Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

SCAFFOLDING AND LIFTS REGULATION 1950 - REG 157

Materials

    (1)     All timber used in the construction of lift boxes shall comply with the provisions of ‘Standard Grade for Scantlings' set out in the Australian Standard Grading Rules (Emergency Series) for Sawn and Hewn Structural Timbers, No (E) 054—1942, as amended in June, 1944.

    (2)     Lift boxes for loads not exceeding 3 tons shall be made of oregon timber 2 inches thickness, or alternatively of hardwood 1 ¹ / 2 inches thickness.

    (3)     Every lift box shall be fitted with 2 carrying straps 3 inches by ⁵ / 8 of an inch mild steel each passing under the bottom and up both sides of the box.

    (4)     These straps shall be secured to the timber with bolts ¹ / 2 an inch diameter.

    (5)     The end of each strap at the top of the box shall have a hole formed in it to accommodate the lifting tackle.