Safe Practice In Using Wire Ropes In Mines

The first sections of this report present a summary of the history of wire ropes, the development of wire rope manufacturing, types of wire rope construction & where they are used, and modern wire rope manufacturing technology. This is followed by an overview of the state of mine hoisting in Canada & other countries, the wire ropes used for mine hoisting in those countries, the design of hoisting systems & wire ropes, and the safety factor requirements regarding wire ropes as used in Canada, the United States, South Africa, and other countries. The causes of wear & deterioration of wire ropes are then enumerated and practices used assessing the in-situ conditions of wire ropes in key jurisdictions are reviewed. Also described are inspection practices, continuous monitoring procedures, criteria used in key jurisdictions regarding rope replacement along with their advantages & drawbacks, and the training of wire rope inspectors. The final sections discuss future directions in the use of wire rope in mine operations and summarize observations regarding wire rope safety, inspection, and standards. Recommendations are also made to address various issues such as regulations, standards, testing, and codes of practice.

Manufacture and properties of rope wire, R.S. Brown; Steel wire ropes used in mining practice, Wire rope manufacturers of the United Kingdom; Wire rope practice in British coal mines, B.L. Metcalf; Wire rope practice in Ontario mines, Ontario Mining Association Committee on Hoisting Ropes; Winding rope practice on the Witwatersand, J. Dolan, W.G. Jackson, L.T. Campbell Pitt; Some aspects of American wire rope practice in mining, Harlan A. Walker, Josiah Gerrans; Deep winding on the Kolar Gold Field, J.W.P. Chalmers, A.H. P. FitzPatrick; Studies on the testing of wires for hoisting ropes, Paul Teissier; Belgian rope practice, Y. Verwilst; Koepe winding ropes for main shafts in the Netherlands, J.W. Kleinbentink; Winding ropes in the Fuhr, H. Herbst; Dynamic stresses in wire ropes for use on vertical hoists, P.J. Pollock, G.W. Alexander; Failures in wire ropes in British Colliery practice, A.E. McClelland; Wire rope research at the Ontario Research Foundation, I.A. Usher, L.W. Sproule; Winding rope testing practice in metalliferous mines, Queensland, Australia, I.W. Morley; A survey of government regulations with particular reference to safety factors, M.A. Hogan; Multi layer coiling of locked coil ropes as used on the Skip Haulage at Broken Hill South Limited, M.C. Grace, E. Goninan; Electronic inspection of mine ropes, William Simpson.