205(1)An employer shall ensure that after eighteen months of use, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding six months, a portion of a hoisting rope of a drum hoist is cut off at the lower end above the clamps and that the portion
(a)
is at least 2.5 m long,
(b)
has its ends adequately fastened, and
(c)
is tested
(i)
by the manufacturer of the rope for its breaking strength as determined in accordance with clause 12.1 or 12.2 of CSA standard CAN/CSA-G4-92, “Steel Wire Rope for General Purpose and for Mine Hoisting and Mine Haulage” and a certificate of test with respect to the portion is obtained from the manufacturer, or
(ii)
by the Ontario Ministry of Labour Rope Testing Laboratory for its breaking strength by a destructive test and a certificate of test with respect to the portion is obtained from the laboratory.
205(2)An employer shall ensure that a certificate referred to in subsection (1) is recorded in the Rope Record Book.