Factories (Lifting Machinery) (Inspection and Examination) (Fees) Regulations, 2018

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Factories (Lifting Machinery) (Inspection and Examination) (Fees) Regulations, 2018. (2) These Regulations apply to factories, building operations, works of engineering construction and non-factory buildings. Title and application

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— “competent person” has the meaning assigned to the words Interpretation in the Act; “lifting machinery” means a lift, hoist, chain, rope, lifting tackle, forklift, reach truck, lifting platform, stacking machine or crane.

3. An owner or user of any lifting machinery shall pay in respect of an inspection or examination done by a competent person, an inspector or a person authorised by the Commissioner to do so, the appropriate fees specified in Parts I, II or III of the Schedule. (1) The owner or the user of any lifting machinery shall notify the competent person at least fourteen days before due date of the required inspection or examination of lifting machinery.

4. (2) When lifting machinery is due for inspection or examination by a competent person, the Commissioner shall notify the owner or user of that lifting machinery by registered letter of the date and time when such inspection or examination shall be carried out and that letter shall be sent to the owner or user, as the case may be, at least ten days before the proposed date of inspection. Fees payable on inspection of lifting machinery Notification of intended inspection or examination

5. (1) Where a competent person has arranged with the owner or user of any lifting machinery to inspect or examine it on a date and time specified in accordance with regulation 4(2) but is unable to carry out the inspection or examination at the prescribed time due to delay caused by lack of preparation on the part of the owner or user, the owner or user is liable to the following surcharges in addition to the prescribed fees: Copies of this Statutory Instrument can be obtained from the Government Printer, P.O.Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka Price K12.00 each Surcharge payable for lifting machinery which is not prepared for examination at specified time 6 8 Statutory Instruments 9th February, 2018 (a) where there has been a delay of one hour or less, one thousand penalty units; and (b) where there has been a delay of more than one hour, a surcharge equal to the basic fees.

6. Where a competent person suspends the operation of any lifting machinery on safety grounds, the owner or user of the lifting machinery shall pay a fee of one and half times the basic fee for the inspection or examination of the lifting machinery, except that where the suspension is due to decommissioning of the lifting machinery a suspension fee shall not be payable.

7. The Factories Lifting Machinery) (Inspection and Examination) (Fees) Regulations, 1996 are revoked. Fees payable on suspension of operation of lifting machinery Revocation of SI No. 195 of 1996 SCHEDULE (Regulation 3) FEES PAYABLE FOR INSPECTION OR EXAMINATION OF LIFTING MACHINERY PART I

1. LIFT INSTALLATIONS Fee Units (1) An electric traction lift carrying persons or goods having— (a) load carrying capacity up 800kg (10 passengers) (b) carrying capacity up to 1000 kg (13 passengers) (c) load carrying capacity up to 1200 kg (16 passengers) (d) load carrying capacity up to 1400 kg (18 passengers) (e) load carrying capacity of more than 1400 kg (2) Hydraulic passenger or goods lift having – (a) load carrying capacity up to 1000 kg (13 passengers) (b) load carrying capacity of more than 1000 kg (3) Escalator or travolator (4) Dumbwaiter 1333 1600 1800 2000 2667 1000 1500 1200 1167 PART II LIFT INSTALLATIONS (1) Each traction and brake test at rated speed and one hundred and twenty-five per centum rated load (2) Each instantaneous safety gear test at rated load and speed or progressive safety gear test at one hundred and twenty-five per centum rated load at a reduced (inspection) speed 25 percentum of appropriate basic fee 25per centum of appropriate basic fee (3) Each subsequent inspection or examination, to verify 50 per centum of appropriate basic fee repairs requested for completion within a specified period, following a scheduled inspection or examination (4) Each inspection or examination of a new lift installation or after undergoing a modernisation or major refurbishment, inclusive of of items (1) and (2) basic fee (5) Each additional 100 kilogrammes or one person to the 126 fee units (25.20) added to the basic fee load rating in 1,Whichever is applicable 100 per centum of appropriate 9th February, 2018 Statutory Instruments 69 (6) Each inspection or examination of a lift installation under conditions (7) Each inspection or examination carried out anywhere in Zambia except within twenty kilometer radius of the Inspector’s established base station (8) Each kilometer of travel outside radius of the inspector’s established base station, K7.50 per kilometer charged for each visit to the area where the units to be inspected or examined are located 40 per centum of appropriate basic fee 25 per centum of appropriate basic fee Distance charges PART III BASIC FEE Cranes, Forklifts, Lifting Blocks and Slings Fee Units CRANES (l) Overhead manual traveling crane having— (a) load lifting capacity more than 5 tonnes (b) load lifting capacity more than 5 tonnes and up to 10 tonnes (c) load lifting capacity more than 10 tonnes but less than 20 tonnes (d) load lifting capacity more than 20 tonnes (2) Overhead electric traveling crane having— (a) load lifting capacity up to 3 tonnes (b) load lifting capacity more than 3 tonnes and up to 10 tonnes (c) load lifting capacity more than 10 tonnes and up to 15 tonnes (d) load lifting capacity more than 15 tonnes and up to 25 tonnes (e) load lifting capacity more than 25 tonnes and up to 40 tonnes (f) load lifting capacity more than 40 tonnes and up to 60 tonnes (g) load lifting capacity more than 60 tonnes (3) Fixed and mobile hydraulic cranes having— (a) load lifting capacity up to 5 tonnes (b) load lifting capacity more than 5 tonnes and up to 10 tonnes (c) load lifting capacity more than 10 tonnes and up to 20 tonnes (d) load lifting capacity more than 20 tonnes and up to 40 tonnes (e) load lifting capacity more than 40 tonnes and up to 60 tonnes (f) load lifting capacity more than 60 tonnes

666.7 800 993 1000 867 933 1067 1467 2000 2333 2667 900 1000 1200 1733 2000 2400 7 0 Statutory Instruments 9th February, 2018 (4) Forklifts, platform, and reach truck having— Fee Units (a) load lifting capacity up to 3 tonnes (b) load lifting capacity more than 3 tonnes and up to 5 tonnes (c) load lifting capacity more than 5 tonnes and up to 10 tonnes (d) load lifting capacity more than 10 tonnes and up to 15 tonnes (e) load lifting capacity more than 15 tonnes (5) Chain or rope block having— (a) load lifting capacity up to 3 tonnes (b) load lifting capacity more than 3 tonnes and up to 5 tonnes (c) load lifting capacity more than 5 tonnes and up to 10 tonnes (d) load lifting capacity more than 10 tonnes (6) Winches and grabs having— (a) load lifting capacity up to 20 tonnes (b) load lifting capacity more than 20 tonnes and up to 50 tonnes (c) load lifting capacity more than 50 tonnes (7) Stacking machines having— (a) load lifting height up to 2 metres (b) load lifting height more than 2 metres and up to 5 metres (c) load lifting height more than 5 metres (8) Jacks, ram-type and screw-type - manually operated having— (a) load lifting capacity up to 1 tonne (b) load lifting capacity more than 10 tonnes and up to 20 tonnes (c) load lifting capacity more than 20 tonnes and up to 50 tonnes (d) load lifting capacity more than 50 tonnes (9) Tirfors, Slings, Wire Ropes, Chain Slings, Shackles and attachments (a) Tirfors (b) Single leg sling (c) Double leg sling (d) Shackles and eye bolts 667 733 800 900 933 333 400 467 533 867 1067 1333 800 900 1000 800 933 1200 1333 600 100 133

66.7 9th February, 2018 Statutory Instruments 71 PART IV LIFTING EQUIPMENT

1. Each power operated chain or pulley block and jack

2. Each load test plus twenty-five per centum rated load

3. Each subsequent inspection or examination, to verify repairs requested for completion within a specified period, following a scheduled inspection or examination

4. Each inspection or examination carried out anywhere in Zambia except within 20 kilometer radius of Inspector’s established base station

5. Each kilometer of travel outside 20 kilometer radius of inspector’s established base station, K7.50 per kilometer to be charged for each visit to the area, where the units to be inspected or examined are located

6. Each examination or inspection of a crane, forklift, chain block or Pulley block or adverse conditions 25 per centum of appropriate basic fee 25 per centum of appropriate basic fee 40 per centum of appropriate basic fee 25 per centum of appropriate basic fee Distance charges 40 per centum of appropriate Basic fee J. N. SIMUKOKO, Minister of Labour and Social Security LUSAKA 31st January, 2018 [MLSS/64/9/8] 7 2 Statutory Instruments 9th February, 2018