---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.1435"
title: "30"
number: "77.1435"
heading: "Load end attachments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.1435"
---

# §77.1435. Load end attachments.

- (a) Wire rope shall be attached to the load by a method that develops at least 80 percent of the nominal strength of the rope.
- (b) Except for terminations where use of other materials is a design feature, zinc (spelter) shall be used for socketing wire ropes. Design feature means either the manufacturer's original design or a design approved by a registered professional engineer.
- (c) **Load end attachment methods using splices are prohibited.**

## 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.