| Document ID (ISN) | 74836 |
| CIS number |
00-629 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Hong Kong Government Gazette |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
L.N.17 of 1999
L.N.18 of 1999
|
| Title |
Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulation [Hong Kong] |
| Bibliographic information |
22 Jan. 1999, Legal Supplement No.2, p.B75-B79, B83-B97. |
| Abstract |
L.N.17 is a Resolution of the Legislative Council introducing modifications into L.N.18 which follows it. L.N.18 repeals the 1973 Regulations (CIS 93-364) in application of the Order on Factories and Industrial Undertakings (CIS 89-6). It covers: interpretation; certified workers and competent persons (need for completion of a training course); risk assessments; safety precautions before and during work in confined spaces; use of personal protective equipment; emergency procedures; information of workers; duties of certified workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Hong Kong; work in confined spaces; manufacturing industries |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; dangerous work; hazard evaluation; emergency services; safety and health training; safe working methods; approval; law; safety and health organization; personal protective equipment |
| 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) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Confined spaces
|
