Hong Kong Regulations

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 11

Marking of safe working loads

(1) The owner of a lifting appliance shall ensure that the appliance is not
used unless the safe working load for the time being applicable to the
appliance is clearly and legibly marked on it, in English and Chinese,
together with an appropriate mark to distinguish it from other similar
appliances.

(2) The owner of a crane (including a crane with a derricking jib) which has a
variable operating radius shall ensure that the crane is not used unless it-

   (a)  has clearly and legibly marked on it the safe working load at various
        radii of the jib, trolley or crab, and, in the case of a crane with a
        derricking jib, the maximum radius at which the jib may be worked; and

   (b)  is fitted with an accurate indicator, clearly visible to the driver,
        which shows the radius of the jib, trolley or crab at any particular
        time and the safe working load applicable to that radius.