---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.1403"
title: "30"
number: "77.1403"
heading: "Daily examination of hoisting equipment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.1403"
---

# §77.1403. 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.**
  - (1) A visual examination of the ropes for wear, broken wires, and corrosion, especially at excessive strain points such as near the attachments and where the rope rests on the sheaves;
  - (2) An examination of the elevator for loose, missing or defective parts;
- (b) **Hoists and elevators.**
  - (1) An examination of the rope fastenings for defects;
  - (2) An examination of sheaves for broken flanges, defective bearings, rope alignment, and proper lubrication; and
  - (3) An examination of the automatic controls and brakes required under [§ 77.1401](/cfr/30/77.1401.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 53241, Nov. 25, 1983]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 53241, Nov. 25, 1983]