The Department of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) is mandated to ensure that cranes and other lifting equipment including chains, ropes and gears must be examined by personnel authorised by this department at least once within every 14 months period. Operators who do not adhere to this standard are liable for a fine.
Operators must keep the official report, logging each inspection on the same premises as the equipment in question and it must be made available to DOHS personnel for inspection at any time. Failure to comply with statutory requirements may lead to legal proceedings against the offender.
Individuals and organisations which own and operate cranes or other lifting equipment
- Operators must hire the services of an authorised examiner from the list of authorised examiners. This list is updated throughout the year.
- Once an inspection by an authorised examiner has taken place, the examiner is required by law to issue a report to the operator detailing and assessing the state of the equipment in question.
- This report must be kept in the official log of the operator and available for inspection by DOHS.
- Official assessment report
- An inspector may require the owner to produce documents proving ownership of the equipment being examined.
One (1) working day
No cost
Contact Numbers
Department of Occupational Health and Safety
Ministry of Employment Labour Productivity and Skills Development
Private Bag 00241
Block 8, Government Enclave
Gaborone
Tel. (+267) 3732700
Fax. (+267) 3952261
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Department of Occupational Health and Safety |
Department of Occupational Health and Safety Ministry of Employment Labour Productivity and Skills Development Private Bag 157 Integrated Block, Rural Administration Centre Maun Tel. (+267) 6862463 Fax. (+267) 6860486 |
| Department of Occupational Health and Safety Ministry of Employment Labour Productivity and Skills Development Plot 3114 1st Floor, Century House Corner of Letsholathebe Street and 1st Khama Avenue Lobatse Tel. (+267) 5300118 Fax. (+267) 5200123 |
Department of Occupational Health and Safety Tel. (+267) 2610288 Fax. (+267) 2610287 Ministry of Employment Labour Productivity and Skills Development Private Bag 11 Plot 2574 1st Floor above Department of Tourism Selebi-Phikwe |
Opening hours: 7:30 am to 12:45 and 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.