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# General. (cont.) ## 1910.269(q)(2)(i) (cont.) Note 2 to paragraph (q)(2)(iv): Appendix C to this section contains guidelines for protecting employees from hazardous differences in electric potential as required by this paragraph. - 1910.269(q)(2)(v) Reel-handling equipment, including pulling and tensioning devices, shall be in safe operating condition and shall be leveled and aligned. - 1910.269(q)(2)(vi) The employer shall ensure that employees do not exceed load ratings of stringing lines, pulling lines, conductor grips, load-bearing hardware and accessories, rigging, and hoists. - 1910.269(q)(2)(vii) The employer shall repair or replace defective pulling lines and accessories. - 1910.269(q)(2)(viii) The employer shall ensure that employees do not use conductor grips on wire rope unless the manufacturer specifically designed the grip for this application. - 1910.269(q)(2)(ix) The employer shall ensure that employees maintain reliable communications, through two-way radios or other equivalent means, between the reel tender and the pulling-rig operator. ## 1910.269(q)(2)(x) Employees may operate the pulling rig only when it is safe to do so. Note to paragraph (q)(2)(x): Examples of unsafe conditions include: employees in locations prohibited by paragraph (q)(2)(xi) of this section, conductor and pulling line hang-ups, and slipping of the conductor grip. - 1910.269(q)(2)(xi) While a power-driven device is pulling the conductor or pulling line and the conductor or pulling line is in motion, the employer shall ensure that employees are not directly under overhead operations or on the crossarm, except as necessary for the employees to guide the stringing sock or board over or through the stringing sheave. 1910.269(q)(3) Live-line barehand work. In addition to other applicable provisions contained in this section, Submit Feedback

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CCOHS CCHST Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail Materials Handling # Materials Handling - Hoist Wire Rope ## On this page Who should inspect wire ropes and when? How do you thouroughly inspect wire ropes? When should you stop using the rope and remove it from use? What can cause a wire rope to break? ## Who should inspect wire ropes and when? - Only trained personnel should carry out an inspection of wire ropes. - Inspect a wire rope when installing it. - Visually inspect wire ropes every working day and at the start of each shift. - Keep records of daily inspections. - Operator's must check wire ropes every working day during normal operation (e.g., at the start of each shift). - Thoroughly inspect wire ropes used in normal operations weekly. - Wire rope that has not been used in a month must be inspected thoroughly before use. - Maintain a record for each rope that includes the date of inspection, type of inspection, the name of the person who performed the inspection, and inspection results. ## How do you thouroughly inspect wire ropes? Use the "rag-and-visual" method to check for external damage. Grab the rope lightly and with a rag or cotton cloth, move the rag slowly along the wire. Broken wires will often "porcupine" (stick out) and these broken wires will snag on the rag. If the cloth catches, stop and visually assess the rope. It is also important to visually inspect the wire (without a rag). Some wire breaks will not porcupine. Materials Handling - Hoist Wire Rope CCOHS

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# Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution (cont.) RR Electrical Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Division 2 AO 2-2017 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (h) A qualified employee, or an experienced person under the supervision of a qualified employee, must be placed in charge of the reels as the reel tender. (i) Reel handling equipment, including pulling, braking, and sagging equipment must be firmly anchored or secured during operations. (j) The employer must ensure that employees do not exceed load ratings of stringing lines, pulling lines, conductor grips, load-bearing hardware and accessories, rigging, and hoists. (k) When replacing a conductor with a new or larger conductor, the conductor being removed may not be used to pull in the new one unless the one being removed has been carefully inspected for its entire length and then adjudged to have adequate strength. (I) The employer must repair or replace defective pulling lines and accessories. (m) Each pull must be snubbed or dead ended at both ends before subsequent pulls. (n) The employer must ensure that employees do not use conductor grips on wire rope unless the manufacturer specifically designed the grip for this application. (o) The employer must ensure that employees maintain reliable communications, through two-way radios or other equivalent means, between the reel tender and the pulling rig operator. (p) Employees may operate the pulling rig only when it is safe to do so. - Note to paragraph (2)(p): Examples of unsafe conditions include: employees in locations prohibited by paragraph (2)(q) of this rule, conductor and pulling line hang-ups, and slipping of the conductor grip. (q) While a power-driven device is pulling the conductor or pulling line and the conductor or pulling line is in motion, the employer must ensure that employees are not directly under overhead operations or on the cross arm, exc…

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# Occupational Safety and Health Administration (cont.) ## 1926.964(b)(4)(ii) (cont.) shall be in safe operating condition and shall be leveled and aligned. - 1926.964(b)(6) Load ratings. The employer shall ensure that employees do not exceed load ratings of stringing lines, pulling lines, conductor grips, load-bearing hardware and accessories, rigging, and hoists. - 1926.964(b)(7) Defective pulling lines. The employer shall repair or replace defective pulling lines and accessories. - 1926.964(b)(8) Conductor grips. The employer shall ensure that employees do not use conductor grips on wire rope unless the manufacturer specifically designed the grip for this application. - 1926.964(b)(9) Communications. The employer shall ensure that employees maintain reliable communications, through two-way radios or other equivalent means, between the reel tender and the pulling-rig operator. - 1926.964(b)(10) Operation of pulling rig. Employees may operate the pulling rig only when it is safe to do so. Note to paragraph (b)(10): Examples of unsafe conditions include: employees in locations prohibited by paragraph (b)(11) of this section, conductor and pulling line hang-ups, and slipping of the conductor grip. - 1926.964(b)(11) Working under overhead operations. While a power-driven device is pulling the conductor or pulling line and the conductor or pulling line is in motion, the employer shall ensure that employees are not directly under overhead operations or on the crossarm, except as necessary for the employees to guide the stringing sock or board over or through the stringing sheave. - 1926.964(c) Live-line barehand work. In addition to other applicable provisions contained in this subpart, the following requirements apply to live-line barehand work: 1926.964(c)(1) Submit Feedback