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[Subsidiary]

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Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations

(1983 Ed.

Test and

examination of hoists.

First Schedule. Form 8.

First Schedule. Form 9.

First Schedule, Form 10.

out a test under regulation 35 the safe working load may be exceeded by such amount as a competent examiner carry- ing out the test may authorize.

(2) In addition to paragraph (1), every such contractor shall ensure that-

(a) in the case of a hoist used for carrying persons--

(i) the maximum number of persons to be carried at any one time shall be clearly and legibly marked on its platform or cage; and

(ii) a greater number of persons shall not be so carried; and

(b) in the case of any other hoist there shall be marked or affixed to its platform or cage a clear and legible notice stating that the carriage of persons is prohibited.

35. (1) The contractor responsible for any hoist which is manufactured or substantially altered or substantially repaired after the commencement of these regulations shall ensure that it is not used unless, since the date of its manufacture or of the alteration or repair, as the case may be--

(a) it has been tested and thoroughly examined by a com-

petent examiner; and

(b) there has been obtained from him in respect of the test and examination a certificate in the prescribed form, which includes a statement to the effect that the hoist is in a safe working condition.

(2) The contractor responsible for a hoist shall ensure that it is not used for carrying persons unless, since it was last erected or the height of the travel of the cage was last altered, whichever is the later, and notwithstanding a certificate in respect of the hoist under paragraph (1)

(a) it has been tested and thoroughly examined by a com-

petent examiner; and

(b) there has been obtained in respect of the test and examina- tion a report in the prescribed form, which includes a statement to the effect that the hoist is in a safe working condition.

(3) The contractor responsible for a hoist shall ensure that it is not used, whether for carrying persons, goods, or otherwise, unless, during the preceding 6 months-

(a) it has been thoroughly examined by a competent examiner,

and

(b) there has been obtained from him a report in the pre- scribed form which includes a statement to the effect that the hoist is in a safe working condition:

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