Hong Kong Regulations

RADIATION (CONTROL OF IRRADIATING APPARATUS) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 8

Conditions for first employment in radiation work

PART IV

HEALTH

(1) No employer shall employ any person in any radiation work who-

   (a)  is under the age of 18 years; or

   (b)  has not, within the period of 4 months immediately preceding his
        first employment by such employer in such work or process, undergone a
        medical examination by the panel, including blood examination and the
        taking of relevant medical and occupational histories and has been
        certified by the Board fit for such employment.

(2) Any person may apply in writing to the Board for medical examination by
the panel for the purpose of complying with the requirements of subregulation
(1)(b) and, upon receipt of the application, the Board shall direct the panel
to carry out, free of charge, such examination as soon as may be, but in any
event not exceeding 14 days, after receipt of the application and shall within
10 days after the examination supply to the applicant 2 copies of a
certificate certifying the date upon which the examination took place and
whether the applicant was found to be fit or unfit, as the case may be, for
employment in radiation work.

(3) Every application made under subregulation (2) shall be accompanied by 3
copies of a recent photograph of the applicant.

(4) For the purpose of subregulation (1), the expression "first employment"
(首次受僱) includes re-employment in radiation work following a cessation
of such employment for a period exceeding 14 months.

(5) Any employer who contravenes any of the provisions of subregulation (1)
shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to a fine of $15000.
(L.N. 97 of 1970; L.N. 225 of 1990)

"first employment" (首次受僱)