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[Subsidiary]
Stability of cranes secured by removable weights.
Use of cranes in bad weather.
Cranes with derricking jibs.
CAP. 591
Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations
{1983 Ed.
(4) If the examiner making the tests under paragraph (2) considers that the maximum load which may safely be lifted by that crane as erected is less than the safe working load of the crane he shall specify that maximum load in his report.
(5) Where a maximum load has been specified under paragraph (4), the contractor shall cause a loading diagram—
(a) appropriate to the stability of the crane as at the time of the test (taking into account, in the case of a crane mounted on wheels, the conditions of the track); and
(b) indicating a modified safe working load,
to be affixed in a position where it can readily be seen by the crane driver.
(6) The modified safe working load referred to in paragraph (5)(b) shall, for the purpose of these regulations, be deemed to be the safe working load of the crane as erected.
14. Where the stability of a crane is secured by means of removable weights, the contractor responsible for the crane shall, before it is used, cause a diagram or notice indicating the position and amount of the weights to be affixed to the crane in a place where it can easily be seen.
15. (1) A contractor shall ensure that no crane for which he is responsible is used under weather conditions likely to endanger its stability.
(2) After exposure to weather conditions likely to have affected the stability of the crane, the contractor shall-
(a) cause the crane's anchorage or ballast to be examined by a competent examiner as soon as practicable thereafter and before the crane is again used; and
(b) in the event of the anchorage or ballast being found on examination to be unsafe, take such steps as will again ensure the crane's stability.
16. (1) The contractor responsible for any crane having a derricking jib which is operated through a clutch mechanism shall ensure that the crane is not used unless the crane 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) Nothing in this regulation applies to a crane in which-
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