Division 4.4.2 Lifting machinery

Lifting machinery must be accompanied by instructions containing information on:

1. (a)

   the technical characteristics of the machinery, and in particular:

   • the maximum working load and, where appropriate, a copy of the load plate or load table described in the second paragraph of section 4.3.3,

   • the reactions at the supports or anchors and, where appropriate, characteristics of the tracks,

   • where appropriate, the definition and the means of installation of the ballast;

2. (b)

   the contents of the logbook, if the latter is not supplied with the machinery;

3. (c)

   advice for use, particularly to offset the lack of direct vision of the load by the operator;

4. (d)

   where appropriate, a test report detailing the static and dynamic tests carried out by or for the manufacturer or his authorised representative;

5. (e)

   for machinery which is not assembled on the premises of the manufacturer in the form in which it is to be used, the necessary instructions for performing the measures referred to in section 4.1.3 before it is first put into service.