Reglamento General de Seguridad e Higiene Industrial, Cap. VI -- Montacargas de Trabajadores. No incluido en el índice bajo la Ley Núm. 149 de 12 dic, 2005

Wire rope fastenings shall conform to the following: 1. The portion of the rope fastenings which holds the wire rope (rope socket) and the shackle rod may be in one piece (unit construction), or they may be separate. 2. The rope socket shall be either cast or forged steel provided that where the rope socket and the shackle rod are in one piece (unit construction), the entire fastening shall be of forged steel. 3. Where the shackle rod and the rope socket are not in one piece, the shackle rod shall be of forged or rolled steel. 4. Cast or forged steel rope sockets, shackle rods and theirs connections shall be made unwelded steel, having an elongation of not less than twenty (20) per cent in a length of two (2) inches, conforming to A.S.T.M. Specification A235-63T, Class C for forged steel and A27-62, Grade 60/30 for cast steel and shall be stress relieved. 130 TEXTO EN ESPAÑOL USAS, A17.1 (a) Tales sujetadores se ajusten a las Reglas