Hong Kong Regulations

QUARRIES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 57

Accidents and dangerous occurrences

(1) Where any fatal accident or dangerous occurrence occurs at a quarry, no
person shall, except for the purpose of saving life or assisting or rendering
first aid to any injured person,-

   (a)  disturb the place at which the accident or occurrence took place; or

   (b)  remove or interfere with anything at that place, until-

        (i)    the expiry of 3 clear days after the accident or occurrence has
               been notified to the Superintendent of Mines under regulation
               17 or 18 of the
               Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations ( Cap 59 sub.
               leg. A); or

        (ii)   the place at which the accident or occurrence took place has
               been visited by the Commissioner or any officer authorized in
               writing by the Commissioner for Labour, whichever event occurs
               first.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.