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[Subsidiary]
CAP. 59] Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations [1983 Ed.
Boatswain's chairs (not power operated). Trestle scaffolds.
(ii) adequately protected against the effect of weather, dust or material likely to cause damage; and
(h) it is properly maintained.
381. (1) The contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that no boatswain's chair or similar plant or equipment (not being a boatswain's chair or similar plant or equipment which is raised or lowered by a power-driven lifting appliance) is used unless
(a) it is of good construction, sound material, adequate strength and free from patent defect;
(b) the outriggers or other supports are of adequate strength and properly installed and supported;
(c) the chains, ropes, lifting gear or other means of suspension used therewith (in addition to satisfying the requirements in Part III) are securely attached to the outriggers or other supports and to the chair or similar plant or equipment or to any lifting appliance or other device attached thereto, as the case may be;
(d) suitable means are provided to prevent any occupant falling out;
(e) it is free of materials or articles liable to interfere with the occupant's handhold or foothold or otherwise endanger him;
(f) suitable measures are taken to prevent spinning or tipping in a manner dangerous to any occupant;
(g) safety belts attached to independent life lines are provided to the occupants and each life line is securely suspended;
(h) its installation has been, and its use is, supervised by a competent person; and
(i) it is properly maintained.
(2) The contractor responsible shall ensure that no boatswain's chair or similar plant or equipment is used as a working place in circumstances in which a suspended scaffold could be used unless the work is of such short duration as to make the use of a suspended scaffold unreasonable or the use of a suspended scaffold is not reasonably practicable.
38J. (1) The contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that all trestles and supports used for the construction of any trestle scaffold are of good construction, suitable and sound material, adequate strength for the purposes for which they are used and free from patent defect and are properly maintained.
(2) The contractor shall ensure that no trestle scaffold is used-
I 26
[Subsidiary]
CAP. 59]
Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations
[1983 Ed.
Boatswain's
chairs (not power operated).
Trestle scaffolds.
(ii) adequately protected against the effect of weather, dust or material likely to cause damage; and
(h) it is properly maintained.
381. (1) The contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that no boatswain's chair or similar plant or equipment (not being a boatswain's chair or similar plant or equipment which is raised or lowered by a power-driven lifting appliance) is used unless
(a) it is of good construction, sound material, adequate
strength and free from patent defect;
(b) the outriggers or other supports are of adequate strength
and properly installed and supported;
(c) the chains, ropes, lifting gear or other means of suspension used therewith (in addition to satisfying the requirements in Part III) are securely attached to the outriggers or other supports and to the chair or similar plant or equipment or to any lifting appliance or other device attached thereto, as the case may be;
(d) suitable means are provided to prevent any occupant
falling out;
(e) it is free of materials or articles liable to interfere with the occupant's handhold or foothold or otherwise endanger him;
(ƒ) suitable measures are taken to prevent spinning or tipping
in a manner dangerous to any occupant;
(g) safety belts attached to independent life lines are provided
to the occupants and each life line is securely suspended;
(h) its installation has been, and its use is, supervised by a
competent person; and
(i) it is properly maintained.
(2) The contractor responsible shall ensure that no boat- swain's chair or similar plant or equipment is used as a working place in circumstances in which a suspended scaffold could be used unless the work is of such short duration as to make the use of a suspended scaffold unreasonable or the use of a suspended scaffold is not reasonably practicable.
38J. (1) The contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that all trestles and supports used for the construction of any trestle scaffold are of good construction, suitable and sound material, adequate strength for the purposes for which they are used and free from patent defect and are properly maintained.
(2) The contractor shall ensure that no trestle scaffold is used-
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