WAC 296-874-30026. Protect suspension ropes from heat or corrosive substances

(1) You must shield suspension ropes from heat-producing processes. (2) You must make sure, when acids or other corrosive substances are used on a scaffold, that the suspension ropes are protected by at least one of the following: (a) Shielding; (b) Treating to protect the rope from the corrosive substances; (c) Making the rope of material that the corrosive substance will not damage.