---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 75.1400-3"
title: "30"
number: "75.1400-3"
heading: "Daily examination of hoisting equipment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/75.1400-3"
---

# §75.1400-3. Daily examination of hoisting equipment.


Hoists and elevators shall be examined daily and such examinations shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

- (a) **Elevators.** A visual examination of the rope for wear, broken wires, and corrosion, especially at excessive strain points such as near the attachments and where the rope rests on sheaves;
- (b) **Hoists and elevators.**
  - (1) An examination of the rope fastenings for defects;
  - (2) An examination of safety catches;
  - (3) An examination of the cages, platforms, elevators, or other devices for loose, missing or defective parts;
  - (4) An examination of the head sheaves to check for broken flanges, defective bearings, rope alignment, and proper lubrication; and
  - (5) **An observation of the lining and all other equipment and appurtenances installed in the shaft.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 53239, Nov. 25, 1983]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 53239, Nov. 25, 1983]