206(1)An employer shall ensure that a hoisting rope is tested throughout its working length using a dual-function electromagnetic testing device within six months of being put into service and thereafter
(a)
at regular intervals not exceeding six months, or
(b)
at intervals shorter than six months, where by interpolation of past tests, the loss in breaking strength will exceed ten per cent of the breaking strength as set out in a certificate of test referred to in subsection 204(1) before the next prescribed test.
206(2)An employer shall ensure that a balance rope and, where practical, a guide or a rubbing rope, is tested throughout its working length using a dual-function electromagnetic testing device
(a)
within twelve months of being put into service, and
(b)
thereafter at regular intervals not exceeding twelve months except where a test under this subsection discloses a loss exceeding five per cent of the breaking strength as set out in a certificate of test referred to in subsection 204(1), in which case the regular intervals shall not exceed four months.
206(3)An employer shall ensure that a person who does testing pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) is competent.
206(4)An employer shall ensure that a record of each test, including graphs, interpretations and the date of test, signed by the person making the interpretations, is entered forthwith in the Rope Record Book.
206(5)Where a test under this section shows a loss greater than 7.5% of the breaking strength of the rope as set out in a certificate of test referred to in subsection 204(1), an employer shall ensure that an officer is notified of the results of the test immediately.