Acts and Regulations

91-191 - General

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Signaller and direction of operation
212An employer shall designate a competent employee to be a signaller to direct, by means of visual or auditory signals, the safe movement and operation of a hoisting apparatus by an operator, and shall ensure that the signaller
(a) is readily identifiable by the operator,
(b) governs the movement of a load by a well understood distinctive code of signals or another effective communication system,
(c) obtains the assistance of another signaller if part of the view of the load is obstructed from both the signaller and the operator, and
(d) verifies that all ropes, chains, slings or other attachments are properly applied to the load and secured to the hooks of the hoisting apparatus and that the area is clear before signalling to move the load.