Hong Kong Regulations

CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 38G

Boatswain's chairs (not power operated)

(Past version on 01/10/1999).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that no
boatswain's chair or similar plant or equipment (not being a boatswain's chair
or similar plant or equipment which is raised or lowered by a power-driven
lifting appliance) is used on the site. (L.N. 258 of 2003)

(2) Any contractor who has direct control over any construction work shall
ensure that no boatswain's chair or similar plant or equipment

(not being a boatswain's chair or similar plant or equipment which is raised
or lowered by a power-driven lifting appliance) is used in the construction
work. (L.N. 258 of 2003) (Part VA replaced L.N. 76 of 1999)