All purchasers of rope products are personally responsible for learning the proper techniques involved and the applicable safe or recommended working loads. Many rope products are not intended for use where personal safety could be endangered. Misuse of rope can result in serious injury or death.
Guidelines vary for different industries and applications.
Blanket recommended working loads are impossible to make. There are many variables to consider such as, the amount of risk to life and property,rope use, rope condition,type of knots or hitches used, temperatures, chemical exposure, extended periods under load and dynamic loading. A particular rope's average tensile strength is 1,500 lbs. The recommended working load would be 100 pounds. This rule applies only to rope that is new or in use during normal service life where no shock loads or other damage have occurred.