Drum end attachment.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 30
  3. Mineral Resources
  4. Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor
  5. Coal Mine Safety and Health
  6. Mandatory Safety Standards, Surface Coal Mines and Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines
  7. Personnel Hoisting
  8. Wire Ropes
  9. Drum end attachment.

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§ 77.1436 Drum end attachment.

(a) For drum end attachment, wire rope shall be attached -

(1) Securely by clips after making one full turn around the drum spoke;

(2) Securely by clips after making one full turn around the shaft, if the drum is fixed to the shaft; or

(3) By properly assembled anchor bolts, clamps, or wedges, provided that the attachment is a design feature of the hoist drum. Design feature means either the manufacturer's original design or a design approved by a registered professional engineer.

(b) A minimum of three full turns of wire rope shall be on the drum when the rope is extended to its maximum working length.


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