---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.1430"
title: "30"
number: "77.1430"
heading: "Wire ropes; scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.1430"
---

# §77.1430. Wire ropes; scope.

- (a) [Sections 77.1431 through 77.1438](/cfr/30/77.1431..77.1438.md) 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.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sections 77.1430 through 77.1438 issued under sec. 101, Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, Pub. L. 91-173 as amended by Pub. L. 95-164, 91 Stat. 1291 (30 U.S.C. 811).

### Source

Source: Sections 77.1430 through 77.1438 appear at 48 FR 53241, Nov. 25, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

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