Division 3 Builders' hoist for the transport of goods

A power-operated, temporarily installed builders' hoist intended for use by persons who are permitted to enter engineering and construction sites, serving

1. (i)

   defined landing levels, having a platform

   • designed for the transportation of goods only

   • which permits the access of persons during loading and unloading

   • which permits the access and travel by authorised persons during erection, dismantling and maintenance

   • guided

   • travelling vertical or along a path within 15° max. of the vertical

   • supported or sustained by: wire, rope, chain, screwed spindle and nut, rack and pinion, hydraulic jack (direct or indirect), or an expanding linkage mechanism

   • where masts may or may not require support from separate structures, or

2. (ii)

   either one upper landing or a work area extending to the end of the guide (e.g. a roof), having a load-carrying device:

   • designed for the transportation of goods only

   • designed that there is no need to step on it for loading or unloading purposes or for maintenance, erection and dismantling

   • from which persons are prohibited at any time

   • guided

   • which is designed to travel at an angle of at least 30° to the vertical but may be used at any angle

   • sustained by steel wire rope and a positive drive system

   • controlled by constant pressure type controls

   • which does not benefit from the use of any counterweight

   • having a maximum rated load of 300 kg

   • having a maximum speed of 1m/s

   • and where the guides require support from separate structures.