Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
Title 296. Labor and Industries, Department of |
Chapter 296-304. Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking. |
Section 296-304-17015. Proof tests—Wire rope.
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- Wire rope, except as provided in WAC 296-304-16003(2), shall be tested by sample, a piece being tested to destruction, and the safe working load of running ropes, unless otherwise acceptable to the department of labor and industries on the basis of design, shall not exceed one-fifth of the breaking load of the sample tested. In the case of running ropes used in gear with a safe working load exceeding 10 tons, the safe working load shall not exceed one-fourth of the breaking load of the sample tested.[Order 74-25, § 296-304-17015, filed 5/7/74.]
Order 74-25, § 296-304-17015, filed 5/7/74.
Rules
296-304-16003,