Hong Kong Regulations

CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 52

Materials kept on construction sites

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(1) The contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that all
platforms, gangways, floors, or other places on the site used as passageways
are kept clear of any loose materials which are not required for immediate
use.

(2) The contractor responsible for any construction site where materials are
being kept or stored shall ensure that they are not-

   (a)  insecurely stacked in a place where they may be dangerous to workmen
        employed at the site; or

   (b)  stacked in such a way as to overload and render unsafe any floor or
        other part of a building or structure on the site.