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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 196 · clause 196 · NLR 5/12

PART XI SCAFFOLDS, STAGES AND WORK PLATFORMS — Powered booms and winches

196

(1) A crane used to suspend a work platform shall have a powered boom or a fixed boom.

196(2)

A hoist used to raise or lower a work platform suspended from a crane shall be capable of lowering under power.

196(3)

A free running boom or hoisting winch, controlled only by brakes, shall not be used to raise or lower a work platform.

196(4)

Hoisting and lowering speed of a crane or hoist shall be kept as slow as practicable while supporting a work platform.

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