Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Protection of Eyes) Regulations Jurisdiction China - Hong Kong Year 1977 Published in English Source Government Printer, Hong Kong, 1991. 2p. Price: HKD 10.00. Serial number Hong Kong Cap.59 S Descriptors [Primary] Hong Kong, face and eye protection, face shields, safety spectacles [Secondary] chemical hazards, laser radiation, law, mechanical hazards Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Regulations effective 20 May 1977 (Pt I) and 7 Oct. 1977 (Pt II), as updated to 1981, and issued under the authority of the 1955 Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (see CIS 89-6). They oblige employers to provide appropriate eye-protection equipment (eye protectors, shields or fixed shields) to workers engaged in processes presenting a hazard to the eye (whether listed in the schedule or not). The duties of employers and employees in respect of eye-protection equipment are also outlined. In the schedule: list of 14 processes specified as presenting a hazard to the eyes, whether from mechanical injuries, contact with substances injurious to the eyes or use of instruments that produce light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation (i.e. lasers). CIS No. 93-703 Database ID 60185