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1926.251(c)(13) Minimum Sling Lengths

OSHA 1926 Construction > H Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal > 1926.251 Rigging Equipment for Material Handling > 1926.251(c) Wire Rope > 1926.251(c)(13) Minimum Sling Lengths

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1926.251(c)(13)(i)

Cable laid and 6 × 19 and 6 × 37 slings shall have a minimum clear length of wire rope 10 times the component rope diameter between splices, sleeves or end fittings.

1926.251(c)(13)(iii)

Cable laid grommets, strand laid grommets and endless slings shall have a minimum circumferential length of 96 times their body diameter.

1926.251(c)(13)(ii)

Braided slings shall have a minimum clear length of wire rope 40 times the component rope diameter between the loops or end fittings.

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1926.251(c)(13) Minimum Sling Lengths

1926.251(c)(13)(i)

1926.251(c)(13)(iii)

1926.251(c)(13)(ii)