Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) If any material or
gear is being lifted, lowered or otherwise moved by a crane at a construction
site then the main contractor must ensure that persons and vehicles are
prevented from entering any area in or adjacent to the site where there is a
risk of injury to persons or damage to property occurring as a result of the
movement of the material or gear, and that such prevention is —
(a) by
means of warning signs, flashing lights, barriers, traffic controllers or
other means as would be appropriate to the nature of the load; and
(b) with
the minimum amount of disruption to persons and traffic in the area.
(2) If an area of a
construction site where any material or gear is being lifted, lowered or
otherwise moved from or onto the area is open to the public or if an inspector
so requires it then a person who, at the site, is the main contractor, an
employer, or a self-employed person must ensure that there is either in place
or available in the area a system or device that would prevent persons or
vehicles entering the area when the material or gear is being lifted, lowered
or otherwise moved.
(3) A person who, at a
construction site, is the main contractor, an employer or a self-employed
person must ensure that any material or gear that is being raised or otherwise
moved or suspended or supported at the site is properly secured so as to
minimise the risk of injury to persons or damage to property occurring as a
result of the movement of the material or gear.
(4) If a mobile crane,
other than a vehicle loading crane or earthmoving machinery, that is a
non-slewing crane with a maximum rated capacity of greater than 20 tonnes
or a slewing crane, is used at a construction site, a person who at the site,
is the main contractor, an employer or a self-employed person, must ensure
that the crane is fitted as far as practicable with a system having the
following components —
(a) at
least one light source inside the crane that emits green light only if a load
being lifted by the crane is less than or equal to 90% of the crane’s
rated capacity and which light gives the crane operator an effective warning
signal of the status of the load in that respect;
(b) at
least one light source on the outside of the crane that emits a green light
only if a load being lifted by the crane is less than or equal to 90% of the
crane’s rated capacity and which light is visible to a person in the
vicinity of the crane;
(c) at
least one light source inside the crane that emits amber light only if a load
being lifted by the crane is greater than 90% and less than 100% of the
crane’s rated capacity and which light gives the crane operator an
effective warning signal of the status of the load in that respect;
(d) at
least one light source on the outside of the crane that emits an amber light
only if a load being lifted by the crane is greater than 90% and less than
100% of the crane’s rated capacity and which light is visible to a
person in the vicinity of the crane;
(e) at
least one light source inside the crane that emits a flashing red light only
if a load being lifted by the crane is greater than 100% of the crane’s
rated capacity and which light gives the crane operator an effective warning
signal of the status of the load in that respect;
(f) at
least one light source on the outside of the crane that emits a flashing red
light only if a load being lifted by the crane is greater than 100% of the
crane’s rated capacity and which light is visible to a person in the
vicinity of the crane;
(g) an
alarm that sounds inside the crane only if a load being lifted by the crane is
greater than 100% of the crane’s rated capacity, which alarm gives the
crane operator an effective warning signal of the status of the load in that
respect; and
(h) an
alarm that sounds outside the crane only if a load being lifted by the crane
is greater than 100% of the crane’s rated capacity, which sound is
audible to a person in the vicinity of the crane.
(5) A person does not
commit an offence under subregulation (4) if the percentage of a
crane’s rated capacity at which a light is emitted or an alarm sounds
differs by no more than 2% from that required under subregulation (4) if,
proof of which is on the person —
(a) only
one colour of light is emitted by the inside and outside light sources at a
time;
(b) the
inside and outside alarms sound at the same time as the inside and outside
light sources emit red light;
(c) the
percentage of the crane’s rated capacity above which the inside and
outside light sources emit red light and the inside and outside alarms sound
is not greater than 100%; and
(d) the
crane is operated in accordance with written instructions developed at the
time of design or manufacture by the person who designed or manufactured the
crane.
Penalty applicable to subregulations (1),
(2), (3) and (4): the regulation 1.16 penalty.
[Regulation 3.23 amended in Gazette
3 Oct 2003 p. 4356-8; 25 Jun 2004 p. 2292;
14 Dec 2004 p. 6018.]