North Rhine-Westphalia Divisional Mining Office Regulations concerning vertical or inclined shaft winding installations Jurisdiction Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia Year 1977 Published in German Original/other title [German] Bergverordnung des Landesoberbergamtes Nordrhein-Westfalen für Schacht- und Schrägförderanlagen (BVOS) Source Landesoberbergamt Nordrhein-Westfalen, Postfach, 4600 Dortmund, Germany (Fed.Rep.), 20 July 1977. 84p. Descriptors [Primary] Germany (Federal Republic of), mining industry, winding [Secondary] North Rhine-Westphalia, inspection, law, qualifications, safety by design, safety catch devices, winding engines Subject category Mechanical hazards, transport Abstract These regulations (entry into force: 1 Jan. 1978) apply to winding installations, auxiliary transport installations, ladder ways, and fixed and mobile working platforms in shafts. Definitions and administrative provisions are followed by rules for pre-operational inspection, periodic checks and inspections, and operational methods. These rules cover: construction, use of materials, safety devices, permissible loads and running speeds, operator's skills and experience, etc. CIS No. 78-828 Database ID 29184