30 CFR § 77.1430 - Wire ropes; scope.

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title: "30 CFR § 77.1430 - Wire ropes; scope."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "77.1430"
section_name: "Wire ropes; scope."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "77"
part_name: "MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS, SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
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# 77.1430 Wire ropes; scope.

(a) Sections 77.1431 through 77.1438 apply to wire ropes in service used to hoist—

(1) Persons in shafts and slopes underground;

(2) Persons with an incline hoist on the surface; or

(3) Loads in shaft or slope development when persons work below suspended loads.

(b) These standards do not apply to wire ropes used for elevators.