Hecker, GFKVan Zyl, MN2007-11-222007-11-221996-04Hecker, GFK and Van Zyl, MN. 1996. Safe use of mine winding rope, volume 2: recommendations for changes in rope safety factors. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee, GAP 054, April, 1996, 1-76http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1682The steering committee on factors of safety of winder ropes has appointed a working group to draw up a set of proposals for changing the regulations governing the required rope strength in the Minerals Act. Certain research projects have been conducted in order to substantiate the recommendations. The results of these projects have shown that a new set of regulations could be recommended for drum winder ropes even though detailed knowledge on rope deterioration was still lacking. The regulations should effectively limit the dynamic load range regulations, however, and to make provision for dynamic winder behaviour in a code of practice.enSIMRACGAP 054Rope safetyMine winding ropesRope condition assessmentRope inspectorsConference PresentationHecker, G., & Van Zyl, M. (1996). Safe use of mine winding rope, volume 2: recommendations for changes in rope safety factors. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1682Hecker, GFK, and MN Van Zyl. "Safe use of mine winding rope, volume 2: recommendations for changes in rope safety factors." (1996): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1682Hecker G, Van Zyl M, Safe use of mine winding rope, volume 2: recommendations for changes in rope safety factors; 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1682 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Hecker, GFK AU - Van Zyl, MN AB - The steering committee on factors of safety of winder ropes has appointed a working group to draw up a set of proposals for changing the regulations governing the required rope strength in the Minerals Act. Certain research projects have been conducted in order to substantiate the recommendations. The results of these projects have shown that a new set of regulations could be recommended for drum winder ropes even though detailed knowledge on rope deterioration was still lacking. The regulations should effectively limit the dynamic load range regulations, however, and to make provision for dynamic winder behaviour in a code of practice. DA - 1996-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - SIMRAC KW - GAP 054 KW - Rope safety KW - Mine winding ropes KW - Rope condition assessment KW - Rope inspectors LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1996 T1 - Safe use of mine winding rope, volume 2: recommendations for changes in rope safety factors TI - Safe use of mine winding rope, volume 2: recommendations for changes in rope safety factors UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1682 ER -