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.
4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-40-4930
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-161.294 of the Code of Virginia.