Section Lab 1403.69 - Wire Ropes, Chains, and Rigging EquipmentThe employer shall ensure compliance with the following requirements:
(a) Wire ropes, chains, ropes, and other rigging equipment shall be inspected prior to use and as necessary during use to assure their safety. Defective gear shall be removed from service;(b) Job or shop hooks and links, or makeshift fasteners, formed from bolts and rods, or other such attachments, shall not be used;(c) When U-bolts are used for eye splices, the U-bolt shall be applied so that the "U" section is in contact with the dead end of the rope; and(d) When U-bolt wire rope clips are used to form eyes, Table 1400.3, number and spacing of U-Bolt Wire Rope Clips, shall be used to determine the number and spacing of clips: Table1400.3 Number and Spacing of U-Bolt Wire Rope Clips Number of Clips
Improved Plow Steel Rope Diameter Inches | Drop Forged | Other Material | Minimum Spacing (inches) |
1/2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
5/8 | 3 | 4 | 3-3/4 |
3/4 | 4 | 5 | 4-1/2 |
7/8 | 4 | 5 | 4-1/2 |
1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
1-1/8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
1-1/4 | 6 | 7 | 7-1/2 |
1-3/8 | 7 | 7 | 8-1/4 |
1-1/2 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
N.H. Admin. Code § Lab 1403.69
Derived From and Renumbered from Lab 1403.65 Volume XXXV Number 18, Filed May 7, 2015 , Proposed by #10809, Effective 4/9/2015, Expires4/9/2015.