Cap 59J Sched 1 PROCEDURE FOR TESTING AND EXAMINING LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR (FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS; FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	59J	Title:	FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS	Gazette Number:
Schedule:	1	Heading:	PROCEDURE FOR TESTING AND EXAMINING LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR	Version Date:	30/06/1997

[regulations 5(1) &
18(1)(d)]

1. (1) Every winch, together with its accessories, (including any derrick, gooseneck, eye-plate, eyebolt, or other attachments) shall be tested with a proof load which shall exceed the safe working load as follows-

(a) if the safe working load is less than 20 tonnes, the proof load shall exceed the safe working load by at least 25 per cent;

(b) if the safe working load is 20 tonnes but not more than 50 tonnes, the proof load shall exceed the safe working load by at least 5 tonnes;

(c) if the safe working load is more than 50 tonnes, the proof load shall exceed the safe working load by at least 10 per cent.

(2) The proof load shall be applied either-

(a) by hoisting movable weights; or

(b) by means of a spring or hydraulic balance or a similar appliance, with a derrick at an angle to the horizontal which shall be specified in the certificate of the test.

(3) In the case of a proof load applied under sub-paragraph (2)(a), after the movable weights have been hoisted, or in the case of a proof load applied under sub-paragraph (2)(b), after the proof load has been applied, the derrick shall be swung as far as practicable first in one direction and then in the other.

2. (1) Every crane and every lifting appliance, together with its accessories, other than a lifting appliance referred to in sub-paragraph (1), shall be tested with a proof load which shall exceed the safe working load as follows-

(a) if the safe working load is less than 20 tonnes, the proof load shall exceed the safe working load by at least 25 per cent;

(b) if the safe working load is 20 tonnes but not more than 5

tonnes, the proof load shall exceed the safe working load by at least 5 tonnes;

(c) if the safe working load is more than 50 tonnes, the proof load shall exceed the safe working load by at least 10 per cent.

(2) The proof load shall be hoisted and then swung as far as is practicable first in one direction and then in the other.
(3) Where a crane with a jib which has a variable vertical operating radius is to be tested, the test shall be carried put by applying a proof load in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) at both the maximum radius and the minimum radius of the jib.
(4) Where in testing a hydraulic crane it is, because of the limitation of pressure, impossible to hoist a load which exceeds the safe working load by 25 per cent, it is sufficient compliance with this paragraph if the crane has the greatest possible load applied to it.

3. Every item of lifting gear (whether an accessory to any lifting appliance or not) shall be tested with a proof load in accordance with the following provisions-

(a) if the item is a chain sling, rope sling, ring, hook, shackle, or swivel, the proof load shall be at least twice the safe working load;

(b) if the item is a single sheave pulley block, the proof load shall be at least 4 times the safe working load; (L.N. 191 of 1978)

(ba) if the item is a multiple sheave pulley block with a safe working load of up to and including 20 tonnes, the proof load shall be at least twice the safe working load; (L.N. 191 of 1978)

(c) if the item is a multiple sheave pulley block with a safe working load of more than 20 tonnes, but not more than 40 tonnes, the proof load shall exceed the safe working load by at least 20 tonnes;

(d) if the item is a multiple sheave block with a safe working load of more than 40 tonnes, the proof load shall be at least 1 1/2 times the safe working load.

4. After being tested in accordance with paragraph 1, 2 or 3 each lifting appliance (including its accessories) and all loose gear shall be examined so as to ensure that no part of the lifting appliance or lifting gear has been damaged during the test. For the purpose of carrying out the examination of a pulley block the examiner shall remove the sheaves and pins of the block.

5. Where any wire rope is tested, a sample of the rope shall be tested to destruction, and the safe working load shall not exceed 20 per cent of the breaking load of the sample tested.

(L.N. 238 of 1984)