Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines
HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS
Section 512.158 - Ladders and ladderways
Current through December 12, 2024
1. The distance between the top of one rung and the top of the next rung on ladders must be 12 inches, and the distance between the centers of the ladder rungs must not exceed 12 inches.
2. Any ladderway which adjoins any chute compartment must be separated from the chute by a tight partition of sufficient strength and size to hold rock or other material from running into the ladderway.
3. When work is being carried on immediately above any chute ladderway, the ladderway must be protected by a solid bulkhead, for the protection of employees using the passageway, against falling rock or material. Entrance to the stope or other working place must be provided at the side of the ladderway immediately below the bulkhead.
[Inspector of Mines, Part 1 No. 11 subsecs. a, c-g, i, k & m-q, eff. 8-13-75]-(NAC A by Div. of Mine Inspection, 8-26-83; A by Div. of Industrial Relations by R125-08, 5-30-2012)
NRS 512.131
