Hong Kong Regulations

RADIATION (CONTROL OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 18

Construction and cleaning of workroom, etc.

PART IV

WORKPLACES AND EQUIPMENT

(1) The proprietor of any affected undertaking or affected 
industrial undertaking shall cause-

   (a)  the floors and walls of an workrooms in which unsealed 
        radioactive substances are used to be constructed of smooth impervious
        material with all interstices effectively sealed, and to be so
        designed as to permit of easy cleaning;

   (b)  all benches and tables on which unsealed radioactive substances are
        used to have a hard impervious surface, with all interstices
        effectively sealed, and to be so designed as to permit of easy
        cleaning;

   (c)  all workers exposed to or liable to be exposed to ionizing radiations
        to be provided with seats of a substantial pattern having smooth
        impervious surfaces capable of being readily cleaned.

(2) The proprietor of any affected undertaking or affected 
industrial undertaking shall cause all benches or tables on which unsealed 
radioactive substances are handled and all seats used by workers engaged in
the handling thereof to be cleaned at the end of each working day or shift and
the floors of any workroom in which such substances are used to be cleaned not
less than once in each working day and the walls thereof not less than once in
each week.

(3) Any proprietor of any affected undertaking or affected 
industrial undertaking who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this
regulation shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of
$6000. (L.N. 98 of 1970; L.N. 226 of 1990)