California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 17 - Mine Safety Orders
Article 12 - Ground Control
Underground
Section 6991 - Bearing Sets
Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 6991
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Bearing sets shall be installed in all vertical shafts and in all inclined shafts where it is necessary to support the shaft timbers.
(b) Bearing sets shall be installed as close to the shaft collar as is practical, and along the shaft at necessary intervals.
It is recommended that the distance between bearing sets be not more than 100 feet.
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