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The Safety Ordinance for Cranes

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

Chapter III Mobile Crane

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

Article 85 (Notification for Alteration)
  • (1) As regards the mobile 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 mobile crane alteration notification (Form No.12) with the mobile crane inspection certificate and drawings of the parts intended to alter (excluding the one listed in item (v)), to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office:
    • (i) Jibs and other structural parts;
    • (ii) Prime movers;
    • (iii) Brakes;
    • (iv) Lifting mechanism;
    • (v) Wire ropes or lifting chains;
    • (vi) Load-lofting attachments such as hooks and grab buckets;
    • (vii) Carriers.
  • (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. In this case, the term "crane" in paragraph (2) of the same Article shall be deemed replaced with "mobile crane".
  • (3) The employer (excluding the one set forth in the text of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act) shall, as regards a mobile crane, when intending to alter any of the parts listed in the 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 mobile crane alteration notification (Form No.12) with the inspection certificate and drawings set forth in paragraph (1), to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
Article 86 (Alteration Inspection)
  • (1) A person who altered the parts of a mobile crane falling under item (i) or (vii) 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 mobile 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 approved the said inspection is unnecessary.
  • (2) The provisions of paragraph (2) to (4) of Article 55 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the inspection (hereinafter referred to as "alteration inspection" in this Section) pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph.
  • (3) A person who undergoes the alteration inspection shall submit an application for mobile 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 set forth in paragraph (1) of the same Article, and other document necessary for the completion inspection shall be attached.
Article 87 (Measures for the Case of Undergoing Alteration Inspection)
  • (1) The provision of Article 56 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of undergoing the alteration inspection. In this case, the term "the Director of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau" in paragraph (2) of the same Article shall be deemed replaced with "the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office".
Article 88 (Endorsement on Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office shall, as regards the mobile crane which passed the alteration inspection or the mobile crane set forth in the proviso of paragraph (1) of Article 86, endorse the inspection date, the parts altered and the results of the inspection on the said mobile crane inspection certificate.
Article 89 (Report on Pause of Use)
  • (1) A person who has installed a mobile crane shall, when intending to pause the use of the mobile crane for a period over the validity term of the mobile crane inspection certificate, report that matter to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office within the validity term of the said mobile crane inspection certificate. However, this shall not apply to the employer who has been given the accreditation.
Article 90(Reuse Inspection)
  • (1) A person who intends to reuse the mobile crane, which have paused the use, pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3) of Article 38 of the Act, shall undergo the inspection for the said mobile crane by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
  • (2) The provisions of paragraph (2) to (4) of Article 55 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 undergoes the reuse inspection shall submit an application for mobile crane reuse inspection (Form No.14) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
Article 91 (Measures for the Case of Undergoing Reuse Inspection)
  • (1) The provision of Article 56 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of undergoing the reuse inspection. In this case, the term "the Director of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau" in paragraph (2) of the same Article shall be deemed replaced with "the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office".
Article 92 (Endorsement on Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office shall, as regards the mobile crane, which passed the reuse inspection, endorse the inspection date and the results of the inspection on the said mobile crane inspection certificate.
Article 93 (Return of Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) When a person who had installed a mobile crane, disused or altered its lifting capacity down to less than 3 tons, the said person shall return without delay the mobile crane inspection certificate to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
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