Section 296-155-33925. Rigging blocks.  


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  • (1) The rigging block components must be fully engaged, with all fasteners and retaining devices in place and in good working order before use.
    (2) The rope must be in the sheave groove when the rigging block begins to take load.
    (3) The load line multiplied by the block load factor must not exceed the rated load of the rigging block. (See Figure 28, Block Load Factor Multipliers.)
    (4) Load line fittings must not contact the rigging block sheave(s).
    [Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060 and chapter 49.17 RCW, and 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart CC. WSR 13-02-068, § 296-155-33925, filed 12/31/12, effective 2/1/13.]
RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060 and chapter 49.17 RCW, and 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart CC. WSR 13-02-068, § 296-155-33925, filed 12/31/12, effective 2/1/13.