FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - CHAPTER 59D FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - LONG TITLE Empowering section VerDate:30/06/1997 (Cap 59, section 7) [24 August 1968] (L.N. 85 of 1968) FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 1 Citation VerDate:30/06/1997 These regulations may be cited as the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (First Aid in Notifiable Workplaces) Regulations. (50 of 1985 s. 9) FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 1A Application VerDate:30/06/1997 These regulations shall not apply to any quarry. (L.N. 33 of 1969) FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 2 Interpretation VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "person trained in first aid" (曾受急救訓練的人) means a person who- (a) holds a current certificate of competency in first aid issued by the St. John Ambulance Association; (b) is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses Registration Ordinance (Cap 164); or (c) has otherwise completed a course of training in first aid approved by certificate under the hand of the Commissioner. (L.N. 223 of 1973) (2) For the purposes of these regulations, the number of persons employed in a notifiable workplace shall be taken to be the number of persons actually working therein at any time. (50 of 1985 s. 9) "person trained in first aid" (曾受急救訓練的人) FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 3 Provision of first aid box or cupboard VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) In any notifiable workplace, there shall be provided and maintained therein by the proprietor so as to be readily accessible a separate first aid box or cupboard for each 100 persons or part thereof employed therein. (50 of 1985 s. 9) (2) Each first aid box or cupboard shall be of adequate capacity and shall contain the items specified in the Schedule and any additional items required under paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (c). (3) The Commissioner may by notice in writing to the proprietor of a notifiable workplace require that all or any of the following items be provided in that notifiable workplace- (50 of 1985 s. 9; 80 of 1997 s. 102) (a) a sufficient supply of assorted sizes of waterproof adhesive wound dressings; (b) a sufficient supply of waterproof adhesive plaster; (c) a sufficient supply of eye baths; (d) a stretcher. (4) All items provided in a first aid box or cupboard in accordance with paragraph (2) shall be in good condition at all times. (5) A stretcher provided in accordance with a requirement under paragraph (3)(d) shall be- (a) kept alongside a first aid box or cupboard; and (b) maintained in good condition at all times. (6) Nothing except appliances and requisites for first aid shall be kept in a first aid box or cupboard. (7) Each first aid box or cupboard shall be marked plainly "FIRST AID" in English and "急救" in Chinese. FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 4 Persons in charge of first aid box or cupboard VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) In any notifiable workplace all first aid boxes or cupboards shall be placed in the charge of a team of responsible persons designated by the proprietor of such workplace. (2) The proprietor of a notifiable workplace shall ensure that at least 1 member of such team is always readily available during working hours. (3) There shall be affixed to each first aid box or cupboard provided pursuant to regulation 3 a notice in English and Chinese specifying the names of the members of the team designated in accordance with this regulation. (4) If a first aid box or cupboard is not provided in a workroom in a notifiable workplace, a notice in English and Chinese stating the location of the nearest first aid box or cupboard and the names of the members of the team designated in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be displayed in a prominent place in such workroom. (50 of 1985 s. 9) FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 5 Team to include person trained in first aid VerDate:30/06/1997 In any notifiable workplace such team shall include at least 1 person trained in first aid for each 100 persons or part thereof employed therein after the first hundred. (50 of 1985 s. 9) FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 6 Standards for dressings VerDate:30/06/1997 All materials for dressings contained in first aid boxes or cupboards shall be those designated in, and of a grade or quality not lower than the standards specified by, the British Pharmaceutical Codex or any supplement thereto. FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 7 Exemption where first aid room provided in notifiable workplace VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) If a room is provided in a notifiable workplace for the sole purpose of providing first aid or medical treatment, and arrangements are made so as to ensure the treatment therein of all injuries occurring in the workplace, the Commissioner may by notice in writing exempt the workplace from the requirements of these regulations to such extent and subject to such conditions as he may specify in the notice. (50 of 1985 s. 9) (2) Such a notice shall be prominently displayed in the room provided. FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 8 Offences and penalties VerDate:30/06/1997 The proprietor of a notifiable workplace who contravenes any of the provisions of regulations 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10000. (L.N. 316 of 1981; 50 of 1985 s. 9) FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRST AID IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS - SCHEDULE SCHEDULE VerDate:30/06/1997 [regulation 3(2)] CONTENTS OF FIRST AID BOXES OR CUPBOARDS PART I Notifiable workplaces in which the number of persons employed is less than 10. (a) A copy of the leaflet giving advice on first aid treatment issued by the Commissioner. (b) A sufficient number (not less than 6) of small sterilized unmedicated dressings for injured fingers. (c) A sufficient number (not less than 3) of medium-sized sterilized unmedicated dressings for injured hands or feet. (d) A sufficient number (not less than 12) of adhesive wound dressings of assorted sizes. (e) A sufficient number (not less than 2) of triangular bandages of unbleached calico, the longest side of which measures not less than 1.3 metres and each of the other sides not less than 900 millimetres. (f) A sufficient supply (not less than 1 roll of 25 millimetres by 4.5 metres zinc oxide plaster) of adhesive plaster. (g) A sufficient number (not less than 3) of 30 grams packets of absorbent cotton wool. (h) A pressure bandage. (i) Safety pins. PART II Notifiable workplaces in which the number of persons employed is 10 or more but less than 50. (a) A copy of the leaflet giving advice on first aid treatment issued by the Commissioner. (b) A sufficient number (not less than 12) of small sterilized unmedicated dressings for injured fingers. (c) A sufficient number (not less than 6) of medium-sized sterilized unmedicated dressings for injured hands or feet. (d) A sufficient number (not less than 24) of adhesive wound dressings of assorted sizes. (e) A sufficient number (not less than 4) of triangular bandages of unbleached calico, the longest side of which measures not less than 1.3 metres and each of the other sides not less than 900 millimetres. (f) A sufficient supply (not less than 1 roll of 25 millimetres by 4.5 metres zinc oxide plaster) of adhesive plaster. (g) A sufficient number (not less than 6) of 30 grams packets of absorbent cotton wool. (h) A pressure bandage. (i) Safety pins. PART III Notifiable workplaces in which the number of persons employed is 50 or more. (a) A copy of the leaflet giving advice on first aid treatment issued by the Commissioner. (b) A sufficient number (not less than 24) of small sterilized unmedicated dressings for injured fingers. (c) A sufficient number (not less than 12) of medium-sized sterilized unmedicated dressings for injured hands or feet. (d) A sufficient number (not less than 36) or adhesive wound dressings of assorted sizes. (e) A sufficient number (not less than 8) of triangular bandages of unbleached calico, the longest side of which measures not less than 1.3 metres and each of the other sides not less than 900 millimetres. (f) A sufficient supply (not less than 2 rolls of 25 millimetres by 4.5 metres zinc oxide plaster) of adhesive plaster. (80 of 1997 s. 102) (g) A sufficient number (not less than 12) of 30 grams packets of absorbent cotton wool. (h) A pressure bandage. (i) Safety pins. (L.N. 238 of 1984; 50 of 1985 s. 9)