(225 ILCS 705/7.17) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 717)
Sec. 7.17.
At every shaft where men are hoisted or lowered by machinery, the
operator shall station a competent man at the top and at the bottom of the
shaft who shall attend to signals, and be empowered to preserve order and
enforce the rules governing the carriage of men on cages. The top man and
bottom man shall be at their respective posts of duty a sufficient length
of time before hoisting of coal begins in the morning and after the
hoisting of coal ceases for the day, to properly perform their duties as
provided for in this Section.
(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)
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