Hong Kong Regulations

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

Use of cranes in bad weather

(1) Every owner of a crane shall ensure that no crane of his is used under
weather conditions likely to endanger its stability.

(2) Before a crane is taken into use after exposure to weather conditions
likely to have affected the stability of the crane, the owner shall-

   (a)  cause the devices used for the anchoring or ballasting of the crane to
        be examined in the manner prescribed in regulation 7E(1) and cause the
        crane to be tested in the manner prescribed in regulation 7E(2), by a
        competent examiner as soon as practicable after such exposure and
        obtain a certificate in the approved form in which the
        competent examiner has made a statement to the effect that it is in
        safe working order; and (L.N. 23 of 1994)

   (b)  in the event of the anchorage or ballast being found on such test to
        be unsafe, take such steps as will again ensure the crane's stability
        as soon as practicable. (L.N. 285 of 1993)