(225 ILCS 710/45.49) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4302)
    Sec. 45.49. All stations or levels shall have such a passage way through or around the working shaft that crossing through the hoisting compartment may be avoided; entering or crossing the hoisting compartment of a shaft except to ascend or for the purpose of effecting repairs is prohibited; before repairs are commenced the person in charge of directing the repairs shall inform the hoisting engineer of the nature thereof.
(Source: Laws 1945, p. 1035.)