WAC 296-24-29403   Hemp rope.  (1) Quality. Whenever hemp rope is used it shall be first grade long fiber Manila hemp rope.

     (2) Strength. Rope shall not be used to support loads in excess of those given in table for hemp and Manila rope.

     (3) Lashed. Supporting ropes shall be double lashed at each point of suspension.

     (4) Pads. Where supporting ropes are brought over sharp corners of steel, stone, or other material liable to cut the rope, or are in any other way subject to abrasion, they shall be protected at such points by the use of bagging, wooden blocks or other protective padding.

     (5) Knot ends. Rope knots shall have their loose and free ends lashed to the standing part in order to prevent their becoming untied.

     (6) Inspection. All ropes shall be inspected before used.

     (7) Defective rope. Rope badly frayed, rotted, exposed to the action of acid or caustic, or otherwise defective and unsafe, shall be condemned and destroyed to avoid all possibility of future use by mistake.



[Order 73-5, § 296-24-29403, filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-29403, filed 5/7/73.]