Approved Code of Practice for Cranes

Acknowledgements

The Department of Labour wishes to thank the following organisations for contributing photographs to this publication:

• Crane Association of New Zealand (Inc)
• Morrow Equipment Company LLC
• Mainmech
• Bureau Veritas
• AB Equipment Limited
• Palfinger New Zealand Ltd

In addition to the above-named; the Department of Labour also wishes to thank the following people and organisations for providing feedback on this publication:

• Axis Engineering, a division of Ports of Auckland Ltd
• Ahmed Aklil
• Patrick Lawson
• Dewtec
• Rodney Dove
• JJ Cranz
• NZSEA Technical Committee
• Department of Labour Health and Safety Inspectors (Construction) and Head Office
• Verissimo Engineering Limited
• Titan Plant Services Limited
• IPENZ
• Road Transport Forum NZ
• Hiab New Zealand Limited
• Total Hydraulic Services Limited
• John Carter
• Brian Perry Civil
• AllCrane Sales and Service Limited
• Plant and Building Safety Limited
• Emanuel (Sam) Tsamandakis
• ETS Engineers Ltd

Published by the Department of Labour
Wellington
New Zealand

First edition March 2001 ISBN 0-477-03643-0 (ring binder)
2^nd edition revised March 2007
ISBN 0-478-28023-8 (book)
3^rd edition revised June 2009

Notice of Issue - Third Edition

I have issued the third edition of this Approved Code of Practice for Cranes, being a statement of preferred work practices or arrangements, for the purpose of ensuring the health and safety of persons to whom this code applies and persons who may be affected by the activities covered by this code.

Christopher Blake
Secretary of Labour

Foreword

I have approved this amended statement of preferred work practices, which is an approved code of practice, under section 20 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. When a code is approved, a Court may have regard to it in relation to compliance with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety in Employment Act. This means that, if an employer can show compliance with all of the matters which it covers, then a Court may consider that the employer has complied with the provisions of the Act.

Hon Kate Wilkinson, MP
Minister of Labour