Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 1999/304 Northern Ireland

Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

These Regulations impose health and safety requirements with respect to lifting equipment, which is defined in regulation 2(1). Save as regards the matters mentioned in paragraphs 4 and 5(b), the Regulations give effect as respects Northern Ireland to Article 4a in respect of lifting equipment, to point 3.2 of Annex …

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Enforced by
HSENI
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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What it requires

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s.004 Strength and stability Regulated
  • Ensure lifting equipment and loads are strong enough for the jobEmployer
s.005 Lifting equipment for lifting persons Regulated
  • Ensure lifting equipment for persons is safe and prevents fallsEmployer
s.006 Positioning and installation Regulated
  • Position and install lifting equipment safelyEmployer
s.007 Marking of lifting equipment Regulated
  • Mark all lifting equipment clearly with safe working loadsEmployer
s.008 Organisation of lifting operations Regulated
  • Plan, supervise and carry out lifting operations safelyEmployer
s.009 Thorough examination and inspection Regulated
  • Thoroughly examine lifting equipment before first use and at regular intervalsEmployer
s.010 Reports and defects Regulated
  • Stop using lifting equipment with reported defects until repairedEmployer
s.011 Keeping of information Regulated
  • Keep CE declaration and inspection reports for lifting equipmentEmployer
10 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application
s.012 Exemption for the armed forces
s.013 Amendment of the Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1971
s.014 Amendment of the Docks Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989
s.015 Repeal of provisions of the Factories Act (Northern Ireland) 1965
s.016 Repeal of section 85 of the Mines Act (Northern Ireland) 1969
s.017 Repeal of paragraph (c) of Article 5 of the Quarries (Northern Ireland) Order 1983
s.018 Revocation of statutory provisions
Schedules

Schedules

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17 other schedules
s.sch001 Interpretation
s.sch001 Offshore installations
s.sch001 Wells
s.sch001 Pipelines
s.sch001 Mines
s.sch001 Other activities
s.sch002 The name and address of the employer for whom the...
s.sch002 The name and address of a person signing or authenticating...
s.sch002 The date of the report.
s.sch002 The address of the premises at which the thorough examination...
s.sch002 Particulars sufficient to identify the lifting equipment including where known...
s.sch002 The date of the last thorough examination.
s.sch002 The safe working load of the lifting equipment or (where...
s.sch002 In relation to the first thorough examination of lifting equipment...
s.sch002 In relation to a thorough examination of lifting equipment other...
s.sch002 In relation to every thorough examination of lifting equipment—
s.sch002 The name, address and qualifications of the person making the...

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