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CHN-1998-R-52034
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulation (L.N. 8 of 1999).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
China
Territorial subdivision(s)
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Subjects (Classification)
Protection against particular hazards
Adopted on (Date of text)
1999-09-15
Scope of text
State or Province
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Governs safety conditions in confined spaces, including chambers, vats, tanks, silos, and tunnels. Requires employers to conduct risk assessments for work to be carried out in confined spaces, to ensure safety precautions before and during such work, to provide protective equipment, and to prepare emergency procedures. Repeals the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulations 1973.
Partial entry dates region
Date of partial entry into force
2000-06-19
Sections 3 and 5 to 15
Date of partial entry into force
1999-11-05
Sections 1, 2 and 4
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1955-09-29 (CHN-1955-L-75345)
Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Chapter 59) (No. 34 of 1955).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1973-04-18 (CHN-1973-R-16243)
Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulations 1973.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Regulation on-line (as amended)
Author
Labour Department
Publisher
Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Country
China
URL
http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_pdf.nsf/6799165D2FEE3FA94825755E0033E532/9A7B71D2C6A4041C482575EE00350A5A/$FILE/CAP_59AE_e_b5.pdf
Page range
5 p.
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette of the Government of the SAR Hong Kong, Legal Supplement No. 2
Date
1999-01
Number
No. 3
Page range
pp. B83-97