Acts and Regulations

91-191 - General

Section 207
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General requirements
207(1)An employer shall ensure that a hoisting apparatus is
(a) sufficiently strong and stable for the intended lift, and
(b) equipped with suitable ropes, chains, slings, hooks and other fittings,
so as to ensure the safety of a person who uses the apparatus or works in its vicinity.
Rigging
207(1.1)An employer shall ensure that a competent person carries out the rigging of materials that are to be hoisted by a hoisting apparatus.
Standards
207(2)An employer and an operator of a hoisting apparatus shall each ensure that the hoisting apparatus is erected, installed, assembled, started, operated, used, handled, stored, stopped, serviced, tested, cleaned, adjusted, maintained, repaired, inspected and dismantled in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications and the following CSA standards, if applicable:
(a) B167-08 (R2015), “Overhead travelling cranes – Design, inspection, testing, maintenance, and safe operation” or a standard offering equivalent or better protection;
(b) C22.2 No. 33-M1984 (R2014), “Construction and Test of Electric Cranes and Hoists” or a standard offering equivalent or better protection;
(c) Z248-04 (R2014), “Code for Tower Cranes” or a standard offering equivalent or better protection; and
(d) Z150-20, “Safety code on mobile cranes” or a standard offering equivalent or better protection.
Application to owner
207(3)Subsection (2) applies with the necessary modifications to a person who owns a hoisting apparatus.
97-121; 98-78; 2001-33; 2020-35; 2022-79
General requirements
207(1)An employer shall ensure that a hoisting apparatus is
(a) sufficiently strong and stable for the intended lift, and
(b) equipped with suitable ropes, chains, slings, hooks and other fittings,
so as to ensure the safety of a person who uses the apparatus or works in its vicinity.
Standards
207(2)An employer shall ensure that hoisting apparatus is designed, installed, erected, checked, examined, inspected, operated and maintained in accordance with the appropriate following CSA standards:
(a) B167-1964, “General Purpose Electric Overhead Travelling Cranes”;
(b) B167-96, “Safety Standard for Maintenance and Inspection of Overhead Cranes, Gantry Cranes, Monorails, Hoists, and Trolleys”;
(c) C22.2 No. 33-M1984, “Construction and Test of Electric Cranes and Hoists”;
(d) Z248-1975, “Code for Tower Cranes”;
(e) Z150-98, “Safety Code on Mobile Cranes”.
Application to owner
207(3)Subsection (2) applies with the necessary modifications to a person who owns a hoisting apparatus.
97-121; 98-78; 2001-33; 2020-35
General requirements
207(1)An employer shall ensure that a hoisting apparatus is
(a) sufficiently strong and stable for the intended lift, and
(b) equipped with suitable ropes, chains, slings, hooks and other fittings,
so as to ensure the safety of a person who uses the apparatus or works in its vicinity.
Standards
207(2)An employer shall ensure that hoisting apparatus is designed, installed, erected, checked, examined, inspected, operated and maintained in accordance with the appropriate following CSA standards:
(a) B167-1964, “General Purpose Electric Overhead Travelling Cranes”;
(b) B167-96, “Safety Standard for Maintenance and Inspection of Overhead Cranes, Gantry Cranes, Monorails, Hoists, and Trolleys”;
(c) C22.2 No. 33-M1984, “Construction and Test of Electric Cranes and Hoists”;
(d) Z248-1975, “Code for Tower Cranes”;
(e) Z150-98, “Safety Code on Mobile Cranes”.
Application to owner
207(3)Subsection (2) applies with the necessary modifications to a person who owns a hoisting apparatus.
97-121; 98-78; 2001-33