Cap 59AC s 19 Inspections by competent persons (FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SUSPENDED WORKING PLATFORMS) REGULATION; FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	59AC	Title:	FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SUSPENDED WORKING PLATFORMS) REGULATION	Gazette Number:
Section:	19	Heading:	Inspections by competent persons	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) The owner of a suspended working platform shall ensure that it is not used for carrying persons unless-

(a) it has been inspected in the immediately preceding 7 days before its use by a competent person; and

(b) he has obtained a certificate in the approved form in which the competent person has made a statement to the effect that it is in safe working order.

(2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (1), the owner shall ensure that-

(a) all the suspension ropes and safety ropes have been inspected and found in safe working condition by a competent person prior to commencement of daily work; and

(b) a notice in English and Chinese in the following form is prominently displayed on the platform-

"All wire ropes shall be inspected prior to
commencement of daily work
每日開工前須檢查所有繩索".

(Enacted 1994)