

On 25/05/2013,
you requested for the version in force on 25/05/2013
incorporating all amendments published on or before 25/05/2013.
The closest version currently available is that of 10/09/2011.

46.
—(1) It shall be the duty of the responsible person to ensure that the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (5) are complied with.
(2) In relation to a scaffold in a workplace, water or other liquids, earth, clay, sand, chippings or other aggregates shall not be used as counter-weights.
(3) Every portable counter-weight shall have its weight permanently and distinctly stamped, engraved or embossed thereon.
(4) Every counter-weight shall be securely attached at the inner end of the outriggers to prevent any accidental displacement or tampering by any person.
(5) The counter-balancing weight on any outrigger shall not be less than 3 times the weight necessary to balance the load on the projecting part of the outrigger when the suspended scaffold in a workplace is fully loaded.



