Name: | Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulation (L.N. 8 of 1999). |
Country: | China - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
Subject(s): | Protection against particular hazards |
Type of legislation: | Regulation, Decree, Ordinance |
Adopted on: | 1999-09-15 |
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Published on: | Official Gazette of the Government of the SAR Hong Kong, Legal Supplement No. 2, 1999-01, No. 3, pp. B83-97 |
ISN: | CHN-1998-R-52034 |
Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=52034&p_lang=en |
Bibliography: | Official Gazette of the Government of the SAR Hong Kong, Legal Supplement No. 2, 1999-01, No. 3, pp. B83-97 Regulation on-line (as amended) ![]() |
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. |
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