SAFETY-LABOUR ACT 2006 - ACT 69
69. Hoists and lifts : (i) In
every establishment every hoist and lift shall be-
(a) of good
mechanical construction, sound material and adequate strength,
(b) properly
maintained, (c) shall be thoroughly examined by competent person at least once
in every period of six months, and a register shall be kept containing the
prescribed particulars of every such examination;
(2) every hoist way and lift way
shall be sufficiently protected by an enclosure fitted with gates, and the
hoist or sift and every such enclosure shall be so constructed as to prevent
any person or thing from being trapped between any part of the hoist or lift
and any fixed structure or moving part;
(3) the maximum safe working load
shall be plainly marked on every hoist or lift and no load greater than such
load shall be carried thereon;
(4) the cage of every hoist or
lift used for carrying persons shall be fitted with a gate on each side from
which access is afforded to a landing; (5) every gate referred to in subsection
(2) or (4) shall be fitted with
interlocking or other efficient device to secure that the gate cannot be opened
except when the cage is at the landing and that the cage cannot be moved unless
the gate is closed.
(6) The following additional
requirements shall apply to hoists and lifts used for carrying persons and
installed or reconstructed in an establishment after the commencement of this
Act, namely-
(a) Where the
cage is supported by rope or chain there shall be at least two ropes or chains
separately connected with its attachments shall be capable of carrying the
whole weight of the cage together with its maximum load;
(b) Efficient
devices shall be provided and maintained capable of supporting the cage together
with its maximum load in the event of breakage of the ropes, chains or
attachments;
(c) an efficient
automatic device shall be provided and maintained to prevent the cage from
over-running.
(7) The chief Inspector may
permit the continued use of a hoist or lift installed in an establishment
before the commencement of this Act which does not fully comply with the
provisions of subsection (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) upon such conditions for
ensuring safety as he may think fit to impose.
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