Decree of the Slovak Office of Labour Safety and Slovak Mining Office No. 24 / 1979 Coll.
Decree of the Slovak Labour Safety Authority and the Slovak Mining Authority determining the reserved lifting equipment and laying down certain conditions to ensure their safety
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DECLARATION
Slovak Office of Labour Security and Slovak Mining Office
of 22 January 1979
determining reserved lifting devices and laying down certain conditions to ensure their safety
The Slovak Labour Safety Authority pursuant to § 5 (1) (d) and (f) of Act No. 174 / 1968 Coll., on State Professional Safety Supervision (hereinafter referred to as "the Act '), and the Slovak Mining Authority pursuant to § 57 (1) (d) of Act No. 41 / 1957 Coll., on the Use of Mineral Wealth (Upper Law), and pursuant to § 10 (a) and (c) of the Slovak National Council Act No. 42 / 1972 Coll., on the organisation and extension of supervision of the State Mining Administration in the Agreement with the competent authorities and organisations provides:
Scope
(1) The decree is binding on organisations which are subject to the competence of the national professional labour safety authorities, (1) and on organisations which carry out an activity falling within the competence of the State Mining Administration.2)
(2) The Decree does not apply to technical installations subject to supervision by the authorities referred to in § 3 (2) (b) of the Act.
Reserved lifting appliances
(1) Reserved lifting equipment pursuant to § 4 (d) to (g) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "equipment") are the following motor-powered equipment:
(a) hoists and mobile hoists of a capacity exceeding 5000 kg (hoists, cats, etc.);
(b) cranes with a load capacity exceeding 5000 kg;
(c) moving working platforms with lifting height above 3 m;
(d) construction lifts with lifting height above 3 m, which also transport persons;
(e) lifts which are a permanent part of structures of a capacity exceeding 100 kg with a lifting height above 2 m;
(f) shelf founders with vertically movable operators.
(2) The following shall not be regarded as establishments under this Order:
(a) doors,
(b) lifting trucks;
(c) stable structures on which lifts, mobile lifts and cranes are located;
(d) lifting appliances, designed and assembled exclusively for installation purposes (mounting mast, arms, superstructures, etc.),
(e) suspension conveyors,
(f) loaders,
(g) lifting heads of lorries,
(h) mechanical ramps;
(i) vehicle lifting platforms;
(j) sliding ladders,
(k) means for tying, hanging and gripping loads which are not permanent parts of the device;
(l) auxiliary (single purpose) handling equipment which are part of the machine's technological lines.
Authorisation of organisations
(1) Organisations may produce, install, repair and reconstruct equipment or carry out their repair and revision tests only by authorisation ("approved organisation"). In the case of an installation referred to in Section 2 (1) (e), the organisation which operates the installation shall also be authorised to repair it if it is self-performing.
(2) The authorisation is issued by the labour security inspector or, where appropriate, the district mining authority (hereinafter referred to as the "supervisory authority") in whose territory the organisation is based, on a written request from the organisation, supported by the opinion of its superior body.
(3) The organisation shall indicate in the application:
(a) the exact name and address;
(b) the name and address of the establishment (s) for which the authorisation is sought if it is not at the headquarters of the organisation;
(c) the name and address of its superior authority;
(d) an indication of the type of authorisation sought and its scope;
(e) ensuring the performance of the activity for which the authorisation is sought, in terms of technical equipment and professional qualifications of the staff.
(4) Where the supervisory authority ascertains non-compliance or non-compliance with the requirements for ensuring the safety of work and technical equipment when operating under an authorisation, it shall restrict or withdraw the scope of the authorisation.
Individual testing
Each newly assembled device shall be subjected to an assembly test by the manufacturer or, where appropriate, by the assembly organisation, the initial revision of the electrical equipment, and to a book of the lifting device, passport or similar document. The organisation shall draw up a record of the individual examination.
Verification tests
(1) The operating organisation (hereinafter referred to as "operator") is required to verify the safety of each new, general repair of the renovated or reconstructed installation before it is put into service by a verification test.
(2) The operator shall notify the supervisory authority responsible in writing of the location of the equipment at least 15 days in advance of the place and time of the verification test.
(3) The test shall be carried out to the extent specified by the technical standards and, where appropriate, the manufacturer's technical conditions according to the requirements of the organisation which has performed the reconstruction or overhaul of the equipment, and, where appropriate, the specific requirements of the supervisory authority.
(4) Individual testing and verification tests may be carried out at the same time if the organisations concerned so agree.
(5) The organisation carrying out the verification test shall record the test.
Repair tests
The organisation that will repair the equipment shall verify its safety by means of a verification test to the extent of the repair carried out and in accordance with the provisions of the technical standards.
Revision tests
The operator shall be required to continuously verify the further operational capability of the equipment, the extent and completeness of the documentation through the Revision Tests. These tests shall be carried out within the scope and within the time limits prescribed by the technical standards and, where applicable, the manufacturer's technical conditions.
Revision technician
(1) Revision tests, tests produced, assembled, general repair of refurbished and reconstructed equipment may only be carried out by revision technicians.
(2) The Revision Technician is a member of the organisation responsible for the revision and testing of equipment which has a certificate of competence issued by the supervisory authority on the basis of an examination carried out. The staff member shall be assigned to the examination of the organisation to which he is working.
(3) Applicants for a revision certificate must have completed a full secondary vocational training of machinery or electrical and at least five years of experience in lifting equipment.
(4) Where a candidate has a professional engineering or electrical education higher than that prescribed in paragraph 2, two years' professional experience shall suffice.
(5) The supervisory authority may, where justified at the request of the organisation, authorise an exemption from the required professional training.
Inspection visits and tests
(1) In order to exercise official professional supervision, the operator is required to prepare the equipment for inspection or testing for the agreed date and under the conditions laid down by the supervisory authority.
(2) The technical acts necessary to carry out the inspection or test are managed or carried out by a revision technician or other competent operator.
Common and final provisions
(1) Operators shall notify the supervisory authority in writing of the number of establishments in accordance with the breakdown referred to in Article 2 (1) and the means of ensuring their revisions and tests within one year of the date of application of the decree.
(2) Organisations carrying out the activity referred to in Section 3 are obliged to apply without authorisation within six months of the effectiveness of this decree.
(3) Authorisations issued to organisations and certificates issued to workers before the entry into force of this Order shall remain valid for three years from the date of entry into force of the Decree.
This decree takes effect on 1 July 1979.3)
The President
Slovak Mining Authority:
Ing. Baran CSc.
Director
Slovak Labour Safety Authority:
Ing. Kováč v. r.
1) Paragraph 3 (1) of the Act.
2) § 37 of Act No. 41 / 1957 Coll., on the Use of Mineral Wealth (Upper Law). Section 3 of Act No. 42 / 1972 Coll., on the organisation and extension of supervision of the State Mining Administration.
3) This date the provisions of Decree No. 133 / 1973 Coll., concerning reserved lifting equipment, which was repealed by Decree No. 22 / 1979 Coll., cease to apply.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the Slovak Labour Safety Authority and Slovak Mining Authority No. 24 / 1979 Coll., determining reserved lifting equipment and laying down certain conditions to ensure their safety |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 05.03.1979 |
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| Effective from | 01.07.1979 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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