| (Cap 59, section 7) [1 April 1977] L.N. 34 of 1977 (L.N. 198 of 1976) Cap 59Q reg 1 Citation These regulations may be cited as the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Guarding and Operation of Machinery) Regulations. Cap 59Q reg 2 Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "automatic guard" (自动式护罩) means a guard which automatically prevents an operator of any machinery or plant from coming into contact with a dangerous part when that part is in motion; "dangerous part" (危险部件) means any part of machinery or plant specified in the First Schedule and any combination of such parts; "employee" (雇员) means a person employed in a notifiable workplace to which these regulations apply; (50 of 1985 s. 9) "fixed guard" (固定式护罩) means a guard which by its design and construction prevents access to a dangerous part of machinery or plant and which has no moving parts associated with or dependent upon the machinery or plant to which the guard is fitted; "interlocking guard" (互锁式护罩) means a guard which is connected with machinery or plant so that the machinery or plant cannot be operated unless the guard is in a closed position, and the guard cannot be opened unless the machinery or plant is not in motion or its removal from a closed position causes the machinery or plant to cease operating forthwith; "prime mover" (原动机) means any engine, motor, or other appliance, which provides mechanical energy derived from any source; "striking gear" (拨动装置) means a device designed for moving a driving belt to and from fast and loose pulleys, and includes a belt shifter; "transmission machinery" (传动机械) includes every shaft, counter-shaft, wheel, drum, pulley, system of fast and loose pulleys, coupling, clutch, driving belt or other device by which the motion of a prime mover is transmitted to or received by any machinery or plant; "trip guard" (触觉式护罩) means a guard which is connected with machinery or plant so that upon its activation the machinery or plant stops before a person can come into contact with a dangerous part thereof; "two-hand control device" (双手控制装置) means a device which is so designed that the operator's hands must continuously engage the controls of the machinery or plant if it is to complete its cycle of operation and that if one or both of the operator's hands cease to engage the controls thereof the machinery or plant stops instantly. Cap 59Q reg 3 Application (1) Subject to paragraph (2), these regulations shall apply to machinery or plant in a notifiable workplace. (50 of 1985 s. 9) (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), these regulations shall not apply to any- (a) machinery or plant whose cycle of operation does not involve the use of a prime mover and is dependent solely upon manual labour; (b) machinery or plant that is portable and is designed for carrying about by manual labour and for operation while held by hand; and (c) machinery or plant of the parts and description set out in column A of the Second Schedule and to which the regulations opposite thereto in column B apply. Cap 59Q reg 4 Guarding of dangerous parts (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a dangerous part shall be effectively guarded in accordance with and in the manner provided by regulation 5. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a dangerous part which by reason of- (a) its position; (b) its construction; or (c) the nature of the work being performed,does not give rise to any reasonably foreseeable hazard to the safety of any person present at a notifiable workplace need not be guarded as provided in regulation 5. (50 of 1985 s. 9) Cap 59Q reg 5 Method of guarding (1) Subject to paragraph (3), effective guarding of a dangerous part shall be achieved either by any one of the following methods or by a combination of any of them- (a) by a fixed guard; (b) by an interlocking guard; (c) by an automatic guard; (d) by a trip guard; (e) by a two-hand control device.(2) Subject to paragraph (3), every guard or device used pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be- (a) of substantial construction; (b) maintained in an efficient condition; and (c) kept in its proper position while the machinery or plant is in motion.(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), a guard or device may be removed or rendered inoperative while the machinery or plant is in motion and a dangerous part is necessarily exposed for he purpose of any examination, being an examination which can only be made with the machinery or plant in motion, or of any lubrication or adjustment shown by an examination to be immediately necessary, being a lubrication or adjustment which can only be done with the machinery or plant in motion. (4) A guard or device removed or rendered inoperative pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be immediately replaced or rendered operative upon completion of the purpose for which it was so removed or rendered inoperative. Cap 59Q reg 6 Fixed guards may have openings |
