30 CFR § 57.16007 - Taglines, hitches, and slings.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.16007"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 57.16007 - Taglines, hitches, and slings."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.16007"
section_name: "Taglines, hitches, and slings."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "57"
part_name: "SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "57"
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# 57.16007 Taglines, hitches, and slings.

(a) Taglines shall be attached to loads that may require steadying or guidance while suspended.

(b) Hitches and slings used to hoist materials shall be suitable for the particular material handled.