S-2.1, r. 4 - Safety Code for the construction industry

Section 2.15.1 Disposition versions

2024-10-03

2.15.1. General conditions:

(1)  A hoisting apparatus and its accessories must

(a)  be of safe construction and offer the required strength;

(b)  be maintained in good working order so that using them does not endanger the safety of workers;

(c)  be inspected, repaired and adjusted by a competent person before their first use after being purchased, leased or rented, or loaned;

(d)  be inspected periodically according to the manufacturer’s instructions;

(e)  be subjected by the operator, each day they are used, to a visual inspection and an operational test according to the manufacturer’s instructions;

(f)  be easily and safely accessible, particularly by means of a ladder or steps with handrails;

(g)  be equipped with hoisting brakes or restraining devices so designed and installed as to stop a load at least 1.5 times its rated load, unless the hoisting apparatus is specifically covered by a standard referenced in this Code, in which case that standard applies;

(h)  provide the same degree of safety following any repair or changing of parts as it did when new;

(i)  be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions to the extent that they do not contradict this Code.

(2)  It is prohibited to use a hoisting apparatus or its accessories

(a)  if atmospheric conditions such as a storm could make it dangerous to use them;

(b)  while they are undergoing repairs or maintenance;

(c)  as an anchor point to protect a person situated outside of the equipment from falling from a height, subject to subsection 10 of section 2.15.12 for a personnel platform lift; and

(d)  where the wind speed exceeds the limit specified by the manufacturer.

Despite the wind speed specified by the manufacturer, the operator of the hoisting apparatus must, while using it, take into account factors that could affect the stability of the equipment such as environmental conditions and the wind surface area of the items being handled.

An anemometer must be used to measure wind speed on the construction site at the height of the working level of the hoisting apparatus.

(3)  It is prohibited to

(a)  use a material hoisting apparatus to hoist persons, unless such use is provided for by the equipment’s manufacturer or complies with section 3.10.7;

(b)  modify a hoisting apparatus unless it is confirmed by an attestation signed and sealed by an engineer that the apparatus provides the same degree of safety after the modification as it did when it was new; and

(c)  refuel a hoisting apparatus while any of its engines is running.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, s. 2.15.1; O.C. 1393-2024, s. 4.

2012-09-01

2.15.1. Hoisting apparatus and their accessories shall be:

(a)  of safe construction and offering the required strength;

(b)  maintained in good working order;

(c)  equipped with warning devices when the transportation is motorized; and

(d)  equipped with hoisting brakes so designed and installed as to stop a load of 1.5 times the rated load.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, s. 2.15.1.