# The Miscellaneous Mines Order 1956, Paragraph 44


No capped rope shall be used in winding or haulage apparatus unless the capping is of a type which has been found to withstand a load of—
(a) in the case of a rope used in winding apparatus, at least seven times the maximum static load which may be suspended on that rope;
(b) in the case of a rope used in haulage apparatus, at least sixty per cent. of the breaking strain of rope of that type.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1956/1778/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/miscellaneous-mines-order-1956/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-44
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