Hong Kong Regulations

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (CONFINED SPACES) REGULATION - SECT 6

Compliance with risk assessment report and issuing of certificate in respect thereof

(1) A proprietor or contractor shall ensure that no worker-

   (a)  enters a confined space for the first time until the proprietor or
        contractor-

        (i)    has received, in respect of such confined space, a risk 
               assessment report;

        (ii)   has verified that such risk assessment report covers all
               matters referred to in section 5(2); and

        (iii)  has issued a certificate stating- (A) that all necessary safety
               precautions in relation to the hazards identified in the
               risk assessment report have been taken; and (B) the period
               during which workers may remain safely in the confined space;
               or

   (b)  enters or remains in a confined space unless all recommendations in
        the risk assessment report have been complied with.

(2) A proprietor or contractor shall keep a certificate and risk 
assessment report for one year after the work in the confined space to which
they relate has been completed and shall make them available, on request, to
an occupational safety officer.