On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

2.4 Every elevating device and every safety device attached thereto shall be inspected and tested by a qualified person to determine that it is in a safe operating condition and is capable of carrying any load that is likely to be imposed on it

• (a) before the elevating device and the safety device attached to it are operated;

• (b) after an alteration to the elevating device or a safety device attached thereto; and

• (c) once every 12 months.