Subsection 1: Lifting loads

Work equipment used for lifting loads is equipped and installed in such a way as to ensure its strength and stability during use, taking particular account of the loads to be lifted and the stresses induced at the points of suspension or attachment to structures.

Equipment used for lifting loads must bear a visible indication of the maximum working load(s) and, where applicable, a load plate giving the nominal load for each configuration of the equipment.

Lifting accessories are marked in such a way as to enable the characteristics essential for safe use to be identified.

If work equipment used for lifting is not intended for lifting people and there is a possibility of confusion, appropriate signs must be affixed in a visible position.

Work equipment used for lifting loads is equipped and installed in such a way as to reduce the risks associated with the movement of loads, so that they: 1° Do not strike workers; 2° Do not drift dangerously; 3° Do not come loose unexpectedly.