N.H. Admin. Code § Lab 1403.69 - Wire Ropes, Chains, and Rigging Equipment

The employer shall ensure compliance with the following requirements:

(a) Wire ropes, chains, ropes, and other rigging equipment shall be inspected prior to use and as necessary during use to assure their safety. Defective gear shall be removed from service;

(b) Job or shop hooks and links, or makeshift fasteners, formed from bolts and rods, or other such attachments, shall not be used;

(c) When U-bolts are 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; and

(d) When U-bolt wire rope clips are used to form eyes, Table 1400.3, number and spacing of U-Bolt Wire Rope Clips, shall be used to determine the number and spacing of clips:

Table1400.3 Number and Spacing of U-Bolt Wire Rope Clips Number of Clips

Improved Plow Steel Rope Diameter Inches	Drop Forged	Other Material	Minimum Spacing (inches)
1/2	3	4	3
5/8	3	4	3-3/4
3/4	4	5	4-1/2
7/8	4	5	4-1/2
1	5	6	6
1-1/8	6	6	6
1-1/4	6	7	7-1/2
1-3/8	7	7	8-1/4
1-1/2	7	8	9

Notes

N.H. Admin. Code § Lab 1403.69

Derived From and Renumbered from Lab 1403.65 Volume XXXV Number 18, Filed May 7, 2015 , Proposed by #10809, Effective 4/9/2015, Expires4/9/2015.