Construction Program enforcement with respect to mobile cranes de-ratingĭe-rating of a mobile crane must comply with the following regulatory requirements: However, the MLTSD will not accept de-rating of cranes for the purposes of using a less qualified operator, which does not involve physical alteration of the equipment or which involves changes that can be easily reversed when determining the weight that a crane is “capable of raising, lowering or moving” under section 150 of the Construction Projects Regulation ( O. In this case the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development ( MLTSD) will accept a crane’s de-rating subject to the conditions listed below.
As mobile cranes age, they may reach a point where their useful life may be extended by making physical modifications to permanently reduce their lifting capacity.
