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Before use inspections and tests.
You must complete the inspections and tests contained in Table 1, Before Use Inspections and Tests, before allowing persons to use the platform.
Table 1
Before Use Inspections and Tests
What: | When: | Inspection and test requirements: | |
Working platforms and their components | • | Before every use | Inspect for visible defects |
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• | After each occurrence which might affect the platform's structural integrity | ||
Suspension wire ropes | • | Before every use | Visible inspection by a competent person for defects and gross damage |
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• | After each occurrence which might affect the wire rope's integrity | ||
Governors and secondary brakes | Before use each day | Test before use. If testing is not feasible, visually inspect the brake to make sure it is free to operate | |
Hoists | Each day before lowering personnel below the top elevation of the building | Test in the lifting direction with the intended load to make sure it has sufficient capacity to raise personnel back to the boarding level | |