B. 8.5. Lifting Equipment Flashcards
What is the definition for “lifting tackle”?
“Lifting tackle”, means any attachment, including anchoring points, used to secure lifting equipment or a load to lifting equipment.
What is the definition for “lifting equipment”?
“Lifting equipment”, means any equipment or machine or arrangement of equipment or machines intended or used for the lifting, lowering, suspension, or moving in suspension of any person or load.
What are the failures that the employer must take reasonable measures to ensure that no person is injured due to failure of any lifting equipment?
- 5(1) The employer must take reasonable measures to ensure that no person is injured due to the failure of any lifting equipment or lifting tackle as a result of-
(a) incorrect design for the intended application;
(b) incorrect installation; or
(c) insufficient maintenance.
What must be done according to a written operating procedure for lifting equipment and lifting tackle?
8.5(2) The employer must take reasonable measures to ensure that the installation, use (including the transport of persons), maintenance, inspection, testing and keeping of records of lifting equipment and lifting tackle are done in accordance with a written operating procedure prepared and implemented for that purpose.
What reasonable practicable measures must the employer ensure with regards to the use of lifting equipment and lifting tackle?
- 5(3) The employer must take reasonably practicable measures to ensure that-
(a) only lifting equipment and lifting tackle with a minimum factor of safety of four (4) is used;
(b) lifting equipment and lifting tackle are not used beyond their design capacity; and
(c) the safe working load of any lifting equipment and lifting tackle is conspicuously and clearly marked or indicated theron.
What is the minimum factor of safety for lifting tackle that the employer must ensure?
- 5(4) Notwithstanding regulation 8.5(2), the employer must take reasonably practicable measures to ensure that the following lifting tackle has a minimum factor of safety of-
(a) ten (10) for natural fiber ropes;
(b) six (6) for steel wire ropes, man-made fiber ropes and textile webbing; and
(c) four (4) for high tensile steel chains.
Who may operate lifting equipment and lifting tackle?
8.5(5) The employer must take reasonable measures to ensure that only persons authorised in writing by the employer to do so, operate lifting equipment and lifting tackle.
Fill in the missing words:
8.5(6) The _________ must take reasonably practicable measures to ensure that the lifting equipment used at the mine is _________ and ________________ in accordance with an appropriate standard.
8.5(6) The employer must take reasonably practicable measures to ensure that the lifting equipment used at the mine is designed and manufactured in accordance with an appropriate standard.
