Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00311:reg:5:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00311
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 7/34)
Character Range: 76211–78871

to move on and off the weighbridge without the vehicle turning on any platform; and
 (b) the indicating device of the weighbridge is protected from wind and rain by an office or other adequate means; and
 (c) any operational visual summing device of the weighbridge is protected from wind and rain by an office or other adequate means; and
 (d) water, mud or debris from the area surrounding the weighbridge does not accumulate:
 (i) on or under a platform; or
 (ii) in the pit.

3.3  Visibility on weighbridge
 (1) A weighbridge must simultaneously provide the operator with a clear view of:
 (a) each platform in its entirety; and
 (b) the result of the measurement displayed on the indicator;
without requiring the operator to change position from his or her normal operating position.
 (2) For a road weighbridge, the position of the indicator must enable the driver of a vehicle using the weighbridge to read easily the mass displayed on the indicator.

3.4  Approach to weighbridge
 (1) An approach to a weighbridge must:
 (a) have a hard, true and durable surface of concrete or another approved material; and
 (b) for a weighbridge used to determine end‑and‑end measurements or axle weights—have a perimeter that is clearly indicated by painted marks or other approved means; and
 (c) be arranged so that drainage from the surface of the approach does not flow into the pit; and
 (d) be in the same plane as the platform for a minimum distance of either of the following:
 (i) if the length of the platform is less than 18 metres—3 metres;
 (ii) if the length of the platform is 18 metres or more—1 metre.
 (2) The approach to a platform of a weighbridge that is the entry or exit end of the entire weighbridge is in the same plane as the platform or platforms of the weighbridge if:
 (a) for a weighbridge not used to determine end‑and‑end measurements—the surface of the approach is, for its entirety, contained within an angle of no more than +/‑2 degrees of level (horizontal). measured from the end of the nearer end of the weighbridge; and
 (b) for a weighbridge used to determine end‑and‑end measurements—the surface of the approach is, for its entirety, contained within an angle of no more than +/‑0.25 degrees of level (horizontal). measured from the end of the nearer end of the weighbridge; and
 (c) for a multi‑platform weighbridge—the dead space, if applicable, between the platforms of the weighbridge is level and in the same plane as each of the platforms.

3.5  Platform of weighbridge—composition
  Each platform of a weighbridge must be composed of:
 (a) concrete; or
 (b) steel; or
 (c) a combination of concrete and steel; or
 (d)