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DRIVEN MACHINER
Requirements
(1) No user may use or permit the use of a lifting machine or hand- powered lifting device unless — (a) it has been designe
and constructed in accordance with a generally accepted technical standard;

(b) it is conspicuously and clearly marked with the safe working load: provided that when such safe working load varies wi
the conditions of use of the manufacturer, a table showing the safe working load with regard to every variable condition
shall be posted by the user in a conspicuous place easily visible to the operator;
the manufacturer's identification plate displaying the name of the manufacturer, the design standard, the serial or
reference number and the country of origin is affixed to such machine; and
it has at all times at least three full turns of rope on the drum of each winch that forms part of such a machine when such
winch has been run to its lowest limit, and that is controlled by an automatic cut-out device:

The user shall ensure that every power-driven lifting machine is fitted with a brake or other device capable of holding the
safe working load should –
(a) the power supply or lifting effort fail;
(b) the load attachment point of the power-driven lifting machine reach its highest
and lowest safe position; or
(c) the load condition be greater than the rated load condition of that machine

The user shall cause every chain or rope that forms part of the load path of a lifting machine or hand-powered lifting devic
to have the factor of safety prescribed by the standard to which that machine was manufactured: provided that in the
absence of msuch prescribed factor of safety, chains, steel-wire ropes and fibre ropes shall have a factor of safety of at lea
four, five and 10, respectively, with regard to the safe working load of that machine.

The user shall cause every hook or any other load-attaching device that forms part of the load path of a lifting machine or
hand-powered lifting device to be so designed or proportioned that accidental disconnection of the load under working
conditions cannot take place.

The user shall cause the entire installation and all working parts of every lifting machine or hand-powered lifting device, as
well as ancillary lifting equipment used with the machine or device, excluding lifting tackle, to be subjected to a thorough
examination and a performance test, as prescribed by the standard to which the lifting machine was manufactured, by a
lifting machinery inspector of a lifting machinery entity, which shall determine the serviceability of the structures, ropes,
machinery and safety devices before they are put into use and every time they are dismantled and re-erected, and
thereafter at intervals not exceeding 12 months: provided that, in the absence of a manufacturing standard or a standard
incorporated under section 44(1) of the Act, the whole installation of the lifting machine shall be tested with 110% of the
safe working load applied over the complete lifting range of such machine

No user shall use or permit any person to use any power-driven lifting machine unless it is provided witha load-limiting
device that will automatically arrest the driving effort whenever the load being lifted is greater than the safe working load
the power-driven lifting machine at that particular radius, using any motion or combination of motions permitted by the
crane manufacturer to ensure safe lifting: providedthat such device shall not arrest the driving effort when the power-driv
lifting machine is being operated into a safer position

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every item of lifting tackle is well constructed of sound material, is strong enough, is free from defects and is constructed
accordance with a generally accepted technical standard;
every lifting assembly consisting of different items of lifting tackle is conspicuously and clearly marked with traceable
identification particulars and the safe working load that it is designed to lift with safety

the ropes, chains or woven webbing have a factor of safety with respect to the safe working load they are designed to lift;
the safety factor being —
(i) 10 for natural-fibre ropes;
(ii) seven for man-made fibre ropes or woven webbing;
(iii) six for steel-wire ropes, except for double-part spliced endless sling legs and double-part endless grommet sling legs
made from steel-wire rope, in which case the factor of safety shall be at least eight;
(iv) five for steel chains; and
(v) four for high-tensile or alloy steel chains:
provided that when the load is equally shared by two or more ropes or chains the factor of safety may be calculated in
accordance with the sum of the breaking strengths taking into consideration the angle of loading;

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HINERY REGULATIONS 18
Compliance
Which standard was used for building the Autolift?

SWL is marked

Current plat does not have the country of origin & the design
standard

The plate indicates that the lifting equipment was load

tested on 125kg (the Load test must be done by an LMI
through an LME, submit report) (LMI came on site to do the
SWL test (LME: Electro Mechanical, LMI Andries Kleyn, email
[email protected])

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Which standard is applicable to the construction of lifitng

tackle that was used

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Additional notes

An automatic cut out device is a built in safety device

This requirement only applies to power driven lifting

machines

The objective is to maintain the integrity of the load

bearing capacity of the
machine

We must not look at the hook only but consider the load
path. It is about preventing
disconnection. The use of disconnecting hooks or latches
is not prescribed where the
design is of such a nature that accidental disconnection
cannot take place. It is the user s responsibility to ensure
he or she states clearly what the purpose of the machine
will be when purchasing the machine.

The lifting machinery inspector of the lifting machinery

entity referred to in paragraph (a) must have knowledge
of the erection, load-testing and maintenance of the
type of lifting machine or similar machinery involved.

The lifting machinery inspector must do inspection and

test on behalf of the Lifting
machinery Entity

The intent is that a Load limiting device is compulsory for

all power driven liftingmachine.

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Lifting tackles marked with a Working Load limit are also

acceptable to be
complying with requirements of this sub regulation.

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