R 408.10585 Hoist inspection; maintenance and cleaning.

Rule 585. (1) Before lowering personnel below the top elevation of the building, a hoist shall be tested each day in the lifting direction with the intended load to make certain it has sufficient capacity to raise the personnel back to the boarding level. (2) All parts of the equipment that affect the safe operation of a hoist shall be maintained in proper working order so that the parts perform the functions for which they were intended. The equipment shall be taken out of service when it is not in proper working order. (3) Control or power contacts and relays shall be kept clean. (4) All other equipment parts shall be kept clean if their proper functioning would be affected by the presence of dirt or other contaminants.