[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 30, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 30CFR57.19026]



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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES

 

  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 57_SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS_UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES

--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart R_Personnel Hoisting

 

Sec.  57.19026  Drum end attachment.



    (a) For drum end attachment, wire rope shall be attached--

    (1) Securely by clips after making one full turn around the drum 

spoke;

    (2) Securely by clips after making one full turn around the shaft, 

if the drum is fixed to the shaft; or

    (3) By properly assembled anchor bolts, clamps, or wedges, provided 

that the attachment is a design feature of the hoist drum. Design 

feature means either the manufacturer's original design or a design 

approved by a registered professional engineer.

    (b) A minimum of three full turns of wire rope shall be on the drum 

when the rope is extended to its maximum working length.