Month: October 2020

Legislative context in Cap.59J related to “Crane”

[Ref Cap.59J] According to Cap.59J : 3 Interpretation automatic safe load indicator  (安全負荷自動顯示器) means a device intended to be fitted to a crane that automatically gives an audible and visible warning to the operator thereof that the crane is approaching its safe working load and that automatically gives a further audible and visible warning when the Read More

What’s “crane” (起重機), “hoist” (吊重機), “lifting appliance” (起重機械) and “lifting gear” (起重裝置)?

[Ref Cap.59I] According to Cap.59 I 2 hoist (吊重機) means a lifting machine, whether worked by mechanical power or not, with a carriage, platform or cage, the movement of which is restricted by a guide or guides; and also the supports, well and enclosures, and the carriage, platform or cage, and the whole of the mechanical Read More

What Specified Structures and Works are classified as construction work? [Cap.59 Schedule 3]

[Ref Cap.59] What Specified Structures and Works are classified as construction work? According to Cap. 59 Schedule 3: Specified Structures and Works 指明的構築物及工程 Any building, edifice, wall, fence, or chimney, whether constructed wholly or partly above or below ground level. 任何建築物、大廈、牆壁、圍欄或煙囱,不論它們在建造上是否完全或部分高於或低於地平線。 Any road, motorway, railway, tramway, cableway, aerial ropeway or canal. (Amended 19 of 1976 s. Read More

What’s “Owner” in F&IU (LA & LG) R?

[Ref Cap. 59J] According to Cap.59J FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS 《工廠及工業經營(起重機械及起重裝置)規例》: Owner (擁有人)  in relation to any lifting appliance or lifting gear, includes the lessee or hirer thereof, and any overseer, foreman, agent or person in charge or having the control or management of the lifting appliance or lifting gear, Read More

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“燈油火蠟” 的英文係咩? (Eng)

間中都會用廣東話講 “燈油火蠟”, 當想轉佢做英文, 就只係掛到咀邊說不出, 又或要用 Utility expenses 呢 D 較 formal 既字去代替 其實 “燈油火蠟” 是 overhead relating to the overheads of a business (企業日常開支的;營運費用的) example: One way of increasing profit margins is to cut overhead costs. 增加利潤的其中一個方法是減少管理費用。 Read More

Protected: Understanding 3S (Shine) and 4S (Standardization)

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What’s improvement notice (敦促改善通知書) and serve suspension notice (暫時停工通知書)?

[Ref Cap.509] Improvement Notice / I.N (敦促改善通知書) means a notice served under section 9: (1) The Commissioner may serve an improvement notice on an employer, or an occupier of premises where a workplace is located, if of the opinion that the employer or occupier— (a) is contravening this Ordinance (OSHO) or the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance Read More

What’s Codes of Practice (CoP)?

[Ref CAP.59, CAP.509] “Codes of Practice” can be found in both Cap.59 (F&IUO) and Cap.509 (OSHO). According to Cap.59 (F&IUO): 7A. Codes of practice 工作守則 (1) For the purpose of providing practical guidance in respect of any one or more of the requirements of this Ordinance or of regulations under this Ordinance, the Commissioner may Read More

What’s Construction Work (建築工程), Construction Site (建築地盤) ?

[Ref Cap.59, Cap.59I] With reference to Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (F&IUO) [Cap.59  2]: construction work (建築工程) means— (a) the construction, erection, installation, reconstruction, repair, maintenance (including redecoration and external cleaning), renewal, removal, alteration, improvement, dismantling, or demolition of any structure or works specified in Schedule 3; 建造、架設、安裝、重建、修葺、維修(包括重新修飾及外圍清理)、翻新、遷移、改動、改善、拆除或拆卸附表3所指明的任何構築物或工程; (b) any work involved in preparing for any operation Read More

Woman, Young person or Child who works in an industrial undertaking (F&IUO) [Hong Kong]

[Ref Cap.59] With reference to Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (F&IUO) [Cap.59 2 (2) and (3)]: 就 F&IUO《工廠及工業經營條例》釋義來看, 凡在工業經營中工作的婦女、青年或兒童,不論是否受薪, 只要在工業經營場所工作均須當作受僱。 (2) A woman, young person or child who works in an industrial undertaking, whether for wages or not, either in a process or in cleaning any part of the industrial undertaking used for any process, or Read More

What’s Industrial Undertaking (工業經營), Factory (工廠), Notifiable Workplace (應呈報工場) ?

[Ref Cap.59] With reference to Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (F&IUO) [Cap.59  2]: Industrial undertaking (工業經營) includes— (a) any factory; 任何工廠 (b) any mine or quarry;  任何礦場或石礦場  (Amended 4 of 1969 s. 2) (c) any industry in which articles are manufactured, altered, cleansed, repaired, ornamented, finished, adapted for sale, broken up or demolished, or in Read More

Protected: Understanding 1S (Sort) and 2S (Set in Order)

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Protected: Introduction to 5S and Guidelines for Initialization

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Protected: Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health (ISBN-13: 978-1-4398-0685-2)

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Protected: Occupational Safety and Health Management (ISBN: 978-983-861-441-2)

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Protected: Occupational Health and Safety (ISBN: 978-0-566-08983-1)

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Protected: Group Properties x 5 : Roles, Norms, Status, Size, Cohesiveness, and Diversity (OB)

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What’s workplace (工作地點), premises (處所) and public place (公眾地方) ?

[Ref Cap. 509] workplace (工作地點) means any place where employees work, but does not include any of the following— (a) an aircraft or vessel when located in a public place; (b) when a vehicle that is designed or used for the carriage of people, animals or goods is located in a public place, the seat Read More

What’s proprietor (東主), employer (僱主), contractor (承建商), occupier (佔用人) and person responsible (負責人)?

[Ref Cap.59, Cap.509] proprietor (東主), contractor (承建商) 是F&IUO [Cap.59 2] 釋義中的用詞; employer (僱主), occupier (佔用人) and person responsible (負責人) 則是 OSHO [Cap.509 3] 釋義中的用詞 According to Cap.59 2: proprietor (東主) in relation to any industrial undertaking or notifiable workplace includes the person for the time being having the management or control of the business carried on in Read More

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