Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTRICITY (WIRING) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 17

Display of labels and notices

(1) An identification label and an appropriate warning notice
including the words "Danger" and "危險" shall be displayed in a conspicuous
position at every entrance of a substation and switchroom.

(2) A warning notice bearing the words "DO NOT REMOVE" and "切勿移去"
shall be displayed in a conspicuous position at or near the point of
connection of each earthing conductor to an earth electrode, and at or near
each main bonding connection.

(3) A warning notice bearing the words "CAUTION-EQUIPMENT UNDER
REPAIR" and "小心─器具待修" or " CAUTION-MEN AT WORK" and
"小心─工程進行中", or bearing both warnings, shall be displayed in a
conspicuous position at or near the electrical equipment and at the isolation
device associated with the electrical equipment on which work is being carried
out.

(4) A notice bearing the words "This installation must be tested and certified
by a grade (A/B/C/H/R) electrical worker before (date)" and
"本裝置須於(日期)前由(A/B/C/H/R)級電業工程人員測試及發出證明書"
shall be displayed in a conspicuous position at or near the main
distribution board of a fixed electrical installation referred to in
regulation 20.

(5) The letters and Chinese characters in a warning notice or identification
label shall be legible and large enough for easy reading.

(6) An identification label and warning notice referred to in subregulations
(1), (2) and (4) shall be durable and securely fixed in position.

(7) A warning notice under subregulation (3) shall be reasonably durable and
shall be placed or affixed so that it cannot be accidentally displaced.
(Enacted 1990)