(225 ILCS 705/16.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1612)

Sec. 16.12. Hoisting ropes attached to all cages or trips shall be adequate in size to handle the load and have a proper factor of safety as defined in the American Standards Association's Wire Rope Standards and shall be replaced when it shows more than six broken wires in any single pitch length or lay of rope.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)