| (Cap 59, section 7) [29 September 1955] (G.N.A. 103 of 1955) Cap 59A reg 1 Citation PART I PRELIMINARY These regulations may be cited as the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations. Cap 59A reg 2 Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "dangerous occurrence" (危险事故) means any occurrence specified in the First Schedule; (L.N. 132 of 1969) "executive" (干事会), in relation to a trade union, means the body to which the management of the affairs of the trade union is entrusted by the members and also means any person for the time being carrying out the functions of a president, chairman, vice-chairman, secretary or treasurer of a trade union; (L.N. 132 of 1969) "fire-resisting material" (耐火物料) means a building material certified by the building authority to be fire-resisting; "identity card" (身分证) means an identity card issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177); (L.N. 132 of 1969) "material" (物料) includes waste material and debris; (L.N. 157 of 1978) "mill-gearing" (传动装置) includes every shaft, wheel, drum and pulley and every other appliance by which motion or power is communicated to any machine; "overburden" (覆盖层), in respect of a quarry, means any other substance which overlies the granite, porphyry or limestone which is extracted in the quarry; (L.N. 29 of 1969) "trade union" (职工会) means a trade union which is registered under the Trade Unions Ordinance (Cap 332). (L.N. 132 of 1969) (11 of 1980 s. 6; L.N. 302 of 1996) Cap 59A reg 3 (Repealed 11 of 1980 s.6) (Repealed 11 of 1980 s.6) Cap 59A reg 16A Application of Part IIA PART II (Repealed 11 of 1980 s. 6) PART IIA MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED TO WORK UNDERGROUND This Part shall apply to the following industrial undertakings- (a) mines; (b) quarries; and (c) industrial undertakings involving tunnelling operations. (L.N. 132 of 1969) Cap 59A reg 16B Register of persons employed underground in industrial undertaking (1) The proprietor of every industrial undertaking to which this Part applies shall maintain or cause to be maintained therein a register in accordance with this regulation. (2) The register shall be in the prescribed form and shall in respect of every person employed to work underground in the industrial undertaking- (see Second Schedule, Form 1) (a) specify his name and residential address; (b) specify the number of his identity card, if any; (c) specify his date of birth; (d) contain a full face photograph of the person; (e) specify the date on which he first commenced to work underground in the industrial undertaking; and (f) specify the date of every medical examination undergone by him in accordance with regulation 16C(3). (L.N. 132 of 1969) Cap 59A reg 16C Employees not to work underground unless examined medically (1) Subject to regulations 16D and 16E, no person shall be permitted to commence to work underground in an industrial undertaking to which this Part applies unless within the month preceding the date on which the person first commences so to work- (a) the proprietor has engaged a medical practitioner to examine the person medically in accordance with paragraph (3); and (b) the senior occupational health officer has issued a certificate under paragraph (4) that the person is fit to work underground in such an industrial undertaking. (L.N. 248 of 1982)(2) No person under the age of 21 years- (a) who is employed to work underground in an industrial undertaking to which this Part applies; and (b) who has been so employed for more than 12 months,shall be permitted to continue in such employment at any time unless within the preceding period of 12 months- (i) the proprietor has engaged a medical practitioner to examine the person medically in accordance with paragraph (3); and (ii) the senior occupational health officer has issued a certificate under paragraph (4) that the person is fit to work underground in such an industrial undertaking: (L.N. 248 of 1982)Provided that a person under the age of 21 years who is employed at the date of commencement of this regulation to work underground in an industrial undertaking to which this Part applies may continue to be so employed for a period not exceeding 3 months from such date, notwithstanding that he has not been examined medically as required under sub-paragraph (i) of this paragraph. (3) Where any person is required to be examined medically for the purposes of this regulation- (a) the proprietor of the industrial undertaking in which the person is employed or is to be employed to work underground shall complete Part I of the prescribed medical examination report in duplicate; (see Second Schedule, Form 2) (b) the person required to be examined shall complete Part II of the prescribed medical examination report in duplicate; and (see Second Schedule, Form 2) (c) a medical practitioner shall carry out a medical examination of the person, and- |
