Table 1

A summary of 20 countries' statutory requirements on inspection, testing & examination of lifting equipments.
Table 1.1
Out of the 20 countries, 14 countries's OSH legislations require equipment owners to carry out initial test & examination prior first us
e, and, regular inspection or examinations.

Macau, Ireland and Fuji require regular examination every 14 months.

Solomon Islands requires regular examination every 6 months.

United States of America requires an initial thorough inspection to comply with manufacturer's specifications and limitatio
ns.

The People Republic of China and Taiwan require an initial testing and examination of the equipment and thereafter ever
y 2 years by a Government examination centre.

United Kingdom, Singapore, Canada, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Fuji, India and Solomon Islands do not specifically require we
ekly inspection.

Table 2
Respective Legislations, Codes of Practice, National Standards,etc.

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TABLE 1 - Summary of various countries regulatory control in inspection, testing & examination of cranes

Country
Hong Kong

Legislation, Code of Practice, Standards, etc. to control use, inspection, testing and examination of LA

Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, Chapter 59

Macau

United State of America

Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gears) Regulations

Brief statutory requirement

Inspection by driver or competent person every week (FORM 1)

Thorough examination & testing prior first use, and, after major alteration, repair, etc. (FORM 2, 3 & 4)

Regular thorough examination every 12 months (FORM 5)

Macau Construction Safety and Health Ordinance

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Inspection by driver or competent person every day, and, inspection form signed every week (FORM 2)

Thorough examination and testing prior first use, and, after major alteration (FORM 3)

Thorough examination and testing every 4 years (FORM 4 & 5)

Thorough examination every 14 months (FORM 6)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Regulations (Standards 29 CFR)

Standard Number: 1926.550

Standard Title: Cranes and Derrick

SubPart Number: N

SubPart Title: Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors

Brief statutory requirement against equipment designer and manufacturer

Provide all technical and safety information to equipment user

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The People Republic of China

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Follow all instruction & specification issued by manufacturer

Inspection every work shift

Thorough inspection every 12 months

Develop own examination & testing program against manufacturers instruction & specification.

Lifting Appliances Safety Monitoring Regulations, Labour Safety Issue No.8 issued by Labour Authority on
21.3.1991

United Kingdom

Brief statutory requirement against equipment designer and manufacturer

Submit technical details to government

Submit equipment to government for examination and testing and obtain a permit thereafter

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Inspection by driver every day

Examination every month

Examination and testing every 12 months

Submit equipment to government for examination and testing every 2 years

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Singapore

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Thorough examination and testing prior first use or after major alteration

Thorough examination every 12 months (or every 6 months if carrying person)

The Factories Act, Chapter 104

The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 SI No. 2307

The Factories (Singapore Standards and Code of Practice) Order 2001

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Thorough examination and testing prior first use or after major alteration

Thorough examination and testing every 4 years

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Canada

Canada Occupational Safety and Health Regulations

Australia

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Thorough examination and testing prior first use or after major alteration

Thorough examination and testing every 4 years

Thorough examination every 12 months

Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) (National Standards) Regulations 1994

Brief statutory requirement against equipment designer, manufacturer & supplier -

Identify hazard and assess risk during design and manufacture processes

Eliminate or control risk during design and manufacture processes

Registration of equipment with Government

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Identify hazard and assess risk

Eliminate or control risk

Registration of equipment with Government and obtain a license

Develop inspection, examination & testing programs with reference to manufacturers specification

Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

Taiwan

CSA Standard Z150-1974, Safety Code for Mobile Cranes

New Zealand

Thorough examination every 12 month

Code of Practice for Cranes & Summary of Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Inspection by equipment inspector prior first use

Inspection by equipment inspector every 12 months

Labour Safety & Health Act, Section 8, Sub-sections 14 & 15

Hazardous machinery & installation safety examination Regulations

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Ireland

Brief statutory requirement against equipment manufacturer

Submit design & manufacturing technical details to government

Submit equipment to government for examination

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Submit equipment to government for thorough examination and testing prior first use

Submit equipment to government for thorough examination and testing every 2 years

Thorough inspection every month

Thorough inspection every year

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989

Bangladesh

Fiji

India

Safety, health and welfare at work (construction) Regulations, 1995 (PART XIV)

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Inspection by driver every week

Thorough examination and testing prior first use, and, after major alternation

Thorough examination and testing every 4 years

Thorough examination every 14 months

The Factories Act, 1965

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Thorough examination prior first use

Thorough examination every 12 months

Factories Act 1972, PART V

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user -

Thorough examination prior first use

Thorough examination every 14 months

The Factories Act, 1948 (Amended in 1987)

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Indonesia

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Thorough examination prior first use

Thorough examination every 12 months

Regulation of the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration on Safety and Health in Building Construction

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

There were no specific statutory requirements for inspection, examination or testing of equipment

The Regulations in general require lifting appliances be designed, installed, OPERATED and MAINTAINED
as to ensure the safety in any lifting operation.

Republic of Korea

Enforcement Regulations for Industrial Safety and Health Act

Brief statutory requirement against equipment design & manufacture stage

Design inspection when necessary before production

Completion inspection when installation has been completed

Performance inspection before release of the equipment for operation

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

The Philippines

Papua New Guinea

Occupational Safety and Health Standards RULE 1410

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Inspection every week by user

Load Test after erection or any kind of change

Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare Act

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Sri Lanka

Inspection every 12 months

No specific statutory requirement to inspect, examination or testing of equipment

Factories Ordinance

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

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Solomon Islands

Test and examination prior first use

Safety at Work Act 1982

Brief statutory requirement against equipment owner/user

Testing prior first use, and, after major repair

Examination every 6 months

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TABLE 2 OSH requirements for inspection, testing & examination of lifting appliances in different countries
COUNTRY

Weekly Inspection

Initial Testing and Examination prior first use, etc.

Regular Inspection Program

FORM 1

FORM 2

FORM 3

FORM 4

FORM 5

Inspection by

Test and thorough

Test and thorough

Test and thorough

Thorough examination every 12 months

competent person

examination of

examination of

examination of LA

every week

anchoring or

crane, crabs &

prior first use (except

ballasting of cranes

winches prior first

cranes, crabs &

prior first use

use, and, every 4

winches)

Program
HONG KONG

years thereafter
Macau

FORM 2

FORM 3

FORM 4

FORM 5

FORM 6

Inspection by driver

Thorough

Thorough

Thorough

Thorough examination every 14 months

every week

examination

examination

examination

and load test

and load test

and load test

of anchorage

of crane every

of chain block,

after erection

4 years

winch, etc.

or major

every 4 years

alteration
United States of America

Inspection by

Thorough inspection of the equipment to comply with the

Thorough inspection every 12 months

competent person

manufacturers specifications & limitations

to determine the need for repair

Testing and thorough examination by local authorities, and, obtain a

prior to each work

shift
The People Republic of China

Inspection every day

valid permit prior first use.

Thorough examination every 12

months (including load test)

Thorough examination every 2

years by local authorities
(occupational safety and health
examination center at province

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level)
United Kingdom

[NOT REQUIRED]

Thorough examination after installation or prior first use at a new site

Thorough examination every 12

months

Thorough examination every 6

months for equipments to carry
persons

Singapore

Canada

[NOT REQUIRED]

[NOT REQUIRED]

Thorough examination and load test prior first use, or, after major

Inspection every 12 months

repair

Load test every 4 years

Thorough examination and load test prior first use, or, after major

(Certificates be in the form prescribed)

repair (certificates be in the form prescribed)

Thorough examination every 12

months

Australia

Load test every 4 years

NO SPECIFIC STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR FREQUENT OR PERIODICAL INSPECTION, TESTING & EXAMINATION
USE OF CRANES IS CONTROLLED BY MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS & GOVERNMENTS REGISTRATION SYSTEM

New Zealand

LA owners to carry out hazard identification & risk assessment with reference to crane manufacturers specification & instruction

LA owners to develop own inspection, testing & examination programs according to manufacturers specification & instruction

LA owners to register with local government the use of lifting equipment

Equipment owners to

Initial inspection by equipment inspector prior first use

Inspection every 12 months by

develop own regular

equipment inspector, and, issued with a

visual & operational

certificate

inspections
Taiwan

[NOT REQUIRED]

Thorough examination and load test by government to issue permit

prior first use

Thorough examination and load test

by government to issue permit
every 2 years

Inspection by equipment inspector

every month

Inspection by equipment inspector

every year

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Ireland

Inspection by driver

Thorough examination and load test prior first use, after major

every week

alteration & repair, and, every 4 years thereafter

Thorough examination every 14

months

Thorough examination & load test

every 4 years

Bangladesh

[NOT REQUIRED]

Thorough examination prior first use

Thorough examination every 12

months

Fuji

[NOT REQUIRED]

Thorough examination prior first use

Thorough examination every 14

months

India

[NOT REQUIRED]

Thorough examination prior first use

Thorough examination every 12

months

Indonesia

NO SPECIFIC STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

Republic of Korea

[NO SPECIFIC STATUTORY REQUIREMENT]

Conduct periodical self-inspection (method and standards of the self-inspection to be determined by the Minister of Labour)

The Philippines

Inspection by user

Load Test after erection, or, any kind of change

[NOT REQUIRED]

every week
Papua New Guinea

NO SPECIFIC STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

Sri Lanka

[NOT REQUIRED]

Test and examination prior first use

Solomon Islands

[NOT REQUIRED]

Test to determine SWL prior first use or after major repair

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[NOT REQUIRED]

Examination every 6 months