Section 48(5) in The Dock Workers (Safety, Health And Welfare) Regulations, 1990
(5)A thimble or loop splice made in any wire rope shall conform to the following standard:--(a)wire rope or rope sling shall have at least three tucks with full strand of rope and two tucks with one-half of the wires cut-out of each strand and strands in all cases shall be tucked against the lay of the rope;(b)protruding ends of strands in any splice on wire rope and rope slings shall be covered or treated so as to leave no sharp points;(c)fibre rope or rope sling shall have at least four tucks tail of such tuck being whipped in a suitable manner; and(d)synthetic fibre rope or rope sling shall have at least four tucks with full strand followed by further tuck with one-half filaments cut-out of each strand and final tuck with one-half of the remaining filaments, cut-out from strands. The portion of the splices containing the tucks with the reduced number of filaments shall be securely covered with suitable tape or other materials:-Provided that this sub-regulation shall not operate to prevent the use of another form of splice which can be shown to be as efficient as that laid down in this regulation.
