The Safety Ordinance for Cranes

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

Chapter IV Derrick

Section 1 Manufacturing and Installation

Article 94 (Permission for Manufacturing)

(1) A person who intends to manufacture a derrick (limited to the one set forth in item (v) of paragraph (1) of Article 12 of the Order, hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article to Article 100, Article 103, Article 104, and Section 4 and Section 5 in this Chapter) shall obtain, in advance, the permission in respect to the derrick intended to manufacture from the Director of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau. However, this shall not apply to the derrick, the type of which is identical with the derrick, which has been obtained the said permission already (hereinafter referred to as "permitted type derrick" in the following Article).
(2) A person who intends to obtain the permission set forth in the preceding paragraph, shall submit an application for the derrick manufacturing permission(Form No.1) with the assembly drawing of the derrick and the document stating the following matters to the Director of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau:
- (i) Standards of strength calculation;
- (ii) Outline of the equipment for inspection performed on the process of manufacturing;
- (iii) Names and outline of career of the chief designer and the responsible person on manufacturing work.

Article 95 (Report of Alteration on Equipment, etc., for Inspection)

(1) The person who has obtained the permission set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article shall, in the case of manufacturing the derrick pertaining to the said permission or the permitted type derrick, when the equipment set forth in item (ii) of paragraph (2) of the same Article or either the chief designer or the responsible person on manufacturing work set forth in item (iii) of the same paragraph were altered, report without delay to the Director of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau.

Article 96(Notification for Installation)

(1) The employer who intends to install a derrick shall, when notifying pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act, submit the derrick installation notification (Form No.23) with the specification of the derrick (Form No.24), the assembly drawing of the derrick, and the strength calculation statement of the structural parts listed in the right column of the Appended Table corresponding to the type of the derrick listed in the left column of the same Table respectively, and the document stating the following matters to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office:
- (i) Surroundings at the place of installation;
- (ii) Outline of the foundation;
- (iii) Method of anchorage of stays.
(2) As regards a derrick used for engineering work, construction work, etc., when it is necessary to remove the said derrick within the same workshop and the place of installation of the derrick after the said removal is able to fix previously, the notification concerning the installation after the said removal pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) may be made together with the notification concerning the installation before the said removal pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph.
(3) 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 two paragraphs. In this case, the term "crane" in paragraph (2) of the same Article shall be deemed to be replaced with "derrick".
(4) The employer (excluding the one set forth in the text of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act) who intends to install a derrick shall, 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 derrick installation notification (Form No.23) with the specification, the assembly drawing, the strength calculation statement and the document set forth in paragraph (1) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
(5) The provision of paragraph (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of the notification pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph.

Article 97 (Completion Inspection)

(1) A person who has installed a derrick shall, pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3) of Article 38 of the Act, undergo the inspection for the said derrick 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) On the inspection pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "completion inspection" in this Section), in addition to examining the construction and function of each part of the derrick, the load test shall be performed.
(3) The load test set forth in the preceding paragraph, shall be carried out in such manners as performing motions with lifting, slewing, and derricking a boom, while suspending a load with the mass corresponding to 1.25 times of the rated capacity (in the case that the rated capacity exceeds 200 tons, the mass of a load added 50 tons on the rated capacity).
(4) A person who intends to undergo the completion inspection for the derrick shall submit an application for the derrick completion inspection (Form No.4) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. In the case that the notification set forth in paragraph (1) or (4) of the preceding Article is not made because of having been given the accreditation, the specification, the assembly drawing and the strength calculation statement set forth in paragraph (1) of the same Article and the other document necessary for the completion inspection shall be attached.

Article 98 (Measures for the Case of Undergoing Completion Inspection)

(1) A person who undergoes the completion inspection shall, as regards the derrick being subjected to the said inspection, prepare a test load and the slinging equipment for the load test
(2) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office may, when having found the necessity for the completion inspection, as regards the derrick pertaining to the said inspection, order the following matters to the person who undergoes the said inspection:
- (i) To disassemble safety devices;
- (ii) To take off a part of coating;
- (iii) To pick out rivets, or to make a hole in a part of members;
- (iv) To cut off a part of wire ropes;
- (v) In addition to the matters listed in the preceding each item, matters found to be necessary for the said inspection.
(3) A person who undergoes the completion inspection shall be present at the said inspection.

Article 99 (Inspection Certificate for Derrick)

(1) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office shall, as regards the derrick, which passed the completion inspection or the derrick set forth in the proviso of paragraph (1) of Article 97, issue the derrick inspection certificate (Form No.7) to the person who submitted an application pursuant to the provision of paragraph (4) of the same Article. In this case, as regards the derrick used for engineering work, or construction work, etc., when the notification is made pursuant to the provision of paragraph (2) of Article 96, the inspection certificate with respect to the derrick before removal may substitute for that of after removal.
(2) A person who has installed a derrick shall, when having lost or damaged the derrick inspection certificate, submit an application for reissue of the derrick inspection certificate (Form No.8) with the following document to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office and be granted the reissue:
- (i) The document explaining the lost of the derrick inspection certificate in the event of losing;
- (ii) The derrick inspection certificate in the event of damaging.
(3) On alteration of a person who has installed the derrick, the replaced person shall, within ten days from the said alteration, submit an application for renewal of derrick inspection certificate (Form No.8) with the derrick inspection certificate to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office, and be granted the renewal.

Article 100 (Validity Term of Inspection Certificate)

(1) The validity term of the derrick inspection certificate shall be for two years. However, based on the results of the completion inspection, the said validity term may be restricted for less than two years.

Article 101 (Report for Installation)

(1) The employer who intends to install a derrick set forth in item (xvi) of paragraph (3) of Article 13 of the Order (excluding the case that the period of the installation for the derrick is less than 60 days up to the time of disuse) shall submit, in advance, the derrick installation report (Form No.25) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. However, this shall not apply to the employer who has been given the accreditation.

Article 102 (Load Test)

(1) The employer shall, when having installed the derrick set forth in item (xvi) of paragraph (3) of Article 13 of the Order, perform the load test set forth in paragraph (3) of Article 97 for the said derrick.

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Chapter I
Chapter II
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- Section 2
- Section 3
- Section 4
- Section 5
Chapter III
- Section 1
- Section 2
- Section 3
- Section 4
- Section 5
Chapter IV
- Section 1
- Section 2
- Section 3
- Section 4
- Section 5
Chapter V
- Section 1
- Section 2
- Section 3
- Section 4
- Section 5
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
- Section 1
- Section 2
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Supplementary Provisions
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The Safety Ordinance for Cranes (Ordinance of the Ministry of Labour No.34 September 30, 1972) Chapter IV Derrick Section 1 Manufacturing and Installation Article 94 (Permission for Manufacturing) (1) A person who intends to manufacture a derrick (limited to the one set forth in item (v) of paragraph (1) of Article 12 of the Order, hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article to Article 100, Article 103, Article 104, and Section 4 and Section 5 in this Chapter) shall obtain, in advance, the permission in respect to the derrick intended to manufacture from the Director of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau. However, this shall not apply to the derrick, the type of which is identical with the derrick, which has been obtained the said permission already (hereinafter referred to as "permitted type derrick" in the following Article). (2) A person who intends to obtain the permission set forth in the preceding paragraph, shall submit an application for the derrick manufacturing permission(Form No.1) with the assembly drawing of the derrick and the document stating the following matters to the Director of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau: (i) Standards of strength calculation; (ii) Outline of the equipment for inspection performed on the process of manufacturing; (iii) Names and outline of career of the chief designer and the responsible person on manufacturing work. Article 95 (Report of Alteration on Equipment, etc., for Inspection) (1) The person who has obtained the permission set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article shall, in the case of manufacturing the derrick pertaining to the said permission or the permitted type derrick, when the equipment set forth in item (ii) of paragraph (2) of the same Article or either the chief designer or the responsible person on manufacturing work set forth in item (iii) of the same paragraph were altered, report without delay to the Director of the competent Prefectural Labour Bureau. Article 96(Notification for Installation) (1) The employer who intends to install a derrick shall, when notifying pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act, submit the derrick installation notification (Form No.23) with the specification of the derrick (Form No.24), the assembly drawing of the derrick, and the strength calculation statement of the structural parts listed in the right column of the Appended Table corresponding to the type of the derrick listed in the left column of the same Table respectively, and the document stating the following matters to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office: (i) Surroundings at the place of installation; (ii) Outline of the foundation; (iii) Method of anchorage of stays. (2) As regards a derrick used for engineering work, construction work, etc., when it is necessary to remove the said derrick within the same workshop and the place of installation of the derrick after the said removal is able to fix previously, the notification concerning the installation after the said removal pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) may be made together with the notification concerning the installation before the said removal pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph. (3) 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 two paragraphs. In this case, the term "crane" in paragraph (2) of the same Article shall be deemed to be replaced with "derrick". (4) The employer (excluding the one set forth in the text of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act) who intends to install a derrick shall, 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 derrick installation notification (Form No.23) with the specification, the assembly drawing, the strength calculation statement and the document set forth in paragraph (1) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. (5) The provision of paragraph (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of the notification pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph. Article 97 (Completion Inspection) (1) A person who has installed a derrick shall, pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3) of Article 38 of the Act, undergo the inspection for the said derrick 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) On the inspection pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "completion inspection" in this Section), in addition to examining the construction and function of each part of the derrick, the load test shall be performed. (3) The load test set forth in the preceding paragraph, shall be carried out in such manners as performing motions with lifting, slewing, and derricking a boom, while suspending a load with the mass corresponding to 1.25 times of the rated capacity (in the case that the rated capacity exceeds 200 tons, the mass of a load added 50 tons on the rated capacity). (4) A person who intends to undergo the completion inspection for the derrick shall submit an application for the derrick completion inspection (Form No.4) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. In the case that the notification set forth in paragraph (1) or (4) of the preceding Article is not made because of having been given the accreditation, the specification, the assembly drawing and the strength calculation statement set forth in paragraph (1) of the same Article and the other document necessary for the completion inspection shall be attached. Article 98 (Measures for the Case of Undergoing Completion Inspection) (1) A person who undergoes the completion inspection shall, as regards the derrick being subjected to the said inspection, prepare a test load and the slinging equipment for the load test (2) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office may, when having found the necessity for the completion inspection, as regards the derrick pertaining to the said inspection, order the following matters to the person who undergoes the said inspection: (i) To disassemble safety devices; (ii) To take off a part of coating; (iii) To pick out rivets, or to make a hole in a part of members; (iv) To cut off a part of wire ropes; (v) In addition to the matters listed in the preceding each item, matters found to be necessary for the said inspection. (3) A person who undergoes the completion inspection shall be present at the said inspection. Article 99 (Inspection Certificate for Derrick) (1) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office shall, as regards the derrick, which passed the completion inspection or the derrick set forth in the proviso of paragraph (1) of Article 97, issue the derrick inspection certificate (Form No.7) to the person who submitted an application pursuant to the provision of paragraph (4) of the same Article. In this case, as regards the derrick used for engineering work, or construction work, etc., when the notification is made pursuant to the provision of paragraph (2) of Article 96, the inspection certificate with respect to the derrick before removal may substitute for that of after removal. (2) A person who has installed a derrick shall, when having lost or damaged the derrick inspection certificate, submit an application for reissue of the derrick inspection certificate (Form No.8) with the following document to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office and be granted the reissue: (i) The document explaining the lost of the derrick inspection certificate in the event of losing; (ii) The derrick inspection certificate in the event of damaging. (3) On alteration of a person who has installed the derrick, the replaced person shall, within ten days from the said alteration, submit an application for renewal of derrick inspection certificate (Form No.8) with the derrick inspection certificate to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office, and be granted the renewal. Article 100 (Validity Term of Inspection Certificate) (1) The validity term of the derrick inspection certificate shall be for two years. However, based on the results of the completion inspection, the said validity term may be restricted for less than two years. Article 101 (Report for Installation) (1) The employer who intends to install a derrick set forth in item (xvi) of paragraph (3) of Article 13 of the Order (excluding the case that the period of the installation for the derrick is less than 60 days up to the time of disuse) shall submit, in advance, the derrick installation report (Form No.25) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. However, this shall not apply to the employer who has been given the accreditation. Article 102 (Load Test) (1) The employer shall, when having installed the derrick set forth in item (xvi) of paragraph (3) of Article 13 of the Order, perform the load test set forth in paragraph (3) of Article 97 for the said derrick. << INDEX Chapter I Chapter II Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Chapter III Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Chapter IV Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Chapter V Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Chapter VI Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Chapter VII Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Chapter VIII Section 1 Section 2 Chapter IX Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Chapter X Supplementary Provisions Appended Table top Home \| Sitemap \| Disclaimer Copyright (C) 1999- JICOSH All Right Reserved.