STATUS: A field check has compared the written rule with the place where it is used. The current rule remains in force at the eastern hoist chamber above the deep cart line.
RECORD: The rope fiber samples and the hoist’s load-and-stop book. This file counts 68 test lifts completed under load; the prior count was 72.
DISPUTE: The examiner has found no failed fibers; the crew argues that a rope can pass a bench test and still behave badly under a stop.
WHY IT MATTERS: The decision concerns when to retire the main rope without cutting the only heavy route to the lower workshops. The current count does not settle how the rule should allocate the cost.
NEXT: The next trial will record a full stop with a stone load matched to the heaviest routine cart. The clerk has marked the file EASTERN-HOIST-20 for the next public review.
