notification of conventional tower cranes regulations 2010
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Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010. Gavin Bye, Construction Sector A presentation to CONIAC, March 2010. New Regulations. laid Monday 22 February 2010 coming into force 06 April 2010. Scope - ‘conventional’ tower cranes on construction sites. Requirements. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Health and Safety Executive
Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations
2010
Gavin Bye, Construction SectorA presentation to CONIAC, March 2010
New Regulations
laid Monday 22 February 2010
coming into force 06 April 2010
Scope - ‘conventional’ tower cranes on construction sites
Requirements Notify to HSE certain information:
crane owner/lessor details;address of construction site;crane identification details;date of thorough examination (t/e);t/e carried out for whom? Details;did t/e reveal defects ‘reportable’ defects?
Trigger for notification – the t/e.
INDG437
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/indg437.htm
Web-friendly version available at:
Guidance
The Register
Available at: http://www.cranesregister.org.uk.
Cost - £20 per notification, payment via the website.
Input - uploaded directly by duty-holder.
Enquiry - enquiry form available on website.
Output - interrogation by HSE only.
Holding the notified information
HSE will be able to handle hard copy Input, payment, Enquiries
The Register http://www.craneregister.org.uk/
The Register – crane details
The Register - enquiry
Communications
Duty-holdersHSE website; trade press;mail shots; press releases…
and…
Around 6 April, with…
Communications
Members of the public:
site posters;
HSE website…
Around 6 April, with…
Evaluation
• Report to HSE Board, Ministers after a year on:
– the numbers of registrations by duty-holders;
– number of enquiries from the public;
– enforcement and other activity taken by HSE inspectors in relation to Regulations
Operational Work
• Head office visits done - report prepared and results shared with tower crane industry body
• Industry committed to full competence 31.12.2010
• 2010 – 11 plan shifts emphasis to on site visits with contractors
• Follow up work on design underway on early HSL results (wind)