Section 307.06. End devices.

 

(1)  All end devices shall be installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and operate properly. All end devices shall be free of cracks, breaks, and excessive wear.

(2)  All end devices shall be constructed of metal with a manufacturer working load limit or breaking force limit at least as great as the chain, webbing strap, or wire cable to which the end device is attached.

(3)  Adjustable end devices shall be designed, constructed, and maintained so that the operator of a vehicle can adjust the end devices.

(4)  All end devices shall be securely attached to the vehicle.

(5)  No person may use an end device which has been repaired, unless there has been a total replacement of the load-bearing component with a replacement component meeting the requirements of this section and the manufacturing standards of the original manufacturer of the tiedown assembly.

(6)  The anchorages by which a tiedown device is attached to a vehicle shall have a tensile strength at least as great as the tensile strength of the tiedown assembly.

History: Cr. Register, October, 1991, No. 430 , eff. 11-1-91.