S.I. No. 182/1956 - Factories (Report of Examination of Hoists and Lifts) Regulations, 1956.


S.I. No. 182 of 1956.

FACTORIES (REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF HOISTS AND LIFTS) REGULATIONS, 1956.

I, WILLIAM NORTON, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in pursuance of subsection (2) of section 33 of the Factories Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955), hereby make the following regulations :

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Factories (Report of Examination of Hoists and Lifts) Regulations, 1956.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1956.

2. The report of the result of every examination of every hoist or lift under subsection (2) of section 33 of the Factories Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955), shall be in the form and shall contain the particulars specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.

SCHEDULE.

Occupier (or Owner) of premises :

Address :

1. (a) Type of hoist or lift and identification number and description

(b) Date of construction or reconstruction (if ascertainable).

2. Design and construction :

Are all parts of the hoist or lift of good mechanical construction, sound material and adequate strength (so far as ascertainable) ?

(Note : Details of any renewals or alterations required should be given in paragraph (5) ).

3. Maintenance—

Are the following parts of the hoist or lift properly maintained and in good working order ? If not state what defects have been found.

(a) Enclosure of hoistway or liftway.

(b) Landing gates and cage gates.

(c) Interlocks on the landing gates and cage gates.

(d) Other gate fastenings.

(e) Cage or platform and fittings, cage guides, buffers, interior of the hoistway or liftway.

(f) Over-running devices.

(g) Suspension ropes or chains, and their attachments.

(h) Safety gear, namely, arrangements for preventing fall of platform or cage.

(j) Brakes.

(k) Worm or spur gearing.

(l) Other electrical equipment.

(m) Other parts.

4. What parts (if any) were inaccessible ?

5. Repairs, renewals or alterations (if any) required and the period within which they should be executed.

6. Maximum safe working load subject to repairs, renewals or alterations (if any) specified in para-graph (5).

7. Other observations.

I/We certify that on....................I/We thoroughly examined this hoist or lift and that the above is a correct report of the result.

Signature(s) ...................................................

Qualification.........................................

Address(es)......................................................

Date.........................................

If employed by a Company or Association give name and address.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of July, 1956.

WILLIAM NORTON,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.