Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 151 - Labor and Industry Department
Chapter 5207 - STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION; GENERAL
Part 5207.0050 - WIRE ROPE CLIPS
Universal Citation: MN Rules 5207.0050
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Location of U-bolts.
Wire rope clips attached with U-bolts shall have the U-bolts on the dead or short end of the rope.
Subp. 2. Clip construction.
Clips shall be made of drop forged steel. All nuts on the clip bolts of a newly installed rope shall be retightened after the first hour of service.
Subp. 3. Clip spacing.
Spacing and number of clips shall be in accordance with the table below:
| Rope Diameter (inches) | Number of Clips Drop Forged | Minimum Spacing (inches) |
| 1/8 | 2 | 3/4 |
| 3/16 | 2 | 1-1/8 |
| 1/4 | 2 | 1-1/2 |
| 5/16 | 2 | 1-7/8 |
| 3/8 | 2 | 2-1/4 |
| 7/16 | 2 | 2-5/8 |
| 1/2 | 3 | 3 |
| 5/8 | 3 | 3-3/4 |
| 3/4 | 4 | 4-1/2 |
| 7/8 | 4 | 5-1/4 |
| 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1-1/8 | 6 | 6-1/4 |
| 1-1/4 | 6 | 7-1/2 |
| 1-3/8 | 7 | 8-1/4 |
| 1-1/2 | 7 | 9 |
Statutory Authority: MS s 182.655
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