30 CFR §77.1430
- (a)Sections 77.1431 through 77.1438 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.