FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING
(LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR)
REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulation

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

1. Citation .................................. ... ... ... ... ... ... J 2
2. Application................................ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 2

3. Interpretation ...................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 2

PART 11

LIFTING APPLIANCES

4. Construction .............................. ... ... ... ... ... ... J 4

5. Lifting appliance to be tested and examined prior to use ... ... ... ... J 4
6. Lifting appliance in use to be periodically examined ... ... ... ... ... J 4

7. Register of examination to be kept by owner ... ... ... ... ... ... J 4

8. Precautions to be taken where lifting appliance has travelling or slewing motion J 5

9. Platforms for crane drivers and signallers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 5

10.............Cabins for drivers ............ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 5

11....................Marking of safe working loads ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 6

12........................Load not to exceed the safe working load ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 6

12A. Competent person to be in charge if load left suspended ... ... ... ... ... J 6

13....................Scotch and guy derrick cranes . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 6

14..................Cranes with derricking jibs ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 7
15..................Restriction on the use of cranes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 7
15A.................Operators of lifting appliance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 7

15B........Operation ...................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 8

15C...................Steam not to obscure workplace ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 8
16....................Brakes, controls, safety devices, etc. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 8

17.............Drums and pulleys .......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 9

PART 111

CHAINS, ROPES AND LIFTING GEAR

18. Construction, testing, examination and safe working load of chains. ropes and

lifting gear ........................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 9

PART IV

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES







19...........Offences by owners ........... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 10

20....................Offences by persons employed ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 11
21....................Offences by competent examiners ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 11

First Schedule. Procedure for testing and examining lifting appliances and lifting gear J 11

Second Schedule. Forms ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... J 13





FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS
(LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR)
REGULATIONS

(Cap. 59, section 7)

[1 November 1974.1

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

1. These regulations may be cited as the Factories and Industrial
Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations.

2. (1) Subject to; paragraph (2), these regulations shall apply to
lifting appliances and lifting gear used for raising or lowering or as a
means of suspension in any industrial undertaking other than
construction work.

(2) Regulations 12A. 15A, 15B and 15C shall apply to lifting
appliances, and regulation 18(1)(ea) and (eb) shall apply to chains,
ropes and lifting gear, used for raising or lowering or as a means of
suspension in any industrial undertaking (other than construction work)
at a dock, quay, wharf or warehouse.

3. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

'competent examiner', in relation to the carrying out of any test and
examination required by these regulations, means a person who is

(a)appointed by the owner required by these regulations to
ensure that the test and examination is carried out; and

(b)by reason of his qualifications, training and experience,
competent to carry out the test and examination;

'competent person', in relation to any duty required to be performed by
him under these regulations, means a person who is

(a)appointed by the owner required by these regulations to
ensure that the duty is carried out by a competent person; and

(b)by reason of training and practical experience, competent to
perform the duty;

'crane' means any appliance equipped with mechanical means of
raising and lowering a load and for transporting the load while
suspended; and also all chains, ropes, swivels, or other tackle





(down to and including the hook), used in the operation of a crane;
but does not include

(a) a hoist block running on a fixed rail or wire;

(b)a stacker or conveyer whereby a load is moved by means of a
belt or platform; or

(e)an earth or mineral moving or excavating appliance not fitted
with a grab;

-lifting appliance' means a crab, winch, teagle, pulley block or gin wheel
used for raising or lowering, and a crane, sheerlegs. excavator,
dragline, aerial ropeway, aerial cableway transporter or overhead
runway, and also any part of any such appliance;

lifting gear means a chain sling, rope sling. ring or similar gear. and a
link, hook, plate clamp, shackle, swivel or eyebolt;

-maintained' means maintained in an efficient state. in efficient working
order and good repair,

,,owner', in relation to any lifting appliance or lifting gear, includes the
lessee or hirer thereof, and any overseer, foreman, agent or person
in charge or having the control or management of the lifting
appliance or lifting gear;

'raising or lowering or as a means of suspension' means raising or
lowering or as a means of suspension of a load on a lifting
appliance or lifting gear;

'repair' includes renewal, alteration or addition;

',safe working load', in relation to a lifting appliance or to lifting gear,
means either

(a)the appropriate safe working load for operating the lifting
appliance or lifting gear as specified in the current certificate
of test and thorough examination delivered in the prescribed
form by a competent examiner in respect of that lifting
appliance or lifting gear for the purposes of these regulations;
or

(b)where no such certificate is required, the relevant safe working
load shown in the table referred to in regulation 18(1)(b);

'thorough examination' means a visual examination, carried out as
carefully as the conditions permit in order to arrive at a reliable
conclusion as to the safety of the parts examined, and if necessary
for the purpose the visual examination shall be supplemented if
necessary by other means such as a hammer test and, parts of the
lifting appliance or lifting gear shall be dismantled.





PART II

LIFTING APPLIANCES

4. The owner of a lifting appliance shall ensure that it is not used
unless

(a)it is of good mechanical construction, made of strong and
sound materials, and free from patent defect;

(b) it is properly maintained; and

(c)the arrangements for fixing and anchoring the appliance are
adequate to secure its safety.

5. (1) Before a lifting appliance is used-

(a) for the first time;

(b) after re-erection; or

(c) after undergoing substantial repair,

the owner shall cause it to be tested and thoroughly examined by a
competent examiner in the manner prescribed in the First Schedule.

(2) After carrying out a test and examination under paragraph (1), a
competent examiner shall deliver to the owner of the lifting appliance a
certificate of test and thorough examination in the appropriate
prescribed form.

(3) The owner shall ensure that-

(a)the certificate of test and thorough examination is kept with
the lifting appliance and is available for inspection by an
inspector at all reasonable times; and

(b)a report of the examination is entered in the register kept
under regulation 7.

6. (1) After a lifting appliance has been brought into use the owner
shall cause it to be thoroughly examined by a competent examiner at
least once every 12 months and a report of the examination to be entered
in the register kept under regulation 7.

(2) Where an examination under paragraph (1) shows that the
lifting appliance cannot be used with safety unless certain repairs are
carried out immediately, or within a specified time, the examiner shall not
later than 28 days after the completion of the examination send a copy
of the report of the examination to the Commissioner.

7. (1) The owner of a lifting appliance required to be examined
under this Part shall keep a register containing a report of every
examination carried out on the lifting appliance.

(2) The register shall be in the form prescribed in the Second
Schedule and each entry therein shall be signed by the person carrying
out the examination.





(3) On being requested to do so by an inspector, the owner of a
lifting appliance shall produce the register for inspection.

8. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), on every stage. gantry, or similar
place where a lifting appliance having a travelling or slewing motion is
in use, the owner of the appliance shall ensure that an unobstructed
passageway, not less than 600 millimetres wide, is maintained between
any part of the appliance liable so to move and any nearby guard rail,
fence or other fixture.

(2) If at any time it is impracticable to maintain any such
passageway at any particular place, the owner shall ensure that all
reasonable steps are taken to prevent persons from having access to
that place when the appliance is in use.

9. (1) Where a crane has a platform for the use of the person
driving or operating the crane, or for any signaller (where good safe
working practice requires a signaller in connexion with the use of the
crane), the owner shall ensure that it is not used unless the platform is

(a) of sufficient area for the persons employed on it:

(b) either close planked or plated; and

(e) provided with a safe means of access.

(2) If any such platform has a side from which a person may fall a
distance of more than 2 metres, the owner shall ensure that the crane is
not used unless

(a)there is affixed to the platform a suitable guard rail of adequate
strength to a height of not less than 900 millimetres above the
platform and above any raised standing place therein;

(b) the side is provided with one or more toe boards placed-

(i) at a height not less than 200 millimetres above the level
of the platform and any raised standing place on it; and

(ii) in a position that will prevent as far as possible the fall
of persons, materials, and tools, from the platform; and

(c)the space between any toe board on the platform and the
lowest guard rail above it does not exceed 700 millimetres.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in this regulation, a guard rail or toe
board required under this regulation may be removed or remain
unerected for such period and to such extent as is necessary for any
person to gain access to and egress from the platform or for materials to
be removed to it or from it.

10. The owner of a power-driven lifting appliance shall ensure that
it is not used unless it is provided with a suitable cabin which





(a)affords the driver or operator of the appliance adequate
protection from the weather; and

(b) is so constructed as to-
(i) give him a clear and unrestricted view that will
enable him to use the appliance safely; and
(ii) afford ready access to those parts of the appliance
that are within the cabin and require periodic inspection or
maintenance.

11. (1) The owner of a lifting appliance shall ensure that the
appliance is not used unless the safe working load for the time being
applicable to the appliance is clearly and legibly marked on it, in
English and Chinese, together with an appropriate mark to distin-
guish it from other similar appliances.

(2) The owner of a crane (including a crane with a derricking
jib) which has a variable operating radius shall ensure that the crane
is not used unless it-

(a)has clearly and legibly marked on it the safe working load
at various radii of the jib, trolley or crab, and, in the case of
a crane with a derricking jib, the maximum radius at which
the jib may be worked; and

(b)is fitted with an accurate indicator, clearly visible to the
driver, which shows the radius of the jib, trolley or crab at
any particular time and the safe working load applicable to
that radius.

12. The owner of a lifting appliance shall ensure that it is not
used if it is loaded beyond the maximum safe working load:

Provided that, for the purpose of enabling tests of any such
appliance to be carried out, the safe working load may be exceeded
by such amount as the competent examiner appointed to carry out
the test may authorize.

12A. The owner of a lifting appliance shall ensure that no load
is left suspended from a lifting appliance unless a competent person
is in charge of the lifting appliance during the period of suspension.

(1) The owner of a Scotch derrick crane shall ensure that
it is not used-

(a)if the jib of the crane is erected between the crane's
backstays; and

(b)unless appropriate measures are taken to prevent the foot
of the king post of the crane from being lifted out of its
socket or support when the crane is in use; or





(c)to move any load in the angle between the crane's backstays.

(2) Where the guys of a guy derrick crane cannot be fixed-

(a) at approximately equal angles to the mast of the crane; and

(b)so that the angles between adjacent pairs of guys are
approximately equal,

the owner of the crane shall take such other measures as will ensure its
stability.

14. (1) The owner of a crane having a derricking jib operated
through a clutch mechanism shall ensure that the crane is not used
unless it is provided with a properly maintained and effective locking
arrangement, placed between the derricking clutch and the pawl
sustaining the derricking drum, which will ensure that

(a)the clutch cannot be disengaged unless the pawl is effectively
engaged with the derricking drum; and

(b)the pawl cannot be disengaged unless the clutch is effectively
engaged with the derricking drum.

(2) This regulation shall not apply to a crane in which-

(a)the hoisting drum and the derricking drum are independently
driven; or

(b) the mechanism driving the derricking drum is self locking.

15. (1) Without prejudice to paragraph (2), the owner of a crane
shall ensure that the crane's hoisting mechanism is not used for any
purpose other than raising or lowering a load vertically unless

(a)he has taken reasonable steps to see that no undue stress is
imposed on any part of the structure or mechanism of the
crane thereby endangering the stability of the crane; and

(b) such use is supervised by a competent person.

(2) The owner of a crane which has a derricking jib shall ensure
that it is not used with the jib extended at a radius which exceeds the
maximum radius specified for the jib in the current certificate of test and
thorough examination relating to that crane.

15A. The owner of a lifting appliance shall ensure that the
appliance is operated only by

(a)a person trained and competent to operate the appliance; or

(b)a person undergoing training to operate the appliance,
provided he acts under the supervision of a person trained
and competent to operate the appliance.





15B. (1) Where a person operating a lifting appliance

(a) does not have a clear and unrestricted view of-

(i) the load carried by the lifting appliance,

(ii) its vicinity;

(iii) the point of attachment for a load where no load is
being carried; and

(b)such view is necessary for the safe working of the appliance,

the owner of a lifting appliance shall, subject to paragraph (2), appoint
and station such persons as may be necessary to give effective signals
to the person operating the lifting appliance to ensure its safe working.

(2) No person appointed under paragraph (1) shall be under the
age of 18 years unless he

(a)is a person undergoing training to operate the appliance; and

(b) acts under the supervision of a competent person.

(3) If it is impracticable to comply with paragraph (1). the owner of
a lifting appliance shall ensure that effective signalling arrangements or
other means of communication exist between the person operating the
appliance and the person employed in the loading or unloading of the
appliance to ensure its safe working.

15C. The owner of a crane or winch shall ensure that the exhaust
steam from and, so far as practicable. live steam to any crane or winch
does not obscure any workplace at which a workman is employed.

16. (1) The owner of a crab, crane or winch shall ensure that it is
not used unless it is fitted with one or more efficient brakes, or other
similar safety devices, which will prevent a load suspended from the
appliance from falling uncontrollably or dangerously.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the owner of a lifting appliance shall
ensure that it is not used unless

(a)every lever. handle, switch or other device used for
controlling the operation of any part of the appliance (being a
lever, handle, switch or other device the accidental movement
or displacement of which is liable to cause danger) is, where
practicable (unless it is so placed or the appliance is so
constructed as to prevent accidental movement or
displacement), provided with a suitable spring or other locking
arrangement to prevent any such accidental movement or
displacement; and





(b)every lever, handle, switch or other device for controlling the
operation of any part of the appliance has either on or adjacent
to it clear markings to indicate its purpose and the mode of
operation.

(3) Paragraph (2)(b) shall not apply to rotating handles for raising
or lowering a load in the case of a winch or non-derricking jib crane
operated by manual power.

(4) If any person is employed or working on or near the wheel track
of an overhead travelling crane in a place where he would be liable to be
struck by the crane, the owner shall take effective measures, by warning
the driver of the crane or otherwise, to ensure that the crane does not
approach within 6 metres of that place.

(5) If any person is employed or working otherwise than mentioned
in paragraph (4) but in a place above floor level where he would be liable
to be struck by an overhead travelling crane, or by any load carried by
such a crane, the owner of the crane shall take effective measures to
ensure that such person is warned of the approach of the crane, unless
his work is so connected with or dependent on the movements of the
crane as to make a warning unnecessary.

17. (1) The owner of a lifting appliance which has a drum or pulley
on which a rope is carried shall ensure that the appliance is not used
unless the drum or pulley is of sufficient diameter and construction for
the rope used.

(2) If the rope terminates at the winding drum of the appliance, the
owner shall ensure that the appliance is not used unless

(a) the rope is properly secured to the drum; and

(b)at least 2 turns of the rope remain on the drum at every
operating position of the appliance.

PART 111

CHAINS, ROPES AND LIFTING GEAR

18. (1) The owner of any chain, rope or lifting gear used for raising
or lowering or as a means of suspension shall ensure that the following
provisions are complied with

(a)no chain, rope or lifting gear shall be used unless it is of good
construction, sound material, and adequate strength, and is
free from patent defect;

(b)subject to paragraph (2), a table, in English and Chinese,
showing the safe working loads of each kind and size of chain,
rope or lifting gear in use, and, in the case of a multiple sling,
the safe working load at different angles of the legs, shall be
posted in a prominent position in the





premises or place where the chain, rope or lifting gear is kept;
and no chain, rope or lifting gear not shown in the table shall
be used;

(c)no c chain rope or lifting gear shall be used for any load
exceeding its safe working load as shown in the table referred
to in sub-paragraph (b) or marked as mentioned in paragraph
(2);

(d)no chain, rope or lifting gear (except a fibre rope or fibre-rope
sling) shall be used for the first time unless it has been tested
and thoroughly examined by a competent examiner in the
manner prescribed in the First Schedule, and a cretificate of
the test and thorough examination as prescribed in the Second
Schedule specifying the safe working load and signed by the
person making the test and thorough examination has been
delivered to the owner and is made available for inspection by
an inspector at all reasonable times,

(e)each chain, rope and lifting gear in use shall he thoroughly
examined by a competent examiner at least once every 6
months; and a report of the examination shall be entered in the
register kept under paragraph (f) and signed by the person
carrying out the examination;

(ea) each chain, rope and lifting gear shall be inspected before use
on each occasion by a competent person;

(eb) chains shall not be shortened by tying knots in them and
adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent injury to them
from sharp edges,

a register, in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule, shall
be kept containing the reports of the examinations carried out
under paragraph (e) of all chains, ropes or lifting gear (except
fibre ropes or fibre-rope slings), and shall be made available
for inspection by an inspector at all reasonable times.

(2) Paragraph (1)(b) shall not apply in relation to any lifting gear if
its safe working load, or in the case of a multiple sling, the safe working
load at different angles of the legs, is plainly marked upon it in English
and Chinese.

PART IV

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

19. Any owner who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 4, 5(1) or (3), 6(1), 7(1) or (3), 8, 9(1) or (2), 10, 11, 12, 12A, 13,
14(1), 15, 1 SA, 1 15B 1 15C, 16(1), (2), (4) or (5), 17 or 18(1) shall be guilty
of an offence and shall





(a) in respect of a contravention of regulation 4, 5( 1 or (3).
6(1). 9(1) or (2) or 18(1). be liable to a fine of $50,000

(b)in respect of a contravention of regulation 7(1) 1 or (3). 8, 10.
11, 12, 12A, 13, 14(1), 15. 15A, 15B. 16(1), (2), (4) or (5) or 17. be
liable to a fine of $30,000

(c)in respect of a contravention of regulation 15C. be liable to a
fine of 520,000.

20. Any workman employed or working on or near any lifting
appliance or lifting gear to which these regulations apply who wilfully
and without reasonable cause does anything likely to endanger himself
or others shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction
to a fine of $10,000

21. (1 Any competent examiner who ha., ing carried out any test
or examination for the purposes of these regulations

(a)fails or refuses to deliver to an owner. within a reasonable time,
a certificate provided for by regulation 5(2) or 18(1)(d);.

(b)fails or refuses to sign. within a reasonable time. a register
under regulation 7(2) or 18(1 or

(c) fails to comply with regulation 6(2),

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of
5 10,000.

(2) Any such competent examiner who delivers to an owner a
certificate or makes a report which is to his knowledge false as to a
material particular shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
conviction to a fine of $50.000.

FIRST SCHEDULE[regs. 5(1)
18(1)(d).]

PROCEDURE FOR TESTING AND EXAMINING LIFTING
APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR

1. (1) Every winch, together with its accessories. (including any derrick,
gooseneck, eye-plate, eyebolt, or other attachments) shall be tested with a proof
load which shall exceed the safe working load as follows

(a)if the safe working load is less than 20 tonnes. the proof load shall exceed
the safe working load by at least 25 per cent;

(b)if the safe working load is 20 tonnes but not more than 50 tonnes, the
proof load shall exceed the safe working load by, at least 5 tonnes:

(c)if the safe working load is more than 50 tonnes. the proof load shall
exceed the safe working load by at least 10 per cent.

(2) The proof load shall be applied either-

(a) by hoisting movable weights; or





(h)by means of a spring or hydraulic balance or a similar appliance, with a
derrick at an angle to the horizontal which shall be specified in the
certificate of the test.

(3) In the case of a proof load applied under sub-paragraph (2)(a), after the
movable weights have been hoisted, or in the case of a proof load applied under sub-
paragraph (2)(h), after the proof load has been applied, the derrick shall be swung as
far as practicable first in one direction and then in the other.

2. (1) Every crane and every lifting appliance, together with its accessories,
other than a lifting appliance referred to in sub-paragraph (1), shall be tested with
a proof load which shall exceed the safe working load as follows

(a)if the safe working load is less than 20 tonnes, the proof load shall exceed
the safe working load by at least 25 per cent:

(h)if the safe working load is 20 tonnes but not more than 50 tonnes, the
proof load shall exceed the safe working load by at least 5 tonnes,

(c)if the safe working load is more than 50 tonnes, the proof load shall
exceed the safe working load by at least 10 per cent.

(2) The proof load shall be hoisted and then swung as far as is practicable first
in one direction and then in the other.

(3) Where a crane with a jib which has a variable vertical operating radius is to
he tested, the test shall be carried out by applying a proof load in accordance with
sub-paragraph (1) at both the maximum radius and the minimum radius of the jib.

(4) Where in testing a hydraulic crane it is. because of the limitation of
pressure. impossible to hoist a load Which exceeds the safe working load by 25 per
cent. it is sufficient compliance with this paragraph if the crane has the greatest
possible load applied to it.

3. Every item of lifting gear (whether an accessory to any lifting appliance or
not) shall be. tested with a proof load in accordance with the following provisions

(a)if the item is a chain sling. rope sling. ring, hook. shackle. or swivel, the
proof load shall be at least twice the safe working load:

(h)if the item is a single sheave pulley, block. the proof load shall be at least
4 times the safe working load;

(ha) if the item is a multiple sheave pulley block with a safe working load of up
to and including 20 tonnes. the proof load shall be at least twice the safe
working load,

(c)if the item is a multiple sheave pulley block with a safe working load of
more than 20 tonnes. but not more than 40 tonnes. the proof load shall
exceed the safe working load by at least 20 tonnes.,

(d)if the item is a multiple sheave block with a safe working load of more
than 40 tonnes. the proof load shall be at least 1 1, times the safe working
load.

4. After being tested in accordance with paragraph 1. 2 or 3, each lifting
appliance (including its accessories) and all loose gear shall be examined so as to
ensure that no part of the lifting appliance or lifting gear has been damaged during
the test. For the purpose of carrying out the examination of a pulley block the
examiner shall remove the sheaves and pins of the block.

5. Where any wire rope is tested. a sample of the rope shall be tested to
destruction, and the safe working load shall not exceed 20 per cent of the breaking
load of the sample tested.





SECOND SCHEDULE [regs. 5, 6 & 7.]



FORM 1


FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR)
REGULATIONS
REGISTER
LIFTING APPLIANCES

Report of results of thorough examinations:
(a) Before being used for the first time (c) After substantial alteration or repair
(b) After re-erection (d) Every twelve months

Form prescribed by the Commissioner for Labour for the purposes of regulations 5, 6
and 7
of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear)
Regulations





FORM 2 [reg. 5(2).]

Certificate No . .......................

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING
APPLIANCES
AND LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS

CERTIFICATE OF TEST AND THOROUGH EXAMINATION
OF CRANE

Form prescribed by Commissioner for Labour for the purposes
of
regulation 5 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings
(Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations





6. Safe working load or loads. Safe
In the case of a crane with
a variable operating radius
(including a crane with a
derricking jib or with inter-
changeable jibs of different
lengths) the safe working
load at various radii of the
jibs, jibs, trolley or crab must
be given; test loads at various
radii should be given in
column (3) and in the case of
a safe working load which
has been calculated without
the application of a test load
'NIL' should be entered in
that column.





FORM 3 [reg- 5(2).]


FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING
APPLIANCES AND
LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS
FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF TEST AND THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF
CRABS AND WINCHES AND OF PULLEY BLOCKS,
GIN WHEELS AND SHEERLEGS
Form prescribed by the Commissioner for Labour for the purpose of
regulation 5 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings
(Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations



Name and address of the owner of the
appliance tested and examined.

I hereby certify that on ............... 19..... the appliances
described in this certificate were tested and thoroughly examined and that the above
particulars are correct.

Signature ..........................................................

Qualification .....................................................


Person or firm by whom the person
conducting the test and
examination is employed.

Date of certificate ....................................





FORM 4 [reg. 18(1)(d)]

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES
AND
LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS

CERTIFICATE OF TEST AND THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF
CHAINS, ROPES AND LIFTING GEAR

Form prescribed by the Commissioner for Labour pursuant to
regulation 18 (1)(d) of the Factories and Industrial
Undertakings
(Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations

Name and address of owner of the
chain, rope or lifting gear tested and
examined.





Name of owner ............... FORM 5 [reg. 18(1)(f)]
Address of premises ............ FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND
LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS

REGISTER

CHAINS, ROPES AND LIFTING GEAR REPORT OF RESULTS
OF THOROUGH EXAMINATIONS AT INTERVALS NOT
EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS

Form prescribed by the Commissioner for Labour pursuant to
regulation
18 (1)(f) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting
Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations

L.N. 17/74. L.N. 191/78. L.N. 116/81. L.N. 238/84. L.N. 211/74. Citation. Application. L.N. 191/78. Interpretation. Construction. Lifting appliance to be tested and examined prior to use. First Schedule. Second Schedule, Forms 2 & 3. Lifting appliance in use to be periodically examined. Register of examination to be kept by owner. Second Schedule, Form 1. Precautions to be taken where lifting appliance has travelling or slewing motion. L.N. 238/84. Platforms for crane drivers and signallers. L.N. 238/84. Cabins for drivers. Marking of safe working loads. Load not to exceed the safe working load. Competent person to be in charge if load left suspended. L.N. 191/78. Scotch and guy derrick cranes. Cranes with derricking jibs. Restriction on the use of cranes. Operators of lifting appliance. L.N. 191/78. Operation. L.N. 191/78. Steam not to obscure workplace. L.N. 191/78. Brakes, controls, safety devices, etc. L.N. 238/84. Drums and pulleys. Construction, testing, examination and safe working load of chains, ropes and lifting gear. First Schedule. Second Schedule, Form 4. Second Schedule, Form 5. L.N. 191/78. Second Schedule, Form 5. Offences by owners. L.N. 191/78. L.N. 116/81. Offences by persons employed. L.N. 116/81. Offences by competent examiners. L.N. 116/81. L.N. 238/84. L.N. 191/78. L.N. 191/78.

L.N. 17/74. L.N. 191/78. L.N. 116/81. L.N. 238/84. L.N. 211/74. Citation. Application. L.N. 191/78. Interpretation. Construction. Lifting appliance to be tested and examined prior to use. First Schedule. Second Schedule, Forms 2 & 3. Lifting appliance in use to be periodically examined. Register of examination to be kept by owner. Second Schedule, Form 1. Precautions to be taken where lifting appliance has travelling or slewing motion. L.N. 238/84. Platforms for crane drivers and signallers. L.N. 238/84. Cabins for drivers. Marking of safe working loads. Load not to exceed the safe working load. Competent person to be in charge if load left suspended. L.N. 191/78. Scotch and guy derrick cranes. Cranes with derricking jibs. Restriction on the use of cranes. Operators of lifting appliance. L.N. 191/78. Operation. L.N. 191/78. Steam not to obscure workplace. L.N. 191/78. Brakes, controls, safety devices, etc. L.N. 238/84. Drums and pulleys. Construction, testing, examination and safe working load of chains, ropes and lifting gear. First Schedule. Second Schedule, Form 4. Second Schedule, Form 5. L.N. 191/78. Second Schedule, Form 5. Offences by owners. L.N. 191/78. L.N. 116/81. Offences by persons employed. L.N. 116/81. Offences by competent examiners. L.N. 116/81. L.N. 238/84. L.N. 191/78. L.N. 191/78.

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