drum when the cage or kibble is at the lowest entrance of the shaft or staple-pit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1956/1778/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-mines-order-1956/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-42
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