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The Safety Ordinance for Cranes

(Ordinance of the Ministry of Labour No.34 September 30, 1972)

Chapter II Crane

Section 5 Alteration, Pause of Use, Disuse, etc.

Article 44 (Notification for Alteration)
  • (1) As regards the crane having been installed, the employer who intends to alter any of the parts listed in the following each item shall, when notifying it pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act, submit the crane alteration notification (Form No.12) with the crane inspection certificate and drawings of the parts to be altered (excluding the one listed in item (v)), to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office:
    • (i) Crane girders, jibs, legs, towers and other structural parts;
    • (ii) Prime movers;
    • (iii) Brakes;
    • (iv) Lifting mechanism;
    • (v) Wire ropes or lifting chains;
    • (vi) Fixed load-lifting attachments such as hooks and grab buckets.
  • (2) The provision of paragraph (2) of Article 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of the notification pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph.
  • (3) The employer (excluding the one set forth in the text of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act) shall, as regards a crane, when intending to alter any of the parts listed in each item of paragraph (1), pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act which is applied mutatis mutandis to paragraph (2) of the same Article, submit the crane alteration notification (Form No.12) with the crane inspection certificate and drawings set forth in paragraph (1), to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
Article 45 (Alteration Inspection)
  • (1) A person who altered the parts of a crane falling under item (i) of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article shall, pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3) of Article 38 of the Act, undergo the inspection for the said crane by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. However, this shall not apply to the case that the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office has approved the said inspection is unnecessary.
  • (2) The provisions of paragraph (2) to (4) of Article 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the inspection pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "alteration inspection" in this Section).
  • (3) A person who intends to undergo the alteration inspection shall submit an application for crane alteration inspection (Form No.13) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. In the case that the notification set forth in paragraph (1) or (3) of the preceding Article is not made because of having been given the accreditation, the inspection certificate and the drawing prescribed in paragraph (1) of the same Article, and other document necessary for the completion inspection shall be attached.
Article 46 (Measures for the Case of Undergoing Alteration Inspection)
  • (1) The provision of Article 7 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of undergoing the alteration inspection.
Article 47 (Endorsement on Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office shall, as regards the crane, which passed the alteration inspection or the crane set forth in the proviso of paragraph (1) of Article 45, endorse the inspection date, the parts altered and the results of the inspection on the said crane inspection certificate.
Article 48 (Report on Pause of Use)
  • (1) A person who has installed a crane shall, when intending to pause the use of the crane for a period over the validity term of the crane inspection certificate, report that matter to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office within the validity term of the said crane inspection certificate. However, this shall not apply to the employer who has been given the accreditation.
Article 49 (Reuse Inspection)
  • (1) A person who intends to reuse the crane that has paused the use shall, pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3) of Article 38 of the Act, undergo the inspection for the said crane by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
  • (2) The provisions of paragraph (2) to (4) of Article 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the inspection pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "reuse inspection" in this Section).
  • (3) A person who intends to undergo the reuse inspection shall submit an application for crane reuse inspection (Form No.14) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
Article 50 (Measures for the Case of Undergoing Reuse Inspection)
  • (1) The provision of Article 7 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of undergoing the reuse inspection.
Article 51 (Endorsement on Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office shall, as regards the crane, which passed the reuse inspection, endorse the inspection date and the results of the inspection on the said crane inspection certificate.
Article 52 (Return of Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) A person who had installed a crane shall, when having disused or altered its lifting capacity down to less than 3 tons (for a stacker type crane, less than 1 ton), return without delay the crane inspection certificate to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
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