Washington Administrative Code
Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of
Chapter 296-56 - Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations
Section 296-56-60199 - Hoisting ropes
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 296-56-60199
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) You must make sure hoisting rope is of good grade traction elevator wire rope, and must:
(a) Be not less than three-eighths inches in
diameter.
(b) Provide a safety
factor of five based on the maximum weight supported.
(c) Be of sufficient length to prevent the
counterweight from striking the overhead structure when car is at bottom, and
prevent the car from striking the overhead before the counterweight is at its
lower limit of travel.
(d) Be
fastened at each end by at least three or more clamps, with the "U" of the
clamp bearing on the dead end of the rope.
(e) Where passed around a metal or other
object less than three times the diameter of the cable, have a thimble of the
correct size inserted in the eye.
(2) You may use approved sockets or fittings with the wire properly turned back and babbitted in place of clamps noted in subsection (1)(d) of this section.
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040 and 49.17.050. 86-03-064 (Order 86-02), § 296-56-60199, filed 1/17/86; 85-01-022 (Order 84-24), § 296-56-60199, filed 12/11/84.
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