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Crane Lifting Operations - Load Not To Exceed Safe Working Load

The safe working load of a crane or a lifting appliance must never be exceeded under normal operating conditions.

There are only two exceptions to this requirement

  • Where a proof load test is being carried out on a crane or lifting appliance under the supervision of a competent person for the purpose of Regulation 5, see page 10.
  • When the settings of an automatic safe load indicator are being tested as required by Regulation 11, see page 16.

The requirements of this Regulation do not apply to the following lifting appliances

  • Excavators
  • Mechanical Grabs

Grabs and excavator bucket sizes are determined by the capacity of the machine. This naturally limits the load which these machines can carry. The possibility of overturning is not as easily achieved as that on conventional cranes, when the machine is being used as an excavator.

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