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National Safety Council
Data Sheet 667 Reaf. 89 Rev. June 2005
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National Safety Council
Data Sheet 667 Reaf. 89 Rev. June 2005
breaking strength of the rope divided by the a full, written, dated and signed report of
load imposed upon it. rope condition that should be kept on file.
Trained and authorized designated person-
Nominal strength
SWL = nel must make inspection. Inspection
Load items for determination of need for cable
This ratio, sometimes referred to as the replacement should include the following:
safety factor, is published in various publica- Reduction of rope diameter
tions. The American National Standards Presence of broken wires and the
Institute, OSHA or other regulatory sources degree of distribution or concentration
should be consulted. Outside wire wear
14. The inspection of ropes for mainte- Evidence of heat damage from any cause
nance and replacement must be made in Suspicion of lightning strikes
accordance with the American National Failure to have bearings on hooks turn
Standard B30 Codes, which have now freely and thus cause rope to twist or
been incorporated by reference into the not work according to design
appropriate OSHA regulations. Corroded, fatigued or broken wires at
15. In general, all running ropes (except end connections
elevator ropes) in continuous service must Corroded, cracked, bent, worn or
be inspected once every working day, and improperly applied end connections
a thorough inspection of all ropes in use Severe kinking, crushing, cutting or
should be made at least once a month with unstranding
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National Safety Council
Data Sheet 667 Reaf. 89 Rev. June 2005
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National Safety Council
Data Sheet 667 Reaf. 89 Rev. June 2005
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National Safety Council
Data Sheet 667 Reaf. 89 Rev. June 2005
Ropes not rubbing on rope sheave ice and more elaborate inspection tech-
guards niques should be used to examine all parts
Absence of rubbing, scraping or chatter- of the ropes.
ing noises during operation 26. Personnel performing the inspection
24. The second level is at the maintenance should:
level. Personnel in this group should be Lower hoist to unload rope sheaves
qualified to make normal maintenance Unwind all wire rope from the hoist
repairs or rope replacements and should drum to expose all parts of a rope, mak-
have the necessary tools and equipment to ing sure that the rope does not rewind in
perform more thorough rope inspections. the reverse direction
Inspections by such personnel should be Unload equalizer to expose wire rope
periodic and in addition to inspections and related sheave conditions
resulting from operator reports of actual Inspect sockets, dead ends, thimble
rope damage or failure during operation.
25. For this second level of inspection, the
equipment should be removed from serv-