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[Subsidiary] Carrying of persons by means of lifting appliances.
L.N. 280/78.
71875-13
L.N. 238/83.
Loads to be safely secured.
CAP. 59]
Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations
[1983 Ed.
37. (1) A person may be raised, lowered or carried by a power-driven lifting appliance-
(a) on the driver's platform in the case of a crane;
(b) on a suspended scaffold of such design and construction as ensures the safety of any person carried thereon;
(c) without the use of a hoist or suspended scaffold where its use is not practicable, provided that-
(i) the appliance can be operated from one position only;
(ii) any winch used in connection with the appliance complies with regulation 33;
(iii) the person is carried in a suitable chair, cage, skip or other receptacle at least 900 millimetres deep, of good construction, sound material and adequate strength, and which is provided with suitable means to prevent any occupant falling out and does not contain material or tools liable to interfere with his handhold or otherwise endanger him;
(iv) suitable measures are taken to prevent such chair, cage, skip or other receptacle from spinning or tipping in a manner dangerous to any occupant; and
(v) if a hook is fitted to the appliance it shall be so designed and maintained as to prevent the accidental displacement of such chair, cage, skip or other receptacle from the hook;
(d) from an aerial ropeway or cableway or an overhead runway, provided that the provisions of sub-paragraph (c)(ii), (iii) and (iv) are complied with.
(2) The contractor responsible for a power-driven lifting appliance (other than a hoist referred to in regulation 36) shall ensure that it is not used for raising, lowering or carrying persons other than in accordance with paragraph (1).
38. (1) The contractor responsible for a lifting appliance shall, before it is used, ensure that every part of any load to be raised or lowered by the appliance is-
(a) securely suspended or supported when being raised or lowered; and
(b) adequately secured so as to prevent danger arising to persons or property as a result of the slipping or displacement of any part of the load.
(2) Where, by reason of the nature or position of the operation the load is liable, while being moved on a lifting appliance or on lifting gear, to come into contact with any object so that the object may become displaced, the contractor shall take all such reasonable measures as will ensure that no person lawfully on or near the construction site where the appliance or gear is being used is endangered by the displacement of the object.