Repaired Wire Rope Is Acceptable For Use

1926 1413 a 4 iv where a wire rope is required to be removed from service under this section.

Repaired wire rope is acceptable for use.

Make sure the load end of wire suspension ropes are equipped with proper size thimbles and secured by eyesplicing or. The use of repaired wire rope as suspension rope is prohibited. Any new wire rope will stretch when the initial load is applied. The standard prohibits using repaired wire.

After the initial. Cross bracing is acceptable in place of a midrail when the. F manila or other fiber or synthetic ropes shall not be used to support scaffolds upon which workers are using welding or burning equipment of any type sandblasting equipment or any chemical substance which may damage the rope by chemical action if splashed or spilled on the rope. Explain dangers damage from wear and tear can reduce rope strength and capacity endangering workers who rely on the rope.

D the use of repaired wire rope as suspension rope is prohibited 3 each scaffold and its components must be capable of supporting without failure its own weight and at least time the maximum intended load applied to it. Make a temporary repair by using wire rope clips to turn two interlocking eyes into the parted and seized ends of the cable. 8 wire suspension ropes shall not be joined together except through the use of eye splice thimbles connected with shackles or coverplates and bolts. Make sure the use of repaired wire rope as suspension rope is prohibited.

Diameter reduction could be caused by one fault or a combination of faults. Wire ropes should be replaced when the reduction in diameter is more than 5 from the nominal diameter. Further cautiously cut the wire ropes in small sizes to prevent the fabrication of a new eye. Damaged wire ropes and slings.

Wound steel cable because of its strength has uses for lifting heavy objects pulling loads and holding immense weights stationary as in the case of the large steel cables used to hold suspension bridges. Once the wire ropes and slings are deemed defective put the do not use tag on them. Connection to reset the rope lay. Repair of wire rope that contacted an energized power line is also prohibited.

If a rope is shortened under this paragraph the employer must ensure that the drum will still have two wraps of wire when the load and or boom is in its lowest position. Steel cable also called wire rope has uses in many facets of the automobile industrial and construction industries. The use of repaired wire rope as suspension rope is prohibited. Identify controls wire rope in continuous service should be.

The eyes will not reel onto the winch drum correctly but will keep to the cable together and bear 70 percent of the safe working load that the cable is capable of bearing. Destroy the wires by cutting the eye of the slings to prevent the slings or hitches from being attached to any other hardware. A wire rope is measured across its diameter at its widest point. Demonstrate review wire rope in use on site.