The following signals shall be used: one bell, hoist (when engine is at rest); one bell, stop (when engine is in motion); 2 bells, lower; 3 bells, people on cage about to ascend or descend; 4 bells (when shaft sinking is in progress), blasting signals; 9 bells, or flashing of electric lights 9 times in quick succession, danger signal, all people to get out of the mine.
225 ILCS 710/45.16
Bell signals
Known as the Fluorspar Mines Act
The act spans §§ 225-710-1 to 225-710-9-02 (122 sections).
P.A. 87-1133.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.