---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.1436"
title: "30"
number: "77.1436"
heading: "Drum end attachment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.1436"
---

# §77.1436. Drum end attachment.

- (a) For drum end attachment, wire rope shall be attached—
  - (1) Securely by clips after making one full turn around the drum spoke;
  - (2) Securely by clips after making one full turn around the shaft, if the drum is fixed to the shaft; or
  - (3) By properly assembled anchor bolts, clamps, or wedges, provided that the attachment is a design feature of the hoist drum. Design feature means either the manufacturer's original design or a design approved by a registered professional engineer.
- (b) A minimum of three full turns of wire rope shall be on the drum when the rope is extended to its maximum working length.

## 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.