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The Safety Ordinance for Cranes

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

Chapter IV Derrick

Section 5 Alteration, Pause of Use, Disuse, etc

Article 129 (Notification for Alteration)
  • (1) As regards the derrick 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 notification for derrick alteration (Form No.12) with the derrick inspection certificate and the 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) Masts, booms, stays and other structural parts;
    • (ii) Prime movers;
    • (iii) Brakes;
    • (iv) Lifting mechanism;
    • (v) Wire ropes and lifting chains;
    • (vi) Load-lifting attachments such as hooks and grab buckets;
    • (vii) The foundation.
  • (2) The provision of paragraph (2) of Article 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of 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 to be replaced with "derrick".
  • (3) The employer (excluding the one set forth in the text of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act) shall, when intending to alter any of the parts listed in each item of paragraph (1) as regards a derrick, pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act, which is applied mutatis mutandis in paragraph (2) of the same Article, submit the derrick 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 130 (Alteration Inspection)
  • (1) A person who altered the parts of a derrick 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 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) The provisions of paragraph (2) and (3) of Article 97 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 undergoes the alteration inspection shall submit an application for derrick 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 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 131 (Measures for the Case of Undergoing Alteration Inspection)
  • (1) The provision of Article 98 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of undergoing the alteration inspection.
Article 132 (Endorsement on Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office shall, as regards the derrick which passed the derrick alteration inspection or the derrick set forth in the proviso of paragraph (1) of Article 130, endorse the inspection date, the parts altered and the results of the inspection on the said derrick inspection certificate.
Article 133 (Report on Pause of Use)
  • (1) A person who has installed a derrick shall, when intending to pause the use of the derrick for a period over the validity term of the derrick inspection certificate, report that matter to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office within the validity term of the said derrick inspection certificate. However, this shall not apply to the employer who has been given the accreditation.
Article 134 (Reuse Inspection)
  • (1) A person who intends to reuse the derrick, which has paused the use, pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3) of Article 38 of the Act, shall undergo the inspection for the said derrick by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
  • (2) The provisions of paragraph (2) and (3) of Article 97 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 derrick reuse inspection (Form No.14) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
Article 135 (Measures for the Case of Undergoing Reuse Inspection)
  • (1) The provision of Article 98 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of undergoing the reuse inspection.
Article 136 (Endorsement on Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office shall, as regards the derrick, which passed the reuse inspection, endorse the inspection date and the results of the inspection on the said derrick inspection certificate concerned.
Article 137 (Return of Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) A person who had installed a derrick shall, when having disused or altered its lifting capacity down to less than 2 tons, return without delay the derrick inspection certificate (excluding the inspection certificate in the case of being substituted by that of before removal pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 99) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
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