Hong Kong Regulations

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (CONFINED SPACES) REGULATION - SECT 8

Safety precautions when work is being undertaken

(Past version on 19/06/2000).

When work is being carried out in a confined space, a proprietor or contractor
shall ensure that-

   (a)  no workers enter or work in the confined space other than
        certified workers;

   (b)  a person is stationed outside the confined space to maintain
        communication with the workers inside;

   (c)  the risk assessment report and the related certificate issued under
        section 6(1)(a)(iii) are displayed in a conspicuous place at the
        entrance of the confined space; and

   (d)  the safety precautions undertaken under section 7 continue to be
        effective. (L.N. 29 of 2004)