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ȋǦ͹Ȍ •‡˜‡”‡ ”‘’‡ •‡”˜‹ ‡ǣ ‘– –‘ ‡š ‡‡† ͳ ‘–Š Figure 30-1.8.2-1 Distortion of Rope Structure Ȅ Kink
‘” ͳ͸ͷ Š” ‘ˆ ”‘’‡ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘ǡ ™Š‹ Š‡˜‡” ‘‡• ˆ‹”•–
ȋǦͺȌ •’‡ ‹ƒŽ ”‘’‡ •‡”˜‹ ‡ǣ Ž‡•• –Šƒ ͳ͸ͷ Š” ‘ˆ
”‘’‡ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘
ȋǦ„Ȍ ŽŽ –Š‡” ‘’‡
ȋǦͷȌ ‘”ƒŽ ”‘’‡ •‡”˜‹ ‡ǣ ‘– –‘ ‡š ‡‡† ͳʹ
‘–Š• ‘” ʹǡͲͲͲ Š” ‘ˆ ”‘’‡ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘ǡ ™Š‹ Š‡˜‡”
‘‡• ˆ‹”•–
ȋǦ͸Ȍ Š‡ƒ˜› ”‘’‡ •‡”˜‹ ‡ǣ ‘– –‘ ‡š ‡‡† ͸ ‘–Š•
‘” ͳǡͲͲͲ Š” ‘ˆ ”‘’‡ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘ǡ ™Š‹ Š‡˜‡” ‘‡• ˆ‹”•–
ȋǦ͹Ȍ •‡˜‡”‡ ”‘’‡ •‡”˜‹ ‡ǣ ‘– –‘ ‡š ‡‡† ͵ ‘–Š•
‘” ͷͲͲ Š” ‘ˆ ”‘’‡ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘ǡ ™Š‹ Š‡˜‡” ‘‡• ˆ‹”•–
ȋǦͺȌ •’‡ ‹ƒŽ ”‘’‡ •‡”˜‹ ‡ǣ Ž‡•• –Šƒ ͷͲͲ Š” ‘ˆ
”‘’‡ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘
‡”–ƒ‹ –›’‡• ‘ˆ ”‘’‡ ƒ† ƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘• ”‡“—‹”‡
•’‡ ‹ƒŽ ƒ––‡–‹‘ ƒ† ƒ› ”‡“—‹”‡ ”‡†— ‡† –‹‡ ‹–‡”˜ƒŽ•
„‡–™‡‡ ’‡”‹‘†‹ ‹•’‡ –‹‘•Ǥ šƒ’Ž‡• ‹ Ž—†‡ ”‘–ƒ–‹‘Ǧ
”‡•‹•–ƒ– ”‘’‡ ȋ†—‡ –‘ ‹–• —‹“—‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ ƒ† •—• ‡’–Ǧ
‹„‹Ž‹–› –‘ †ƒƒ‰‡ ƒ† ‹ ”‡ƒ•‡† †‡–‡”‹‘”ƒ–‹‘ ™Š‡ ‹– ‹•
—•‡† —†‡” †‹ˆˆ‹ —Ž– ‘†‹–‹‘•ǡ •— Š ƒ• †—–› › Ž‡ ‘’‡”ƒǦ
–‹‘•Ȍǡ ”‘’‡ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‰ ‹ Š‡‹ ƒŽŽ› ƒ –‹˜‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–•ǡ
”‘’‡ ‘–Š‡” –Šƒ ƒ–‡‰‘”› ͳ ”‘–ƒ–‹‘Ǧ”‡•‹•–ƒ– ”‘’‡ ‘’‡”Ǧ
ȋ Ȍ ‘””‘•‹‘Ǥ ‡‘˜ƒŽ ”‹–‡”‹ƒ ‹ Ž—†‡ ™‹†‡•’”‡ƒ† ‘”
ƒ–‹‰ ™‹–Š ƒ –‹˜‡ ‹ǦŽ‹‡ •™‹˜‡Ž•ǡ ƒ† ”‘’‡ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‰ ‘˜‡”
Ž‘ ƒŽ‹œ‡† ‡š–‡”ƒŽ ‘””‘•‹‘ ƒ• ‡˜‹†‡ ‡† „› ’‹––‹‰ ƒ†
•›–Š‡–‹ •Š‡ƒ˜‡• ™‹–Š •‹‰Ž‡ǦŽƒ›‡” †”—• ȏ•‡‡ ‡‡”ƒŽ
‘„˜‹‘—• •‹‰• ‘ˆ ‹–‡”ƒŽ ‘””‘•‹‘ǡ •— Š ƒ• ƒ‰‡–‹
‘–‡ ‹ ƒ„Ž‡ ͵ͲǦͳǤͺǤʹǦͳȐǤ
†‡„”‹• ‘‹‰ ˆ”‘ ˜ƒŽŽ‡›• ȋ•‡‡ ‹‰—”‡ ͵ͲǦͳǤͺǤʹǦͷȌǤ
ȋ†Ȍ •’‡ –‹‘• ˆ–‡” —•—ƒŽ  —””‡ ‡•Ǥ ˆ–‡” ƒ
——•—ƒŽ ‘ —””‡ ‡ǡ •— Š ƒ• ƒ Ž‹‰Š–‹‰ •–”‹‡ǡ ƒ„‘”ƒŽ ǣ  –Š‡ ‡ƒ”Ž› •–ƒ‰‡•ǡ ‘””‘•‹‘ ƒ—•‡• ƒ †‹• ‘Ž‘”ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡
•Š‘  Ž‘ƒ†ǡ ‘” ‘˜‡”Ž‘ƒ† ‘ ƒ ™‹”‡ ”‘’‡ǡ –Š‡ ™‹”‡ ”‘’‡ •ŠƒŽŽ ™‹”‡•ǡ ƒ†ǡ –Š‘—‰Š ƒ– –Š‹• –‹‡ ‹– †‘‡• ‘– ƒ ‘—– ˆ‘” –Š‡ Ž‘•• ‘ˆ
˜‡”› — Š ‡–ƒŽǡ ‹– †‘‡• †‡–”ƒ – ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ”‘’‡ǯ• ƒ„‹Ž‹–› –‘ ”‡•‹•–
„‡ ‹•’‡ –‡† ‹ ƒ ‘”†ƒ ‡ ™‹–Š ȋ Ȍ ‘” ƒ• †‡–‡”‹‡† „› ƒ
ƒ„”ƒ•‹‘Ǥ • ‘””‘•‹‘ ƒ†˜ƒ ‡•ǡ ™‹”‡• „‡ ‘‡ †‡‡’Ž› ’‹––‡†ǡ
“—ƒŽ‹ˆ‹‡† ’‡”•‘Ǥ ƒ† –Š‡‹” •–”‡‰–Š ‹• ƒ’’”‡ ‹ƒ„Ž› ”‡†— ‡†ǡ ƒ„”ƒ•‹‘ ”‡•‹•–ƒ ‡
‹• Ž‘™‡”‡†ǡ ƒ† –Š‡ ”‘’‡ Ž‘•‡• — Š ‘ˆ ‹–• ˆŽ‡š‹„‹Ž‹–› ƒ† ‡Žƒ•–‹ ‹–›Ǥ
30-1.8.2 Inspection and Removal Criteria
ȋ†Ȍ ƒ˜‹‡•• ȋ‘”• ”‡™ ˆˆ‡ –Ȍ ‘ˆ ‘’‡Ǥ ‡‘˜ƒŽ
Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ ‘ ’”‡ ‹•‡ ”—Ž‡• –‘ †‡–‡”‹‡ –Š‡ ‡šƒ – –‹‡ ”‹–‡”‹ƒ ‹ Ž—†‡ ™Š‡ –Š‡ ‘˜‡”ƒŽŽ ‡˜‡Ž‘’‡ †‹ƒ‡–‡”
ˆ‘” –Š‡ ”‡‘˜ƒŽ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‘’‡ǡ •‹ ‡ ƒ› ˆƒ –‘”• ƒ”‡ ȏ•‡‡ †ͳ ‹ ‹‰—”‡ ͵ͲǦͳǤͺǤʹǦ͸ǡ ‹ŽŽ—•–”ƒ–‹‘ ȋ ȌȐ Šƒ• ‹ ”‡ƒ•‡†
‹˜‘Ž˜‡†Ǥ  ‡ ƒ ”‘’‡ ”‡ƒ Š‡• ƒ› ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‡‘˜ƒŽ –‘ ƒ ˜ƒŽ—‡ ‰”‡ƒ–‡” –Šƒ ͳͳͲΨ ‘ˆ ‘‹ƒŽ ”‘’‡ †‹ƒ‡–‡”ǡ †Ǥ
”‹–‡”‹ƒǡ ‹– •ŠƒŽŽ „‡ ”‡’Žƒ ‡† „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡   ‹• ”‡–—”‡† ȋ‡Ȍ ‡ƒ– ƒƒ‰‡Ǥ ‡‘˜ƒŽ ”‹–‡”‹ƒ ‹ Ž—†‡ ƒ›
–‘ •‡”˜‹ ‡Ǥ ’‡ ‹ˆ‹ ‹•’‡ –‹‘ ƒ––”‹„—–‡• ƒ† ”‡‘˜ƒŽ ƒ’’ƒ”‡– †ƒƒ‰‡ ˆ”‘ ƒ Š‡ƒ– •‘—” ‡ǡ •— Š ƒ• ™‡Ž†‹‰ǡ
”‹–‡”‹ƒ ƒ”‡ ƒ• ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™•ǣ ’‘™‡”Ž‹‡ •–”‹‡•ǡ ‘” Ž‹‰Š–‹‰ ȋ•‡‡ ‹‰—”‡ ͵ͲǦͳǤͺǤʹǦ͹ȌǤ
ȋƒȌ ‡ƒ•—”‡ –Š‡ ”‘’‡ †‹ƒ‡–‡” ‹ —‡”‘—• Ž‘ ƒ–‹‘• ȋˆȌ ‹‰Š ‘” ‘™ –”ƒ†Ǥ ‡‘˜ƒŽ ”‹–‡”‹ƒ ‹ Ž—†‡ ƒ Š‹‰Š
–‘ ƒ••‡•• Ž‘•• ‘ˆ †‹ƒ‡–‡” ƒŽ‘‰ –Š‡ ‡–‹”‡ Ž‡‰–Š ‘ˆ ”‘’‡Ǥ ‘” Ž‘™ •–”ƒ† –Šƒ– ‹• Š‹‰Š‡” ‘” Ž‘™‡” –Šƒ ŠƒŽˆ ‘ˆ –Š‡ •–”ƒ†
‡‘˜ƒŽ ”‹–‡”‹ƒ ‹ Ž—†‡ ƒ ”‡†— –‹‘ ˆ”‘ ‘‹ƒŽ †‹ƒ‡–‡” ƒ„‘˜‡ ‘” „‡Ž‘™ –Š‡ •—”ˆƒ ‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‘’‡ ȋ•‡‡
†‹ƒ‡–‡” ‰”‡ƒ–‡” –Šƒ ͷΨ ƒ– ƒ› Ž‘ ƒ–‹‘Ǥ ‹‰—”‡ ͵ͲǦͳǤͺǤʹǦͺȌǤ
ǣ ‘•• ‘ˆ †‹ƒ‡–‡” ‹ ”‘–ƒ–‹‘Ǧ”‡•‹•–ƒ– ”‘’‡ ‘—Ž† ‹†‹ ƒ–‡ ȋ‰Ȍ † ‡”‹ƒ–‹‘•Ǥ ‡‘˜ƒŽ ”‹–‡”‹ƒ ‹ Ž—†‡
‘”‡ ˆƒ‹Ž—”‡ǡ ƒ† ƒ “—ƒŽ‹ˆ‹‡† ’‡”•‘ •ŠƒŽŽ ‹‡†‹ƒ–‡Ž› ‹•’‡ – –Š‡ •‡˜‡”‡Ž› ‘””‘†‡†ǡ ”ƒ ‡†ǡ †‡ˆ‘”‡†ǡ ™‘”ǡ ‰”‘••Ž›
ƒˆˆ‡ –‡† •‡ –‹‘ȋ•Ȍ –‘ †‡–‡”‹‡ ‹ˆ –Š‡ ”‘’‡ ‡‡†• –‘ „‡ ”‡‘˜‡† †ƒƒ‰‡†ǡ ‘” ‹’”‘’‡”Ž› ‹•–ƒŽŽ‡† ‡† –‡”‹ƒ–‹‘•
ˆ”‘ •‡”˜‹ ‡Ǥ Š‹• ‘†‹–‹‘ ™‹ŽŽ Ž‹‡Ž› „‡ Šƒ”ƒ –‡”‹œ‡† „› ȋ•‡‡ ‹‰—”‡ ͵ͲǦͳǤͺǤʹǦͻȌǤ
Ž‡‰–Š‡‹‰ ‘ˆ Žƒ› ƒ† †‹ƒ‡–‡” ”‡†— –‹‘ ‹ Ž‘ ƒŽ‹œ‡† ƒ”‡ƒ•Ǥ ȋŠȌ ‹•‹„Ž‡ ”‘‡ ‹”‡•Ǥ ‘” ”‡‘˜ƒŽ ”‹–‡”‹ƒǡ •‡‡ ƒ„Ž‡
ȋ„Ȍ ‹•–‘”–‹‘ ‘ˆ ‘’‡ –”— –—”‡Ǥ ‹•–‘”–‹‘• ‘ˆ ”‘’‡ ͵ͲǦͳǤͺǤʹǦͳǤ
•–”— –—”‡ ‹ Ž—†‡ ‹‹‰ǡ •‡˜‡”‡ †‘‰Ž‡‰•ǡ „‹”† ƒ‰‹‰ǡ
ƒ† ”—•Š‹‰ ȋ•‡‡ ‹‰—”‡• ͵ͲǦͳǤͺǤʹǦͳ –Š”‘—‰Š ͵ͲǦͳǤͺǤʹǦͶȌǤ 30-1.8.3 Rope Not in Regular Use
‡‘˜ƒŽ ”‹–‡”‹ƒ ‹ Ž—†‡ •–‡‡Ž ‘”‡ ’”‘–”—•‹‘ „‡–™‡‡
ȋƒȌ ‹”‡ ”‘’‡ –Šƒ– Šƒ• „‡‡ ‹†Ž‡ ˆ‘” ƒ ’‡”‹‘† ‘ˆ ͳ ‘–Š
–Š‡ ‘—–‡” •–”ƒ†•ǡ ‹‹‰ǡ •‡˜‡”‡ †‘‰Ž‡‰• ȋ‹‘” †‘‰Ž‡‰•
–‘ ͸ ‘–Š• †—‡ –‘ •Š—–†‘™ ‘” •–‘”ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ Š‹‡
•Š‘—Ž† „‡ ‘–‡† ‹ ‹•’‡ –‹‘ †‘ —‡–•Ȍǡ ƒ† Šƒ‰‡• ‹
•ŠƒŽŽ „‡ ‹•’‡ –‡† ‹ ƒ ‘”†ƒ ‡ ™‹–Š ’ƒ”ƒǤ ͵ͲǦͳǤͺǤͳȋ„ȌǤ
‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ ‰‡‘‡–”› †—‡ –‘ ”—•Š‹‰ ™Š‡”‡ –Š‡ ‹‹—
†‹‡•‹‘ ƒ ”‘•• –Š‡ †‹•–‘”–‡† •‡ –‹‘ ‹• Ž‡•• –Šƒ ‘”
‡“—ƒŽ –‘ ͷΰ͸ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘‹ƒŽ †‹ƒ‡–‡”Ǥ

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