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30 CFR 57.19019: Guide ropes.

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  1. Title 30—Mineral Resources
  2. CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
  3. SUBCHAPTER K—METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
  4. PART 57—SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES
  5. Subpart R—Personnel Hoisting

If guide ropes are used in shafts for personnel hoisting applications other than shaft development, the nominal strength (manufacturer's published catalog strength) of the guide rope at installation shall meet the minimum value calculated as follows: Minimum value = Static Load × 5.0.

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