Hong Kong Regulations

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (GUARDING AND OPERATION OF MACHINERY) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 3

Application

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these regulations shall apply to machinery or
plant in a notifiable workplace. (50 of 1985 s. 9)

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), these regulations shall not apply to any-

   (a)  machinery or plant whose cycle of operation does not involve the use
        of a prime mover and is dependent solely upon manual labour;

   (b)  machinery or plant that is portable and is designed for carrying about
        by manual labour and for operation while held by hand; and

   (c)  machinery or plant of the parts and description set out in column A of
        the Second Schedule and to which the regulations opposite thereto in
        column B apply.