Hong Kong Regulations

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

Stability of lifting appliances

(1) Before a lifting appliance is used at or moved in an industrial
undertaking, the owner of the appliance shall take appropriate precautions to
ensure its stability.

(2) The owner of a crane shall, for the purpose of securing the stability of
the crane, ensure that before use-

   (a)  the crane is securely anchored, or adequately weighted by suitable
        ballast which is properly placed on the structure of the crane and
        secured in a manner sufficient to prevent the ballast from being
        accidentally displaced; and

   (b)  no part of any rail on which the crane is mounted, or any sleeper
        supporting such rail, is used as an anchorage. (L.N. 285 of 1993)