The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) Regulations 2006

Marking of work equipment used for lifting U.K.

9.—(1) The employer shall ensure that—

(a) subject to sub-paragraph (b), work equipment which is or may be used for lifting is clearly marked to indicate its safe working loads;

(b) where the safe working load of work equipment which is or may be used for lifting depends on the configuration of the equipment—

(i) the work equipment is clearly marked to indicate its safe working load for each configuration of the equipment; or

(ii) information which clearly indicates its safe working load for each configuration of the work equipment is kept with the equipment;

(c) any lifting equipment which is carried on the ship and whose safe working load varies with its operating radius is fitted with an accurate indicator, clearly visible to the operator, showing the radius of the load lifting attachment at any time and the safe working load corresponding to that radius;

(d) lifting equipment which is designed for lifting persons is appropriately and clearly marked;

(e) lifting equipment which is not designed for lifting persons but which may be so used in error is appropriately and clearly marked to the effect that it is not designed for lifting persons.

(2) The employer shall ensure that each accessory for lifting is clearly and legibly marked with its safe working load or is otherwise marked in such a way that it is possible for any user to identify the characteristics necessary for its safe use including, where appropriate, its safe working load.

(3) The employer shall ensure that each accessory for lifting which weighs a significant proportion of the safe working load of any lifting equipment with which it is intended to be used is, in addition to the requirement in paragraph (2), clearly marked with its own weight.