Hong Kong Regulations

CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 38L

Construction of working platforms, gangways, runs, etc.

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The contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that-

   (a)  every working platform, gangway or run from any of which a person is
        liable to fall a distance of more than 2 metres is either closely
        boarded, planked or plated, or is a platform consisting of open metal
        work having interstices none of which exceeds 3800 square millimetres
        in area;

   (b)  every board or plank forming part of a working platform, gangway or
        run is-

        (i)    of sound construction, adequate strength and free from patent
               defect;

        (ii)   of a thickness capable of affording adequate security having
               regard to the distance between the supports and be not less
               than 200 millimetres in width and not less than 25 millimetres
               in thickness or not less than 150 millimetres in width when the
               board or plank exceeds 50 millimetres in thickness;

        (iii)  rests securely and evenly on its supports;

   (c)  no board or plank which forms part of a working platform, gangway or
        run projects beyond its end support to a distance exceeding 150
        millimetres unless it is sufficiently secured to prevent tipping.