- Part Number:1926
- Part Number Title:Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
- Subpart:1926 Subpart H
- Subpart Title:Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal
- Standard Number:
- Title:Rigging equipment for material handling.
- GPO Source:
When 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.
The manufacturer's recommendations shall be followed in determining the safe working loads of the various sizes and types of specific and identifiable hooks. All hooks for which no applicable manufacturer's recommendations are available shall be tested to twice the intended safe working load before they are initially put into use. The employer shall maintain a record of the dates and results of such tests.
Table H - 1. -- MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEAR AT ANY POINT OF LINK
Chain size, (inches) | Maximum allowable wear (inch) |
---|---|
1/4 | 3/64 |
3/8 | 5/64 |
1/2 | 7/64 |
5/8 | 9/64 |
3/4 | 5/32 |
7/8 | 11/64 |
1 | 3/16 |
1 1/8 | 7/32 |
1 1/4 | 1/4 |
1 3/8 | 9/32 |
1 1/2 | 5/16 |
1 3/4 | 11/32 |
Table H - 2. -- NUMBER AND SPACING OF U-BOLT WIRE ROPE CLIPS
Improved plow steel, rope diameter (inches) | Number of clips | Minimum spacing (inches) | |
---|---|---|---|
Drop forged | Other material | ||
1/2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
5/8 | 3 | 4 | 3 3/4 |
3/4 | 4 | 5 | 4 1/2 |
7/8 | 4 | 5 | 5 1/4 |
1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
1 1/8 | 6 | 6 | 6 3/4 |
1 1/4 | 6 | 7 | 7 1/2 |
1 3/8 | 7 | 7 | 8 1/4 |
1 1/2 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
[44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979; 44 FR 20940, Apr. 6, 1979, as amended at 58 FR 35173, June 30, 1993; 76 FR 33611, June 8, 2011; 77 FR 23118, Apr. 18, 2012]