Hong Kong Regulations

PEAK TRAMWAY (SAFETY) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 28

Company to ensure safety generally

The company shall ensure that-

   (a)  all electric circuits, overload devices, circuit breakers, switchgear
        and protective devices are kept in a safe and proper state of repair
        and are examined in accordance with these regulations and good
        electrical engineering practice;

   (b)  every station along the tramway is adequately lit when the tramway is
        in operation;

   (c)  all rails and barriers used for the marshalling and control of
        passengers are kept at all times in a good state of repair;

   (d)  all areas within a station are kept in a good state of repair and in a
        clean and orderly condition and that all floors within a station are
        kept in a non-slippery condition;

   (e)  all guards and other devices for the protection of persons employed on
        the tramway and of the public are kept in a safe state of repair and
        are not removed;

   (f)  no tramcar is used for the carriage of members of the public if-

        (i)    the tramcar door interlocking safety system is not in working
               order; or

        (ii)   any structural part thereof is deformed or broken;

   (g)  notices in Chinese and in English are displayed in every tramcar and
        kept in good condition-

        (i)    stating the maximum number of passengers permitted to be
               carried;

        (ii)   stating the maximum weight permitted to be carried;

   (h)  notices in Chinese and in English are displayed at every station and
        kept in good condition warning of any thing that is or is likely to be
        a mechanical or electrical danger to persons being in or in the
        vicinity of the station;

   (i)  protection against injury of persons employed by the company in the
        operation of the tramway is provided by-

        (i)    the display of notices in Chinese and in English warning of any
               thing that is or is likely to be a mechanical or electrical
               danger to such persons;

        (ii)   the issue of safety belts to be worn by such persons when
               working at height or on a steep slope. (Enacted 1989)