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Lifts and Cranes Act 1985; Lifts and Cranes Regulations 1988

Jurisdiction Australia - South Australia
Year 1985
Published in English
Source In: Australian Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare, CCH Australia Ltd., CNR Talavera & Khartoum Roads, Box 230, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia, Vol.3, 20p. (pages numbered 71,701 - 71,782).
Serial number CCH Australia 75-475
Descriptors [Primary] Australia, South Australia, cranes, lifting equipment, lifts
[Secondary] approval, hazard identification, inspection, labour inspectors, law, qualifications, safety checks, safety rules, young persons
Subject category Mechanical hazards, transport
Abstract This Act received assent on 30 May 1985 and commenced 30 Jan. 1989. Here it is reproduced with amendments up to 1 July 1993. It covers: interpretation; scope (excludes apparatuses used in mines, offshore petroleum installations, etc.); inspectors; approval of design and construction; registration of cranes, hoists and lifts; duties in relation to the safe operation of such equipment; safety inspections; operation by young persons; certificates of competency; accidents; approved codes of practice; miscellaneous; exemptions; issuing of regulations. The Regulations (made 15 Dec. 1988, commenced 30 Jan. 1989, amendments to 17 June 1993) cover: expert reports on the design of such equipment; registration of lifts; proper use; children prohibited on cranes; danger notices; inspection; certificates of competency.
CIS No. 94-21
Database ID 61803

 

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