29 C.F.R. § 1919.33 Proof tests—wire rope.
Title 29 - Labor
Wire rope, except as provided in §1919.14(b), shall be tested by sample, a piece being tested to destruction, and the safe working load of running ropes, unless otherwise acceptable to the Administration on the basis of design, shall not exceed one-fifth of the breaking load of the sample tested. In the case of running ropes used in gear with a safe working load exceeding 10 tons, the safe working load shall not exceed one-fourth of the breaking load of the sample tested.
Title 29: Labor
PART 1919—GEAR CERTIFICATION
Subpart E—Certification of Vessels: Tests and Proof Loads; Heat Treatment; Competent Persons
§ 1919.33 Proof tests—wire rope.
