46.—(1) The requirements on cantilevered platforms or material platforms mentioned in this Part shall apply to —
(a)
any cantilevered platform erected for the purposes of loading and unloading of any material or equipment; and
(b)
any material platform which —
(i)
is used for the purposes of loading and unloading of any material or equipment; and
(ii)
is subjected to a load weighing 1,000 kilogrammes or more.
(2) It shall be the duty of the occupier of a worksite to ensure that —
(a)
any cantilevered platform or material platform used in the worksite is —
(i)
designed such that it is capable of bearing a load of at least twice its safe working load; and
(ii)
constructed, installed or repositioned in accordance with the design and drawings of a professional engineer who designed the platform;
(b)
no person shall use any such cantilevered platform or material platform in the worksite unless a certificate under paragraph (4)(ii) has been issued in respect of it; and
(c)
sign boards showing the safe working load of a cantilevered platform or material platform used in the worksite is prominently displayed at suitable locations at the platform.
(3) It shall be the duty of the professional engineer who designs a cantilevered platform or material platform for use in a worksite to —
(a)
take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary to ensure that his design can be executed safely by any person who constructs or uses the platform according to his design; and
(b)
provide to any person who is constructing or is to construct the platform all design documentation (including all relevant calculations, drawings and construction procedures) as is necessary to facilitate the proper construction of the platform according to his design.
(4) It shall be the duty of —
(a)
the professional engineer who designed the cantilevered platform or material platform for use in a worksite; or
(b)
any other professional engineer who is appointed by the occupier of a worksite to oversee the construction of a cantilevered platform or material platform,
to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary to ensure that the platform —
(i)
is constructed in accordance with the design of the professional engineer who designed it; and
(ii)
is safe for its intended use when completely constructed and if so, to issue a certificate stating that the platform is safe for its intended use.
(5) The cantilevered platform or material platform used in a worksite shall not be loaded beyond its safe working load except by an inspector or a professional engineer when testing the platform.
(6) Materials or equipment shall not remain on a cantilevered platform or material platform used in a worksite for a period longer than is necessary for loading or unloading.
(7) It shall be the duty of —
(a)
the employer of any person who carries out any work on a cantilevered platform or material platform in a worksite; or
(b)
the principal under whose direction any person carries out any work on a cantilevered platform or material platform in a worksite,
to comply with paragraphs (5) and (6).
Guard-rails and toe-boards
47.—(1) It shall be the duty of the occupier of a worksite where any cantilevered platform or material platform is used therein to comply with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) Every open side of a cantilevered platform or material platform used in a worksite from which any person could fall more than 2 metres shall be provided with guard-rails and toe-boards.
(3) Where any gate is provided in place of guard-rails at the outer edge of a cantilevered platform or material platform used in a worksite, it shall be constructed to open inwards to the platform.
Use of wire rope
48. It shall be the duty of the occupier of a worksite where any cantilevered platform is used therein to ensure that —
(a)
no wire rope shall be used as a load bearing element in a cantilevered platform used in the worksite unless it is terminated with eyes that have been fitted with thimbles; and
(b)
wire rope clips shall not be used for terminating such rope.
Inspection by designated person
49.—(1) It shall be the duty of the occupier of a worksite to —
(a)
ensure that every cantilevered platform or material platform in the worksite is inspected by a designated person at least once every 7 days;
(b)
rectify immediately any unsafe condition discovered during the inspection;
(c)
ensure that the result of the inspection is entered by the designated person into a register; and
(d)
keep the register at the worksite and produce it for inspection upon request by an inspector.
(2) It shall be the duty of the designated person making any inspection under paragraph (1) to take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary to ensure that the inspection was properly conducted.
