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HSE publish guidance on tower crane notification regulations

The Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 (the ‘Regulations’) come into force on 6 April 2010.

The Regulations require certain information about conventional tower cranes used on construction sites to be notified to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The leaflet sets out:

• types of tower crane that need to be notified to HSE;
• who needs to ensure notification is made;
• when the notification needs to be made;
• what information needs to be notified; and
• how the information should be notified.

You can download a free pdf version of the guidance

This article was posted on 28th January 2010 in ALL LATEST NEWS, LIFTING OPERATIONS, tower cranes.
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