SINGAPORE: After a string of crane-related incidents this year, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has announced that all new and existing registered mobile cranes used in workplaces are to be equipped with data loggers.
In a media release on Tuesday (Apr 14), MOM said mandatory equipping will take place in two phases. It will set in from Aug 1 for new mobile cranes, while existing ones will have up till Aug 1, 2018 to be retrofitted with data loggers.
A data logger will record data on the crane’s operations, including the weight of the load lifted, the lifting radius and whether safety devices of the crane have been activated or bypassed.
“To support this requirement, the Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSHC) will launch a new co-funding scheme to defray the cost of retrofitting existing mobile cranes with data loggers,” MOM said. Crane owners can apply for a funding of up to 50 per cent of the cost, capped at a maximum of S$5,000 per crane……..
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