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Section 1 - General Safety Practices
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WINCH CABLE / FALLING LOAD HAZARDS
• Keep people away during operation.
• Never exceed capacity of rigging or cable.
• Never stand on or straddle cable.
• Always keep a minimum of fi ve (5) wraps of cable on winch drum.
• Keep tension on cable when unwinding.
• Always stop operation before block contacts sheave.
• If block contacts sheave, lower load by letting out cable and inspect for damage.
• Keep cables from contacting sharp objects.
• Never wrap cables around objects. Use appropriate chains/straps to wrap around
the vehicle to be recovered, and attach the cable hook to the chain/straps.
• Never allow the cable to cross over itself when wrapping on the drum.
• All boom placement functions should be made with the winch wire ropes set in
“free spool” to avoid over tensioning or breaking the winch wire ropes.
• Never use damaged cable. Never use cable menders. Replace damaged cable.
Use cable and hooks with equal or greater rating.