Hong Kong Regulations

CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 38A

Safety of places of work

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

PART VA

SCAFFOLDS, WORKING PLATFORMS AND LADDERS, ETC.

(1) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Part, the contractor
responsible for any construction site shall ensure that every place of work on
the site is, so far as is reasonably practicable, made and kept safe for any
person working there.

(2) The contractor responsible for any construction site shall ensure that, so
far as is reasonably practicable, suitable and adequate safe access to and
egress from every place of work on the site is provided and properly
maintained.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the contractor responsible for any
construction site shall take suitable and adequate steps to ensure that, so
far as is reasonably practicable, no person gains access to any unsafe place
on the site.

(4) Paragraph (3) shall not apply in relation to a person engaged in work for
the purpose of making any place safe if all practicable steps have been taken
to ensure the safety of that person whilst engaged in that work. (Part VA
replaced L.N. 76 of 1999)