Hong Kong Regulations

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (WORK IN COMPRESSED AIR) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 26

Medical supervision and certification

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), no person shall be employed in
compressed air unless he has been examined by an appointed medical 
practitioner and certified by him, by a signed entry in the person's
compressed air health register in Form 6 of the Fourth Schedule to be fit for
such employment.

(2) In the case of a person who-

   (a)  is a new starter, the certificate of fitness under paragraph

(1) shall be obtained not more than 3 days prior to the employment;

   (b)  is not a new starter and who continues to be employed in
        compressed air at a working pressure not exceeding 14 pounds per
        square inch, the certificate of fitness under paragraph (1) shall be
        obtained not less than once in every 3 months;

   (c)  is not a new starter and who continues to be employed in
        compressed air at a working pressure exceeding 14 pounds per square
        inch, the certificate of fitness under paragraph (1) shall be obtained
        not less than once in every 4 weeks.

(3) Notwithstanding that a person has been certified fit for employment in
compressed air under this regulation, he shall not be so employed if he is
suffering from a cold in the head, chest infection, sore throat or earache.

(4) A person who is required to be employed in compressed air and who is
suffering from a cold in the head, chest infection, sore throat or earache
shall report the matter to the person appointed under regulation 5(1).

(5) Any person suffering from a cold in the head, chest infection, sore
throat, earache or any other illness or injury necessitating absence from work
for more than 3 consecutive days shall be re-examined by an
appointed medical practitioner and certified by him to be fit for employment
in compressed air before he resumes such employment.