GroundRules
4VAC25-40-4930: Cutting of ropes to distribute wear
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
- Agency 25. Department of Energy
- Chapter 40. Safety and Health Regulations for Mineral Mining
- Part XV. Safety and Health Regulations—Underground Only
- Article 10. Personnel Hoisting
Hoisting ropes wound in multiple layers shall be cut off and repositioned on the drum at regular intervals as necessary to distribute wear of the rope. The length of cutoff at the drum end should not be an even multiple of the circumference of the drum.
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