Hong Kong Regulations

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 7B

Automatic safe load indicator required

(1) The owner of a crane shall ensure that it is not used unless it is fitted
with an automatic safe load indicator that-

   (a)  functions properly;

   (b)  has been tested by a competent examiner on each occasion that a test
        and thorough examination of the crane is required under regulation 5
        and the competent examiner has given the owner a certificate in the
        approved form in which he has made a statement to the effect that the
        automatic safe load indicator is in good working order; and

   (c)  has been inspected by a competent person and determined to be in safe
        working order during each inspection of the crane required under
        regulation 7A and the competent person has given the owner a
        certificate in the approved form in which he has made a statement to
        the effect that the automatic safe load indicator is in good working
        order.

(2) This regulation does not apply to a crane with a maximum safe 
working load of 1 tonne or less or a crane that operates with a grab or any
electro magnetic means. (L.N. 23 of 1994) (L.N. 285 of 1993)