Pursuant to section 20 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, I, R. J. M. Hill, General Manager, Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour, in exercise of those powers delegated to me by the Secretary of Labour, pursuant to section 41 of the State Sector Act 1988, hereby give notice of intention to apply to the Minister of Labour for her approval of a statement of preferred work practices or arrangements for employers to consider when managing the hazards from the use of
load-lifting rigging, as an "Approved Code of Practice" under the Act.
These preferred work practices or arrangements are designed to provide designers, manufacturers, controllers, operators, maintainers and inspectors with specifications
and technical means to minimise the risks to the health
and safety of employees and others working with or near load-lifting rigging.
Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of July 2000.
R. J. M. HILL, General Manager.