Scaffolding and Excavation Regulations




May 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1265

  1. When making any earth cuttings the work shall be benched
    at heights to the approval of the Inspector.

FORMS.

  1. Every certificate of appointment of an Inspector under section 3
    of the said Act shall be in the form numbered 2 in the Schedule
    hereto.

  2. The notification required by section 5 of the said Act of
    intention to erect scaffolding, or to do any building-work, or to set
    up or erect any crane, or to make any excavation shall be in the
    form numbered 3 in the Schedule hereto.

  3. Every certificate issued by an Inspector, under section 6 of the
    said Act, that the person named therein is competent to supervise
    the erection or alteration of a scaffolding exceeding 25 ft. in height,
    or of any crane, shall be in the form numbered 4 in the Schedule
    hereto.

  4. Every certificate under section 7 of the said Act authorizing
    the use of a swinging-stage in connection with building-work shall
    be in the form numbered 5 in the Schedule hereto.

  5. (1.) Directions in writing given by an Inspector to any person
    pursuant to subsection (1) of section 8 of the said Act shall be in the
    form numbered 6 in the Schedule hereto.

(2.) Every notice posted by an Inspector that he has, pursuant
to subsection (2) of section 8 of the said Act, ordered any person to
cease to use any scaffolding, crane, or gear, or to cease any work, shall
be in the form numbered 7 in the Schedule hereto.

(3.) Every notice by an Inspector, pursuant to subsection (3) of
section 8 of the said Act, that he has condemned any scaffolding,
crane, or gear shall be in the form numbered 8 or the form
numbered 9 in the Schedule hereto, as the case may require.

(4.) Every person who without the authority of the Inspector
defaces any notice prescribed by this regulation, or removes the same
from any scaffolding, crane, or gear, commits an offence.

  1. Every notice of appeal to a Magistrate under subsection (5)
    of section 8 of the said Act against any direction, order, or notice of
    an Inspector shall be in the form numbered 10 in the Schedule
    hereto.

  2. Every notice to an Inspector, pursuant to section 9 of the
    said Act, of an accident causing death or serious injury to any
    person occurring in connection with any building work, or work in
    connection with any scaffolding, crane, or excavation, shall be in the
    form numbered 11 in the Schedule hereto.

OFFENCES.

  1. Every person by whose act or default a breach of any of
    these regulations occurs shall be guilty of an offence, and is liable
    for every such offence to a fine not exceeding £20.

REVOCATION OF REGULATIONS.

  1. The regulations made under the Scaffolding Inspection Act,
    1908, by Order in Council dated the 16th day of April, 1918, and
    published in the Gazette of the 18th day of the same month, are
    hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

[Form S. & E. 1.

(Coat of Arms.)

The Scaffolding and Excavation Act, 1922.

CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTOR AUTHORIZING USE OF SCAFFOLDING OR
GEAR.

I HEREBY certify that in my opinion the scaffolding [or gear] erected
at and inspected by me at a.m./p.m. on ,
192 , may safely be used for the purpose of , provided that
the total distributed weight does not exceed .

          . . . . . . . . . . . ., Inspector of Scaffolding.

Date: , 192 .

NOTE.—This certificate shall not apply if the construction or material
of this scaffolding [or gear] is altered or if the prescribed weight is
exceeded.



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23 April 1923
Scaffolding, Excavation, Regulations, Construction, Safety