| Document ID (ISN) | 65385 |
| CIS number |
95-1584 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Hong Kong Government Gazette |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
HK Reg. 393/94
|
| Title |
Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Suspended Working Platforms) Regulation [Hong Kong] |
| Bibliographic information |
1 July 1994, Vol.136, No.26, legal supplement No.2, p.B1405-B1418. |
| Abstract |
This Regulation concerns the safe operation of suspended platforms used for carrying persons. Contents: interpretation of terms used; construction and maintenance; anchorage and support; suspension; counterbalance and counterweights; platform; safe means of access; drums and pulleys; brakes; control levers, switches; protection of climbers against the effects of weather; safety ropes and safety devices; safety belts and lifelines; erection, dismantling and alteration; trained and competent workers; use in bad weather conditions; inspections by competent persons; test and examination before use; duties of examiners; marking of safe working loads and number of persons allowed; construction of wire ropes; keeping of records of maintenance; keeping and displaying of reports; prohibitions and offences. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Hong Kong; safety rules; mechanical hazards; suspended platforms |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; law; inspection |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | Hong Kong |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Safety supervision
|
