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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 296. Labor and Industries, Department of |
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Chapter 296-96. Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances. |
Section 296-96-16200. What are the specifications for casket lift ropes and rope connections?
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- (1) Elevator cars and counterweights must be suspended by steel wire ropes. Only iron (low carbon steel) or steel wire ropes with fibre cores, having the commercial classification of "elevator wire rope" may be used for the suspension of elevator cars and for the suspension of counterweights.(2) The minimum number of hoisting ropes is:(a) Three 1/2 inch ropes for traction elevators; and(b) Two 1/2 inch ropes for drum type elevators.(3) Fastenings must be by individual tapered babbitted rope sockets or by other department-approved types.(4) The rope sockets must be of a type which will develop at least 80 percent of the braking strength of the strongest rope to be used in such fastenings, and U-bolt type rope clips (clamps) must not be used for load line fastenings.