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Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)
Proof tests-wire rope. - 1919.33 |
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Part Number: | 1919 |
Part Title: | Gear Certification |
Subpart: | E |
Subpart Title: | Certification of Vessels; Tests and Proof Loads; Heat Treatment; Competent Persons |
Standard Number: | 1919.33 |
Title: | Proof tests-wire rope. |
Wire rope, except as provided in 1919.14(b), shall be tested by sample, a piece being tested to destruction, and the safe working load of running ropes, unless otherwise acceptable to the Administration 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. |
Next Standard (1919.34) |
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