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Compliance

All training complies with The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2020 Part 13 Hoist, Cranes and Lifting Devices, Part 14 Rigging and Table 13

In accordance with The Occupational Health & Safety Regulations 2020 

Section 13-6(3) Subject to subsection (4) an employer or contractor shall ensure that the designated operator is a qualified operator if the crane to operated is:

  • tower crane
  • an overhead travelling crane that has a load rating equal to or greater than 50 tonnes
  • a crane that is used to raise or lower a worker on a personnel lifting unit  suspended from a hoist line; or
  • a mobile crane that has load rating greater than 5 tonnes.

Section 13-6(4) Subsections (3) does not apply to a crane that is:

  • mounted on a vehicle and used exclusively to load or unload that vehicle; or
  • owned by an employer, operated by a worker in the service of that employer and used solely at the employer's place of employment to perform work exclusively for that employer.

Section 13-6(5) In circumstances other than those described in subsection(3), an employer or contractor shall ensure that:

  • for any crane with a load rating greater than or equal to 5 tonnes, the designated operator is a competent operator; and
  • for any mobile or overhead travelling crane with a load rating less than 5 tonnes, the designated operator is a competent worker.

According to Table 13 Section II of The Occupational Health & Safety Regulations 2020

OHS Regulations Table 13