Passenger conveyors
In these regulations “the Act” means the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993), and, unless the context otherwise indicates –
“builder’s hoist” means an appliance used in connection with building work for the raising or lowering of material by means of a platform, skip, cage or other receptacle on a fixed guide or guides;
“competent person” in relation to machinery, means any person whoPassenger conveyors –
(a) has served an apprenticeship in an engineering trade which included the operation and maintenance of machinery, or has had at least five years, practical Passenger conveyors experience in the operation and maintenance of machinery, and who during or subsequent to such apprenticeship or period of practical experience, as Passenger conveyors the case may be, has had not less than one year’s experience in the operation and maintenance appropriate to the class of machinery he is required to supervise;
(b) has obtained an engineering diploma in either the mechanical or electrotechnical (heavy current) fields with an academic qualification of at least T3 or N5, Passenger conveyors or of an equivalent level, and who subsequent to achieving such qualifications has had not less than two years, practical experience in the operation and maintenance appropriate to the class of machinery he is require to supervise;
(c) is a graduate engineer and has had not less than two years, postgraduate practical experience in the operation and maintenance appropriate to the class of machinery he is required to supervise and who has passed the examination in the Act and the regulations made thereunder, held by the Commission of Passenger conveyors Examiners in terms of regulation E5(2) of the regulations published under Government Notice R929 of 28 June 1963; or
(d) is a certificated engineer;
“comprehensive report” means the report as contemplated in SABS 1545-10 specification for lifts or the SABS 1543 – specification for escalators and passenger conveyors;
“escalator” means a power-driven inclined stairway with Passenger conveyors moving steps and rails which is intended for the conveyance of persons form one level to another;
“failure” means the Passenger conveyors malfunctioning of any part of a lift, escalator or passenger conveyor and whereby the safety of a person has been or may have been endangered;
“goods hoist” means an appliance used for the transportation of goods by means of a car, cage, cradle or other receptacle in a hatchway on fixed guides and in which persons never travel Passenger conveyors ;
“landing” means any floor or platform which is designated to give access to a lift;
“lift” means a permanent lifting installation used for the conveyance of persons or persons and goods by means of a car running in a well on fixed guides and serving landings, but does not include a hoist worked by hand power, a goods hoist or a builder’s hoist;
“main landing” means the landing at the same level as the main entrance to a building;
“modification” means any alteration to a lift, escalator or passenger conveyor affecting the control or safety thereof;
“National Building Regulations: means the regulations published under the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 1977 (Act No. 103 of 1977), by Government Passenger conveyors Notice No. R.1081 of 10 June 1988;
“official number” means the number, allocated by the regional director, which is unique to that specific lift, escalator or passenger conveyor on a certain premises;
“passenger conveyor” means a power driven installation with a continuous moving walkway, incorporating a moving belt or pallets and handrails intended for the conveyance of persons either on the same level or between different levels;
“regional director” in respect of –
 
(a) the Magisterial Districts of Amersfoort, Passenger conveyors Balfour, Barberton, Belfast, Bethal, Carolina, Ermelo, Groblersdal, Highveld Ridge, Lydenburg, Middelburg (Transvaal), Nelspruit, Pelgrim’s Rest, Piet Retief, Standerton, Volksrust, Wakkerstroom, Waterval-Boven, Witbank & White River, means the Regional Director:
North Eastern Transvaal Passenger conveyors , Department of Manpower, Private Bag X7263, Witbank, 1035;
(b) the Magisterial Districts of Ellisras, Letaba, Louis Trichardt, Messina, Phalaborwa, Pietersburg, Potgietersrus, Soutpansberg, Thabazimbi, Warmbaths and Waterberg, means the Regional Director:
North East Transvaal, Department of Manpower, Passenger conveyors Private Bag X9368, Pietersburg, 0700;
(c) the Magisterial Districts of Brits, Bronkhorstspruit, Cullinan, Delmas, Kempton Park, Koster, Krugersdorp, Marico, Pretoria, Randfontein, Rustenburg, Soshanguve, Swartruggens and Wonderboom, means the Regional Director: PWV North, Department of Manpower, PO Box 393, Pretoria, 0001;
(d) the Magisterial Districts of Johannesburg, Randburg and Roodepoort, means the Regional Director: PWV Central, Department of Manpower, PO Box 4560, Johannesburg, 2000.
(e) the Magisterial Districts of Alberton, Benoni, Passenger conveyors Boksburg, Brakpan, Germiston, Heidelberg (Transvaal), Nigel, Oberholzer, Sasolburg, Springs, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging and Westonaria, means the Regional Director: PWV South, Department of Manpower, Private Bag X1041, Germiston, 1400;
(f) the Magisterial Districts of Barkly West, Bethlehem, Bloemfontein, Boshof, Bothaville, Botshabelo, Brandfort, Britstown, Bultfontein, Clocolan, Colesberg, De Aar, Dewetsdorp, Edenburg, Excelsior, Fauresmith, Ficksburg, Fouriesburg, Frankfort, Gordonia, Hanover, Harrismith, Hartswater, Hay, Heilbron, Hennenman, Herbert, Hoopstad, Hopetown, Jacobsdal, Jagersfontein, Kenhardt, Kimberley, Koffiefontein, Koppies, Kroonstad, Kuruman, Ladybrand, Lindley, Marquard, Noupoort, Odendaalsrus, Parys, Petrusburg, Philippolis, Philipstown, Postmansburg, Prieska, Reddersburg, Reitz, Richmond (Cape Province), Senekal, Smithfield, Theunissen, Passenger conveyors Trompsburg, Ventersburg, Viljoenskroon, Virginia, Vrede, Vredefort, Vryburg, Warrenton, Welkom, Wepener, Wesselsbron and Winburg, means the Regional Director: Central Region, Department of Manpower, PO Box 522, Bloemfontein, 9300;
(g) the Magisterial Districts of Bloemhof, Christiana, Coligny, Delareyville, Klerksdorp, Lichtenburg, Potchefstroom, Schweizer-Reneke, Ventersdorp and Wolmaransstad, means Passenger conveyors the Regional Director: Central Region, Department of Manpower, PO Box 461, Klerksdorp, 2570
(h) the Magisterial Districts of Bellville, Bredasdorp, Caledon, Calvinia, Ceres, Clanwilliam, Goodwood, Hermanus, Hopefield, Kuils River, Lainsburg, Malmesbury, Montagu, Morreesburg, Namaqualand, Paarl, Piketberg, Robertson, Simon’s Town, Somerset-West, Stellenbosch, Strand, Sutherland, Swellendam, The Cape, Tulbach, Vanrhynsdorp, Vredenburg, Vredendal, Wellington, Williston, Worcester, Wynberg and the port and settlement of Walvis Bay, means the Regional Director: Western Cape, Department of Manpower, PO Box X72, Passenger conveyors Cape Town, 8000;
(i) the Magisterial Districts of Beaufort-Wes, Calitzdorp, Carnarvon, Fraserburg, George, Heidelberg (Cape Province), Knysna, Ladismith, Mossel Bay, Muraysburg, Oudtshoorn, Prince Albert, Riversdale, Uniondale and Victoria West, means the Regional Director: Western Cape, Department of Manpower, Private Bag X6545, George, 6530;
(j) the Magisterial Districts of Aberdeen, Adelaide, Albany, Alexandria, Bathurst, Bedford, Cradock, Graff-Reinet, Hankey, Hofmeyr, Humansdorp, Jansenville, Joubertina, Kirkwood, Middelburg (Cape Province), Pearston, Port Elizabeth, Somerset East, Steynsburg, Steytlerville, Uitenhage, Venterstad Passenger conveyors and Willowmore, means the Regional Director: Eastern Cape, Department of Manpower, Private Bag X3908, Port Elizabeth, 6000;
(k) the Magisterial Districts of Albert, Aliwal North, Barkly East, Bethulie, Cathcart, East London, Elliot, Fort Beaufort, Indwe, King Williams’s Town, Komga, Lady Grey Passenger conveyors , Maclear, Molteno, Queenstown, Rouxville, Sterkstroom, Stutterheim, Tarkastad, Wodehouse and Zastron, means the Regional Director: Eastern Cape, Department of Manpower, PO Box 312, East London, 5200; and
(l) the province of Natal, means the Regional Director Passenger conveyors  Natal, Department of Manpower, PO Box 940, Durban, 4000.