Code of Practice for Safe Use and Operation of Suspended Working ...

6.3.6 Each person on the working platform should be provided with a safetyharness and an independent lifeline or an eye bolt as specified in clause6.3.4. No more than one lanyard should be anchored to each independentlifeline or eye bolt.6.3.7 Notices in English and Chinese in the following forms should be displayedprominently on the suspended working platform (regulations 15(3) and19(2)(b) of the SWPR):(i)(ii)‘All wire ropes shall be inspected prior to commencement of daily work’and‘Every person riding on a suspended working platform shall wear asafety belt properly attached to an independent lifeline or anappropriate anchorage6.4 Use in Adverse Weather Conditions6.4.1 Suspended working platform should not be used under weather conditionslikely to endanger its stability or cause danger to the persons carriedthereon (regulation 18(1) of the SWPR).6.4.2 When winds give rise to unsatisfactory working conditions, work shouldbe stopped until the winds subside. Wind conditions which arise duringthe use of suspended working platforms can do damage to the buildingsthey serve and the ropes on which the working platforms are suspended.Suspended working platform should not be used where there is thunderand storm in the vicinity, during rainy periods or when a strong wind signalis hoisted.6.4.3 After exposure to weather conditions likely to have affected the stabilityof the suspended working platform, the suspended working platformshould be load tested and thoroughly examined by a competent examineras soon as practicable thereafter and before the suspended workingplatform is used again. In the event of the anchorage, ballast,counterbalance or supports being found on examination to be unsafe,steps should be taken to ensure the stability of the suspended workingplatform (regulation 18(2) of the SWPR).42