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Subchapter 13. Logging and Sawmill Safety Orders
Article 7. Rigging
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§6297. Cables and Straps.


(a) Cables or straps which are burned, fatigued, kinked, stranded, chafed or sawed shall be taken out of service or properly repaired before further use.

(b) Under ordinary circumstances, a cable shall not be used when 12--1/2 percent of the wires are broken within a distance of one rope lay.

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

HISTORY

1. Amendment filed 2-6-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 6).

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