California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 13 - Cranes and Other Hoisting Equipment
Article 101 - Slings
Table S-1a - Minimum Allowable Chain Size at Any Point of Link

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs S-1a
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Chain size (Inches)Minimum allowable chain size (Inches)
1/4 13/64
3/8 19/64
1/2 25/64
5/8 31/64
3/4 19/32
7/8 45/64
1 13/16
1 1/8 29/32
1 1/4 1
1 3/8 1 3/32
1 1/2 1 3/16
1 3/4 1 13/32

1. Editorial corrrection typesetting Table S-1a (Register 92, No. 33).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending first entry filed 4-13-2004 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2004, No. 16).

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