The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

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1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Application

5. 4. Strength and stability

6. 5. Lifting equipment for lifting persons

7. 6. Positioning and installation

8. 7. Marking of lifting equipment

9. 8. Organisation of lifting operations

10. 9. Thorough examination and inspection

11. 10. Reports and defects

12. 11. Keeping of information

13. 12. Exemption for the armed forces

14. 13. Amendment of the Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Regulations 1960

15. 14. Amendment of the Docks Regulations 1988

16. 15. Repeal of provisions of the Factories Act 1961

17. 16. Repeal of section 85 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954

18. 17. Revocation of instruments

19. Signature

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       SCHEDULE 1

       INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN A REPORT OF A THOROUGH EXAMINATION

       1. 1. The name and address of the employer for whom the...

       2. 2. The address of the premises at which the thorough examination...

       3. 3. Particulars sufficient to identify the lifting equipment including where known...

       4. 4. The date of the last thorough examination.

       5. 5. The safe working load of the lifting equipment or (where...

       6. 6. In relation to the first thorough examination of lifting equipment...

       7. 7. In relation to a thorough examination of lifting equipment other...

       8. 8. In relation to every thorough examination of lifting equipment—

       9. 9. The name, address and qualifications of the person making the...

       10. 10. The name and address of a person signing or authenticating...

       11. 11. The date of the report.

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       SCHEDULE 2

       REVOCATION OF INSTRUMENTS

21. Explanatory Note