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Factories and Industrial Undertaking (Asbestos) Regulation (L.N. 74 of 1997).

Main Region

First Region

China
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Protection against particular hazards
1997-01-21
Non-Metropolitan Territories
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Second Region

Requires employers who carry out work with asbestos to identify the type of asbestos used and assess the degree of exposure. Requires that notice be given to the Commissioner for Labour regarding work done with asbestos. Employers shall reduce the exposure to asbestos when possible and provide respiratory protective equipment. Provides for air monitoring, training for workers, and medical surveillance of workers exposed to asbestos. S. 20 disallows employment of young persons in asbestos-related work. S. 21 prohibits the process of asbestos spraying and the use of asbestos insulation. Made under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59).

Electronic region

Serial region

    Serial title
    Hong Kong Government Gazette, Legal Supplement No. 2
    Date
    1997-02-28
    Volume
    Vol. CXXXIX
    Number
    No. 9
    Page range
    pp. B252-B277