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Legislative texts on OSH
Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Cargo Handling) Regulations |
| Jurisdiction |
China - Hong Kong |
| Year |
1978 |
| Published in |
English |
| Source |
Government Printer, Hong Kong, 1991. 4p. Price: HKD 10.00. |
| Serial number |
Hong Kong Cap.59 K |
| Descriptors |
[Primary] Hong Kong, dock work, harbours, loading and unloading, materials handling [Secondary] access to workplaces, electricity, first-aid equipment, first-aid training, fork-lift trucks, handling and stacking, law, lighting, rescue from drowning |
| Subject category |
Mechanical hazards, transport |
| Abstract |
Regulations effective 21 July 1978 (updated to 1991) and issued under the authority of the 1955 Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (see CIS 89-6). They concern safety requirements during the loading, unloading and handling of goods at a dock, quay or wharf. The requirements include: safe access to all working places; provisions for rescue from drowning; proper lighting; safe electrical equipment; maintenance and safe use of fork-lift trucks; safe stacking and unstacking of cargo or goods. A separate part deals with the provision of first aid facilities and with the training of workers in first aid. In the schedule: list of first aid equipment to be kept in a first aid box or cupboard. |
| CIS No. |
93-731 |
| Database ID |
60190 |
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Page generated from the CISDOC database. Date: 28.11.09.
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