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# Material Hoists (cont.) ## Signal systems (cont.) Section 86 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE AR 191/2021 Part 6 ## Hoist brakes 86 An employer must ensure that a material hoist's braking system is capable of stopping and holding the total load suspended safely, under all operating conditions. ## Location protected - 87 An employer must ensure that (a) the area around the base of the material hoist is fenced or otherwise barricaded to prevent anyone from entering it if the hoist platform is not at the base level, (b) a removable guardrail or gate is installed between 600 millimetres and 900 millimetres away from the edge of a floor or level served by the material hoist, and (c) if the operator controls are not remote from the material hoist, overhead protection is provided for the operator. ## Mobile Cranes and Boom Trucks ## Safety code for mobile cranes 88 A mobile crane must meet the requirements of CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z150-98 (R2004), Safety Code on Mobile Cranes with the exception of clauses 1.6 and 1.7. ## Personnel baskets 88.1 Despite section 88, an employer must ensure that (a) a personnel basket used with a mobile crane is designed, constructed, maintained and used in accordance with CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z150-98 (R2004), Safety Code on Mobile Cranes, clause 5.4.7, or (b) a personnel basket that is not commercially manufactured is designed and certified by a professional engineer. ## Non-destructive testing 89 An employer must ensure that all load-bearing components of a mobile crane undergo non-destructive testing under the direction and control of a professional engineer in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications at 12-month intervals from the date of the mobile crane's most recent certification. ## Counterweights and outriggers 90 If outriggers are installed on a mobile crane or boom truck, the employer must ensure the outriggers are extended and supported by solid footings before being used. ## Warning device …

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (cont.) ## Before use (cont.) B.C. Reg. 296/97 WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 14 - Cranes and Hoists ## Identification 14.76 The interchangeable structural components of tower cranes must be uniquely identified and that unique identification must be used when referring to structural components in reports for inspection and testing, and certifications for repairs and modifications. [am. B.C. Reg. 320/2007, App. E, S. 52.] ## Structural inspection - 14.77 (1) Subject to subsection (4), before the erection of a tower crane, the structural components of the crane must be (a) inspected to determine their integrity by a qualified person using non- destructive testing (NDT) methods meeting the requirements of the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), and (b) certified by a professional engineer as safe for use after the inspection in paragraph (a) and any necessary repairs. (2) If a tower crane remains erected at a workplace for more than 12 months, (a) its structural components must be inspected to determine their integrity by a qualified person using NDT methods meeting the requirements of the CGSB, and (b) after the inspection required by paragraph (a), the crane, including any necessary repairs, must be certified by a professional engineer as safe for use. (3) If a tower crane is scheduled to be dismantled within 15 months of its being erected, subsection (2) does not apply provided that a visual inspection, conducted 12 months after erection of the crane and supervised by a professional engineer, shows no evidence of cracking or other structural weakness. (4) A self erecting tower crane must be (a) inspected visually by a qualified person each time it is erected, and (b) inspected and certified under subsection (1) at least once every 12 months. (5) Subsection (3) does not apply to a self erecting tower crane. [am. B.C. Regs. 312/2003, App.…

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# ACCESSOIRES D'ACCROCHAGE (cont.) ## 5.66 Attestation (cont.) Workplace Health and Safety Regulations PART 5 CRANES, HOISTING AND LIFTING Section 5.67 Règlement sur la santé et la sécurité sur les lieux de travail PARTIE 5 APPAREILS DE LEVAGE Article 5.67 (c) provide certification from a professional engineer before a tower crane is used following repositioning of the mast, certifying that the parts of the crane affected by the climbing process have been properly installed and any required re-shoring for, and bracing to, the supporting structure is in place, and (d) refer to the unique identification used to identify the structural components of tower cranes when referring to structural components in reports for inspection and testing, and certifications for repairs and modifications. ## 5.67 Structural inspection and repair (1) Before erecting a tower crane, the structural components shall be (a) inspected to determine their integrity by a qualified person using non-destructive testing (NDT) methods meeting the requirements of the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) or other methods acceptable to the board, and [Paragraph 5.67(1)(a) amended by O.I.C. 2022/118] (b) be repaired as necessary and such repairs certified by a professional engineer as safe for use. (2) Every 12 months a tower crane shall (a) have its structural components inspected to determine their integrity by a qualified person using NDT methods meeting the requirements of the CGSB or other methods acceptable to the board, and [Paragraph 5.67(2)(a) amended by O.I.C. 2022/118] (b) after the inspection required by paragraph (a), be certified by a professional engineer as safe for use. (3) If a tower crane is scheduled to be dismantled within 15 months of erection, it shall be inspected and certified prior to the next erection of the crane, after permission is received from the board for the delay. c) avant que la grue à tour soit utilisée à la suite d'un repositionnement du mât,…

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# SUBARTICLE 5 INSPECTIONS (cont.) ## 71-3111. Proposed Penalties. (cont.) (B) All employers who employ one hundred (100) or more workers will be classified as large employers. All employers who employ fewer than one hundred (100) workers will be classified as small employers. (C) Proposed penalties will be assessed as follows: (1) First instance serious, small employer $ 500.00 (2) First instance serious, large employer $1,000.00 (3) First instance other than serious, large or small employer Warning (4) Second instance serious, small employer $1,500.00 (5) Second instance serious, large employer $3,000.00 (6) Second instance other than serious, small employer $ 300.00 (7) Second instance other than serious, large employer $ 600.00 (8) Third instance serious, small employer $2,500.00 (9) Third instance serious, large employer $5,000.00 (10) Third instance other than serious, small employer $ 500.00 (11) Third instance other than serious, large employer $1,000.00 HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 23, Issue No. 5, eff May 28, 1999. ## ARTICLE 4 AMUSEMENT RIDES SAFETY CODE (Statutory Authority: 1976 Code $ 41-18-120) ## 71-4000. Purpose and Definitions. 1. Chapter 18 of Title 41, S.C. Code of Laws, 1976 (as amended) provides that the Commissioner of Labor promulgate regulations to guard against personal injuries in the assembly, disassembly, and use of amusement devices at carnivals, fairs, and amusement parks and to assure to any injured person the possibility of financial recovery for such injuries. It is the purpose of these regulations to set minimum acceptable safety standards for design, construction, operation and inspection of such amusement devices. 2. All definitions found in 41-18-40 apply to these regulations. A. - Accepted engineering practice: that which conforms to accepted principles, nationally recognized technical or scientific authorities. of tests, or standards B. Operator: the person having direct control of the starting,…

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# SUBARTICLE 5 INSPECTIONS (cont.) ## 71-4200. Operation Procedures for Amusement Devices; Owners/Operator's Responsibil- ity. (cont.) sheet. This fact sheet shall be provided to each device operator and attendant of the amusement device. The owner's fact sheet (on a device-by-device basis) shall include but not be limited to: A. Specific device operation policies and procedures with pertinent information from the manufacturer's instructions; B. Description of the device operation; C. Duties of the specific assigned position of the device operator or attendant; D. General safety procedures; E. Additional recommendations of the owner/operator; and F. Specific emergency procedures in the event of an abnormal condition or an interruption of service. 2. The owner shall provide training and instructions for each operator and attendant of an amusement device. This training shall include, but not be limited to the following, where applicable: A. Instructions on device operating procedures; B. Instructions on specific duties of the assigned position; C. Instructions on general safety procedures; D. Instructions on emergency procedures; E. Demonstration of the physical operation of the device; F. Supervised observation of the device operator's physical operation of the device; and G. Additional instructions deemed necessary by the owner. 3. The owner will enforce compliance with the operating fact sheet and maintain operation within limits described by the information required by 71-4100. 4. Every amusement device shall be maintained, operated, assembled and disassembled to be free from recognized hazards or defects which may cause serious injury. HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 11, Issue No. 6, effective June 26, 1987. Amended by State Register Volume 12, Issue No. 5, effective May 27, 1988; State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 5, Part 3, eff May 28, 1993. ## 71-4300. Operational Testing. 1. The owner of a device shall use manufacturer…