AS/NZS 3785.

4:2002
AS/NZS 3785.4

Australian/New Zealand Standard™

Underground mining—Shaft equipment

Part 4: Conveyances for vertical shafts

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 AS/NZS 3785.4:2002
This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical
Committee ME-018, Mining Equipment. It was approved on behalf of the Council
of Standards Australia on 21 June 2002 and on behalf of the Council of Standards
New Zealand on 20 June 2002. It was published on 18 July 2002.

The following are represented on Committee ME-018:

Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Coal Association
Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (Tasmania)
Department of Labour, New Zealand
Department of Mineral Resources, New South Wales
Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Western Australia
Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland
Institution of Engineers, Australia
Mining Electrical and Mining Mechanical Engineering Society, Australia
South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy

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 AS/NZS 3785.4:2002

Australian/New Zealand Standard™

Underground mining—Shaft equipment

Part 4: Conveyances for vertical shafts

Originated as AS 3785.4—1992.
Jointly revised and designated as AS/NZS 3785.4:2002.
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 AS/NZS 3785.4:2002 2

PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee ME-018, Mining Equipment, to supersede AS 3785.4—1992.
The objective of this Standard is to provide requirements for the safe design and
manufacture of conveyances for vertical mine shafts.
This Standard is Part 4 in a series of Standards on shaft equipment for underground mines
as follows:
AS
3785 Underground mining—Shaft equipment
3785.1 Part 1: Drum winding overwind safety catch systems
3785.2 Part 2: Friction winding arresting systems
3785.3 Part 3: Drum winding gripper systems
3785.5 Part 5: Headframes
3785.6 Part 6: Guides and rubbing ropes for conveyances
3785.7 Part 7: Sheaves
3785.8 Part 8: Personnel conveyances in other than vertical shafts
AS/NZS
3785.4 Part 4: Conveyances for vertical shafts (this Standard)
This edition includes the following technical changes from the previous edition:
(a) In Clause 3.2, the definition for ‘attachments’ has been amended.
(b) The definitions for ‘design rope break load’ and ‘rope break force’ have been deleted.
(c) The formula in Item 6.2.1(a) has been amended, and references to design rope break
load have been deleted.
(d) Clause 6.3 has been amended.
(e) Item 7.1(k) has been included.
(f) Clause 10.4 has been amended and redrafted.
(g) Clause 11(a) has been modified.
(h) Items 11(b)(iii), 12(f) and 12(g) have been included.
(i) Item (f) of Appendix A has been included.
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appendix to which it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and
guidance.
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CONTENTS

Page
1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................ 4
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS .................................................................................. 4
3 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................ 5
4 RATING ..................................................................................................................... 6
5 MATERIALS.............................................................................................................. 6
6 STRUCTURAL........................................................................................................... 6
7 COMPONENTS.......................................................................................................... 8
8 CONVEYANCE GUIDING ASSEMBLIES ............................................................. 10
9 WELDING ................................................................................................................ 10
10 INSPECTION AND TESTING ................................................................................. 11
11 TEST CERTIFICATE ............................................................................................... 12
12 MARKING................................................................................................................ 12

APPENDICES

A INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE PURCHASER ................................ 13

B INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SUPPLIER ..................................... 14
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

Australian/New Zealand Standard

Underground mining—Shaft equipment

Part 4: Conveyances for vertical shafts

1 SCOPE
This Standard specifies requirements for conveyances used in vertical-shaft mine-winding
installations, including fixtures on the conveyance, but not suspension pins for connecting
head rope, tail rope attachments or gripper assemblies.
NOTE: Information that should be provided by the purchaser and supplier are given in
Appendices A and B respectively.

2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
The following documents are referred to in this Standard:
AS
1654 ISO system of limits and fits
1654.2 Part 2: Tables of standard tolerance grades and limit deviations for holes and shafts
1657 Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders—Design, construction and
installation
1710 Non-destructive testing—Ultrasonic testing of carbon and low alloy steel plate—Test
methods and quality classification
3637 Underground mining—Winding suspension equipment
3637.1 Part 1: General requirements
3637.2 Part 2: Detaching hooks
3637.3 Part 3: Rope cappings
3637.4 Part 4: Drawbars and connecting links
3637.5 Part 5: Rope swivels and swivel hooks
3637.6 Part 6: Shackles and chains
3670 Non-destructive testing—Ultrasonic testing of universal beams and columns
3785 Underground mining—Shaft equipment
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3785.6 Part 6: Guides and rubbing ropes for conveyances

3785.7 Part 7: Sheaves
3990 Mechanical equipment—Steelwork
4100 Steel structures
AS/NZS
1554 Structural steel welding
1554.1 Part 1: Welding of steel structures
1554.4 Part 4: Welding of high strength quenched and tempered steels
1554.5 Part 5: Welding of steel structures subject to high levels of fatigue loading
3678 Structural steel—Hot-rolled plates, floorplates and slabs
3679 Structural steel
3679.1 Part 1: Hot-rolled bars and sections
BS
PD 5304 Safe use of machinery

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