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THE FIRST SELF-EXTINGUISHING STEEL CORD CONVEYOR BELT
	In 1975 the German mining authorities implemented new safety requirements. All underground steel cord conveyor belts had to be replaced within a specified time with self-extinguishing types as per DIN 22129. The first conveyor belt of this type, an St 4000, was put into service in 1975 at the Goettelborn mine.

			Did you know that in some countries, for instance in Germany, people are using the conveyor belt to get to their working station? It is called "man"-riding...

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