Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1A) In this
regulation —
major inspection means —
(a) an
examination of all critical components of the crane, if necessary by stripping
down the crane and removing paint, grease and corrosion to allow a thorough
examination of each critical component; and
(b) a
check of the effective and safe operation of the crane.
(1B) In this
regulation, a competent person is a person who —
(a)
complies with both of the following —
(i)
has acquired through training, qualification or
experience the knowledge and skills to carry out a major inspection of the
plant; and
(ii)
is eligible for professional engineer membership of
Engineers Australia;
or
(b) is
determined by the regulator to be a competent person under the
Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 regulation 235(5)
for the purposes of regulation 235(1B)(b) of those regulations.
(1) This regulation
applies to the person with management or control of a registered mobile crane
or tower crane at a workplace.
(2) The person must
ensure that a major inspection of the crane is carried out by, or under the
supervision of, a competent person —
(a) at
the end of the design life recommended by the manufacturer for the crane; or
(b) if
there are no manufacturer’s recommendations — in accordance
with the recommendations of a competent person; or
(c) if
it is not reasonably practicable to comply with paragraph (a)
or (b) — every 10 years from the date that the crane was
first commissioned or first registered, whichever occurred first.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $4 200;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.
(3) A major inspection
carried out under and in accordance with an equivalent provision of a
corresponding WHS law is taken to be a major inspection for the purposes of
this regulation.
(4) [not used]
(5) [not used]
(6) [not used]
(7) [not used]