Hong Kong Regulations

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (NOISE AT WORK) REGULATION - SECT 5

Specification of distance for noisy machines or tools

Where a proprietor's employee is likely to be exposed to a second action 
level or above or to a peak action level or above by reason of the operation
of a machine or tool at a place where construction work is carried out or by
reason only of the operation of a portable machine or tool at any
industrial undertaking, the proprietor shall-

   (a)  appoint a person who by reason of his training and experience is
        competent to carry out a noise assessment to specify a distance within
        which an employee is at risk of damage to his hearing unless a
        suitable approved ear protector is worn;

   (b)  attach a sign or label to the machine or tool requiring that a
        suitable approved ear protector be worn by every employee who operates
        or assists in the operation of the machine or tool within the
        specified distance; and

   (c)  ensure that every employee who operates or assists in the operation of
        the machine or tool who is within the specified distance wears a
        suitable approved ear protector. (Enacted 1992)