55A. Rules framed under sub-section (2) of Section 29.- (1) No lifting machine and no chain, rope or lifting tackle, except fibre rope or fibre rope sling, shall be taken into use in any factory for the first time in that factory unless it has been tested and all parts having been thoroughly examined by a competent person and a certificate of such a test and examination specifying the safe working load or loads and signed by the person making the test and the examination, has been obtained and is kept available for inspection. (2) (a) Every jib-crane so constructed that the safe working load may be varied by raising or lowering of the jib, shall have attached thereto either on automatic indicator of safe working loads or an automatic jib angle indicator and a table indicating the safe working loads at corresponding inclinations of the jib or corresponding radil of the load. (b) A table showing the safe working loads of every kind and size of chain, rope or lifting tackle in use, and, in the case of a multiple sling, the safe working load at different angles of the legs, shall be posted in the store in which the chains, ropes or lifting tackles are kept, and in prominent, positions on the promises, and no chain, rope or lifting tackle not shown in the table shall be used. The foregoing provisions of this clause shall not apply in respect of any lifting tackle if the safe working load there working load at different angles of the legs is plainly marked upon its. (3) Particulars of register to be maintained under clause (a) (iii) of sub-sec ion (1) of section 29 of the Act shall be : (i) Name of occupier of factory. (ii) Address of the factory. (iii) Distinguishing number of mark, if any, and description sufficient to identify the lifting machine, chain, rope, or the lifting tackle. (iv) Date when the lifting machine, chain, rope or lifting tackle was first taken into use in the factory. (v) Date and number of the certificate relating to any test and examination made under sub-rules (1) and (7) together with the name and address of the person when issued the certificate. (vi) Date of each periodical thorough examination made under clause (a) (iii) of sub-section (1) of Section 29 of the Act and sub-rule (6) and by whom it was carried out. (vii) Date of annealing or other heat treatment of the chain other lifting tackle made under sub-rule (5) and by it was carried out. (viii) Particulars of any defects effecting the safe working load found at any such thorough examination or after annealing and the steps taken to remedy such defects. The register shall be kept readily available for inspection. (4) All rails on which a travelling crane moves and every track on which the carriage of a transporter or runway moves shall be or proper size and adequate strength and have an even running surface and every such rail or track shall be properly laid, adequately supported and properly maintained. (5) All chains and lifting tackle, except a rope sling shall unless they have been subjected to such other heat treatment as may be approved by the Chief Inspector be effectively annealed under the supervision of a competent person at the following intervals:- (i) All chains, sling rings hooks, shackles aI1d swivels used in connection with molten metals or molten slage or when they are made of half inch bar or smaller, once at least in every six months. (ii) All other chains, rings, hooks shackles and swivels in general use once at least in every twelve months. Provided that chains and lifting tackle not in frequent use shall, subject to the Chief Inspector's approval, be annealed only when necessary. Particular of such annealing shall be entered in a register prescribed under Rule 3. (6) Nothing in sub-rule 5 shall apply to the following clauses of chains and lifting tackles : (i) Chains made of malleable cast iron. (ii) Plate link chains. (iii) Chains, rings, hooks, shackles and swivels made of steel or any non-ferrous metal. (iv) Pitched chains working on sprocket or pecketed wheel. (v) Rings, hooks, shackles and swivels permanently attached to pitched chains, pully blocks or weighing machines. (vi) Hooks, and swivels having screw threaded parts or ball bearing or other case hardened parts. (vii) Socket shackles secured to wire ropes by white metal capping. (viii) Boardean connections. Such chains and lifting tackle shall be thoroughly examined by a competent person once at least in every twelve months, and particulars entered in the register kept in accordance with rule 3. (7) All lifting machines, chains, ropes and lifting tackle except a fibre rope or fibre rope sling, which have been lengthened, altered or repaired by welding or otherwise, shall before being again taken into use the adequately retested and re-examined by a competent person and a certificate of such test and examination be obtained and particulars entered in the register kept in accordance with rule 3. (8) No person under 18 years of age and no person who is not sufficiently competent and reliable shall be employed as driver otherwise or to give signals to driver. | 
