Construction Site Safety Manual Contents Total Page No

(Ver.Nov.2000) Construction Site Safety Manual Contents Total Page No. Pages CHAPTER 1 POLICY, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY (Ver. Sep. 99) (2) 1.1 Policy C1-PO1 1.2 Objectives C1-PO1 1.3 Strategy C1-PO1 1.4 General C1-PO2

CHAPTER 2 LEGISLATION AND CODES OF PRACTICE (Ver. Sep. 99) (19) 2.1 General C2-PO1 2.2 Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance C2-PO1 2.3 Other Relevant Ordinances C2-PO7 2.4 Codes of Practice C2-P19

CHAPTER 3 CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS ON (Ver. Sep. 98) (7) CONSTRUCTION SAFETY (Ver. Nov. 2000) 3.1 Introduction and Guidance Notes C3-PO1 CHAPTER 4 RESPONSIBILITIES (Ver. Sep. 99) (9) 4.1 Introduction C4-PO1 4.2 Responsibilities C4-PO1 4.3 General Duties in Law C4-PO6

CHAPTER 5 SAFETY TRAINING AND PROMOTION (Ver. Sep. 99) (7) 5.1 Safety Training C5-PO1 5.2 Safety Publications C5-PO6 5.3 Safety Promotion C5-PO6

CHAPTER 6 SAFETY COMMITTEES (Ver. Sep. 99) (6) 6.1 General C6-PO1 6.2 Site Safety Management Committee C6-PO1 6.3 Site Safety Committee C6-PO3

CHAPTER 7 SITE SAFETY PERSONNEL (Ver. Sep. 99) (12) i (Ver.Nov.2000)

7.1 Contractor's Safety Personnel C7-PO1 7.2 Architect/Engineer's Safety Personnel C7-PO3 7.3 Employment & Performance of Registered C7-PO8 Safety Officer

CHAPTER 8 SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND FOLLOW UP (Ver. Sep. 99) (8) 8.1 Inspections C8-PO1 8.2 Follow Up Actions C8-PO7 8.3 Reporting of Safety Performance C8-PO8

CHAPTER 9 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND (Ver. Sep. 99) (12) ACCIDENT STATISTICS 9.1 Reporting of Accidents/Incidents C9-PO1 9.2 Accident Investigation C9-PO10 9.3 Accident Statistics C9-PO11

CHAPTER 10 EMERGENCY, TROPICAL CYCLONE AND (Ver. Sep. 99) (8) 10.1 Emergency Procedures C10-PO1 10.2 Tropical Cyclone and Heavy Rainstorm C10-PO5 Procedures 10.3 Liaison with Government Departments C10-PO8

CHAPTER 11 SAFETY ADVISER'S COMMITTEE (Ver. Sep. 99) (2) 11.1 General C11-PO1 11.2 Terms of Reference C11-PO1 11.3 Membership C11-PO2 11.4 Frequency of Meeting C11-PO2 11.5 Safety Advisory Unit C11-PO2

CHAPTER 12 PAY FOR SAFETY SCHEME (PFSS) (Ver. Nov. 2000) (15) 12.1 Background C12-PO1 12.2. Guidance Notes on the Administration C12-PO2 of PFSS

ii (Ver. Sep. 99) LIST OF APPENDICES

1. Appendices to Chapter 2

Appendix I - Statutory Forms Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations Form 1 Register of Persons Employed to Work Underground in Industrial Undertakings Form 2 Medical Examination Report Form 3 Certificate as to Fitness of Employee/Proposed Employee

Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Notification of Occupational Diseases) Regulations

Form of Notice (Notice of Occupational Disease)

Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations

Form 1 Reports of Results of Weekly Inspections of Hoists Form 2 Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Hoist

Form 3 Hoists : Reports of Results of Six-monthly (Ver. Sep. 99) Thorough Examinations Form 4 Excavations and Earthworks : Reports of (Ver. Sep. 99) Results of Weekly Examinations Form 5 Scaffolds: Reports of Results of Monthly or (Ver. Sep. 99) Other Inspections

Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Work in Compressed Air) Regulations

Form 1 Lock Attendant's Register Form 2 Compressed Air Worker's Transfer Record Form 3 Compressed Air Worker's Medical Card Form 4 Compressed Air Worker's Decompression Sickness Case Sheet Form 5 Compressed Air Worker's Individual Air Record Form 6 Compressed Air Health Register Form 7 Notification of Commencement of Work in Compressed Air

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Form 8 Advisory Leaflet for Issue to Persons Who Work in or Enter Compressed Air

Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations

Form 1 Application for Registration as a Safety Officer (Ver. Sep. 99) Form 2A Monthly Report to be Prepared by Safety Officer Employed at Construction Sites (Ver. Sep. 99) Form 3A Weekly Report to be Prepared by Safety Supervisor Employed at Construction Sites (Ver. Sep. 99) Form 4 Notice of Employment of Safety Officer (Ver. Sep. 99) Form 5 Notice of Employment of Safety Supervisor (Ver. Sep. 99) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Carcinogenic Substances) Regulations

Schedule (Health Register of Persons Employed in connection with Carcinogenic Substances)

Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations

Form 1 Reports of Results of Weekly Inspections of Lifting Appliances Form 2 Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Anchoring or Ballasting of Cranes Form 3 Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Cranes, Crabs and Winches Form 4 Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Lifting Appliances [Except Cranes, Crabs and Winches] Form 5 Lifting Appliances : Certificate of Results of Thorough Examinations in the Preceding Twelve Months Form 6 Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Chains, Ropes and Lifting Gear Form 7 Chains, Ropes and Lifting Gear : Certificate of Results of Thorough Examinations in the Preceding Six Months

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Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Suspended Working Platforms) Regulation

Form 1 Certificate of Weekly Inspection of Suspended Working Platform Form 2 Certificate of Thorough Examination of (Ver. Sep. 99) Suspended Working Platform Form 3 Certificate of Load Test and Thorough (Ver. Sep.99) Examination of Suspended Working Platform

(Ver. Sep. 99) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Works) Regulations

Noise Assessment Reports (Ver.Sep.99) Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations

Notification of Construction Work (L.D. 202)

Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Asbestos) Special Regulations

Notification of Processes Involving Asbestos (L.D. 403)

Appendix II - Offences and Penalties

2. Appendices to Chapter 3 (Ver. Sep. 98) & (Ver. Nov. 2000)

Appendix I - Special Conditions of Tender for contracts with Safety Plan Requirement Appendix II (a) - Special Conditions of Contract for works contracts with Safety Plan requirement Appendix II (b) - Special Conditions of Contract for term contracts with Safety Plan requirement Appendix III - Particular Specifications Appendix IV - Proforma on "Monthly Statement of General Safety Induction Training for Workers" Appendix V - Colour Coding of Lifting Gear Appendix VI (a) - Method of Measure for works contracts included in the Pay for Safety Scheme Appendix VI (b) - Method of Measurement for term contracts included in the Pay for Safety Scheme

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Appendix VII - Checklist for Safety Plan (not to be included in contract documents)

3. Appendices to Chapter 5 Appendix I - Safety Training Courses Offered by Non-Government Organisations (Ver. Sep. 99) Appendix II - Safety and Health Publications Available from Government Departments (Ver. Sep. 99) Appendix III - Safety and Health Publications Available from the Occupational Safety & Health Council 4. Appendices to Chapter 7 Appendix I - Employment Status and Performance of Registered Safety Officer (Ver. Sep.99) Appendix II - Employment status and performance of Registered Safety Officer (RSO) employed under Public Works Contract (Ver.Sep.99) 5. Appendices to Chapter 8 Appendix I - Construction Safety Inspection Checklist Appendix Ia - Construction Safety Inspection Checklist – Summary of Follow-up Actions (Ver. Sep. 99) Appendix II - List of Telephone & Fax Nos and Addresses of Occupational Safety Officer for Inter-departmental Liaison (Ver. Sep. 99)

6. Appendices to Chapter 9 Appendix I - Form 2 of Employees' Compensation Ordinance - Notice by Employer of the Death of an Employee or of an Accident to an Employee Resulting in Death or Incapacity and Supplementary Information on Accidents on Construction Sites (Ver. Sep. 99) Appendix II - Dangerous Occurrence Report Form Appendix III - Report of a Shipping Casualty Appendix IV - Construction Accident Statistics Administrative Procedures (Ver. Sep. 99) Appendix V - Construction Accident Statistics Summary Sheet (Ver. Sep. 99)

Appendix VI - Injury Report Form (Ver. Sep. 99) Appendix VII - Construction Accident Statistics for Contracts (Ver. Sep. 99) Appendix VIII - Preliminary Report on Accident (Ver. Sep. 99)

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Appendix IX - Information on Next of Kin (Ver. Sep. 99) Appendix X - Flow Chart for Reporting of Accidents to Works Bureau (Ver. Sep. 99)

7. Appendices to Chapter 12 (Ver. Nov. 2000) Appendix I (a) - Sample Bill of Quantities for works contracts to (e) included in PFSS Appendix II(a) - Sample Schedule of Rates for term contracts included in PFSS Appendix II(b) - Sample Schedule of Rates for lump sum works contracts included in PFSS Appendix II(c) - Sample Summary of Tender for lump sum works contracts included in PFSS Appendix III(a) - Sample Bill of Quantities for works contracts included in both PFSS and ISAS Appendix III(b) - Sample Schedule of Rates for term contracts included in both PFSS & ISAS Appendix IV - Chart showing "Guidance on Safety Price Level" Appendix V - Construction Safety Inspection Checklist, Summary of Follow-up Actions

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CHAPTER 1 POLICY, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY

1.1 POLICY

1.1.1 It is the policy of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to accomplish public works safely, efficiently and with due regard to the environment. Safety considerations must be given priority in both design and construction. During the planning and design stage, considerations should be given to alternative engineering solutions and/or incorporate safety measures to eliminate and/or reduce the risks encountered by those during construction and subsequent inspection and maintenance activities.

1.1.2 Accidents wreck lives, disrupt work and are costly. The Works Bureau is committed to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all personnel in public works construction sites and others who may be affected by the works.

1.1.3 The Works Bureau requires all staff involved in the Public Works Programme (PWP) to comply with the contents of the PWP Construction Site Safety Manual.

1.2. OBJECTIVES

1.2.1 Every PWP contract* should aim at zero fatal accidents.

1.2.2 Every PWP contract should aim at zero dangerous occurrences (see paragraph 9.1.1(b) for the definition of dangerous occurrence).

1.2.3 Every PWP contract should aim at an accident frequency rate of less than **1.25 reportable accidents per 100 000 man-hours worked (or equivalent to about 45 reportable accidents per 1,000 workers per year).

(Notes: * "contract" means works contract, term contract, design and build contract, etc.,

** Reportable accident means accidents resulting in an injury with incapacity for more than three days.

1.3 STRATEGY

The following general approach is adopted with a view to achieving the objectives set out in Section 1.2:

1.3.1 secure commitment of all parties involved, including works departments and other concerned departments, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, workers and utility undertakings;

1.3.2 incorporate contractual provisions requiring contractors to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all personnel in public works construction sites and others who may be affected by the works. Such contractual provisions should also require contractors to ensure compliance by their sub-contractors (see Chapter 3);

1.3.3 select contractors who give proper consideration to construction safety to carry out works; safety aspects must be given a high weighting factor in pre-qualification exercises; C1-S1-P02 (Ver. Dec 2002)

1.3.4 arrange accident prevention and safety management training for ***Architect/Engineers' site staff supervising PWP contracts (see Chapter 5);

1.3.5 establish Site Safety Management Committees to monitor the implementation of safety plans and/or the contractor's site safety obligations as set out in the contract (see Chapter 6);

1.3.6 build up a database for dangerous occurrences and accidents which result in death or incapacity for more than 3 days for monitoring, analysis and formulation of measures on accident prevention (see Chapter 9); and

1.3.7 review and update the Construction Site Safety Manual to assist works departments in administrating construction safety matters for public works contracts.

(Note : *** Architect/Engineer shall mean the Architect or Engineer or Maintenance Surveyor supervising public works contract, or the Supervising Officer in the case of a design and build contract.) C2-P01 (Ver. Sep.99) CHAPTER 2 LEGISLATION AND CODES OF PRACTICE

2.1 GENERAL

2.1.1 The lists of ordinances, regulations, codes of practice and rules and administrative directions which are relevant to workplace safety and health set out in this chapter are not exhaustive and should not be regarded as complete. Contractors and others responsible for construction safety must appraise themselves of the full extent of their own statutory responsibilities for the safety and health of their workplaces.

2.1.2 Construction site safety is mainly governed by the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and its subsidiary Regulations. However, the following Ordinances are also relevant:

- the Dangerous Goods Ordinance

- the Electricity Ordinance

- the Fire Services Ordinance

- the Waste Disposal Ordinance

- the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance

- the Builders' Lifts and Tower Working

- Platforms (Safety) Ordinance

- the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Ordinance

- the Gas Safety Ordinance

- the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance

2.2 FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE

2.2.1 The Ordinance

(a) This Ordinance controls safety and health at work relating to industrial undertakings (including construction sites). It empowers the Commissioner for Labour to make and amend safety regulations.

(b) The particular provisions to note are as follows :

(i) Section 6A, under which a proprietor (i.e. the contractor and/or the sub- contractors) has the duty to ensure, so 1 C2-P02 (Ver. Sep.99) far as is reasonably practicable, the safety and health at work of all persons employed by him in the construction site. His duty extends to but is not limited to the following matters :

- provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work;

- use, handling, storage and transportation of articles and substances;

- provision of information, instruction, training and supervision;

- provision and maintenance of means of access to and egress from all parts of the site; and

- the provision and maintenance of the working environment.

(ii) Section 6B, under which a person employed has to :

- take reasonable care for the safety and health of himself and of other persons who may be affected by his act or omissions at work; and

- co-operate with the management to comply with safety requirements.

2.2.2 The Subsidiary Regulations

The following subsidiary Regulations of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance are relevant to construction works :

(a) Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations

* (b) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulations

* (d) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Notification of Occupational Diseases) Regulations

(e) Quarries (Safety) Regulations

2 C2-P03 (Ver. Sep.99) * (f) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Woodworking Machinery) Regulations

* (g) Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations

* (h) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations

* (i) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Cargo and Container Handling) Regulations

* (j) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Abrasive Wheels) Regulations

(k) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Work in Compressed Air) Regulations

* (l) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Spraying of Flammable Liquids) Regulations

* (m) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Guarding and Operation of Machinery) Regulations

* (n) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Cartridge-Operated Fixing Tools) Regulations

* (o) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Protection of Eyes) Regulations

* (p) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Work) Regulations

* (q) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Electricity) Regulations

* (r) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Asbestos) Special Regulations

* (s) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations

* (t) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Carcinogenic Substances) Regulations

* (u) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Regulations

* (v) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Suspended Working Platforms) Regulation

A copy of the above Ordinance and subsidiary Regulations should be kept on site for reference by site staff. Enquiries concerning the Ordinance and

3 C2-P04 (Ver. Sep.99) Regulations may be made to the Occupational Safety and Health Branch of the Labour Department.

2.2.3 Guides to the Ordinance and Subsidiary Regulations

Labour Department has published guides to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Sections 6A and 6B) and those subsidiary Regulations in Section 2.2.2 marked with asterisks (*). These guides set out briefly the provisions of the legislation and explain the law in simple language. They are designed to serve as handy references on matters requiring attention. Please note that while every care has been exercised in the preparation of these guides, the Ordinance and subsidiary Regulations remain as the sole authorities for the provisions of the law . A set of these guides should be kept on site for reference by site staff.

2.2.4 Enforcement of the Ordinance and Subsidiary Regulations

The Labour Department is responsible for the enforcement of safety legislation on construction sites through its Occupational Safety and Health Branch. The Quarries (Safety) Regulations are administered by the Mines Division of Civil Engineering Department. Prosecution will be taken out against any breach of the statutory provisions. Occupational Safety Officers of Labour Department will also conduct investigations into serious accidents and make recommendations on the prevention of similar accidents. Senior Shipping Safety Officer of Marine Department is responsible for marine construction safety matters.

2.2.5 Statutory Forms

(a) The statutory forms under the subsidiary regulations of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and applicable to construction sites are listed below :

(i) Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations

Form 1 Register of Persons Employed to Work Underground in Industrial Undertakings

Form 2 Medical Examination Report

Form 3 Certificate as to Fitness of Employee/Proposed Employee

4 C2-P05 (Ver. Sep.99) (ii) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Notification of Occupational Diseases) Regulations

Form of Notice (Notice of Occupational Disease)

(iii)Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations

Form 1 Reports of Results of Weekly Inspections of Hoists

Form 2 Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Hoist

Form 3 Hoists : Reports of Results of Six-monthly Thorough Examinations

Form 4 Excavations and Earthworks : Reports of Results of Weekly Examinations

Form 5 Scaffolds: Reports of Results of Monthly or Other Inspections

(iv) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Work in Compressed Air) Regulations

Form 1 Lock Attendant's Register

Form 2 Compressed Air Worker's Transfer Record

Form 3 Compressed Air Worker's Medical Card

Form 4 Compressed Air Worker's Decompression Sickness Case Sheet

Form 5 Compressed Air Worker's Individual Air Record

Form 6 Compressed Air Health Register

Form 7 Notification of Commencement of Work in Compressed Air

Form 8 Advisory Leaflet for Issue to Persons Who Work in or Enter Compressed Air

5 C2-P06 (Ver. Sep.99) (v) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations

Form 1 Application for Registration as a Safety Officer

Form 2A Monthly Report to be Prepared by Safety Officer Employed at Construction Sites

Form 3A Weekly Report to be Prepared by Safety Supervisor Employed at Construction Sites

Form 4 Notice of Employment of Safety Officer

Form 5 Notice of Employment of Safety Supervisor

(vi) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Carcinogenic Substances) Regulations

Schedule (Health Register of Persons Employed in connection with Carcinogenic Substances)

(vii)Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations Form 1 Reports of Results of Weekly Inspections of Lifting Appliances

Form 2 Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Anchoring or Ballasting of Cranes

Form 3 Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Cranes, Crabs and Winches

Form 4 Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Lifting Appliances [Except Cranes, Crabs and Winches]

Form 5 Lifting Appliances : Certificate of Results of Thorough Examinations in the Preceding Twelve Months

Form 6 Certificate of Test and Thorough Examination of Chains, Ropes and Lifting Gear

6 C2-P07 (Ver. Sep.99) Form 7 Chains, Ropes and Lifting Gear : Certificate of Results of Thorough Examinations in the Preceding Six Months

(viii) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Suspended Working Platforms) Regulation

Form 1 Certificate of Weekly Inspection of Suspended Working Platform

Form 2 Certificate of Thorough Examination of Suspended Working Platform

Form 3 Certificate of Load Test and Thorough Examination of Suspended Working Platform

(ix) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Works) Regulations

Noise Assessment Reports

b) The following standard forms have been produced by the Labour Department to facilitate reporting :

(i) Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations

Notification of Construction Work (L.D. 202)

(ii) Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Asbestos) Special Regulations

Notification of Processes Involving Asbestos (L.D. 403)

2.3 OTHER RELEVANT ORDINANCES

General

2.3.1 The main points of other relevant ordinances are given below. The site staff, however should consult the legislation for the details. Enquiries concerning these ordinances may be made to the relevant authorities.

7 C2-P08 (Ver. Sep.99) 2.3.2 Dangerous Goods Ordinance

(a) The Ordinance

This Ordinance provides legislative control for dangerous goods of categories 1 to 10, both on land and at sea. In particular, Section 6 specifies the requirement of a licence for manufacturing, storing, conveying or using any dangerous goods. Except for category 1 dangerous goods (i.e. explosives), for which the controlling authority is the Commissioner of Mines, the Director of Fire Services is the controlling authority for category 2 (except LPG) to 10 on land, whilst the Director of Marine is the controlling authority for dangerous goods at sea.

(b) Subsidiary Legislation

(i) The Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulations

(ii) The Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations

(iii) The Dangerous Goods (Shipping) Regulations

2.3.3 Electricity Ordinance

(a) The Ordinance

This Ordinance requires the registration of electrical workers, contractors and generating facilities; specifies safety requirements for electricity supply, electrical wiring and electrical products; and provides powers for electricity suppliers and the Government on aspects of electrical accidents and enforcement of the Ordinance.

(b) The Electricity (Wiring) Regulations

These Regulations lay down general requirements for the design, construction, installation, wiring and protection of fixed electrical installations.

2.3.4 Fire Services Ordinance

This Ordinance sets out requirements on prevention of fire hazard; regulation on the registration of fire services installation contractors; control of the sale, supply, installation, repair, maintenance

8 C2-P09 (Ver. Sep.99) and inspection of fire services installations or equipment. In particular, Section 2 provides the interpretation of fire hazards; Section 7(c) provides the duty to give advice on fire protection measures and fire hazards as occasion requires; Section 9(1) gives the abatement power of fire hazards. It also sets out the penalties for contravention of the provisions.

2.3.5 Waste Disposal Ordinance

(a) The Ordinance

This Ordinance serves to regulate the production, storage, collection, transportation, disposal, reprocessing and recycling of chemical waste which includes asbestos waste.

Under Section 17, any person having in his possession asbestos waste of the prescribed class and quantity shall before collection, removal and disposal etc., give notice to the Director of Environmental Protection regarding such waste. Such notice may be submitted on standard notification forms which are available from the Solid Waste Control Group of EPD. Upon receipt of the notice, the Director of Environmental Protection may issue directions to the person concerned in respect of collection, removal and disposal etc. of the asbestos waste. Failure to notify the Director of Environmental Protection or non- compliance with the directions is an offence.

(b) Waste Disposal (Chemical Waste) (General) Regulation

(i) Under Section 6, all chemical waste producers must be registered. Production of asbestos waste without registration is an offence. Forms to apply for registration are available from the Solid Waste Control Group of EPD.

(ii) Under Section 8, asbestos waste has to be delivered to a prescribed reception point and asbestos waste producers must assign a licenced waste collector to transport the waste to the disposal facility.

(iii) Under Section 9-19, asbestos waste has to be properly packed and stored before disposal. Contractors may refer to the Code of Practice on the Packing,

9 C2-P010 (Ver. Sep.99) Handling, Transport and Disposal of Asbestos Wastes.

(iv) Under Section 20-29, asbestos waste producers must engage a Waste Collector (licenced under Section 21 of the Waste Disposal Ordinance) to remove his asbestos waste. He must also maintain records and particulars of waste movements in the form of trip tickets.

2.3.6 Shipping and Port Control Ordinance

(a) The Ordinance

This Ordinance serves to regulate and control ports and vessels, repairs and breaking up of vessels, cargo handling on vessels, pollution caused by vessels in the waters of Hong Kong, and for other matters affecting vessels, navigation and the safety of vessels at sea.

Under Section 16, the Director of Marine may give directions to vessels in the waters of Hong Kong to control their navigation and movement, to ensure their safety or to prevent the outbreak of fire. Under Section 20, the Director of Marine may give directions to the owner or master of a vessel on fire, damaged by fire/explosion/collision, disabled or out of control to beach the vessel, remove it from port limits or to take any other actions the Director thinks fit.

Under Section 43, any machinery, equipment or appliance which is in such a condition or is so constructed that it cannot be used without unnecessary risk of accident or bodily injury shall not be used in repairs and breaking up of vessels and in cargo handling on vessels.

Under Section 44, cargo handling on vessels and repairs/breaking up of vessels shall not be carried out in a condition or manner that does not provide adequately against unnecessary risk of accident or bodily injury.

Section 67 requires owners, agents or masters of vessels to report to the Director of Marine collisions, sinkings or strandings, accidents to persons on vessels resulting in death or serious injury, explosion or fire on a vessel, or loss of a person or equipment overboard.

10 C2-P011 (Ver. Sep.99) Section 69 requires owners, agents or masters to report fires on vessels to the Director of Fire Services.

(b) Shipping and Port Control Regulations

Under Regulation 26, a ship shall have on board at all times such number of crew as is, in the opinion of the Director of Marine, qualified and capable of carrying out all duties which may reasonably be required to ensure the safety of the ship having regard to the circumstances.

Under Regulation 62, no naked light shall be used on board any vessel in the waters of Hong Kong.

Regulation 63 makes it an offence to use a light on a vessel which is likely to interfere with the safe operation of any other vessel.

Under Regulation 70, no person shall commence any construction or reclamation works, dredging, boring, cable laying or any other type of works in the waters of Hong Kong, which interfere or are likely to interfere with the navigation of vessels or with port facilities, without giving the Director of Marine at least 14 days' notice in writing of : - the nature of the works;

- the date of their commencement;

- the locality in which they will be carried out; and

- the estimated duration of the works.

The person in control of the works shall, during the carrying out of the works, comply with such directions as the Director of Marine may give to ensure the safety of vessels navigating in the vicinity of the works.

These regulations apply to vessels engaged in cargo handling, including all the lifting appliances and lifting gear on board such vessels.

Regulation 8 states that all workplaces and means of access and any other places on a 11 C2-P012 (Ver. Sep.99) vessel to which persons employed may be required to proceed shall be sufficiently lighted.

Regulation 9 states that all confined spaces in a vessel shall be adequately ventilated before any person is permitted to enter, and all practicable measures shall be taken to protect the persons working in such places.

Regulation 13 states that all beams used for hatch coverings, and all hatch coverings without beams to support, shall be fitted with adequate locking devices to prevent their displacement in any circumstances.

Regulation 17 states that no lifting appliance shall be used for hoisting or lowering unless the arrangements for fixing and anchoring the lifting appliance are adequate to secure its safety.

Regulations 20, 21 and 23 require that all lifting appliances shall have been individually tested with a proof load and examined by a competent examiner before being taken into use. Subsequently all derricks and their permanent attachments shall be thoroughly examined by a competent examiner once in every four years and all other lifting appliances shall be thoroughly examined by a competent examiner once at least in every twelve months.

Regulation 23 requires that Certificates of Test and Examination of Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear shall be attached to the Register of Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear and the Register is to be available for inspection on board the vessel.

Regulation 25 requires that every crane and derrick shall have the safe working load plainly marked upon it.

Regulation 53 states that the following accidents must be reported to the Director of Marine :

- person is killed or seriously injured in an accident;

- a crane, winch, hoist, derrick or other appliance used in hoisting or lowering cargo collapses or fails (other than breakage of a chain or rope sling); or 12 C2-P013 (Ver. Sep.99)

- a person, cargo or equipment is lost overboard from a vessel.

(d) Statutory Forms under the Shipping and Port Control (Cargo Handling) Regulations

(i) The statutory forms under the Shipping and Port Control (Cargo Handling) Regulations are listed below :

Form 1 Register of Lifting Appliances & Lifting Gear

Form 2 Certificate of Test and Examination of Winches, Derricks and Their Accessory Gear

Form 3 Certificate of Test and Examination - Lifting Appliance and Their Accessory Gear Other Than Derricks

Form 4 Certificate of Test and Examination of Pulley Blocks

Form 5 Certificate of Test and Examination of Lifting Gear

Form 6 Certificate of Test and Examination of Wire Rope

2.3.7 Builders' Lifts and Tower Working Platforms (Safety) Ordinance

(a) This Ordinance serves to provide for the design, construction, installation and maintenance in safe working order of builder's lifts and tower working platforms, for the examination and testing of such lifts and platforms, and to provide for related matters.

(b) It requires that the owner of a builder's lift or tower working platform, shall at all times, retain the services of a registered contractor and shall ensure that no lift work is carried out except by or under the supervision of such registered contractor or a registered examiner employed by such registered contractor.

(c) Before a builder's lift or a tower working platform is installed, the written approval of 13 C2-P014 (Ver. Sep.99) the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services (Director) must be obtained and the registered contractor shall notify the Director the location at which it will be installed and of any subsequent major alterations. A registered examiner shall be employed to carry out a test and examination. The builder's lift or tower working platform shall not be used until the owner receives the endorsed original of the certificate of satisfaction from the Director. Thereafter, the registered contractor shall carry out routine maintenance at intervals not exceeding seven days and shall retain a log book recording any repairs, overhaul and routine maintenance that have been carried out.

(d) The owner of a builder's lift or tower working platform shall ensure that it is at all times operated by a competent operator

(e) The following statutory forms are to be kept on site and available for inspection :

Form 7 Log Book

Form 14 Certificate of Test and Examination of Builder's Lift's Lift or Tower Working Platform After Installation

Form 15 Certificate of Periodic Test and Examination of Safety Equipment of Builder's Lift or Tower Working Platform

Form 16 Certificate of Test and Examination of Builder's Lift or Tower Working Platform After Major Alteration

Form 19 Report on Test and Examination of a Builder's Lift or Tower Working Platform after Alteration of Height of Travel

2.3.8 Boilers and Pressure Vessels Ordinance (Cap 56 : Air Receiver)

This Ordinance and its subsidiary legislation control the use and operation of boilers, steam receivers, pressurised fuel containers and air receivers. Air receivers are often used in construction sites.

(a) The owner of an air receiver shall, at least 30 days before the equipment is put into use, 14 C2-P015 (Ver. Sep.99) apply to the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Authority (the Authority) for registration. Documents to be submitted include :

- Application for Registration (Form 3) - Copies of makers and inspection certificates of the air receivers duly endorsed by an Appointed Examiner.

(b) No air receiver may be operated unless: - it is registered by the Authority; and - it has been examined and issued with a Certificate of Fitness; or - it has been exempted by the Authority from the provisions of the Ordinance.

(c) Appointed Examiners are engineers from the private sectors who are appointed by the Authority under the Pressure Vessels Ordinance Cap 56 as Air Receiver Inspectors, the list can be obtained from the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Division, Labour Department.

(d) After completion of registration, the owner can then apply for examination of the air receiver by an Appointed Examiner. On satisfactory completion of examination a Certificate of Fitness will be issued.

(e) The validity of the Certificate of Fitness is 26 months. After extensive repairs have been carried out on an air receiver, the equipment must be examined by an Appointed Examiner and issued with a Certificate of Fitness before being put back into use.

2.3.9 Gas Safety Ordinance

(a) This Ordinance controls, in the interests of safety, the importation, manufacture, storage, transport, supply and use of gas, and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith. The Ordinance has been amended in 1996 to incorporate the safety of works to be carried out within the vicinity of the gas pipe.

(b) The Gas Safety (Gas Supply) Regulations

Regulation 23A states that:

(1) No person shall carry out, or permit to carry out, any works in the vicinity of a gas pipe unless he or the persons 15 C2-P016 (Ver. Sep.99) carrying out the works has, before commencing the works, taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the location and position of the gas pipe

(2) A person who carries out, or who permits to be carried out, any works in the vicinity of a gas pipe shall ensure that all reasonable measures are taken to protect the gas pipe from damage arising out of the works that would be likely to prejudice safety.

(c) A code of practice "Avoiding danger from gas pipe", which gives practical guidelines on how to avoid damages was also published by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department.

2.3.10 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ORDINANCE

The Ordinance

(a) This Ordinance extends the protection of safety and health at work from the industrial sector under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (FIUO), Cap. 59 and its subsidiary regulations to the non-industrial sector. Unlike the FIUO and its subsidiary regulations, it also binds the Government. Civil servants, either in the capacity of (i) persons responsible for a workplace, (ii) the occupiers of a premises where employed persons are working, or (iii) employees, will be affected, but neither the Government nor any public officer in the officer's capacity as such is liable to be prosecuted for an offence against the Ordinance.

(b) It extends occupational safety and health protection to all employees at work except those engaged in land, sea and air transport, maritime operation, domestic services and self-employed persons.

(c) It applies to independent contractors and self-employed persons only in their capacity as employers or as occupiers of premises where workplaces are located.

(d) The particular provisions to note are as follows :

16 C2-P017 (Ver. Sep.99) (i) Section 6, under which every employer must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure the safety and health at work of all the employer's employees. His duty includes, but not limited to, the following - - provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work; - arrangements in the use, handling, storage and transport of plant and substances; - provision of information, instruction, training and supervision; - provision and maintenance of the workplace and means of access to and egress; and - provision and maintenance of the working environment.

(ii) Section 7, under which the occupier of the premises must, if an employee's workplace is located on premises that are not under the control of the employee's employer, ensure that - the premises; - the means of access to and from the premises; and - any plant or substances kept at the premises; are, so far as reasonably practicable, safe and without risks to health.

(iii)Section 8, under which an employee while at work must - take care of the safety and health of persons (including himself) at the workplace and who may be affected by his acts or omissions at work; and - co-operate with the employer or other person to enable requirements imposed by law on the employer or other person in the interest of safety or health to be complied with.

(iv) Sections 9 to 12 empower the Commissioner for Labour to issue Improvement Notice and Suspension Notice to the employer or the occupier concerned to take remedial actions or stop immediately any activity at a workplace with an imminent risk of death or serious bodily injury

17 C2-P018 (Ver. Sep.99) (v) Sections 13 and 14 require person responsible for workplace to report accidents and dangerous occurrences at the workplace to the Labour Department.

(e) The Subsidiary Regulation

Under the Ordinance, the Occupational Safety and Health Regulation, which came into full operation on 1 June 1998, lays down requirements for specific aspects of safety and health in the workplace and are grouped under seven parts.

Part I - Preliminary Part II - Accident Prevention Part III - Fire Precautions Part IV - Workplace Environments Part V - Hygiene at Workplaces Part VI - First Aid at Workplaces Part VII - Manual Handling Operations

2.4 CODES OF PRACTICE

2.4.1 Codes of Practice

The following Codes of Practice have been prepared by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to provide guidance on safe practices to protect the workers:

(a) Code of Practice - Safety and Health at Work with Asbestos (issued by Labour Dept.);

(b) Code of Practice for Safe Use of Mobile Crane and Tower Cranes (issued by Labour Dept.);

(d) Code of Practice for Safety at Work (Lift and Escalator)(issued by Labour Dept.);

(e) Code of Practice for the Control of Lead at Work (issued by Labour Dept.);

(f) Code of Practice for Protection of Quarry and Construction Workers from Silicosis; (issued by Labour Dept.);

(g) Code of Practice for Scaffolding Safety (issued by Labour Dept.); 18 C2-P019 (Ver. Sep.99) (h) Code of Practice for Protection of Tunnel Workers from Silicosis; (issued by Labour Dept.);

(i) Code of Practice for Safe Use and Operation of Suspended Working Platforms (issued by Labour Dept.);

(j) Safety Afloat (A Code of Safe Practice for Operators of Pleasure Vessels and Other Licensed Vessels)(issued by Marine Dept.);

(k) Code of Practice for the Electricity (Wiring) Regulations; (issued by Electrical and Mechanical Services Dept. (EMSD)) ;

(l) Code of Practice on the Design and Construction of Builders' Lifts (issued by EMSD);

(m) Code of Practice on the Design and Construction of Tower Working Platforms (issued by EMSD);

(n) Code of Practice on Avoiding Danger from Gas Pipes (issued by EMSD) ;

(o) Code of Practice for the Lighting, Signing and Guarding of Road Works (issued by Highways Dept. ) ;

(p) Code of Practice for the Loading of Vehicles (issued by Transport Dept.) ; and

(q) Code of Practice on the Packing, Handling, Transport and Disposal of Asbestos Wastes; (issued by Environmental Protection Dept.).

2.5 Reference Manual for Inspection Reports

(a) Reference Manual for Inspection Reports on Construction Sites (issued by LD);

(b) Reference Manual for Inspection Reports on Workplaces (issued by LD ).

2.6 Occupational Safety and Health Bookshelf (CD-ROM)

An electronic database jointly produced by the Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Branch of the Labour Department. It contains safety and health booklets, safety posters, produced by OSHC and Labour Department. 19

FORM 1 [reg. 16B] Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations REGISTER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED TO WORK UNDERGROUND IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS

1. Name of industrial undertaking:…………………………………………………………………. 2. Full name of person employed to work underground: ………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………….. 3. Residential address:………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………….. 4. Identity Card No.:……………………………………………. 5. Date of birth:…………………………………………………. 6. Date on which worker first commenced to work underground in the undertaking:………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………. 7. Dates of medical examinations undergone by worker in (Full face photograph of accordance with regulation 16C(3): worker) (a)……………………………………………………………… (b)……………………………………………………………… (c)……………………………………………………..………. Appendix III Form 2 [reg.16C(3)] Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations MEDICAL EXAMINATION REPORT Part I. (To be completed in duplicate by the proprietor of the industrial undertaking) To : …………………………………………………………………………………..………………

(name of medical practitioner by whom examination is to be carried out ) 1. I, …………………………………………………………………………………..………………… (full name of proprietor) …………………………………………………………………………………..……………… (residential address of proprietor) The proprietor of …………………………………………………………………… (name of industrial undertaking) Situated at ………………………………………………………………… (address of industrial undertaking) Request you to examine ………………………………………………………………… (full name of Employee/proposed Employee *) In accordance with regulation 16C(3) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations. 2. This employee/proposed Employee* is will be* employed to work underground as a ……………... …………………………………………………………………………………..……………… (specify nature of Employee’s/proposed Employee’s occupation) And first commenced/will commence* such work on ………………………………………………. (specify date or proposed date)

Date: …………………………………………… Signature of proprietor: ………………………………………………………………………………. Appendix III (cont.)

Part II. (to be completed in duplicate by the Employee or proposed Employee). A. Full Name of Employee/proposed Employee* ..………………………………………………… Date of Birth …………………………………………………… Residential Address……………………….……………………. ………………………………………………………………….. B History of Past Illnesses. (a) Is there a history of pulmonary tuberculoses? ………… ………………….……………………………………… . If so give details……………………………………….. ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… (b) Is there a history of other chronic respiratory (Full face photograph of disease?………………………………………………… worker) ……………………………………………………….… …………………………………………………………. ( c ) Is there a history of heart disease, diabetes mellitus or any other serious or prolonged disease? ……………………………………….………………………………………………………

C. Present Complaints (if any). ……………………………………….……………………………………………………… I declare that to the best of my knowledge the answers given above are accurate. Date: …………………………………………… Signature of Employee/proposed Employee∗: …………………………………………………. Appendix III (cont.)

Part III: (To be completed in duplicate by examining medical practitioner).

A. General Nutrition…………………………………………………………………..…………… Weight ………………………kg Height ……………………………ins. Eyes: Visual acuity R. …………………… L. …………………… Ears ………………..…… Cardiovascular System Pulse rate ………………………… B. P. …………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Abdomen ……………………………………………………………………………………… Hernias …………………………………………………………………………..……… Genito-urinary System ………………………………………………………………..………. Urine ……………… Sp. G ……………… Alb. ……………… Sugar ………………… Skeletal System ………………………………………………………………..……………… Upper limbs ………………………………………………………………………..…… Lower limbs ……………………………………………………………………….…… Nervous System ………………………………………………..………………………..…… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… B. Chest X-ray Examination (date…………………………) Dr. …………………………………………………………………………………… reports as (Medical practioner by whom X-ray examination is made) Follows: ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… C. I have examined the above named …………………………………………………………… (full name) In accordance with this report, and consider that he is fit/unfit* to work underground in an industrial undertaking to which Part IIA of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings regulations applies. Date: ………………………… Signature of Examining Medical Practitioner: ……………………………………………… Name of Examining Medical Practitioner: ………………………………………………..… (block capitals) Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… Telephone Number: …………………………………… Notes: (a) One copy of this completed from should be sent by the examining medical practitioner under confidential cover to the senior occupational health officer, Occupational Health Division, Labour Department. The other copy is to be retained by the examining medical practitioner. (b) *Delete whichever is inapplicable.

[regulation 3(1)] FORM OF NOTICE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (NOTIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES) REGULATIONS

To: Director of Health FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Notice is hereby given of the following occupational disease- Case No.:- ...... Ref. No.:- confirmed/suspected* Action taken:- ...... Possible cause- ...... Date contracted/of recurrence*- ...... Name of patient/deceased*- ...... Sex- ...... Age- ...... Home address- ...... Employed as- ......

Name, address and trade or industry of employer- ...... Hospital sent to (if any)- ...... Name and address of notifying medical practitioner- ...... Date- ...... 19 ......

Signature of notifying medical practitioner * Delete whichever is in applicable.

[൵܏ണ 7(1)಺] [reg. 7(1)]

ࡤࡤ૑૑ 1 FORM 1

܏Ѡ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵ FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS) REGULATIONS

դդդӌӌӌ՚՚՚༯༯༯ӝӝӝԹԹԹᏮᏮᏮ઼઼֜֜ APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A SAFETY OFFICER

ኁӱזԡࡤ૑ЯԷ෎Ѡൠൠ࡯ฉѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵܏ണ 7(1)಺࠱዁৞ Form approved by the Commissioner for Labour for the purposes of regulation 7(1) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations

†ਡгჷ઱ Personal Particulars Name in English *ѭҮݩռ

Surname : Other names :

ӠԳҲ๚ *ѭҮݩռᄽ᎘ Chinese Name Code Date of Birth Ҳ Day Ҵ Month ֣ Year

ᄽཡҪё ؑޤ ਉ๽۪՝ឞ჆᎘ިᡨ၃჆᎘ HK Identity Card No. or Passport No. Sex E-mail Account

ؿ Residential Address ᘤ໮ᄽჩ჆᎘װ Contact Telephone No.

ؿѬյࡃʱװඏಛֆؿʰ֕ቖт৪ Correspondence Address (if different from above)

᛭တ Occupation

ᅟӌݩռ Name of Employer

ᅟӌֆؿ ᘤ໮ᄽჩ჆᎘ Address of Employer Contact Telephone No.

ಒۛިᒂᒵʰऊ౷ܹಒۛ࠱Ҳ๚ྉ٧ըӠʱ# Education or Academic Qualifications (in chronological order) ᒂીʕᒂ௃ʕѕᒂ ᒂᒵ(܏֕ʚᒂׯʕҮᒇިឞ઼) ᗧܷҲ๚ ฉᢰҲ๚ Date (Schools, Colleges, Universities Qualification Date Obtained (Ҵ Month /֣ Year To ן e.g. Degree, Diploma or Certificate) (Ҵ Month /֣ Year) Է From)

SOSS-F1-1 (Rev. 2002) (ᗧჷ૑࠱Ҳ๚ྉ٧ըӠוఱတჷ૑ (ऊ# Professional Qualifications ( in chronological orderʱ ტٝިఱတᒲᇌ) ఱတჷ૑(܏֕ʚ༯ӝఱတѠ໓ઃ) ᗧܷҲ๚וᅇ໇ᒲᇌ(܏֕ʚ Issuing Authority Qualification Date Obtained (e.g. Examination Authority or Professional Institution) (e.g. Registered Professional Engineer) (Ҵ Month /֣ Year)

(႖ᣭ̯ฉတსౣ (႖ᣭྊቖ֜դӌ՚᛭௭ֶែ؂Ѡ# Working Experience/Employment Record ( experience relevant to the duties of safety officerʱ ᅟӌ(ݩռʕֆؿҗᄽჩ჆᎘) ᛭ׯ ᛭௭ᛡ৪ Ҳ๚ Date (Employer (Name, Address & Telephone No.) Position Brief Description of Duties (Ҵ Month /֣ Year To ן Է From

Ӑ๴༷ұࠄܷ౓༯ӝॡ֜դӌ՚ʔૅᒕтٺߔԻʔ֕ߠٺԡгᜃּᘢߔʔԡࡤ૑҃ެᄉსౣढሐԡгެ࠵ެࡾᡆଟᆔ݉ԥ᎔ʖ ࠱၃ӂЫ్ʖٺ৪൵܏࠱ണ 9(a)಺ʔრ༯ӝӱ൯ܷૣʖ೼ᕟԡԹᏮ઼ࡵт I hereby declare that the particulars contained in this form are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that if my registration as a safety officer is obtained by fraudulent means, the registration is liable to cancellation under Regulation 9(a) of the aforesaid Regulations. I attach a photograph of myself.

၃ӂ ᝽႟ Signature ʚ PHOTO Ҳ๚ Date ʚ

ࡵ༯ Note: .’ʔᏮඏ࠵෎Ѡൠൠ࡯ʖ You are requested to inform the Commissioner for Labour of any change in ‘Personal Particularsڏړެֶ˗ਡгჷ઱˖֕ † (1) .ᐞԴࡃʔᏮ࿄ጊඍྈʖ Please complete this part if applicable֕ * (2) .Դࡵӣ୐్࿄ጊʖ Please use separate sheets in case of insufficient space܌ߠ࠼ׯѬ۩జʔᏮ֕ # (3) ."Ꮾ߹࿠ࡵ౅࠱֯ྃਡгჷ઱ѰԾ࠱ʖ Please note the attached "Statement of Purpose for the Collection of Personal Data (4)

SOSS-F1-2 (Rev. 2002) ٤֗೜ൈຝڜ໎ՠ๠៭ᄐ ႃଡԳᇷறհؾऱگ ႃؾऱگ

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ᇷற᠏ฝ

ਙࢌຝ॰Δ৳ஃᑔ…..࿛αຘ᥻ΖڕࢨᖲዌΰדᣂԳڶהࠡٻࢬ༼ࠎऱଡԳᇷறݺଚࢨᄎ܃੡ԱՂ૪รԫ੄༼ࠩऱؾऱΔ .2

਷ᔹଡԳᇷற

਷ᔹޣଡԳᇷறΖ૞إޓ਷ᔹ֗ޣᦞ૞ڶ܃௅ᖕଡԳᇷறΰߏឆαයࠏร 18 ֗ 22 ය֗ॵ। 1 অᎽ଺ঞร 6 ଺ঞऱ๵ࡳΔ .3 Ζءࢬ༼ࠎऱଡԳᇷறᓤ܃ᛧ൓ԫٝޣਔ૞ץܓऱᦞ

਷ᇬଡԳᇷற

Κנ༼דՀ٨ԳٻଡԳᇷறΔᚨإޓਔ਷ᔹ֗ץଡԳᇷறऱ਷ᇬΔ܃ᣂڶ .4 ٤֗೜ൈຝڜ໎ՠ๠៭ᄐ ٤֗೜ൈಝᒭխ֨ڜ៭ᄐ ٤׌ٚΰಝᒭαڜ։೴៭ᄐ ဩքԼԶᇆಆ᨜ৄؑխ֨ I ԼԿᑔڜᄅ੺ಆ᨜ฒ

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE FOR THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA BY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH BRANCH LABOUR DEPARTMENT

Purposes of Collection

1. The personal data provided by you by means of this form will be used by the Occupational Safety and Health Branch of the Labour Department for the following purposes: (a) activities relating to the administration of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance and other legislation administered by the Labour Department; (b) facilitating processing of your applications in this form and subsequent investigations and evaluation of registration conditions; (c) maintenance of a register of Registered Safety Officer for public access under regulation 6 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations; (d) facilitating communication between Labour Department and yourself on your application and other relevant matters; and (e) carrying on research and compilation of statistical data.

Classes of Transferees

2. The personal data you provide may be disclosed to relevant parties and authorities (e.g. Government Bureaux and Departments, Law firms, etc. ) for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1 above.

Access to Personal Data

3. You have a right of access and correction with respect to personal data as provided for in Sections 18 & 22 and Principle 6 of Schedule 1 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Your right of access includes the right to obtain a copy of your personal data provided to this department.

Enquiries

4. Enquiries concerning the personal data collected, including the making of access and corrections, should be addressed to : Divisional Occupational Safety Officer (Training) Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre Occupational Safety and Health Branch Labour Department 13/F, City Landmark I 68 Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan [൵܏ണ 15(2)಺] [reg. 15(2)] ࡤࡤ૑૑ 2A FORM 2A

܏Ѡ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵ FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS) REGULATIONS

઼ثҴྊѲ࿄෴࠱෴ڢ࠱֜դӌ՚؂ᅟև࣬ᓰֆᎌѠܹ MONTHLY REPORT TO BE PREPARED BY SAFETY OFFICER EMPLOYED ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

ኁӱזԡࡤ૑ЯԷ෎Ѡൠൠ࡯ฉѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵܏ണ 15(2)಺࠱዁৞ Form approved by the Commissioner for Labour for the purposes of regulation 15(2) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations

դӌ՚ݩռ Ѡгᘔፇ֜ Name of Safety Officer Total Workforce

ߟӌݩռ* Name of *Proprietor

ӹռሠ ֜դၮᒄ੉гፇ҆ Name of Company Number of Safety Supervisors

࣬ᓰֆᎌፇԾ Ҵ՝̯֣՝ Number of Construction Sites Month/Year

௯ש ፇ ֆᚚֻ ؑ៊؂Ѡ Type of Work Occasion Location Action ֆᎌ༮ᆘ Site Visitsʚ

(a) тቢ࣬ᓰ Superstructure

(b) ђҵѠ໓ Civil Engineering

Ᏻष Investigationsʚ

(a) ীݎ࿠Ԇ Fatal Accidents

(b) ࡺীݎ࿠Ԇ Non-fatal Accidents

(d) ᛭တଐ Occupational Diseases

Complaints ༹ڋ (e)

஝Ꭽ Trainingʚ

(a) ঔ஘ဎ Seminars

(b) ᙑઆ Lectures

SOSS-F2A-1 (Rev. 2002) ௯ש ፇ ֆᚚֻ ؑ៊؂Ѡ Type of Work Occasion Location Action դࣙྚჷ઱҉໇ Distribution of Publicity Materialsʚ֜ a) ֜դ૧෴ Safety Posters)

(b) ћӝї Pamphlets

դಂ጖ Safety Promotionʚ֜ a) ֜դᄎ௯ Safety Campaigns)

(b) Һᙛ Competitions

դሥ೻ Safety Managementʚ֜ a) ဎ۠ሥ೻ླྀጋ) Meeting with Management b) ဎ۠ֆᎌ᛭੉) Meeting with Site Staff

௸c) ဎֻ۠ޭ࣬) Meeting with Sub-contractors

ᒲែг੉ތd) ဎ۠ङ) Meeting with Government Agencies e) ֜դݡ੉ဎဎ᠜) Safety Committee Meeting f) ݉֜դၮᒄ੉࠱஘Ᏽ) Discussion with Safety Supervisors

(g) ܡӔ Others

࿠Ԇഭৠჷ઱ Accident Statisticsʚ

(a) ীݎ࿠Ԇ Fatal Accidents

(b) ࡺীݎ࿠Ԇ Non-fatal Accidents

࣬᠜ Recommendationsʚ

᝽႟ Signature ʚ դӌ՚ Safety Officer֜ Ҳ๚ Date ʚ

ʖ઼ثԡгѢߍ ֣ Ҵ ҲቖӐт֜դӌ՚஘Ᏽԡ෴ I discussed this report with the safety officer on .

᝽႟ Signature ʚ *ߟӌ *Proprietor ࡵ༯ Note:ʚ ෴Ѡ෱࠱׾Դгҗּ໛׾Դг࠱Ӗ೻гʖا࠱တ௭࠱гʔՍӥऔࠄгᅸᣯʕ௸჆ʔӐҗ՚׶Ѡတ႖ᗜިᖨש෴Ѡ෱ѭཞاևრѠတ႖ᗜިᖨܫ઴ሥ೻ި౳ܡߟӌ˙ӥऔၝ˘ * “Proprietor” includes the person for the time being having the management or control of the business carried on in the industrial undertaking or notifiable workplace and includes a body corporate and a firm and also the occupier of any industrial undertaking or notifiable workplace and the agent of such occupier. SOSS-F2A-2 (Rev. 2002) [൵܏ണ 17(2)಺] [reg. 17(2)] ࡤࡤ૑૑ 3A FORM 3A

܏Ѡ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵ FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS) REGULATIONS

઼ثཛྷྊѲ࿄෴࠱෴ڢ࠱֜դၮᒄ੉؂ᅟև࣬ᓰֆᎌѠܹ WEEKLY REPORT TO BE PREPARED BY SAFETY SUPERVISOR EMPLOYED ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

ኁӱזԡࡤ૑ЯԷ෎Ѡൠൠ࡯ฉѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵܏ണ 17(2)಺࠱዁৞ Form approved by the Commissioner for Labour for the purposes of regulation 17(2) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations

դၮᒄ੉ݩռ֜ Name of Safety Supervisor

դӌ՚ݩռ֜ Name of Safety Officer

ߟӌݩռ* Name of *Proprietor

҆ӹռሠ Name of Company

࣬ᓰֆᎌֆؿ Address of Construction Site

࠱Ыਡण๚ ן ѠгፇԾ ֶែ๚ུʚԷ Number of Workers For the week between and

Ы୳֜դᗀष ण๚Ҳ ण๚Ы ण๚в ण๚п ण๚Ԅ ण๚Ѷ ण๚҄ Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday ( ܋Ꮾ࿄тۜ֓ʕᇨ࿠ިҶ) General Safety Check (G=Good; S=Satisfactory; P=Poor)

ཞӠё Access and Egressʚ

ҵߨᄁ Gangways

ಪ Ladders

ඏᄁ Passageways

ܡӔ Others

တ Working at Heightʚ؂௏࠼

๰म Scaffolds

ԓԀ Working Platforms؂Ѡ

ፔ৿ឰᎴ̯Ҟॐ Floor Edges/Openings

Ғ৾ᒲፒ̯Ҟॐ Lift Shafts/Openings

ܡӔ Others

SOSS-F3A-1 (Rev. 2002) Ы୳֜դᗀष ण๚Ҳ ण๚Ы ण๚в ण๚п ण๚Ԅ ण๚Ѷ ण๚҄ Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday (܋Ꮾ࿄тۜ֓ʕᇨ࿠ިҶ) General Safety Check (G=Good; S=Satisfactory; P=Poor)

߽ђѠ໓ Earthworkʚ

उ౺Ѡ໓ Excavations

ؾፒ Trenches

Ꭳ Caissonsڨ

ᕞᄐ Tunnels

ಙݕ Slopes

ܡӔ Others

஦৹ᒲಳҗ஦৹იႜ Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gearʚ

஦৹ᒲ (܏֕ʚ࿃֤஦৹ᒲʕᖊࡰ஦৹ᒲʕ ौ௯஦৹ᒲ໛) Cranes (e.g. Tower Cranes, Gantry Cranes, Mobile Cranes, etc.)

໧۫ Winches

ံᐚഴ Pulley Blocks

ᄉгն৹ᒲ Passenger Hoists

ࠢ઱ިնүն৹ᒲʔӥऔն৹ᒲፒ Material or Skip Hoists, including Hoistway

ն് Suspended Working Platforms

ីʕᤱ୉ʕն ʕն୉ Chains, Ropes, Hooks, Slings

ܡӔ Others

ᄽк Electricityʚ

ིែา Switches

ᄽᎵ Wiring

ݐݳიႜ Fixed Installations

ҫ฼֤၃ߔൻෂ Portable Lighting

ҫ฼Ѡܠ Portable Tools

೬ᒲ Welding Machines

ܡӔ Others

SOSS-F3A-2 (Rev. 2002) Ы୳֜դᗀष ण๚Ҳ ण๚Ы ण๚в ण๚п ण๚Ԅ ण๚Ѷ ण๚҄ Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday (܋Ꮾ࿄тۜ֓ʕᇨ࿠ިҶ) General Safety Check (G=Good; S=Satisfactory; P=Poor)

Ҿ౻ज Fire Preventionʚۻ

Fire Fighting Appliances ܠᑴۻૣ

Ҿඏᄐ Means of Escapeۨ

ղᕠࢴਪ઄ Dangerous Goods Stores

૛೬૛ᒥ Gas Welding Cylinders

ܡӔ Others

௜ై Healthʚ

Ձ๯౳ܫ Asbestos Control

ᅺ੗౳ܫ Dust Control

ᑳਃ౳ܫ Noise Control

ᡨۻղᕠࠢᐆ࠱ Protection from Dangerous Substances

ࣺ಑ൻෂ First Aid Equipment

೎॑ൻෂ Washing Facilities

ตެ Latrine

ܡӔ Others

ᒲᑴ Machineryʚ

ҵѠᒲಳ Woodworking Machines

৤൛ࠢഝ௯ᒲಳ Loadshifting Machines

ᓣᐚ Abrasive Wheels

అᒲ Power Presses

ܡӔ Others

Ы୳܃ྈ Generalʚ

ֆᎌሥ೻ Housekeeping

դሻ݉ಙ๰ Safety Nets and Fans֜

ࠢ઱ఔᢤ Stacking of Materials

ඏᄁ Passageways

၃ߔൻෂ Lighting

ඏਅൻෂ Ventilation

ՂثែᅟԴ֜դӌ՚̯֜դၮᒄ੉࠱ֶ (ֶڲֶ̯) Notice of Employment of Safety Officer/Safety Supervisor (YES/NO)

ܡӔ Others

SOSS-F3A-3 (Rev. 2002) Ы୳֜դᗀष ण๚Ҳ ण๚Ы ण๚в ण๚п ण๚Ԅ ण๚Ѷ ण๚҄ Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday (܋Ꮾ࿄тۜ֓ʕᇨ࿠ިҶ) General Safety Check (G=Good; S=Satisfactory; P=Poor)

ᡨൻෂۻਡг Personal Protective Equipmentʚ

դᕰഎ Helmets֜

ᡨഓԴܠ Eye Protectors

᢫᠚ࢅᡨᑴ Ear Protectors

ᑴ Respiratorsخ݅

դ౅ Safety Belts֜

ҫਗ਼ Gloves

դᑀ Safety Shoes֜

ҘՠԆਗ਼ Reflective Jackets

ܡӔ Others

࣬᠜ Recommendationsʚ

᝽႟ Signature ʚ դၮᒄ੉ Safety Supervisor֜

Ҳ๚ Date ʚ

ʖ઼ثԡгѢߍ ֣ Ҵ ҲቖӐт֜դၮᒄ੉஘Ᏽԡ෴ I discussed this report with the safety supervisor on .

᝽႟ Signature ʚ ߟӌ/֜դӌ՚ †*Proprietor / Safety Officer*†

ࡵ༯ Note:ʚ ෴Ѡ෱࠱׾Դгҗּ໛׾Դг࠱Ӗ೻гʖا࠱တ௭࠱гʔՍӥऔࠄгᅸᣯʕ௸჆ʔӐҗ՚׶Ѡတ႖ᗜިᖨש෴Ѡ෱ѭཞاևრѠတ႖ᗜިᖨܫ઴ሥ೻ި౳ܡߟӌ˙ӥऔၝ˘* (1) “Proprietor” includes the person for the time being having the management or control of the business carried on in the industrial undertaking or notifiable workplace and includes a body corporate and a firm and also the occupier of any industrial undertaking or notifiable workplace and the agent of such occupier. .ᏮؔӰѬᐞԴࡃʖ Delete if inapplicable † (2)

SOSS-F3A-4 (Rev. 2002) [൵܏ണ 19A(1)಺] [reg. 19A(1)]

ࡤࡤ૑૑ 4 FORM 4

܏Ѡ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵ FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS) REGULATIONS

ՂثែᅟԴ֜դӌ՚࠱ֶ NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OF SAFETY OFFICER

ኁӱזԡࡤ૑ЯԷ෎Ѡൠൠ࡯ฉѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵܏ണ 19A(1)಺࠱዁৞ Form approved by the Commissioner for Labour for the purposes of regulation 19A(1) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations

҆ӹռሠ Name of Company

ߟӌݩռ ᘤ໮ᄽჩ჆᎘* Name of *Proprietor Contact Telephone No.

ֆؿ؂Ѡ Workplace Address

դӌ՚ݩռ ᘤ໮ᄽჩ჆᎘֜ Name of Safety Officer Contact Telephone No.

ᒕѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵܏ 15(1)಺൵ݳʔт৪࠱֜դӌ՚ЯܰؗԡгࢆཞԡѠֆᅟ੉࠱֜դҗ௜ైʔૅ Ӕ࠱᛭ංӥऔʫ In accordance with the provisions of regulation 15(1) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations, the above-named safety officer is to assist me in promoting the safety and health of persons employed therein, including for that purposeʫ

۲༮Ѡֆʙ Inspection of Workplaceʙ (1)

ՙʙ Investigation of Complaints and Accidentsʙ܃җ࿠Ԇ༹ڋᏳष (2)

ဎ۠Ѡֆ᛭੉ʙҗ Meeting with Workplace Staffʙand (3)

(4) ܡӔ (Ӑрს৪)ʖ Others (to be specified).

*ߟӌ᝽ռ Signature of *Proprietor

Ҳ๚ Date

ࡵ༯ Note:ʚ ෴Ѡ෱࠱׾Դгҗּ໛׾Դг࠱Ӗ೻гʖا࠱တ௭࠱гʔՍӥऔࠄгᅸᣯʕ௸჆ʔӐҗ՚׶Ѡတ႖ᗜިᖨש෴Ѡ෱ѭཞاևრѠတ႖ᗜިᖨܫ઴ሥ೻ި౳ܡߟӌ˙ӥऔၝ˘ * “Proprietor” includes the person for the time being having the management or control of the business carried on in the industrial undertaking or notifiable workplace and includes a body corporate and a firm and also the occupier of any industrial undertaking or notifiable workplace and the agent of such occupier.

SOSS-F4 (Rev. 2002) [൵܏ണ 19A(2)಺] [reg. 19A(2)]

ࡤࡤ૑૑ 5 FORM 5

܏Ѡ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵ FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS) REGULATIONS

ՂثែᅟԴ֜դၮᒄ੉࠱ֶ NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OF SAFETY SUPERVISOR

ኁӱזԡࡤ૑ЯԷ෎Ѡൠൠ࡯ฉѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵܏ണ 19A(2)಺࠱዁৞ Form approved by the Commissioner for Labour for the purposes of regulation 19A(2) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations

҆ӹռሠ Name of Company

ߟӌݩռ ᘤ໮ᄽჩ჆᎘* Name of *Proprietor Contact Telephone No.

ֆؿ؂Ѡ Workplace Address

դၮᒄ੉ݩռ ᘤ໮ᄽჩ჆᎘֜ Name of Safety Supervisor Contact Telephone No.

ᒕѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜʰ֜դӌ՚җ֜դၮᒄ੉ʱ൵܏ 17(1)಺൵ݳʔт৪࠱֜դၮᒄ੉Яܰؗԡгҗ֜դӌ՚ࢆཞԡѠֆᅟ੉࠱ૅ դҗ௜ైʔӔ࠱᛭ංӥऔʫ֜ In accordance with the provisions of regulation 17(1) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations, the above-named safety supervisor is to assist me and the safety officer in promoting the safety and health of persons employed therein, including for that purposeʫ

ၮᒄѠֆ੉Ѡᕅ֚֜դ౻जҗፑ့ʙ Supervising the observance of safety measures and standards by persons (1) employedʙ

դʙҗ Promoting the safe carrying on workʙ and֜؂ࢆཞѠֆ࠱Ѡ (2)

(3) ܡӔ (Ӑрს৪)ʖ Others (to be specified).

*ߟӌ᝽ռ Signature of *Proprietor

Ҳ๚ Date

SOSS-F5 (Rev. 2002) [๵ࠏร 7B(4)ය] [reg. 7B(4)] । ௑ 6 FORM 6

٤ᅮᖄ୉ )๵ࠏڜ٤׌ٚ֗ڜ) ՠᐗ֗ՠᄐᆖᛜයࠏ FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS) REGULATIONS

ᓮ ஼ ع ய س ऱ ̚ ᥛ ཚ / ૹ ᄅ ᒔ ᎁ ם ု ׌ ٚ ٤ ڜ APPLICATION FOR ̚ RENEWAL/REVALIDATION AS A SAFETY OFFICER

ױ٤ᅮᖄ୉) ๵ࠏร҄B(4)යऱᏁ૞ۖᎁڜ٤׌ٚ֗ڜ)໎ՠ๠๠९༉ՠᐗ֗ՠᄐᆖᛜط।௑ԯء Form approved by the Commissioner for Labour for the purposes of regulation 7B(4) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations

†ଡԳᇷற Personal Particulars ټName in English *խ֮ࡩ Surname : Other names : ଉཽߪٝᢞᇆᒘࢨᥨᅃᇆᒘ ሽၡ֪Ց HK Identity Card No. or E-mail Account Passport No. Residential Address ᜤ࿮ሽᇩᇆᒘ ۰ܿ Contact Telephone No. (ृٵፖՂ૪۰ܿլڕ)ܿچຏಛ Correspondence Address ( if different from above ) ៭ᄐ Occupation

ټ቟׌ࡩ Name of Employer

ᜤ࿮ሽᇩᇆᒘ ܿچ቟׌ Address of Employer Contact Telephone No.

#റᄐၞଥૠቤᇡൣ Record of Continuing Professional Development Programme ழၴ ᢞ֮ࣔٙஂנ Ε ᓰ࿓ΕᝑஆΕᄎᤜΕዝᝑΕ ֲཚܿچጠΕټ)ႈؾ ׌ᙄृ ՛ழ) Documentary) (ڣ/ִ/ֲ) Item ሽᇩᇆᒘ֗ᜤ࿮Գ) ઔಘᄎΕஆᓫᄎ࿛ႈؾऱᠲؾ no. Organizer (Name, Address, Title of Course /Talk / Date Duration Proof Telephone No. & Conference/Lecture/ Seminar/ (Day/Month/Year) Attended Contact Person) Symposium etc. (in hours) ྤ ڶ ۟ ط From To Yes No

SOSS-F6-1 ழၴ ᢞ֮ࣔٙஂנ Ε ᓰ࿓ΕᝑஆΕᄎᤜΕዝᝑΕ ֲཚܿچጠΕټ)ႈؾ ׌ᙄृ ՛ழ) Documentary) (ڣ/ִ/ֲ) Item ሽᇩᇆᒘ֗ᜤ࿮Գ) ઔಘᄎΕஆᓫᄎ࿛ႈؾऱᠲؾ no. Organizer (Name, Address, Title of Course /Talk / Date Duration Proof Telephone No. & Conference/Lecture/ Seminar/ (Day/Month/Year) Attended Contact Person) Symposium etc. (in hours) ྤ ڶ ۟ ط From To Yes No

سऱ ̚ ᥛཚ/ૹᄅᒔᎁם٤׌ٚုڜऄ࠷൓့ֱུא࣠ݺڕᒔΖݺࣔػΔإԳࢬवࢬॾ᥆టኔࡉء।௑փࢬሉᇡൣਢጐءᜢࣔΔڼ᠃Գء ๯࠷௣ΖױயسயΔ௅ᖕՂ૪๵ࠏऱร 9(a)යΔᇠ ̚ ᥛཚ/ૹᄅᒔᎁ I hereby declare that the particulars contained in this form are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that if my ̚ renewal/revalidation as a safety officer is obtained by fraudulent means, the registration as ̚ renewed/revalidated is liable to cancellation under Regulation 9(a) of the aforesaid Regulations.

ᅃׂ PHOTO : Signature ټ᡽

: ཚ Dateֲ

ॵု Note: .Ζ Please delete if inapplicableृشլᔞװܔᓮ ̚ (1) .’Δᓮຏव໎ՠ๠๠९Ζ You are requested to inform the Commissioner for Labour of any change in ‘Personal ParticularsޏޓࢬڶϖଡԳᇷறϗڕ † (2) .ΔᓮჄᐊຍႈΖ Please complete this part if applicableृشᔞڕ * (3) .౐്ჄᐊΖ Please use separate sheets in case of insufficient spaceףॵشլߩജΔᓮࠌۯ़࣠ڕ (i # (4) .ᣂऱᢞ֮ࣔٙΖ You may be required to provide documentary proof upon requestڶՂܧ܃ޣ๠ᄎ૞ءᏁ૞Δڶڕ (ii ."ႃଡԳᇷறհؾऱΖ Please note the attached "Statement of Purpose for the Collection of Personal Dataگᓮࣹრॵ൅ऱ (5)

SOSS-F6-2 ٤֗೜ൈຝڜ໎ՠ๠៭ᄐ ႃଡԳᇷறհؾऱگ ႃؾऱگ

ᇷற᠏ฝ

ਙࢌຝ॰Δ৳ஃᑔ…..࿛αຘ᥻ΖڕࢨᖲዌΰדᣂԳڶהࠡٻࢬ༼ࠎऱଡԳᇷறݺଚࢨᄎ܃੡ԱՂ૪รԫ੄༼ࠩऱؾऱΔ .2

਷ᔹଡԳᇷற

਷ᇬଡԳᇷற

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE FOR THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA BY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH BRANCH LABOUR DEPARTMENT

Purposes of Collection

Classes of Transferees

2. The personal data you provide may be disclosed to relevant parties and authorities (e.g. Government Bureaux and Departments, Law firms, etc. ) for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1 above.

Access to Personal Data

Enquiries

[൵܏ണ18 ಺] ࡤࡤ૑૑ 3 [section 18] F O R M 3

܏Ѡ጗җѠတ႖ᗜ(֜դሥ೻)൵ FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY MANAGEMENT) REGULATION

դጉુඏ࠵઼֜ש༯ӝ֜դጉુ੉ཞ NOTICE OF CONDUCTING SAFETY AUDIT BY REGISTERED SAFETY AUDITOR

Է෎Ѡൠൠ࡯ฉѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜ(֜դሥ೻)൵܏ണ18 ಺ऐߔ࠱ኁӱ૑֤ Approved form specified by the Commissioner for Labour for the purposes of section 18 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation

ী : ਉ๽෎Ѡൠൠ࡯ To : The Commissioner for Labour, Hong Kong

༯ӝ֜դጉુ੉࠱ჷ઱ Information of Registered Safety Auditor ༯ӝ֜դጉુ੉ݩռ ᘤ໮ᄽჩ჆᎘ Name of Registered Safety Auditor Contact Telephone No.

ᘤ໮ֆؿ Contact Address

ݡ՚т৪༯ӝ֜դጉુ੉࠱ߟӌިޭ࣬௸࠱ჷ઱ Information of Proprietor or Contractor who has appointed the above Registered Safety Auditor ߟӌިޭ࣬௸ռሠ ᘤ໮ᄽჩ჆᎘ Name of proprietor/contractor Contact Telephone No.

ߟӌިޭ࣬௸ֆؿ Address of proprietor/contractor

တ௭ޤᐆ Nature of Business

դጉુ࠱ֆᚚ֜שཞ Place of Conducting Safety Audit

ጉુ࠱Ҳ๚җ઴ུשݨཞི Date and Time of Commencement of Safety Audit

༯ӝ֜դጉુ੉᝽ռ Signature of Registered Safety Auditor

Ҳ๚ Date

Ռ෎Ѡൠൠ࡯ا࢛ѬҟߍмԄҚʔשࡵ༯ :ֶែ༯ӝ֜դጉુ੉ྊలּඏ࠵઼ߍრ֜դጉુིݨཞ Note : The registered safety auditor concerned shall give notice to the Commissioner for Labour not less than 14 days before the date of commencement of the safety audit SM-F3 ෎Ѡൠ᛭တ֜դҗ௜ైඝ ਡгჷ઱ѰԾ࠱ྃ֯

(෴اդጉુ࠱֜) Ծ࠱ྃ֯ ӐрԴගʚ؂ඍֻެ฼܎࠱ਡгჷ઱ဎ൯෎Ѡൠ᛭တ֜դҗ௜ైඝԴ؃ .1

࠱ࠄ܏ʙשӔԷ෎ѠൠచܡѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜ಺܏ʕ᛭တ֜դҗ௜ై಺܏җשa) ֶែచ) ࠄࣳു஛ʙިשྈ݉ཞ܃b) ֶែ༮ᆘᄔ܏) җഭৠ҉߫ʖےঔ؂c) లֶែჷ઱Դ)

ჷ઱ᜏഝ .… ඝࡰʔࣳઃፔތӔֶែгӓިᒲᇌʰ֕ङܡਚިဎջٺ฼܎࠱ਡгჷ઱ެ؃࠱Ծ࠱ʔܩॡбт৪ണЫॄ฼ .2 ໛ʱ඘᡻ʖ

षᐹਡгჷ઱ ԥਡгჷړषᐹҗڣᢞ৞ֶ؃ᚆʱ಺܏ണ 18 җ 22 ಺җࡵࡤ 1 ࢅኽ਺࢞ണ 6 ਺࢞࠱൵ݳʔۏᒕਡгჷ઱ʰૅ .3 ฼܎࠱ਡгჷ઱Ꮴԡʖެ؃ᗧ౓Ы՝ڣषᐹ࠱ᢞؓӥऔ৞ڣ઱ʖ৞

षწਡгჷ઱ ԥਡгჷ઱ʔᖨջрըгӓ฼Ӡʚړਡгჷ઱࠱षწʔӥऔषᐹҗ؃ែֶ .4

෎Ѡൠ᛭တ֜դҗ௜ైඝ ௯ঝש – ᛭တ֜դ ᛭တ֜դӌ՚ʰᘔඝʱ௴҉ ਉ๽ѭᗩഭЫ᎘ᕰᄐпмж჆ ૧๽ङތѕፔмпፔ

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE FOR THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA BY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH BRANCH LABOUR DEPARTMENT

(Notification of Safety Audit) Purpose of Collection 1. The personal data provided by you by means of this form will be used by the Occupational Safety and Health Branch of the Labour Department for the following purposes:

(a) activities relating to the administration of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance and other legislation administered by the Labour Department; (b) activities relating to checking compliance of legislative requirements and carrying on legal proceedings; and (c) carrying on research and compilation of statistical data.

Classes of Transferees 2. The personal data you provide may be disclosed to relevant parties and authorities (e.g. Government Bureaux and Departments, Law firms, etc.) for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1 above.

Access to Personal Data 3. You have a right of access and correction with respect to personal data as provided for in Sections 18 & 22 and Principle 6 of Schedule 1 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Your right of access includes the right to obtain a copy of your personal data provided to this department.

Enquiries 4. Enquiries concerning the personal data collected, including the making of access and corrections, should be addressed to :

Divisional Occupational Safety Officer (HQ) Occupational Safety – Operations Division Occupational Safety and Health Branch Labour Department 13/F., Harbour Building 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong [൵܏ണ 19(1)(a)಺] ࡤࡤ૑૑ 4 [section 19(1)(a)] F O R M 4

܏Ѡ጗җѠတ႖ᗜ(֜դሥ೻)൵ FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY MANAGEMENT) REGULATION

ݡ՚֜դषુ੉ APPOINTMENT OF SAFETY REVIEW OFFICER

Է෎Ѡൠൠ࡯ฉѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜ(֜դሥ೻)൵܏ണ19(1)(a)಺ऐߔ࠱ኁӱ૑֤ Approved form specified by the Commissioner for Labour for the purposes of section 19(1)(a) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation

Ѡတ႖ᗜռሠ Name of Industrial Undertaking

#ߟӌ/ޭ࣬௸ ᘤ໮ᄽჩ჆᎘ Name of #Proprietor/Contractor Contact Telephone No.

Ѡတ႖ᗜֆؿ Address of Industrial Undertaking

ᆙт৪Ѡတ႖ᗜ࠱ݳ๚֜դשᒕˀѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜ(֜դሥ೻)൵܏ˁണ 19 ಺൵ݳʔ೼ݡ՚Ӑр࠱֜դषુ੉ཞૅ ʖثषુҗአՌֶែ࠱֜դषુ෴ In accordance with the provisions of section 19 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation, the following safety review officer is hereby appointed to conduct safety reviews regularly in relation to the above industrial undertaking and submit the corresponding safety review report.

դषુ੉ݩռ ᘤ໮ᄽჩ჆᎘֜ Name of Safety Review Officer Contact Telephone No.

ᘤ໮ֆؿ ء / ࠴౷ᅟ੉ * ढ (Direct Yes / No (֕ࡺ࠴౷ᅟ੉ Employee Contact Address (if not direct employee)

ᗧ಄ᢞ᝽႟г Authorized Signatory : : ݩռ Name : ഴᛣቢձ) ᛭ׯ Post Title) (Chop of Organisation) Ҳ๚ Date :

ࡵ༯: Note: ֶשਡཞڢॡതսˀѠ጗җѠတ႖ᗜ(֜դሥ೻)൵܏ˁണ 19(1)(b)(i)಺࠱൵ݳʔߟӌ/ޭ࣬௸ྊ֜ಈలּݡ՚Үՙ࠱Үԡև (1) ែѠတ႖ᗜ࠱ֆұ࠱ᣩഓׯႜ੶Ղʖ For the purpose of section 19(1)(b)(i) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation, the proprietor/contractor shall cause a copy of this appointment to be displayed in a conspicuous position at each place where the relevant industrial undertaking is carried on. ࠱တ௭࠱гʔՍӥऔࠄгᅸᣯʕ௸჆ʕӐҗრѠတ႖ᗜ࠱׾Դгҗּ໛׾שևრѠတ႖ᗜѭཞܫ઴ሥ೻ި౳ܡߟӌ”ӥऔၝ“ # (2) Դг࠱Ӗ೻гʖ “Proprietor” includes the person for the time being having the management or control of the business carried on in the industrial undertaking and includes a body corporate and a firm and the occupier of the industrial undertaking and the agent of such occupier. ᏮؔӰѬᐞԴࡃ Delete if inapplicable * (3)

SM-F4 Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Asbestos) Regulation

[Section 17(3)]

Health Register for Person Employed in Asbestos Work

Form approved by the Commissioner for Labour for the purposes of section 17(3) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Asbestos) Regulation

Name of Industrial Undertaking

Identity card no. Date on which the person first Name of employed in asbestos work in employed person Date of birth the industrial undertaking

Name of registered Date of medical medical practitioner Result of medical examination. (State whether Name, signature and Date of making examination conducting the the person is certified fit for working with position of person making this entry examination asbestos) this entry

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Note (i) A separate health register shall be maintained for each person employed in asbestos work (ii) The certificate issued by the medical practitioner conducting the examination shall be attached to this health register, (iii) Health register shall be kept for at least 5 years from the date of last entry in the register. (iv) A copy of the health register shall be given to the person covered by it upon termination of his employment. (v) A proprietor who fails to maintain health register for person employed in asbestos work in accordance with section 17(3) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Asbestos) Regulation commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 5

ASF-F-HR

C3-P01(Ver.Sep.98)

CHAPTER 3 CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS ON CONSTRUCTION SAFETY

3.1 INTRODUCTION AND GUIDANCE NOTES

3.1.1 The Construction Site Safety Manual (the Manual) is mandatory for all construction works contracts and term contracts, undertaken by contractors on the List of Approved Contractors for Public Works or those on the List of Approved Suppliers of Materials and Specialist Contractors for Public Works (e.g. piling, electrical and mechanical engineering works), and Design and Build contracts. However, there may be contracts which, owing to their small size and/or nature, will warrant changes to the contractual provisions set out in this chapter. Each works department will be the best judge of its own situation and needs. Contract drafters shall seek advice from Departmental Safety Advisers and the agreement of the appropriate (D2 or above) officer for such changes.

3.1.2 The appendices to this Chapter set out the contractual provisions on construction safety to be incorporated into the relevant type of contract documents. They include Special Conditions of Tender, Special Conditions of Contract, Particular Specifications, and Methods of Measurement associated with requirements related to the submission of a Safety Plan and the Pay for Safety Scheme (PFSS) and should be incorporated in the appropriate contract documents. It should be noted that the Particular Specification clauses contained in Appendix III are general requirements applicable to all works and term contracts. Individual departments should incorporate additional clauses to suit the specific nature of works within their departments.

3.1.3 One of the major provisions is the inclusion of a Safety Plan, which is a document setting out details of the Contractor’s safety management system that he will implement on the Site to ensure safety and health in the execution of the Works. A good Safety Plan should set out the Contractor's management policy and commitment, organisation and detailed arrangements and C3-P02(Ver.Sep.98)

procedures to achieve the best safety performance.

3.1.4 A Safety Plan shall be a mandatory requirement for the following contracts :

(i) works contracts, undertaken by contractors on the List of Approved Contractors for Public Works or those on the List of Approved Suppliers of Materials and Specialist Contractors for Public Works, with estimated contract sums of $ 20M and above,

(ii) term contracts, undertaken by contractors on the List of Approved Contractors for Public Works or those on the List of Approved Suppliers of Materials and Specialist Contractors for Public Works, with total estimated expenditure of $ 50M and above, and

(iii) Design and Build contracts with estimated contract sums of $ 20M and above.

For works contracts and Design and Build contracts with estimated contract sums of less than $ 20M and term contracts with total estimated expenditure of less than $ 50 M, the criterion to decide whether safety plans are required or not is whether dangerous situations are anticipated by virtue of the site location or the operation involved in the construction work within the scope of the contract. Departmental Safety Advisers should be consulted for advice on specific requirements.

3.1.5 Notwithstanding the statutory requirement under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations that a contractor shall employ one full-time Safety Officer (SO) where the total number of persons employed at all of his construction sites, not being persons employed by a specialist contractor, is 100 or more, Particular Specification clause no. 5(2) requires the employment of full-time SO in works contracts in accordance with the total no. of workers employed Revision Ref. No. R1 C3-P03 (Ver.Nov.2000)

on the Works or in conjunction with the Contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or his sub-contractor as follows:

Minimum no. of Total no. full-time of workers Safety Officer 50 to 200 1 201 to 700 2 701 to 1200 3 1200 and above 4

Other factors to be considered in deciding whether a full time or part time Safety Officers needs to be employed include :

(a) the nature and the complexity of the Works, the number of isolated sites and the potential risks anticipated on Site; and

(b) the estimated contract sum, e.g. at least one for $ 100M.

For term contracts, a full time safety officer shall be required in accordance with Particular Specification clause no. 5(2). However, the two factors mentioned above shall be taken into consideration.

If in doubt, the advice of the departmental Safety Adviser should be sought.

3.1.6 For exceptionally complex contracts involving potentially high risk works and with estimated Contract sums of $ 100M, consideration shall be given to allow a longer tender period for tenderers to develop the Outline Safety Plan.

3.1.7 All works contracts, term contracts, and Design and Build contracts where Safety Plans are required, irrespective of whether the contract is Bills of Revision Ref. No. R1 C3-P04 (Ver.Nov.2000)

Quantities (BQ) or Schedule of Rates (SOR) based, and which tenders are called on or after 1 December 2000 shall be included in the Pay for Safety Scheme (PFSS). For works contracts and Design and Build contracts to be included in PFSS, the estimated contract sum shall be $ 20M and above. For contracts where a great portion of the value is on the cost of equipment, the cost of equipment shall be excluded from the estimated from the contract sum or total estimated value in determining whether the contract should be included in PFSS. Irrespective of the value of the contract, term contracts solely for maintenance works (e.g. some E&M maintenance contracts) and contracts with duration of 12 months or less shall not be included in PFSS.

3.1.8 Selection of contracts in the PFSS for inclusion in the Independent Safety Audit Scheme shall be co- ordinated through the departmental Safety Adviser with the Works Bureau. Contracts selected should be those with construction periods of more than 12 months. Contractual provisions, background and practice note on the first stage and second stage of the Independent Safety Audit Scheme (ISAS) are set out in the Works B ureau Technical Circular Nos. 5/96 and 32/99 respectively.

3.1.9 In the preparation of contract documents, the relevant contractual provisions set out in the appendices to this Chapter shall be incorporated in the contract documents.

3.1.10 For contracts where Safety Plans are not required and therefore not included in the Pay for Safety Scheme, the Special Conditions of Tender (Appendix I), Special Conditions of Contract (Appendix II) and Revision Ref. No. R1 C3-P05 (Ver.Nov.2000)

Method of Measurement (Appendix VI) shall not be included. However, the following deletion/amendments to the Particular Specification (PS) clauses are to be incorporated :

(i) Deletion of PS clause no. 3, 5(4)(d), 8(4), 8(5), 8(7)(e), 8(11), 10 and 11;

(ii) Replace the words "Safety Plan" in PS clause nos. 5(4)(b), 5(4)(c), 5(6), 9(1) 9(2) and 13(4)(e) with "Contractor's site safety obligations set out in the Contract";

(iii) Replace PS clause no. 9(4)(a) with the following :

"Review of the Contractor’s safety and health provisions and measures, safe working procedures and method statements and update of emergency and rescue procedures", and

(iv) Replace the words "for consideration at each Site Safety Management Committee Meeting" in PS clause no. 13(4) with "for consideration at the monthly progress meeting with the Architect/Engineer*".

3.1.11 For contracts where a Specialist Contractor is employed, the Specialist Contractor shall provide a copy of his Safety Plan to the Contractor. Any discrepancies between the Safety Plan prepared by the Specialist Contractor and that of the Contractor shall be discussed between them and reconciled under the co-ordination of the Contractor. The Site Agent, project manager, Safety Officer and Safety Supervisor of the Specialist Contractor shall also attend the Site Safety Management Committee chaired by the Architect/Engineer* or his representative. Revision Ref. No. R1 C3-P06 (Ver.Nov.2000)

3.1.12 Guidance Notes on PFSS are set out in Chapter 12 of this Manual.

3.1.13 A "Checklist for Safety Plan" is attached in Appendix VII to assist the Architect/Engineer* and his staff in checking the Safety Plan(s) submitted under PS clause no. 3. The checklist is an administrative guideline and should not be included in the contract documents.

(Note : * delete or amend as appropriate to suit departmental contract arrangements) C3-P09(Ver.Sep.98)

Appendices to Chapter 3

Appendix I - Special Conditions of Tender for contracts with Safety Plan requirement.

Appendix II(a) - Special Conditions of Contract for works contracts with Safety Plan requirement

Appendix II(b) - Special Conditions of Contract for term contracts with Safety Plan requirement

Appendix III - Particular Specifications

Appendix IV - Proforma on “Monthly Statement of General Safety Induction Training for Workers”

Appendix V - Colour Coding of Lifting Gear

Appendix VI(a) - Method of Measurement for works contracts included in the Pay for Safety Scheme

Appendix VI(b) - Method of Measurement for term contracts included in the Pay for Safety Scheme

Appendix VII - Checklist for Safety Plan (not to be included in contract documents) C3-AI(Ver.Sep.98)

Appendix I - Special Conditions of Tender (Applicable to contracts with Safety Plan requirement)

SCT 1 (1) The tenderer shall submit with Outline his Tender an Outline Safety Plan Safety Plan which shall be the tenderer's proposals to ensure safety and health in the execution of the Works. Failure to submit the Outline Safety Plan may invalidate the Tender.

(2) The Outline Safety Plan shall start with a formal statement of policy on safety and health and shall include : (a) identification of safety and health hazards which may be encountered in the execution of the Works, (b) an outline of proposed safety and health measures for the control and prevention of such safety and health hazards, and (c) the manner by which safety and health measures will be implemented and monitored. (3) The Outline Safety Plan shall be used for the purpose of tender assessment and shall not form part of the Contract. C3-AII(a)-P01 (Ver.Sep.98)

Appendix II(a) - Special Conditions of Contract (Applicable to works contracts with Safety Plan requirement) SCC 1 (1) "Safety Plan" means the Safety Safety Plan Plan referred to in sub-clause (4) of this Special Condition of Contract, including any revised or updated version, setting out details of the safety management system that the Contractor will implement on the Site, together with any other measures and information required by the Contract to ensure safety and health in the execution of the Works.

(2) The Contractor shall submit within 14 days of the date of the Employer’s letter of acceptance of the Tender three copies of a draft Safety Plan to the Architect/Engineer*.

(3) Within 7 days from the submission of the draft Safety Plan, the Contractor shall arrange and hold an ad hoc meeting (or meetings if necessary) with the *Architect/ Engineer's representatives to discuss the draft Safety Plan. Where the Architect/Engineer* is of the opinion that the draft Safety Plan does not meet the requirements of the Contract he shall request that the Contractor remedy the deficiency prior to submitting the Safety Plan to the Architect/Engineer* in accordance with sub-clause (4) of this Special Condition of Contract. C3-AII(a)-P02 (Ver.Sep.98) (4) The Contractor shall submit within 35 days of the date of the Employer’s letter of acceptance of the Tender six copies of the Safety Plan to the Architect/Engineer*. (5) The Contractor shall review the Safety Plan at monthly intervals and shall revise and update the Safety Plan if necessary. (6) The Contractor shall comply with the Safety Plan in the execution of the Works and ensure his employees and sub-contractors of all tiers comply with the Safety Plan. The Contractor shall provide any other party working on the Site including Specialist Contractors and utility undertakings with a copy of the Safety Plan and shall request those parties comply with it. The Contractor shall report any person who fails to comply with the Safety Plan to the Architect/Engineer.

(7) If the Architect/Engineer* is of the opinion that the Safety Plan does not meet the requirements of the Contract, the Architect/Engineer* may by notice in writing require the Contractor to revise or update the Safety Plan and the Contractor shall comply with that requirement within 7 days of the date of the notice.

(8) The Contractor shall provide all facilities, access and assistance to the Architect/Engineer* to periodically verify that the Safety Plan is being properly and C3-AII(a)-P03 (Ver.Sep.98)

fully implemented. If the Architect/Engineer* is of the opinion that the Safety Plan is not being properly and fully implemented and the failure may adversely affect the safety and health of any person or the safety of any property on or adjacent to the Site, the Architect/Engineer* may notify the Contractor in writing of such failure and the Contractor shall then take all necessary steps to rectify that failure immediately. For the avoidance of doubt, this Special Condition of Contract does not limit or take away from the Architect/Engineer* any power under the Contract including the power to suspend the progress of the Works or any part thereof pursuant to General Conditions of Contract Clause 54(1).

(9) This Special Condition of Contract shall not relieve the Contractor from any of his obligations or responsibilities under the Contract.

SCC 2# The Contractor shall be entitled to Payment for the sums set out in the Site Safety Site Safety section of the Bills of Quantities, provided that the Contractor shall have complied to the extent specified for each item.

( * delete or amend to suit departmental contract arrangements) ( # applicable only to PFSS contracts ) C3-AII(b)-P01 (Ver. Sep.98)

Appendix II(b) - Special Conditions of Contract (Applicable to term contracts with Safety Plan requirement)

SCC 1 (1) “Safety Plan” means the Safety Plan Safety Plan referred to in sub-clause (4) of this Special Condition of Contract, including any revised or updated version, setting out details of the safety management system that the Contractor will implement on *the Site/all Sites, together with any other measures and information required by the Contract to ensure safety and health in the execution of the *Works/Whole of the Works.

(2) The Contractor shall submit within *14 days of the date of the Employer’s letter of acceptance of the Tender/7 days of the date for commencement of the first Works Order/7 days of the commencement of the Contract Period three copies of a draft Safety Plan to the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*.

(3) Within 7 days from the submission of the draft Safety Plan, the Contractor shall arrange and hold an ad hoc meeting (or meetings if necessary) with the *Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor’s representatives to discuss the draft Safety Plan. Where the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* is of the opinon that the draft Safety Plan does not meet the requirements of the Contract he shall request that the Contractor remedy the deficiency prior to submitting the Safety Plan to the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* in accordance with sub-clause (4) of this Special Condition of Contract. C3-AII(b)-P02 (Ver. Sep.98)

(4) The Contractor shall submit within *35 days of the date of the Employer’s letter of acceptance of the Tender/21 days of the date for commencement of the first Works Order/21 days of the date for commencement of the Contract Period six copies of the Safety Plan to the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*.

(5) The Contractor shall review the Safety Plan at monthly intervals and shall revise and update the Safety Plan if necessary.

(6) The Contractor shall comply with the Safety Plan in the execution of the Works/Whole of the Works* and ensure his employees and sub-contractors of all tiers comply with the Safety Plan. The Contractor shall provide any other party working on *the Site/all Sites including Specialist Contractors and utility undertakings with a copy of the Safety Plan and shall request those parties comply with it. The Contractor shall report any person who fails to comply with the Safety Plan to the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*.

(7) If the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* is of the opinion that the Safety Plan does not meet the requirements of the Contract, the Engineer/ Maintenance Surveyor* may by notice in writing require the Contractor to revise or update the Safety Plan and the Contractor shall comply with that requirement within 7 days of the date of the notice. C3-AII(b)-P03 (Ver. Sep.98)

(8) The Contractor shall provide all facilities, access and assistance to the Engineer/ Maintenance Surveyor* to periodically verify that the Safety Plan is being properly and fully implemented. If the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* is of the opinion that the Safety Plan is not being properly and fully implemented and the failure may adversely affect the safety and health of any person or the safety of any property on or adjacent to *the Site/all Sites, the Engineer/ Maintenance Surveyor* may notify the Contractor in writing of such failure and the Contractor shall then take all necessary steps to rectify that failure immediately. For the avoidance of doubt, this Special Condition of Contract does not limit or take away from the Engineer/ Maintenance Surveyor* any power under the Contract including the power to suspend the progress of *the Works/any Works or any part thereof pursuant to General Conditions of Contract Clause 56(1)/57(1)*.

(9) This Special Condition of Contract shall not relieve the Contractor from any of his obligations or responsibilities under the Contract.

SCC 2# The Contractor shall be entitled to the Payment for sums set out in the Site Safety section of Site Safety the Schedule of Rates, provided that the Contractor shall have complied to the extent specified for each item. C3-AII(b)-P04 (Ver. Sep.98)

(* delete or amend as appropriate to suit departmental contract arrangements)

(# applicable only to PFSS contracts) C3-AIII-P01(Ver.Sep.98)

Appendix III - PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS ON SITE SAFETY

Note : Particular Specification clauses hereinafter referred to in this Appendix shall mean the Particular Specification clauses under this Appendix.

1 General

(1) The Contractor shall ensure as a priority in all activities connected with the Works, the safety and health of all persons on or adjacent to the Site.

(2) The Contractor shall provide and employ on the Site only such personnel who have received adequate training including safety and health training relevant to their tasks and adopt safe working practices at all times and shall ensure his sub- contractors comply with this requirement.

(3) The Contractor shall not allow any person to work on the Site who has repeatedly breached safety requirements. A notice of such sanction shall be displayed at a prominent place on the Site.

2 Legislation, Regulations and/or Codes of Practice

(1) The Contractor shall keep one set each of the following legislation, regulations and/or codes of practice on the Site including, but not limited to :-

Legislation

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance

- the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Woodworking Machinery) Regulations C3-AIII-P02(Ver.Sep.98)

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Abrasive Wheels) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Protection of Eyes) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Cartridge-Operated Fixing Tools) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Electricity) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Suspended Working Platforms) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Work) Regulations

- the Dangerous Goods Ordinance (Section 6)

- the Electricity Ordinance (Part VII)

- the Electricity (Wiring) Regulations

- the Builders' Lifts and Tower Working Platforms (Safety) Ordinance

- the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance

- the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations

- the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Ordinance C3-AIII-P03(Ver.Sep.98)

Codes of Practice, Guides and others - "Code of Practice for Scaffolding Safety", published by the Labour Department, where applicable

- “Code of Practice for Safe Use of Mobile Cranes and Tower Cranes”, published by the Labour Department, where applicable

- "Code of Practice on Safety and Health at Work for Industrial Diving", published by the Labour Department, where applicable

- "Code of Practice on Safety at Work (Lift and Escalator", published by the Labour Department, where applicable

- "A Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Section 6A & 6B) - Know Your General Duties" published by the Labour Department

- "A Guide to the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations" published by the Labour Department

- "A Guide to Construction Safety Management" published by the Labour Department

- “Guidance Notes for the Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation” published by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

- other safety and health related legislations, codes of practice and guides relevant to the execution of the Works.

(2) The Contractor shall display advisory and warning signs, labels and/or posters for the promotion and enhancement of safety and health and notices concerning the availability of the legislation and documents stated above at prominent locations around the Site including site offices, workshops and canteens.

(3) All legislations and documents referred to in this Clause shall be kept in both Chinese and English insofar as available. C3-AIII-P04(Ver.Sep.98)

3 Safety Plan

The Contractor shall in accordance with SCC ( ) prepare and submit to the Architect/Engineer* six copies of the Safety Plan signed by the Site Agent and the Safety Officer. It shall contain details of the following 14 key elements of a safety management system :- - safety policy - safety organisation - safety and health training - safety rules and regulations - safety committees - safety and health inspections - job hazard analysis - personal protective equipment - accident/incident investigation - emergency preparedness - safety promotion - health assurance programme - evaluation, selection and control of sub-contractors - process control programme.

Details shall contain, without limitation, the following :-

(1) Safety Policy

A policy statement setting down in clear and unambiguous terms the management's approach and commitment to communicate, implement and maintain health and safety for those involved in the Works and others who may be affected by the Works; it shall :

(a) be signed by the managing director of the Contractor, or the managing directors of companies of the consortium, partnership or joint venture comprising the Contractor,

(b) declare that safety and health are given priority in all aspects of the Works and in discharging its contractual obligations, C3-AIII-P05(Ver.Sep.98)

(c) state the Contractor's commitment to comply with relevant statutory and contractual obligations regarding safety and health and the means by which the Contractor will supervise, monitor and audit the safety assurance system to achieve due compliance,

(d) identify the key senior personnel for overall co-ordination and implementation of the policy,

(e) state the general responsibilities and duties of the Contractors employees and sub- contractors in upkeeping safety and health,

(f) state the safety targets to be achieved,

(g) be communicated to all levels of persons involved in the Works, and

(h) be dated, reviewed periodically and revised.

(2) Safety Organisation

The safety organisational structure and the manpower resources to implement the management's commitments; it shall :

(a) define clearly the safety and health responsibilities of staff at all levels including those of sub-contractors,

(b) describe the arrangements for a regular communication and reporting system on safety and health amongst all levels from top management down to labour force and vice versa,

(c) list the names and telephone numbers of the senior manager, site agent, Safety Officer and Safety Supervisors administering and ensuring compliance with the Safety Plan, together with their disciplines and the geographical area of the Works under the supervision of each Safety Supervisor, revised and re-issued at any time necessary to reflect accurately the current arrangement for safety supervision, C3-AIII-P06(Ver.Sep.98)

(d) state the powers vested in the safety staff which would enable them to take urgent and appropriate action to make safe the Site and the Works and to prevent unsafe working practices or other infringements of the Safety Plan or statutory regulations,

(e) state the name of the personnel responsible for updating the Safety Plan, and

(f) maintain and upkeep a register of first aiders, competent persons and examiners required under the relevant legislations and persons responsible for conducting different levels of safety training.

(3) Safety and Health Training

Procedures established to ensure that all staff working on the Site, and in particular those joining the Site to work for the first time or staff transferred to new assignments are given proper general safety and health training as well as job- specific training relevant to their duties; a programme shall be developed to identify and review the training need which shall contain the frequency, coverage and application of training ranging from safety management training to tool box talks and to check that the knowledge covered in the safety trainings are applied by the Contractor's staff.

(4) Safety Rules and Regulations

(a) Arrangements for safety rules and regulations including those specific rules laid down by clients to be documented, reviewed, amended and communicated to all appropriate levels of staff working on the Site including means and disciplinary action to ensure that they are implemented and enforced,

(b) Arrangements for method statements and permit- to-work systems to be implemented for high risk activities carried out on site including the provision of details such as persons identified by job titles who will be authorising the issue of permits; these activities should include, but not limited to hot work, electrical work, C3-AIII-P07(Ver.Sep.98)

slope works, confined spaces work, release of flammable/toxic liquid or gas etc.,

(c) Specific rules and regulations laid down by the client for Works to be carried out within premises that are occupied, partially occupied and/or controlled by the client, and

(d) Rules and regulations to protect authorised visitors and prevent entry of unauthorised persons to the Site.

(5) Safety Committees

The objectives, powers, functions, terms of reference, membership, frequency of meetings, agenda and distribution of minutes of meetings of the safety committee.

(6) Safety and Health Inspections

Arrangements to establish procedures for the identification, recording and reporting of hazardous conditions and their rectification; they shall include :

(a) planning and review of the frequency, coverage and extent of inspections conducted by safety staff, supervisory staff and senior management,

(b) developing a comprehensive safety inspection checklist for use in safety inspections to record irregularities or hazards identified and a scheme for them to be reported and prompt corrective actions to be taken by the appropriate staff, and

(c) developing a preventive maintenance programme for the workplace, electrical installations and equipment, plants (fixed and mobile) and equipment (including emergency equipment), in particular lifting plant and equipment to ensure that statutory tests, examinations, and inspections are carried out at required intervals and for such records to be made available for inspection by the Architect/Engineer*. C3-AIII-P08(Ver.Sep.98)

(7) Job Hazard Analysis

Arrangements for identification of potential hazards and assessment of health and safety risks associated with Works are carried out by trained safety personnel for the development of safe working procedures and method statements to ensure the satisfactory elimination, reduction or control of such risks before work starts; they shall include:

(a) procedures for the recording and regular review of the risk assessments and the developed safe working procedures and method statements to ensure that the risk control measures contained therein are suitable and relevant to the Works being undertaken; these should include those prepared by sub-contractors, and

(b) means to ensure that the risk control measures contained in the risks assessments, safe working procedures and method statements are clearly written down and communicated to those supervising and carrying out the Works and that their implementation are being regularly monitored.

(8) Personal Protective Equipment

Procedures for the identification and selection of suitable personal protective equipment and their issue, including the means and frequency by which personal protective equipment will be inspected, tested and maintained and records kept and the standard below which the equipment will be removed from the Site and replaced; they shall include :

(a) means to ensure that proper and, where appropriate, mandatory use by all persons on the Site,

(b) arrangement to ensure that information, instruction and training in the safe use, storage and maintenance of such equipment are provided, and

(9) Accident/Incident Investigation

Procedures for the prompt reporting, recording and investigation of accidents/incidents including dangerous occurrences occurred on Site; they shall include :

(a) the keeping of accidents statistics and their analysis with a view to identifying trends and developing measures for prompt implementation against recurrences, and

(b) means to communicate accident statistics, recommendations against recurrences and lessons learnt from previous accidents to all persons working on the Site.

(10) Emergency Preparedness

Arrangements for the establishment of procedures to deal with emergency situations on the Site (e.g. any situation requiring rescue) prior to arrival of the Police, the Fire Services Department or Marine Department and procedures during tropical cyclones, thunderstorm warnings, landslip warnings and heavy rainstorm warnings, outbreak of a fire, etc.; they shall include :

(a) means to communicate the emergency procedures to all personnel on the Site and to promote their emergency awareness,

(b) the organisation and training of emergency and/or rescue teams,

(d) means of receiving and communicating adverse weather information to site staff,

(e) emergency equipment to be provided and their locations,

(f) drills and exercises to test the preparedness for emergency actions which shall be carried C3-AIII-P010(Ver.Sep.98)

out at not less than 6 months intervals or as stated in the Contract,

(g) the first aid personnel and facilities, including arrangements for transporting the injured, and

(h) arrangements for the review and regular updating of emergency procedures and telephone list.

(11) Safety Promotion

Methods of promoting and maintaining safety awareness and developing a safety and health culture amongst all persons on the Site; they shall include :

(a) the display of the company safety policy, accident statistics, safety signs and posters and the showing of safety videos and films,

(b) procedure for the selection of appropriate safety promotion items for displaying on Site,

(c) the conduct of talks and campaigns and distribution of safety bulletins or newsletters drawing attention to particular special safety issues and emergency procedures, and

(d) procedure to recognize and commend those site personnel, teams, sections or sub-contractors with good safety performance.

(12) Health Assurance Programme

The programme shall contain :

(a) arrangements for pre-job and regular medical examinations of workers exposed to health hazards,

(b) arrangements for the identification, assessment, regular monitoring of health hazards and the reduction of exposure through technological and administrative control measures; they shall include : C3-AIII-P011(Ver.Sep.98)

(i) arrangement to ensure that all persons at the Site are aware of the health risks associated with their work and those in their vicinity and are fully informed of the necessary precautions in controlling the risks,

(ii) procedures for the selection, provision, training and supervision on the use of suitable personal protective equipment to supervisors and workers, in particular to those working in an environment potentially hazardous to health,

(iii) the seeking of outside specialist assistance for assessment and monitoring of health hazards where necessary, and

(iv) the provision of welfare facilities on the Site.

(13) Evaluation, Selection and Control of Sub-contractors

Arrangements for the evaluation, selection and control of sub-contractors working on the Site; they shall include :

(a) provision to each sub-contractor with a copy of the Safety Plan and the list of safety obligations and requirements which must be met for incorporation into the sub-contract agreement before works commence for ensuring compliance,

(b) means to ensure that only sub-contractors with satisfactory safety performance will be employed and procedures for evaluating the safety performance of sub-contractors employed on the Site at regular intervals,

(c) the timely provision of adequate safety and health information to suppliers of materials to the Site for their compliance,

(d) means by which safety procedures and method statements proposed by sub-contractors, whether directly employed or not, will be reviewed for compliance with the Safety Plan and the statutory regulations, C3-AIII-P012(Ver.Sep.98)

(e) arrangements to ensure that machinery and other plants used on Site by sub-contractors are appropriate to the nature of the task and that they are properly operated and maintained,

(f) the safety co-ordination system established to liaise between various sub-contractors, and

(g) ensure that sub-contractors’ workers have received proper training appropriate and relevant to the type and level of work to be undertaken.

(14) Process Control Programme

The programme shall contain :

(a) The formulation of policy on the review of accident control and hazards elimination measures during the conception and design stages, the setting of parameters for processes and materials to take into account of any changes in Site conditions and the development of a regular monitoring mechanism, and

(b) Arrangements and means for the effective implementation of accident control and hazards elimination measures described in the Safety Plan to ensure safety and health in the execution of the work processes, they shall include safety rules, regulations, safe working procedures, and in particular method statements and permit-to-work systems incorporating the findings of risk assessments conducted for identified high risk processes including, but not limited to the following -

- Housekeeping - Traffic control and transportation - Fire prevention measures and fire fighting equipment - Excavation - Working in confined spaces - Hand dug caissons - Diving - Hot work - Electrical equipment and installations C3-AIII-P013(Ver.Sep.98)

- Welding/cutting operations - Personal protective equipment - Conveyance, handling and use (blasting) of explosives - Lifting operations involving cranes and hoists etc. - Manual handling - Scaffolding and working platforms - Ladders and accesses - Hand tools and portable power driven tools - Use and storage of hazardous substances including chemicals - Working over water or adjacent to water - Working at height - Structural steel erection - Floor and wall openings and stairways - Lighting - Protection against falling objects - Protection against lightning - Demolition - Tunnelling

4 Safety Organisation

The Contractor shall provide to the *Architect/Engineer’s Representative at monthly intervals an updated safety organisation chart containing a complete list of all sub-contractors, whether directly employed by the Contractor or not, on the Site and the Works and the name of the Safety Supervisor for each such sub-contractor, insofar as the employment of a Safety Supervisor is expressly set out in the Contract or in the absence of such requirement then by any enactment or statutory requirement. The list shall also include the names of the Safety Officer and Safety Supervisors, and the names of Safety Representatives and the respective labour groups or teams they belong. Telephone numbers of these safety staff shall also be shown on the chart.

5 Safety Officer

(1) "Safety Officer" means a person registered as a safety officer in accordance with the Factories and C3-AIII-P014(Ver.Sep.98)

Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations (FIU(SO&SS)R) and employed by the Contractor to carry out the duties of a Safety Officer as specified in the Contract and duties specified in the FIU(SO&SS)R.

(2)+ The Contractor shall employ at least one Safety Officer who shall be approved by the Architect/Engineer*. If the total number of workers employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or his sub-contractor is equal to or more than 50, the Safety Officer shall devote the whole of his time to this Contract in the discharge of his duties. Where the number of workers thus employed exceeds 200, then the number of full-time Safety Officer to be provided shall be :

Total no. Minimum no.of of workers full-time Safety Officer 201 to 700 2 701 to 1200 3 1200 and above 4

If the total number of workers employed is less than 50, the Safety Officer may be engaged part time for this Contract but with sufficient presence on the Site to perform the duties of a Safety Officer. The time thus spent on site shall be not less than 12 hours per week excluding attendance of the Site Safety Management Committee meeting and the Site Safety Committee meetings.

(+ Applicable to works contract)

(2)# The Contractor shall employ one Safety Officer to be present full time on Site under the Contract who shall be approved by the Architect/Engineer*. Where the total number of workers employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract exceeds 200, the number of full-time Safety Officers to be provided shall be :

Total no. Minimum no.of of workers full-time Safety Officer 201 to 700 2 701 to 1200 3 1200 and above 4

(# Applicable to term contracts) C3-AIII-P015(Ver.Sep.98)

(3) The Contractor shall not commence any construction work on the Site without the appointment of the required number of Safety Officer(s) unless expressly permitted by the Architect/Engineer* in writing.

(4) The duties of the Safety Officer shall be solely directed towards safety and health matters. In addition to the duties stipulated in the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations, the Safety Officer shall:

(a) carry out safety inspections and prepare inspection reports,

(b) supervise and monitor implementation of the Safety Plan,

(c) ensure that sub-contractors and all persons working on the Site are made aware of and comply with the Safety Plan, and

(d) carry out internal safety audits for the Safety Plan at intervals of not less than once every six months, which format, scope and programme are to be proposed and agreed with the Architect/Engineer*,

(5) The Safety Officer shall maintain a safety diary which shall record all matters related to safety and health, including Safety Supervisors' reports, details of safety inspections and audits, accidents, dangerous occurrences, safety related incidents, etc. The Safety Officer shall check to ensure that all unsafe situations are promptly rectified and the dates of their completion duly recorded in the safety diary. The safety diary shall be made available for inspection by the Architect/Engineer* upon request and copy thereof shall be submitted to the Architect/Engineer* upon request.

(6) The Contractor shall empower the Safety Officer to order any person working on the Site to suspend any unsafe operation or to take urgent action to make safe the Site or the Works or to disallow any practice which may infringe the Safety Plan or any statutory safety requirement.

(7)+ The Safety Officer shall carry out comprehensive safety inspections on all activities on the Site at weekly intervals. The safety inspection shall identify any unsafe operation or potential hazards C3-AIII-P016(Ver.Sep.98)

using a check-list agreed by the *Architect /Engineer’s Representative. The Safety Officer shall give prior notice to the *Architect/Engineer’s Representative of the date and time of the weekly inspection and shall allow the *Architect/Engineer's Representative to attend the inspection.

( + Applicable to works contract)

(7)# The Safety Officer shall carry out comprehensive safety inspections on all activities on the Site at weekly intervals. He shall prepare a written safety inspection report every week on the works for each Works Order with an estimated value in excess of $ 100,000. These reports shall be provided in the form of a comprehensive checklist agreed by the *Architect/Engineer's Representative and shall be submitted to the Architect/Engineer* at the beginning of the following week.

Provided that nothing in this sub-clause shall prevent the Safety Officer from submitting reports or prevent the Architect/Engineer* from requesting additional reports on any job with any estimated value or requesting reports in any format as directed by the Architect/Engineer*.

(# Applicable to term contracts and can be modified by works departments to suit the nature of work, or size of their term contracts.)

(8) If the Safety Officer is unable to perform his duties for any reason, the Safety Officer shall be replaced as soon as practicable but in any case within 14 days. The Safety Officer shall not be replaced without consent by the Architect/Engineer*.

(9) The Safety Officer shall be clearly identified on the Site by wearing an armband or a safety helmet appropriately marked in Chinese and English.

6 Safety Supervisors

(1) "Safety Supervisor" means a person employed by the Contractor or his sub-contractors on the Site to carry out the duties of a Safety Supervisor as stipulated in the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations. The Safety Supervisor shall carry out safety inspections on all active C3-AIII-P017(Ver.Sep.98)

parts of the Site for which he is responsible at least at daily intervals using an appropriate comprehensive checklist agreed by the Architect/Engineer*. All completed safety checklist shall be signed by the Safety Officer to ensure prompt follow-up actions have been taken on unsafe situations.

(2) The Contractor shall employ at least one Safety Supervisor to be present full time on Site. Where the number of workers employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or by his sub-contractor exceeds 50, the number of Safety Supervisors to be provided shall be increased by one for every additional 50 workers.

(3)+ Notwithstanding the requirements stated in sub- clause no. 6(2) above, each sub-contractor of the first tier (directly employed by the Contractor) engaging 20 persons or more in the activities for which he is responsible shall provide at least one full-time Safety Supervisor to oversee the safety of his own activities.

(+ Applicable to works contracts)

(3)# Notwithstanding the requirements stated in sub- clause no. 6(2) above, the Contractor shall provide at least one full-time Safety Supervisor at one work location where the workers engaged there exceeds 20.

(# Applicable to term contracts)

(4) Safety Supervisor shall have at least three years' experience on construction work and have completed an appropriate training course provided for safety supervisors.

(5) Safety Supervisors shall be clearly identified on the Site by wearing an armband or a safety helmet appropriately marked in Chinese and English. Revision Ref. No. R2 C3-AIII-P018 (Ver.Nov.2000)

7 Safety Representatives

(1) In addition to the Safety Officer and Safety Supervisors, the Contractor shall appoint the foreman or ganger of each labour group or team working on the Site to act as Safety Representative. The Safety Representative shall be responsible for ensuring that the directives from the Contractor, the Safety Officer and Safety Supervisors on safety and health matters are duly carried out, safety practices are adopted and protective clothing and equipment are used by the work force at all times on the Site. Normally, each gang of workers shall have one Safety Representative. He shall be made aware of his responsibilities and the group of workers on the Site whose activities he is required to supervise. Every worker working on the Site shall be made aware of the roles of the Safety Representatives and from which Safety Representative he may seek advice or receive instructions on safety and health matters. (2) Safety Representatives shall be clearly identified on the Site by wearing an armband or a safety helmet appropriately marked in Chinese and English. 8 Safety Training (1) The Contractor shall regularly review the training needs of all persons employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract and prepare a long-term training programme. Each month the Contractor shall submit a proposed training programme to be provided in the next month for the *Architect/Engineer's approval. It shall contain the topics, dates, venues, the target participants of the proposed training and the names and qualification of the trainers. (2) All persons carrying out construction work including general workers, skilled workers, foremen, gangers, drivers and plant operators, who are employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or his sub-contractors must have completed the mandatory basic safety training course for the construction industry under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Amendment) Ordinance 1999 and hold the relevant valid certificate which shall be referred to hereafter as the Labour Department Recognised Green Card (LDRGC). (2)(A)(i) In addition to clause 8(2) above, skilled workers of specific trades set out below in this sub-clause and who are employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or his sub-contractors shall have attended the relevant trade specific Advanced Safety Training Course for Construction Workers (also known as the Silver Card course) organised by the Construction Industry Training Authority (CITA). : - painter and decorator - carpenter - building demolition worker - plumber - bar bender and fixer - worker for external wall installation, plasterer, tiler - bamboo scaffolder, working platform installer Any other recognised courses will be notified by the Architect/Engineer*.

(2)(A)(ii)If the Contractor intends to employ or permit the employment of any skilled workers of trades specified in sub-clause ( i) but do not possess the Silver Card that is relevant to the Revision Ref. No. R2 C3-AIII-P019 (Ver.Nov.2000)

trade and work in which he/she is working on the Site for the execution of the Works, he shall arrange within 2 working days of such skilled workers commencing work on the Site to attend the course specific to the trade and work in which he/she is employed under the Contract. A skilled worker who passes the test at the end of the course will be awarded with a Construction Industry Silver Card (Silver Card). For the purpose of this Contract, this course shall be referred to hereafter as the "trade specific advanced safety training" course. (3) The Contractor shall also ensure that all card holders will carry their LDRGC and Silver Card whilst working on the Site. (4) The Contractor shall pay a daily token allowance of $ 650 to each skilled worker of specified trades as set out in clause (2)(A)(i) above after he or she has successfully completed the second day of the trade specific advanced safety training course and received a Silver Card. He/she will not be paid the token allowance for completing the first day of the two-day Silver Card course, which is the LDRGC course and is a mandatory requirement under the Factories and Industrial Undertaking (Amendment) Ordinance 1999. The skilled worker is responsible for the payment of the course fee. However, the token allowance will not be paid if the second day of the course is attended: (i) before the skilled worker starts works on the Site; or (ii) after the skilled worker has left the Site. At the end of each month, the Contractor shall prepare and submit a certified monthly statement of workers who have successfully completed the trade specific advanced safety training course to the Architect/Engineer* using the proforma attached in Appendix IV**. Copies of the Silver Card, the original receipts signed by the workers for the receipt of the token allowance and a certified payroll record indicating the trades and salaries of the workers shall be made available for inspection if requested by the Architect/Engineer*. (** Amend appendix no. where appropriate) (5) The Contractor shall only arrange skilled workers to attend the trade specific advanced safety training course that is relevant to the trades and works in which he/she is employed under the Contract. The Architect/Engineer has a right to disapprove the payment on the trade specific advanced safety training to a skilled worker if he/she is found on the Site and not working for the trades and works in which he/she has received the training. (6) (a) All persons employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or his sub-contractors shall receive "site specific induction training". (b) Site specific induction training and its refresher shall take the form of an one-hour talk conducted by the Safety Officer in accordance with sub-clause 6(e) below. (c) The talk shall be conducted as follows: (i) Safety Policy 10 mins. (ii) General particulars of the Site 10 mins. (iii) Special characteristics of the Works and inherent hazards on the Site, highlights of particular safety measures and use of personal Revision Ref. No. R2 C3-AIII-P020 (Ver.Nov.2000)

protective equipment 15 mins. (iv) Emergency procedures and first-aid facilities 10 mins. (v) Reporting of accidents and injury compensation procedures 5 mins. (vi) Questions and answers 10 mins. total 60 mins (d) The Safety Officer shall prepare the talk based on Part II of the "Site Safety & Health Induction Training Manual" published by the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd. (e) An outline of the talk and every update of it shall be provided to the *Architect/Engineer’s Representative for approval. The talk shall be carried out within 2 working days of any such employee commencing work on the Site. Thereafter, he/she shall be given refresher talks at intervals of 6 months depending on the amount of changes to the site condition. (f) The Contractor shall ensure that "site specific induction training" talks are carried out by Safety Officers who are competent trainers and have received training on safety training techniques organised by the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd., CITA or other approved training organisations. (7) (a) The Contractor shall provide tool box talks at a frequency of one talk per worker on Site every two weeks commencing from the date of commencement of the Works/Contract Period* subject otherwise to any change in frequency as may be approved by the Architect/Engineer*. The Contractor shall also ensure that the topic of every talk given to a worker is relevant to his/her trade and the work that he/she will perform under the Contract and a worker shall attend no more than one talk on the same topic in any two-month period. (b) The Contractor shall propose the topics of the tool box talks at a frequency specified in sub-clause (a) having regard to the activities of the Site and the prevailing safety concern at that time. They shall be submitted with the proposed monthly training programme to the Architect/Engineer* for his approval. The Architect/Engineer* has the right to disapprove the training programme when the proposed topic is considered not relevant to the trade of the workers or the prevailing work activities. Moreover, the Architect/Engineer can request the Contractor to review the topics to cater for special safety concern. (c) The content of the tool box talks shall be based on training kits published by the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd. (HKCA). Where such a proposed topic is not amongst one of those published by HKCA kits, the Contractor shall develop training kits to a similar standard for approval by the *Architect/Engineer’s Representative. (d) The Contractor shall ensure that "tool box talks" are conducted by Safety Officers or Safety Supervisors or gangers who are competent trainers and have received training on safety training techniques organised by the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd., CITA or other approved training organisations. Revision Ref. No. R2 C3-AIII-P021 (Ver.Nov.2000)

(e) Payment for this item shall be made on a per worker per talk basis based on a frequency of one talk per worker every two weeks subject otherwise to any change in frequency approved by the Architect/Engineer* and the Architect/Engineer* being satisfied that the talks have been conducted in accordance with this clause. Any tool box talks conducted in excess of the specified frequency and without approval from the Architect/Engineer* shall be deemed to have been borne by the Contractor in the rates inserted elsewhere in the Bills of Quantities. (8) (not used) (9) (not used) (10) The Contractor shall prepare attendance records on site specific induction training and tool box talks which shall include the topics and dates of the talks, the names of the trainers, names and trades of the persons receiving the talks and their signatures. (11) The Contractor's Site Agent or Safety Officer shall certify the accuracy of attendance records on site specific induction training and tool box talks before they are submitted to the Architect/Engineer* for payment. If requested by the Architect/Engineer*, the Contractor shall give at least 24-hour notification on the time and venue of each tool box talk to be held, so that the Architect/Engineer* could arrange his/her staff to take attendance record for measurement.

(12) Management and other staff, other than workers, employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or his sub-contractors shall have received appropriate training on safety and health commensurate with their duties. (13) The Contractor shall keep on Site records of all safety training received by his staff including those on refresher training and make them available for inspection by the *Architect/Engineer’s Representative upon request. (** Amend appendix no. where appropriate)

8A Risk Assessment The Contractor shall carry out, review and submit to the Architect/Engineer* risk assessments for works scheduled to start at least for the next two months. The works shall be broken down into jobs/tasks for hazard identification and evaluation of the level of risk by competent persons. The documentation shall contain the hazards identified, the likelihood and consequence of the hazards occurring, the level of risk thus evaluated, the proposed risk mitigation/control measures and the anticipated residual risks, and identify the respective risk controller. The results of such risk assessments and documentation shall be endorsed by the Safety Officer and the Site Agent. In addition, they shall be incorporated into the Safety Plan or relevant safety working procedures or method statements. In addition, the Contractor shall also maintain an updated register of all risk assessments carried out, and update the relevant safety checklist based on the safety measures recommended in each new risk assessment. C3-AIII-P022(Ver.Sep.98)

9 Site Safety Committee

(1) The Contractor shall establish a Site Safety Committee which shall be responsible for ensuring the implementation of the Safety Plan, reviewing and monitoring the effectiveness of the safety and health measures taken and seeking the co-operation and commitment of staff at all levels.

(2) The Site Safety Committee shall be chaired by the Site Agent with members comprising a representative at senior management level from the Contractor's headquarters or the project manager, the Safety Officer, all Safety Supervisors, selected Safety Representatives and other staff of the Contractor or sub-contractors as may be considered necessary. It shall meet at monthly or more frequent intervals discussing all matters relating to the implementation of the Safety Plan. The first meeting shall be held no later than 30 days after the date for commencement of *Works/the first Works Order/the Contract Period. The Contractor may invite any other party such as the Labour Department, Marine Department, Fire Services Department, Police or representatives of utility undertakers to attend the meeting and provide advice as necessary.

(3) The Contractor shall give an advance notice of every Site Safety Committee meeting to the *Architect/Engineer's Representative who will attend the meeting in person or nominate a representative to attend the meeting as an observer.

(4) The following items shall, amongst others, be discussed at the Site Safety Committee meeting :

(a) Review of the Safety Plan - update risk assessment for the work scheduled at least for the next two months, - review and establish safety and health provisions, safe working procedures and method statements, - update the emergency and rescue procedures - discuss and reconcile any discrepancies between the Safety Plan prepared by the Specialist Contractor and that of the Contractor, C3-AIII-P023(Ver.Sep.98)

(b) Update of the safety organisation chart and review of the adequacy of safety personnel,

(c) Review of the safety performance of sub- contractors, (d) Any unsafe practices and conditions identified during safety inspections/audits and any follow up action,

(e) Advisory/warning letters issued by Marine Department and Labour Department and any Improvement/Suspension Notices received,

(f) Review of accident frequency rates and statistics of the Contractor and sub-contractors and identification of trends,

(g) Details of the Contractor's accident and dangerous occurrence experience,

(h) Safety and health training undertaken in the previous month and the proposed training programme for the following month,

(i) Details of safety promotional activities, and

(j) Safety co-ordination between various sub- contractors working in close proximity to each other.

(5) Minutes of the Site Safety Committee meeting shall be prepared by the Contractor and copied to the *Architect/Engineer's Representative within 10 working days of the meeting. One copy of the minutes in Chinese, and English if necessary, shall be posted at a prominent place on the Site.

10 Site Safety Management Committee

(1) The Architect/Engineer* shall establish a Site Safety Management Committee to monitor the adequacy of the Safety Plan and ensure its implementation on Site by the C3-AIII-P024(Ver.Sep.98)

Contractor, and to enhance communication between the Architect/Engineer* and the Contractor on safety and health matters. The Site Safety Management Committee shall be chaired by the Architect/Engineer* or his Representative and shall meet at monthly or more frequent intervals. The first meeting shall be held no later than 30 days after the date for commencement of *Works/the first Works Order/the Contract Period.

(2) The Contractor shall provide all necessary assistance required for the proper functioning of the Site Safety Management Committee and shall be represented on the Committee by a representative at senior management level from the Contractor's headquarters or the project manager, the Site Agent, the Safety Officer and Safety Supervisors. The Contractor shall act without delay upon the decisions or recommendations made by the Committee on matters of safety and health. The above arrangements are entirely without prejudice to and do not relieve the Contractor from any contractual or legal obligation with respect to safety and health. Where a Specialist Contractor is directly employed , a representative at the senior management level from the Specialist Contractors’ headquarter or his project manager, Site Agent, Safety Officer and Safety Supervisors shall also attend this meeting.

(3) Prior to every meeting of the Site Safety Management Committee, the Contractor shall arrange an inspection of the Site by those who are to attend the meeting and/or any other members nominated by the Architect/Engineer*. This inspection shall be taken as one of the weekly safety walk.

(4) The following items shall, amongst others, be included in the agenda of each SSMC meeting :-

(a) Review of the Safety Plan - update risk assessment for the work scheduled at least for the next 2 months - review and establish safe working provisions, safe working procedures and method statements, - update the emergency and rescue procedures C3-AIII-P025(Ver.Sep.98)

- discuss and reconcile any discrepancies between the Safety Plan prepared by the Specialist Contractor and that of the Contractor,

(b) Update of the safety organisation chart and review of the adequacy of safety personnel,

(d) Any unsafe practices and conditions identified during safety inspections/audits and any follow up action,

(e) Advisory/warning letters issued by Marine Department and Labour Department and Improvement/Suspension Notices,

(f) Public concern/complaint,

(g) Review of accident frequency rates and statistics of the Contractor and sub-contractors and identification of trends,

(h) Details of the Contractor's accident and dangerous occurrence experience

(i) Safety and health training undertaken in the previous month and the proposed training programme for the following month,

(j) Details of safety promotional activities,

(k) Contractor's monthly safety report,

(l) Safety co-ordination between various sub- contractors including Specialist Contractor working in close proximity to each other and,

(m) Reports on safety audits conducted by internal or external safety auditors and action plans prepared by the Contractor.

(5) The Architect/Engineer* may invite any other parties, such as Labour Department, Marine Department, Fire Services Department, Police, representatives from C3-AIII-P026(Ver.Sep.98)

utility undertakers and the departmental Safety Advisory Unit to attend the Site Safety Management Committee meeting and provide advice as necessary.

(6) The Architect/Engineer* or his Representative shall prepare the minutes of the Site Safety Management Committee meeting for distribution to all attending parties within 10 working days of the meeting. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the Architect/Engineer* or his representative and the Site Agent.

11 Weekly Safety Walk

(1)+ The Contractor should arrange a weekly safety walk attended by the Contractor's Safety Officer and Site Agent or his delegate and the *Architect/Engineer's nominated site representative to inspect the Site checking that safety and health conditions are being maintained on the Site. It shall include, but not be limited to :-

(a) Checking scaffolding in current use to be in compliance with the approved "Code of Practice for Scaffolding Safety" issued by the Commissioner of Labour,

(b) Checking that the temporary lighting and electrically powered hand-held tools and equipment are all rated at 110V CTE (centre- tapped to earth) in compliance with Particular Specification clause no. 14(3), and

Weekly safety walks conducted under this clause are entirely without prejudice to and do not relieve any of the Contractor's responsibility to carry out regular inspections to upkeeping safety and health conditions on Site required by the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations.

( + Applicable to works contracts) C3-AIII-P027(Ver.Sep.98)

(1)# The Contractor should arrange a weekly safety walk attended by the Contractor's Safety Officer and Site Agent or his delegate and the *Architect/Engineer's nominated site representative to inspect active parts of the Site checking that safety and health conditions are being maintained on the Site. The details of inspection for the weekly safety walk shall be determined by the *Architect/Engineer's nominated site representative on the day of the walk. The weekly safety walks shall include inspection of maintenance depots and any other areas occupied by the Contractor in connection with the Works to a frequency of not less than once per month. It shall include, but not be limited to :-

(a) Checking scaffolding in current use to be in compliance with the approved "Code of Practice for Scaffolding Safety" issued by the Commissioner of Labour,

(b) Checking that the temporary lighting and electrically powered hand-held tools and equipment are all rated at 110V CTE (centre tapped earth) in compliance with Particular Specification clause no. 14(3), and

(# Applicable to term contracts)

(2) The Contractor shall prepare and agree with the *Architect/Engineer's Representative a comprehensive check-list for use during safety walk and site inspections. It shall contain a table listing out the deficiencies identified during the walk /inspection with the proposed rectification measures, the names of the persons responsible for taking any necessary C3-AIII-P028(Ver.Sep.98)

rectification measures and the corresponding completion dates. More than one comprehensive checklist may need to be prepared by the Contractor to suit the variety of works at various portions of the Site.

(3) Immediately after the safety walk, the comprehensive checklist shall be agreed and signed by the Safety Officer and the *Architect/Engineer’s nominated site representative and a copy kept by the *Architect/Engineer's Representative. The Contractor shall take prompt action to rectify those deficiencies identified during the walk and shall report the status of actions taken at the forthcoming SSMC meeting.

12 Sub-contractors

(1) The Contractor shall provide each sub-contractor with sets of site rules and regulations, safe working procedures and safety obligations to ensure compliance.

(2) The Contractor shall, for contracts where more than two contractors are working in close proximity, establish a safety co-ordination system to liaise amongst the sub- contractors and to maintain a safe working environment.

13 Reporting

(1) In addition to the requirements of the General Conditions of Contract clause no. 27**, the Contractor shall complete any other forms as the Commissioner for Labour may require including, but not limited to, forms requesting supplementary information used by the Labour Department for the purpose of accident analysis. Copies of such forms should be made available for inspection by the Architect/Engineer* upon request.

( ** Amend clause no. where appropriate )

(2) Further to sub-clause (1) above, the Contractor shall notify the Architect/Engineer* immediately of any accident occurring on the Site involving dangerous occurrence or death or serious personal injury. The initial notification may be made verbally. A written C3-AIII-P029(Ver.Sep.98)

notification with details shall be made within 24 hours of the occurrence of the accident.

(3) The Contractor shall then investigate the incident/accident and complete any further report as may be required by the Architect/Engineer* on the detailed cause of the accident or dangerous occurrences, measures to prevent recurrence and complete standard forms provided by the Architect/Engineer* to enable the Employer to prepare an up-to-date database on site accident statistics.

(4) The Contractor shall submit a monthly report for consideration at the meeting of the Site Safety Management Committee. It shall be prepared by the Safety Officer and duly endorsed by the Site Agent, to the Architect/Engineer* containing the following information:

(a) all accidents involving dangerous occurrence, death, personal injury irrespective of severity or damages to properties in or adjacent to the Site,

(b) results of any Labour Department's inspections, advice, warning, Improvement/Suspension Notices and prosecutions,

(d) a list of all competent persons and a summary record of all examination and test certificates required by any legislation or the Contract, and

(e) Safety Officer's inspection reports, reports on follow up action taken on irregularities identified during safety inspections (and weekly safety walks)***, and safety audit reports on the implementation of the Safety Plan

( ( )*** delete for contracts not included in PFSS) C3-AIII-P030(Ver.Sep.98) 14 Further Safety Measures

(1) Safety, rescue and health matters shall be given a high degree of publicity on the Site. The Contractor's safety policy statement, emergency procedures and any rescue organisation shall be made known to all persons on the Site. Such information shall include an emergency telephone list including the names and contact telephone numbers (such as mobile phone number and pager number) of at least two key members of the Contractor’s emergency organisation, and the telephone numbers of the appropriate divisional police, fire and ambulance stations, utility undertakers, Labour Department’s Operation Division and Marine Department. Copies of the above information and safety posters, in Chinese and English languages, shall be displayed at prominent places on the Site. A notice board shall be erected near the entrance of the Site for the display of safety posters, up-to-date accident records and the names of the Safety Officer and the Site Agent.

(2) The Contractor shall ensure that all tools, plant, equipment and temporary facilities and all other items used in carrying out the Works how-so-ever provided are in a safe, sound and good condition, are capable of performing the functions for which they are intended, and where required by the law or by the relevant codes of practice, are licensed and/or have been issued with the necessary permits for use.

(3) (Not Used)

(4) All sides of working platforms, places, gangways, openings from which a person may be liable to fall for more than two metres shall be provided with at least two guard-rails of adequate strength and toe- boards securely fixed in position. The height of the top guard-rail shall be between 900 mm and 1150 mm. The intermediate guard-rail shall be positioned so that the unprotected gap in between does not exceed 470mm. The toe-board shall be at least 200 mm high.

(5) Fences and/or nets of adequate strength shall be provided along all edges where workers may be liable to fall into water. If it is not possible to C3-AIII-P031(Ver.Sep.98) provide such fences and nets, persons working over or immediate adjacent to water shall wear a life jacket or a suitable buoyancy aid or a personal fall arrestor (as is appropriate) when so working.

(6) If required by the Contract, the Contractor shall provide a suitably equipped and dedicated rescue launch, manned and available whenever work is being carried out on or over water.

(7) Alcoholic drinks and other substances which may impair judgement shall be prohibited from the Site. The Contractors shall remove any person under the influence of such substances from the Site immediately.

(8) Personal protective equipment provided by the Contractor for use in confined spaces and for protection against falling from height shall be full-body type safety harnesses with suitable lanyards. Safety belts shall not be permitted except for use as a means of positioning to restrict horizontal movement. The Contractor shall also Revision Ref. No. R3 C3-AIII-P032 (Ver.Nov.2000)

provide secure anchorages for the attachment of safety harnesses/safety belts. (9) Permit-to-work systems shall be implemented to control access to hazardous areas or the carrying out of any hazardous operations including, but not limited to, hot work, electrical work, work in confined space, maintenance of material hoist, area or operation liable to release of flammable or toxic liquid or gas, etc. (10) All lifting gear including slings, shackles and such like equipment shall be colour coded for identifying lifting gear which require re- inspection or disposal. Details of the colour coding system are given in Appendix V**. (** amend appendix no. where appropriate) (11) All material hoists installed shall be fitted with fail-safe interlocking hoistway gates such that the driving mechanism is operable only when all gates are closed and latched; and hoists shall not be operated manually when one gate is opened. A single channel communication from the user to the operator of the hoist shall also be provided. (12) All persons engaged in works with risks of receiving foot injuries including but not limited to pneumatic drilling work and manual handling work shall be provided with safety boots when they are engaged in such works. The cost of provision of safety boots shall be deemed to have been allowed in the Contract Rates. Safety boots shall comply with BS EN 345-Part 1, BS 345-Part 2 or equivalent standards. (13) Further to the requirements under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Work) Regulations, the Contractor shall provide approved ear protectors to all persons working on the Site who are exposed to noise level of 90 dB(A) or above. (14) The Contractor shall keep a register of all dangerous substances including those hazardous to health which are delivered to and stored for use on the Works. The register shall include information on : (a) their physical and chemical properties, (b) hazards, (c) safe handling and storage, (d) precautionary measures to be taken, and (e) first aid measures, extracted from the manufacturers’ material safety data sheets. (15) Receptacles with full containment on four sides to prevent the falling out of materials shall be used for the lifting and transportation of reinforcement links, stirrups, short pieces of splice or reinforcement U-bars, couplers and the like. The safe working load shall be marked on the receptacle after being tested by a competent Revision Ref. No. R3 C3-AIII-P033 (Ver.Nov.2000)

examiner. The colour coding system for lifting gear shall also apply to these receptacles. (16) The lifting of reinforcement bars shall be by the use of wire slings. No cradles shall be used for the lifting of reinforcement bars unless they are properly designed and with their safe working load certified. (17) Roads and footways below suspended precast concrete/steel segments or the like, shall be closed until such time the segments are secured in their permanent locations unless measures are taken to the *Architect/Engineer's satisfaction to prevent the segments from falling in the event of the failure of the equipment used to suspend the segments. The Contractor shall seek approval from the relevant authorities for the closure of the concerned sections of roads and footways. Adequate measures including the use of barricades and warnings shall be provided to ensure that no person shall inadvertently enter the area below any suspended segments. (18) Construction vehicles and plant used on Site shall be equipped with audible signals on reversing. Other form of warning signals and/or banksman shall be provided as necessary to guide such reversing movements if audible signals are causing nuisance to nearby residents particularly at night. For quarry operations, no person shall operate or drive any mechanical equipment at or near the edge of any face, side, tip or embankment in a quarry unless a banksman is in attendance. (19) Where there are more than one tower cranes operating within the Site and there is a possibility of overlapping crane movements, the Contractor shall develop, implement and maintain a safe system of work to prevent the overlapping of tower cranes lifting operation. The system shall include, but not limited to, the following:

- the provision of a warning system in the form of light and/or sound to alert the crane operator of the approach of cranes in the overlapping area; - the appointment of Overlapping Area Lapping Supervisor (OALS) to co-ordinate and control the lifting operation in the overlapping area or the provision of an automatic control device to prevent the occurrence of overlapping situation; - the provision of adequate buffer zone on both sides to slow down the slewing movement of cranes so as to prevent a sudden stop which might induce an inertia to the moving load; and - regular inspection and maintenance of the warning system and automatic control device. Appropriate measures shall also be implemented to address the possible overlapping crane movement for a mobile crane movement and a tower crane operating within the Site. (20) The Contractor shall actively organise safety promotional activities to promote and enhance the Revision Ref. No. R3 C3-AIII-P034 (Ver.Nov.2000)

standards of health and safety on the Site. In addition, the Contractor shall also participate in other territory-wide safety promotional campaigns as instructed by the Architect/Engineer*.

15 Electrical Safety (1) A Registered Electrical Worker (REW) of the appropriate grade under the Electricity Ordinance (EO) shall be employed by the Contractor throughout the Contract to handle the entire temporary electrical systems and installations on the Site. (2) Upon completion of the temporary electrical system (TES) and after each alteration/repair to the existing TES, the Contractor shall arrange his REW/Registered Electrical Contractor (REC) under the EO to complete an individual Work Completion Certificate (WR1) as required by the Code of Practice for the Electricity (Wiring) Regulations (COP) issued by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department. If a REC is not employed, the Contractor shall then assume the responsibilities of a REC and sign on the WR1 together with the REW employed by the Contractor as per Code No. 19B(d) of the COP. Each of such Certificates shall include a circuit diagram clearly indicating which portion(s) of the TES is/are covered, and, where appropriate, other necessary supporting documents. (3) Temporary electrical installations, such as lighting fittings, distribution boards, socket outlets, plugs and cable couplers in outdoor or damp environment shall be of splash-proof type to IP 54 or above. (4) The sheath of a ll electric portable cables shall be of heavy-duty type or otherwise adequately protected against mechanical damage if laid on ground. They shall be hung overhead as far as possible. Ordinary PVC cables, if employed, shall be enclosed in metallic conduits or trunkings and properly maintained. (5) The Contractor shall develop checklists for carrying out regular routine inspections and checking and monthly comprehensive checking of the TES. The checklists shall be developed by the Contractor and agreed by the Architect/Engineer’s* Representative. Comprehensive checking shall include, but not be limited to, checking of temporary generators, functional test of earth leakage circuit breakers, integrity of cables and connections, measurement of earthing resistance and those items listed in Checklists Nos. 3 and 4 of the COP where appropriate. The checklist should be signed by the REW after each inspection and/or checking. (6) Adequate precautionary measures shall be adopted to ensure safety during inspection, repair and maintenance of the temporary electrical installations including the use of permit-to-work system and/or lock-off system. The Contractor shall establish and review regularly the maintenance programme and logging system for the TES. (7) The Contractor shall keep and maintain updated circuit diagrams, WR1 (complete with supporting documents) and records of inspection and checking of the TES by REW/REC in a dedicated file for inspection by the Revision Ref. No. R3 C3-AIII-P035 (Ver.Nov.2000)

Architect/Engineer’s site supervisory staff upon request. (8) During weekly safety walks and when requested by the *Architect/Engineer’s site supervisory staff, the Contractor shall open the cover plates of temporary electricity distribution boards for inspection of the conditions of the internal wiring and/or carry out testing immediately. Updated schematic circuit diagram shall also be affixed inside the cover of the temporary distribution boards. (9) All temporary electrical distribution boards shall be kept locked and accessible only by authorized persons appointed by the Contractor, e.g. REW and/or general foreman. Legible warning notices (Danger - Electricity) in both Chinese and English, names and telephone numbers of such authorized persons shall be posted on the temporary distribution boards. (10)For work carried out in occupied buildings, unless prior approval has been obtained and proper and safe arrangement has been made, the Contractor shall not connect his fixed electric equipment directly to any existing permanent distribution boards. Such connection shall only be made through temporary distribution boards equipped with proper protective devices. (11)All arc welding machines and electrode holders shall comply with BS 638 : Part 7, IEC 60974 – 1 (or BS EN60974 – 1) and BS EN 60974 – 11 or equivalent standards. The welding machines should be fitted with no-load voltage reducing device for protection against electric shock at the output side. Welding machines shall be enclosed and the metal casing shall be effectively connected to earth. Cable terminals of the welding machines shall be effectively insulated. (12)All hand-held electrical tools and portable equipment (e.g. submersible pumps), whether they belong to the Contractor or his sub-contractors, Nominated Sub- contractor or Specialist Contractors under domestic sub-contract, shall be examined by the REW before they are used on Site. The examination shall include visual inspection for the general conditions of the tools and equipment and also tests for checking the functional, protective conductor continuity, polarity and insulation aspects. After passing the examination, all hand-held tools and equipment shall be registered and recorded. Identification labels showing the registration number, type of the tool, name of the owner and date of examination stamped with the Contractor's company chop shall be affixed to these tools and equipment. Re-examination of the registered hand-held tools shall be carried out at 3-month intervals or each time after repairs to damages. (13) Voltage in excess of 110V shall only be used for heavy equipment such as hoists, tower cranes, etc. with an earth leakage circuit breaker installed and in proper function. Portable and hand-held tools and temporary site lighting shall be operated at a voltage of 110V or less supplied from a step-down transformer with its output winding centre-tapped to earth and comply with BS 3535 : Part 2 : 1990 or equivalent. All cables shall be terminated within the transformer enclosure of Class I and IP 55 and the outgoing circuit shall be provided with short circuit protection. In confined Revision Ref. No. R3 C3-AIII-P036 (Ver.Nov.2000)

and damp environment, the voltage of temporary lighting and hand-held tools shall not exceed 25V. (Note : Clause 14(3) on C3-AIII-P030 to P031 to be crossed out.) Revision Ref. No. R4 C3-AIV (Ver.Nov.2000) Appendix IV Monthly Statement of Trade Specific Advanced Safety Training for Skilled Workers (Silver Card) (for the month of ) Contract Number : Department Contract Title : Contractor :

Name of Worker Silver Card Remarks

in English in Chinese Trade of Worker Serial No. Date of Issue

Prepared by : Checked by : (Name of Safety Officer) (Name of Site Agent)

Signature : Signature :

Date : Date : C3-AV-P01 (Ver.Sep.98) Colour Coding of Lifting Gear 1. General

1.1 This procedure applies to all slings, shackles and such-like equipment that are required by regulation to be certified. 1.2 This procedure will be distributed and shall apply to all contractors who are working on the Site. 1.3 This procedure will be distributed to Suppliers. It shall become a condition of purchase that all Suppliers use only certified lifting equipment on the Site. Such equipment will not feature on the Site Lifting Gear Register (the Register) if it is only present on a temporary basis during loading/unloading of plant, equipment or materials.

2. Arrival on the Site 2.1 Upon arrival on the Site, all contractors shall ensure that their lifting equipment is properly certified and identifiable (i.e. any stamping is legible). If it is not certified or the stamping is not legible then the equipment shall be quarantined and not used until such time as it is tested and certificates can be provided. 2.2 Sub-contractors shall report to the Main Contractor's Safety Officer (SO) who shall ensure that the certification and stamping are satisfactory, before entering the equipment in the Register and painting the equipment with the appropriate colour (see para. 3.1 below). The Register shall include the due date for re- examination of the equipment.

3. Routine Monitoring 3.1 A colour coding system will be in use for months as noted below - C3-AV-P02 (Ver.Sep.98)

Jan - Feb - Mar Blue Apr - May - Jun Yellow Jul - Aug - Sept Green Oct - Nov - Dec Orange To be removed from the Red Site Equipment under White quarantine in Main Contractor's Central Yard 3.2 The Main Contractor and Sub-contractors' foremen are to familiarise themselves with the colour for that month and ensure that personnel in their charge use only equipment painted in the appropriate colour. 3.3 On the last working day of each month (except as noted in para. 3.5) the Safety Officer of the Main Contractor (SO) will issue copies of the updated register to site foremen. The foreman will then check all equipment on their batch for compatibility with the register. The foremen shall particularly ensure that stamping is still legible and the colouring is appropriate. Any equipment in doubt shall be removed from the working area and delivered to the Main Contractor's central yard whereupon Sub- contractors will be required to have it quarantined, re-certified or scrapped accordingly. The equipment under quarantine shall be painted white by the SO. The SO or Safety Supervisors will supervise this operation and be responsible for it. 3.4 During day-to-day operations, it is the responsibility of all concerned to ensure that proper lifting equipment is used. Any irregularity shall be immediately reported to the SO who shall take action as necessary. 3.5 On the following days, or as soon thereafter as practical but in any event within 14 days, all lifting equipment shall be inspected by the SO who shall also check the validity of the certificates as stipulated in the FIU (Lifting Appliances & Lifting Gear) Regulations. C3-AV-P03 (Ver.Sep.98)

The days are 31st March 30th June 30th September 31st December Upon satisfactory inspection and certification, SO shall paint the said equipment with the new colour as noted in para. 3.1 and enter in the Register accordingly. 3.6 The Main Contractor’s Safety Officer shall be responsible for ensuring that all equipments are painted with the appropriate colour and an updated register of such equipment kept. If routine monitoring (re. paras. 3.3 & 3.4) reveals faults with colour coding then Sub-contractors shall inform the Safety Officer who will take the appropriate action. If equipment is obviously faulty then it shall be painted red and the Sub- contractor be advised to remove it from the Site immediately. 3.7 The colour coding does not evade the Contractor's duty under the Factories & Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gears) Regulations in examining them every six months by Registered Professional Engineers.

4. Completion/Removal from the Site 4.1 From time to time, or upon completion of his work, a Sub-contractor may require to remove equipment from the Site. Such removal shall be notified to the SO for updating the Register. 4.2 Once removed from the Site, if the equipment is then brought back, then it shall be treated as per para. 2 above. C3-AVI(a)-P01(Ver.Sep.98)

Appendix VI(a) - Method of Measurement (Applicable to works contracts included in the Pay for Safety Scheme)

Section (XX) - Site Safety SITE SAFETY

Note xx.01 Rates appearing in this Section, whether pre-fixed or inserted by the Contractor, shall be deemed to allow for the value of work in connection with meeting all statutory and contractual obligations in the upkeeping of safety and health in the execution of the Works and any other related obligations, liabilities, risks and profit. In the event that the rates have been insufficient or where there are any aspects where the methods provided hereunder do not measure any item or exclude the measurement of any item or part thereof, the difference in value shall be deemed to have been included in the rates inserted elsewhere in the Bills of Quantities.

SAFETY PLAN

Units xx.02 The units of measurement shall be : (i) complete draft Safety Plan ...... item (ii) complete Safety Plan ...... item (iii) updating of Safety Plan ...... month

Measurement xx.03 The item for “complete draft Safety Plan” shall be measured when the draft Safety Plan has been submitted and the content is in order.

xx.04 The item for “complete Safety Plan” shall be measured when the C3-AVI(a)-P02(Ver.Sep.98)

Architect/Engineer* is satisfied that the Safety Plan has been completed and it meets all requirements of the Contract at the time of its completion and copies distributed.

xx.05 The measurement of the “updating of Safety Plan” shall be the period of time commencing from the completion of the Safety Plan until the date of substantial completion of the Works or an earlier or later date notified by the Architect/Engineer*.

xx.06 No measurement shall be made for the “updating of Safety Plan” for any period of time in which the Contractor fails to discharge any of its contractual obligations in respect of reviewing, revising or updating the Safety Plan.

Itemisation xx.07 Separate items shall be provided for the Safety Plan in accordance with General Principles paragraphs 3 and 4 and the following :

Group Feature

I 1. Complete draft Safety Plan 2. Complete Safety Plan 3. Updating of Safety Plan

Complete draft xx.08 The item for “complete draft Safety Safety Plan Plan” shall, in accordance with General Preambles paragraph 2, include for : Item coverage (a) prepare and complete the draft Safety Plan incorporating the details required by the Contract; Revision Ref. No. R5 C3-AVI(a)-P03 (Ver.Nov.2000)

(b) submit the draft Safety Plan to the Architect/Engineer*;

Complete Safety xx.09 The item for "complete Safety Plan" Plan shall, in accordance with General Preambles paragraph 2, include for :

(a) develop and complete the Safety Plan based on the draft Safety Plan and taking into account comments given by the Architect/Engineer* or any other parties;

(b) distribute the Safety Plan to all relevant parties.

Updating of xx.10 The item for the "updating of Safety Safety Plan Plan" shall, in accordance with General Preambles paragraph 2, include for:

Item Coverage (a) review, update and revise the Safety Plan taking into account comments made on the Safety Plan by the Architect/Engineer* and any other parties;

(b) updating risk assessment for the work scheduled at least for the next two months,

(d) updating emergency and rescue procedures,

(e) distribute the revisions of the Safety Plan to all relevant parties.

PROVIDE SAFETY OFFICER

Units xx.11 The unit of measurement shall be :

(i) provide Safety Officer ...... number-month Revision Ref. No. R5 C3-AVI(a)-P04 (Ver.Nov.2000)

Measurement xx.12 The measurement for "provide Safety Officer" shall commence from the date of appointment of the Safety Officer as approved by the Architect/Engineer* or the date on which the Safety Officer commences his duty on the Site whichever is the later. No measurement shall be made for any Safety Officer employed by the Contractor over and above the number of Safety Officers required under Particular Specification clause no. ( ).

xx.13 No measurement shall be made after the date of substantial completion of the Works or an earlier or later date notified by the Architect/Engineer*.

xx.14 No measurement shall be made for any period of time in which the Safety Officer fails to discharge any of his duties.

Itemisation xx.15 Separate items shall be provided for "provide safety officer" in accordance with General Principles paragraphs 3 and 4 and the following:

Group Feature

I 1. Provide Safety Officer

Provide Safety xx.16 The item for "provide Safety Officer" officer shall, in accordance with General Preambles paragraph 2, include for :

Item coverage (a) submission to the Architect/Engineer* for approval of the qualifications and experience of the proposed Safety Officer;

(b) provision of sufficient number of Safety Officers in accordance with Particular Specification clause no. ( ) and supporting staff to the Safety Officers; C3-AVI(a)-P05(Ver.Sep.98)

(d) maintenance of the safety diary.

SITE SAFETY COMMITTEE AND SITE SAFETY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Units xx.17 The units of measurement shall be :

(i) attend Site Safety Committee ...... month (ii) attend Site Safety Management Committee ...... month

Measurement xx.18 The measurement shall commence from the date of the first meeting of the relevant Committee until the date of substantial completion of the Works or an earlier or later date notified by the Architect/Engineer*.

xx.19 No measurement shall be made for any month in which the Contractor fails to hold or attend any such Committee meeting in accordance with the Contract or fails to deal with any of the matters associated with such Committee in a satisfactory manner.

Itemisation xx.20 Separate items shall be provided in accordance with General Principles paragraphs 3 and 4 and the following :

Group Feature

I 1. Attend Site Safety Committee 2. Attend Site Safety Management Committee C3-AVI(a)-P06(Ver.Sep.98)

Attend Site xx.21 The item for “attend Site Safety Safety Committee” shall, in accordance with Committee General Preambles paragraph 2, include for : Item Coverage (a) establish the Site Safety Committee;

(b) arrange and give adequate notice to relevant parties of the Site Safety Committee meeting to be held for that month;

(d) completion and distribution of minutes of meetings.

Attend Site xx.22 The item for “attend Site Safety Safety Management Committee” shall, in Management Committee accordance with General Preambles paragraph 2, include for : Item coverage (a) attend Site Safety Management Committee meetings and complete the agenda of the meetings;

(b) arrange inspection of the Site by members of the Site Safety Management Committee before meetings;

(d) submission of a monthly safety report for consideration at the meeting.

ARRANGE AND ATTEND WEEKLY SAFETY WALK

Units xx.23 The unit of measurement shall be : C3-AVI(a)-P07(Ver.Sep.98)

(i) arrange and attend weekly safety walk...... number

Measurement xx.24 Only those safety walks conducted during the period between the date for commencement of the Works on Site until the date of substantial completion of the Works or an earlier or later date notified by the Architect/Engineer*.

xx.25 No payment shall be made for the weekly safety walk when any one of the following events occurs during that week:

(i) any Suspension Notice has been issued by the Labour Department pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance in respect of any activities on the Site until the notice has been revoked or the operation of that notice is suspended;

(ii) the Architect/Engineer* has suspended the progress of the Works or any part thereof due to any reason caused by any default on the part of the Contractor in failing to ensure safety and health;

(iii) the Architect/Engineer* has given written notification to the Contractor requiring the Contractor to rectify any failure in the proper and full implementation of the Safety Plan and the Contractor has failed to rectify within a reasonable time.

Itemisation xx.26 Separate item shall be provided for “arrange and attend safety walk” in accordance with General Principles paragraphs 3 and 4 and the following : C3-AVI(a)-P08(Ver.Sep.98)

Group Feature

I 1. Arrange and attend weekly safety walk.

Arrange and xx.27 The item for “arrange and attend weekly attend weekly safety walk” shall, in accordance with safety walk General Preambles paragraph 2, include for : Item coverage (a) arrange and give adequate notice to relevant parties, of the weekly safety walk;

(b) using a comprehensive checklist during the walk to identify and record, and subsequently rectify any deficiencies noted in the safety provisions;

(d) implement and upkeep all measures stipulated in the Safety Plan and maintain the effectiveness of all such provisions for the duration of the Contract;

(e) safety inspections including, but not be limited to : (i) scaffolding; (ii) temporary electrical supply; (iii) site cleanliness;

(f) implement the decisions and recommendations made by the Site Safety Management Committee on matters of safety and health. Revision Ref. No. R6 C3-AVI(a)-P09 (Ver.Nov.2000)

PROVIDE SAFETY TRAINING

Units xx.28 The unit of measurement shall be :

(i) Provide safety training ---- number

Measurement xx.29 The measurement of "provide safety training in the form of trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers" shall be paid on a per worker basis subject to the production of a "Silver Card" issued by the Construction Industry Training Authority as evidence in accordance with Particular Specification clause ( ). The payment shall be made for attending the second day of the two-day trade specific advanced safety training course. No measurement will be made if the second day of the course is attended:

(i) before the skilled worker starts works on site; or (ii) after the skilled worker has left the Site.

xx.30 The measurement of "provide safety training in the form of site specific induction training" shall be paid on a per person per talk basis. Measurement shall also be made on refresher talks required by the Contract.

xx.31 The measurement of "provide safety training in the form of tool box talks" shall be paid on a per worker per talk basis based on a frequency of one talk per worker every two weeks in accordance with Particular Specification clause ( ).

xx.32 Adjustment to or no measurement for the items on "provide safety training in the form of site specific induction training or tool box talks" will be made if the *Architect/Engineer’s Representative is dissatisfied with the frequency, arrangements, numbers certified, relevance or quality of such Revision Ref. No. R6 C3-AVI(a)-P010 (Ver.Nov.2000)

training and the Contractor cannot provide any justification acceptable to the *Architect/Engineer’s Representative.

Itemisation xx.33 Separate items shall be provided for "Provide Safety Training" in accordance with General Principles paragraphs 3 and 4 and the following :

Group Feature

I 1. Provide safety training in the form of

II 1. Trade specific advanced safety training 2. Site specific induction training 3. Tool Box Talks

III. 1. Skilled workers

Provide safety xx.34 The items for "provide safety training training in the in the form of trade specific advanced form of trade safety training to skilled workers" specific shall, in accordance with General advanced safety Preambles paragraph 2, include for : training to skilled workers

Item coverage (a) arranging skilled workers to attend trade specific advanced training course organised by the Construction Industry Training Authority or any other recognised courses notified by the Architect/Engineer*.

(b) payment of the token allowance to skilled workers;

(c) preparation of training programme and records, and submission of certified monthly statements to the Architect/Engineer*;

(d) administration in connection with (a), (b) and (c) above. Revision Ref. No. R6 C3-AVI(a)-P011 (Ver.Nov.2000)

Provide safety xx.35 The items for "provide safety training training in the in the form of site specific induction form of site training" shall, in accordance with specific General Preambles paragraph 2, include induction for : training (a) site specific induction training Item coverage talks conducted in accordance with PS clause ( ).

(b) the necessary facilities, trainers and demonstration equipment for complying with (a) above,

(c) preparation of the training programme and records, submission of certified monthly statements to the Architect/Engineer*,

(d) administration in connection with (a), (b) and (c) above.

Provide safety xx.36 The items for "provide safety training training in the in the form of tool box talks" shall, in form of tool box accordance with General Preambles talks paragraph 2, include for :

(a) tool box talks conducted in Item coverage accordance with Particular Specification clause ( ),

(b) the necessary training of Safety Supervisors, foremen or gangers to conduct such talks.

(c) basing such talks on kits published by the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd. or kits of comparable standard approved by the *Architect/Engineer’s Representative,

(d) preparation of training programme and records, submission of certified monthly statements to the Architect/Engineer*,

(e) administration in connection with (a), (b), (c) and (d) above. (* delete or amend as appropriate to suit departmental contract arrangements ) C3-AVI(b)-P01(Ver.Sep.98)

Appendix VI(b) - Method of Measurement (Applicable to term contracts included in the Pay for Safety Scheme)

Section (xx) - Site Safety

Particular Preamble Pre-fixed contract rates appearing in this Section shall be deemed to allow for the value of work in connection with meeting all statutory and contractual obligations in the upkeeping of safety and health in the execution of the Works and any other related obligations, liabilities, risks and profit. In the event that the rates have been insufficient or where there are any aspects where the methods provided hereunder do not measure any item or exclude the measurement of any item or part thereof, the difference in value shall be deemed to have been included in other contract rates.

SAFETY PLAN

xx.01 Item Description Complete draft Safety Plan

xx.02 Measurement The unit of measurement shall be in 'item'.

The item for “complete draft Safety Plan” shall be measured when the draft Safety Plan has been submitted and the content is in order.

xx.03 Item coverage The item for “complete draft Safety Plan” shall include for :

(a) prepare and complete the draft Safety Plan incorporating the details required by the Contract;

(b) submit the draft Safety Plan to the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*;

(c) attend ad hoc meetings with the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* to discuss the draft Safety Plan. Revision Ref. No. R7 C3-VI(b)-P02 (Ver.Nov.2000) xx.04 Item Description Complete Safety Plan xx.05 Measurement The unit of measurement shall be in 'item'.

The item for "complete Safety Plan" shall be measured when the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* is satisfied that the Safety Plan has been completed and it meets all requirements of the Contract at the time of its completion and copies distributed. xx.06 Item coverage The item for "complete Safety Plan" shall include for :

(a) develop and complete the Safety Plan based on the draft Safety Plan and taking into account comments given by the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* or any other parties;

(b) distribute the Safety Plan to all relevant parties. xx.07 Item Description Updating of Safety Plan xx.08 Measurement The unit of measurement shall be in 'month'.

The item for the "updating of Safety Plan" shall be measured for the period of time commencing from the completion of the Safety Plan until the date of substantial completion of the last Works Order or an earlier or later date notified by the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*.

No measurement shall be made for the "updating of Safety Plan" for any period of time in which the Contractor fails to discharge any of its contractual obligations in respect of reviewing, revising or updating the Safety Plan. xx.09 Item coverage The item for the "updating of Safety Plan" shall include for : Revision Ref. No. R7 C3-VI(b)-P03 (Ver.Nov.2000)

(a) review, update and revise the Safety Plan taking also into account of comments made on the Safety Plan by the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* and any other parties;

(b) update risk assessment for the work scheduled at least for the next two months;

(d) update emergency and rescue procedures;

(e) distribute the revisions of the Safety Plan to all relevant parties.

PROVIDE SAFETY OFFICER xx.10 Item Description Provide Safety Officer xx.11 Measurement The unit of measurement shall be in 'number-month'.

The item for "provide Safety Officer" shall be made from the date of appointment of the Safety Officer as approved by the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* or the date on which the Safety Officer commences his duty on the Site whichever is the later. No measurement shall be made for any Safety Officer employed by the Contractor over and above the number of Safety Officers required under Particular Specification clause no. ( ).

No measurement shall be made after the date of substantial completion of the last Works Order or an earlier or later date notified by the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*. Revision Ref. No. R7 C3-VI(b)-P04 (Ver.Nov.2000)

No measurement shall be made for any period of time in which the Safety Officer fails to discharge any of his duties. xx.12 Item coverage The item for "provide Safety Officer" shall include for :

(a) submission to the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* for approval of the qualifications and experience of the proposed Safety Officer;

(b) provision of sufficient number of Safety Officers in accordance with Particular Specification clause no. ( ) and supporting staff to the Safety Officers;

(d) maintenance of the safety diary.

SITE SAFETY COMMITTEE AND SITE SAFETY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE xx.13 Item Description Attend Site Safety Committee xx.14 Measurement The units of measurement shall be in 'month'.

The measurement shall commence from the date of the first meeting of the Site Safety Committee until the substantial completion of the last Works Order or an earlier or later date notified by the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*.

with such Committee in a satisfactory manner. xx.15 Item coverage The items for "attend Site Safety Committee" shall include for :

(a) establish the Site Safety Committee;

(b) arrange and give adequate notice to relevant parties of the Site Safety Committee meeting to be held for that month;

(d) completion and distribution of minutes of meetings. xx.16 Item Description Attend Site Safety Management Committee xx.17 Measurement The units of measurement shall be in 'month'.

The measurement shall commence from the date of the first meeting of the Site Safety Management Committee until the substantial completion of the last Works Order or an earlier or later date notified by the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*.

No measurement shall be made for any month in which the Contractor fails to hold or attend any such Committee meeting in accordance with the Contract or fails to deal with any of the matters associated with such Committee in a satisfactory manner. C3-AVI(b)-P06(Ver.Sep.98) xx.18 Item coverage The items for “attend site Safety Management Committee” shall include for :

(a) attend Site Safety Management Committee meetings and complete the agenda of the meetings;

(b) arrange inspection of the Site by members of the Site Safety Management Committee before meetings;

(d) submission of a monthly safety report for consideration at the meeting.

ARRANGE AND ATTEND WEEKLY SAFETY WALK xx.19 Item Description Arrange and attend weekly safety walk xx.20 Measurement The units of measurement shall be in 'number'.

Only those safety walks conducted in accordance with Particular Specification clause no. ( ) during the period between the date for the commencement of the Works and the date of substantial completion of the last Works Order or an earlier or later date notified by the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* shall be measured.

No measurement shall be made for the weekly safety walk when any one C3-AVI(b)-P07(Ver.Sep.98)

of the following events occurs during that week:

(ii) the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* has suspended the progress of the Works or any part thereof due to any reason caused by any default on the part of the Contractor in failing to ensure safety and health;

(iii)the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor* has given written notification to the Contractor requiring the Contractor to rectify any failure in the proper and full implementation of the Safety Plan and the Contractor has failed to rectify within a reasonable time. xx.21 Item coverage The item for “arrange and attend weekly safety walk” shall include for :

(a) arrange and give adequate notice to relevant parties of the safety walk;

(b) using a comprehensive checklist during the walk to identify and record, and subsequently rectify any Revision Ref. No. R8 C3-AVI(b)-P08 (Ver.Nov.2000)

deficiencies noted in the safety provisions; (c) preparing reports on safety walks and safety inspections conducted; (d) implement and upkeep all measures stipulated in the Safety Plan and maintain the effectiveness of all such provisions for the duration of the Contract; (e) safety inspections including, but not be limited to: (i) scaffolding; (ii) temporary electrical supply; (iii) site cleanliness; (f) implement the decisions and recommendations made by the Site Safety Management Committee on matters of safety and health.

PROVIDE SAFETY TRAINING

xx.22 Item Description Provide trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers xx.23 Measurement The units of measurement shall be in 'number' . The measurement for "provide trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers" shall be paid on a per worker basis subject to the production of a "Silver Card" issued by the Construction Industry Training Authority as evidence in accordance with Particular Specification clause ( ). The payment shall be made for attending the second day of the two-day trade specific advanced safety training course. No measurement will be made if the second day of the course is attended: (a) before the skilled worker starts works on Site; or (b) after the skilled worker has left the Site. xx.24 Item coverage The item for "provide trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers" shall include for : (a) arranging skilled workers to attend the "Silver Card" training course organised by the Construction Industry Training Authority or any other recognised courses notified by the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*. (b) payment of the token allowance to skilled workers; (c) preparation of training programme and records, and submission of certified Revision Ref. No. R8 C3-AVI(b)-P09 (Ver.Nov.2000)

monthly statements to the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*; (d) administration in connection with (a), (b) and (c) above; xx.25 Item Description Provide site specific safety induction training xx.26 Measurement The units of measurement shall be in ‘number’. The measurement for "provide site specific induction training" shall be made on a per person per talk basis. Measurement shall also be made for refresher talks required by the Contract. Adjustment to or no m easurement for the item on "provide site specific induction training" will be made if the *Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor’s Representative is dissatisfied with the frequency, arrangements, numbers certified, relevance or quality of such training and the Contractor cannot provide any justification acceptable to the *Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor’s Representative. xx.27 Item coverage The item for "provide site specific safety induction training" shall include for : (a) site specific safety induction talks conducted in accordance with Particular Specification clause ( ), (b) the necessary facilities, trainers and demonstration equipment for complying with (a) above, (c) preparation of the training programme and records, submission of certified monthly statements to the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*, (d) administration in connection with (a), (b) and (c) above. xx.28 Item Description Provide tool box talks xx.29 Measurement The unit of measurement shall be in ‘number’. The measurement for "provide tool box talks" shall be made on a per worker per talk basis based on a frequency of one talk per worker every two weeks in accordance with Particular Specification clause ( ). Adjustment to or no measurement for "provide tool box talks" will be made if the *Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor’s Representative is dissatisfied with the Revision Ref. No. R8 C3-AVI(b)-P010 (Ver.Nov.2000)

frequency, arrangements, numbers certified, relevance or quality of such talks and the Contractor cannot provide any justification acceptable to the *Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor’s Representative. xx.30 Item Coverage The item for "provide tool box talks" shall include for : (a) tool box talks conducted in accordance with Particular Specification clause ( ), (b) the necessary training of Safety Supervisors, foremen or gangers to conduct tool box talks, (c) basing such talks on training kits published by the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd. or other training kits of comparable standard approved by the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor’s Representative, (d) preparation of training programme and records, submission of certified monthly statements to the Engineer/Maintenance Surveyor*, (e) administration in connection with (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.

(* delete or amend as appropriate to suit departmental contract arrangements) C3-AVII-P01 (Ver.Sep.98) Appendix VII - Checklist for Safety Plan (not to be included in contract documents) This Checklist is designed for the checking of Safety Plans submitted by contractors under the requirements of Chapter 3 of the Construction Site Safety Manual. A good Safety Plan must document all important safe working procedures and organizational arrangements in respect of the specific project situations. It should generally contain, at least, the items in Sections 1 to 14. As for the items in Section 15, it would depend on the nature of the project. The Checklist is by no means exhaustive. You could check your contractor's Safety Plan by circling the choices (i.e. Yes, No, or Not Applicable (N/A)) for each item of the Checklist.

Section Content Title Yes/No N/A 1 General/Project Details Yes/No N/A 1.1 Distribution list for full/part copy of the Yes/No N/A Safety Plan 1.2 Procedures and responsible person(s) for Yes/No N/A regular reviewing and updating the Plan 1.3 Contract No. and Title of the project` Yes/No N/A

1.4 Location of project Yes/No N/A 1.5 Nature of construction work Yes/No N/A 1.6 Timescale for completion of work Yes/No N/A 1.7 Safety Plan signed by Site Agent and Safety Yes/No N/A Officer

2 Safety Policy Yes/No N/A 2.1 A Policy statement for the special need of Yes/No N/A the Contract 2.2 Safety and health are given priority amongst Yes/No N/A other factors 2.3 Safety and health standards in respect of Yes/No N/A statutory and contractual requirements 2.4 Responsibilities and general duty of Yes/No N/A employees and subcontractors 2.5 Target for progressive improvement Yes/No N/A C3-AVII-P02 (Ver.Sep.98)

2.6 Policy statement properly dated as a means Yes/No N/A for periodically updating to reflect changes

2.7 Name of senior executive for ensuring Yes/No N/A compliance Yes/No 2.8 Policy statement signed by the company's top N/A management

3 Safety Organisation Yes/No N/A 3.1 Organization chart with clear division of Yes/No N/A safety duties, reporting lines and telephone numbers 3.2 Arrangements for regular communication and Yes/No N/A reporting system on Safety issues

3.3 Specified responsibilities and powers vested Yes/No N/A in staff in the Safety and Health Programme (e.g. Project Manager, Construction Manager, Site Agent, Safety Manager, Safety Officers, Safety Supervisors, First-aiders and workers) 3.4 The following responsibilities should be clearly identified: 3.4.1 · training and promotion of safety & health Yes/No N/A 3.4.2 · monitoring compliance with Safety Plan Yes/No N/A 3.4.3 · analysis of job hazards and recommendation Yes/No N/A for safety measures 3.4.4 · maintaining contact with sources of advice Yes/No N/A (e.g. Labour Department, manufacturers and trade associations) 3.4.5 · responding to Safety Officer, Safety Yes/No N/A Supervisors and other employees' initiatives 3.4.6 · first aiders, competent persons and Yes/No N/A examiners required under relevant regulations C3-AVII-P03 (Ver.Sep.98)

4 Safety and Health Training Yes/No N/A 4.1 Training needs identified for different target groups: 4.1.1 · senior managers Yes/No N/A 4.1.2 · line managers/supervisors Yes/No N/A 4.1.3 · new and transferred employees Yes/No N/A 4.1.4 · those with responsibility for safety Yes/No N/A procedures or processes such as purchasing, evacuation or first-aid 4.1.5 · safety and health committee members Yes/No N/A 4.1.6 · plant operators who need certificates Yes/No N/A 4.1.7 · subcontractors Yes/No N/A 4.2 Safety and health training courses should cover: 4.2.1 · general safety induction training for all Yes/No N/A workers and new entrants Yes/No 4.2.2 · site specific safety induction training N/A for all persons on Site 4.2.3 · specific safety training for workers Yes/No N/A engaged in particularly hazardous trades or operations 4.2.4 · tool-box or task safety and health talks Yes/No N/A 4.2.5 · training on basic legal safety Yes/No N/A requirements 4.2.6 · training of emergency procedures for all Yes/No N/A employees 4.3 System for monitoring safety training Yes/No N/A progress of each target group

5 Safety Rules and Regulations Yes/No N/A 5.1 Safety rules and regulations/specific rules Yes/No N/A by clients 5.2 General plant safety rules Yes/No N/A 5.3 Work method statement Yes/No N/A 5.4 Permit-to-Enter/Permit-to-Work systems Yes/No N/A C3-AVII-P04 (Ver.Sep.98)

5.5 Enforcement system for safety rules (e.g. Yes/No N/A warning signs, records on non-compliance, disciplinary action) 5.6 Protection of authorized visitors and Yes/No N/A exclusion of trespassers

6 Safety Committees Yes/No N/A 6.1 Site Safety Management Committee Yes/No N/A 6.2 Site Safety Committee Yes/No N/A 6.3 Objectives, terms of reference, membership Yes/No N/A and frequency of meeting of committees 6.4 Powers, functions and duties of committee Yes/No N/A members

7 Safety and Health Inspections Yes/No N/A 7.1 Inspections are scheduled at regular Yes/No N/A intervals 7.2 Inspection procedures and persons Yes/No N/A responsible 7.3 Comprehensive inspection checklist forms Yes/No N/A (e.g. plant/ equipment, place of work, operation procedures, emergency equipment etc.) 7.4 Inspection reports (e.g. frequency, Yes/No N/A coverage, content of regular reports) 7.5 Monitoring system on follow-up action (e.g. Yes/No N/A deadlines and responsible persons for rectification/checking) 7.6 Keeping of maintenance/test records for Yes/No N/A plant/temporary structures

8 Job Hazard Analysis Yes/No N/A 8.1 Risk assessment methodology and procedures Yes/No N/A 8.2 Hazardous tasks identified for the work Yes/No N/A 8.3 Evaluation of risk of each hazardous task Yes/No N/A C3-AVII-P05 (Ver.Sep.98)

8.4 Control measures and work method statements Yes/No N/A for hazardous operations

9 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Yes/No N/A 9.1 Procedures for identifying PPE requirements Yes/No N/A 9.2 Instruction and training in the use, storage Yes/No N/A and maintenance of PPEs for employees 9.3 Procedures for issuing, training and Yes/No N/A enforcing the use of PPEs Yes/No N/A 9.4 Inventory management and maintenance systems for PPEs

10 Accident/Incident Investigation Yes/No N/A 10.1 Procedures for notification, recording and Yes/No N/A reporting accidents and Dangerous Occurrences 10.2 Procedures for investigating accidents and Yes/No N/A Dangerous Occurrences (e.g. categories of accidents/incidents requiring investigation, schedule/procedures/responsible person(s) for investigation) 10.3 Accident/incident investigation report form Yes/No N/A 10.4 Procedures for analysis of previous accident Yes/No N/A statistics 10.5 Procedures for recommendation and Yes/No N/A implementation of safety measures for preventing recurrence of previous accidents

11 Emergency Preparedness Yes/No N/A 11.1 Emergency plan (e.g. fire, typhoons, heavy Yes/No N/A rainstorms, serious accidents and Dangerous Occurrences etc.) 11.2 Rescue procedures & communciation Yes/No N/A 11.3 Emergency telephone list Yes/No N/A 11.4 Emergency response team Yes/No N/A 11.5 Regular drills for emergency situations Yes/No N/A C3-AVII-P06 (Ver.Sep.98)

11.6 First-aid (e.g. qualified first aiders, Yes/No N/A first-aid facilities, transportation for injured)

12 Safety Promotion Yes/No N/A 12.1 Promote safety in meetings (e.g. orientation Yes/No N/A meetings, training meetings, problem-solving meetings, information meetings, regular safety meetings) 12.2 Safety incentive schemes (e.g. award, Yes/No N/A competition, quizzes) 12.3 Safety information communication (e.g. Yes/No N/A bulletins and posters, magazines, newsletters, accident statistics displays, videos and films)

13 Health Assurance Programme Yes/No N/A 13.1 Pre-job and regular medical examinations as Yes/No N/A required for certain construction activities

14 Evaluation, Selection and Control of Yes/No N/A Subcontractor 14.1 Selection procedures for suitable Yes/No N/A subcontractors and suppliers 14.2 Means for communication with subcontractors Yes/No N/A (e.g. safety & health obligations, requirements, information, safety meetings) 14.3 Control of subcontractors and co-ordination Yes/No N/A (e.g. pre-contract commencement meeting, arrangement of regular safety meetings, regular inspections, etc.) 14.4 System for reviewing subcontractors' Yes/No N/A performance C3-AVII-P07 (Ver.Sep.98)

15 Process Control Programme Yes/No N/A

15.1 Safety rules, regulations and working procedures covering all safety and health aspects, and in particular method statements and permit-to-work systems for identified high risk operations, including but not limited to the following: 15.1.1 Housekeeping Yes/No N/A 15.1.2 Traffic control and transportation Yes/No N/A 15.1.3 Fire prevention measures and fire fighting Yes/No N/A equipment 15.1.4 Working in confined spaces Yes/No N/A 15.1.5 Excavation Yes/No N/A 15.1.6 Hand dug caissons Yes/No N/A 15.1.7 Diving Yes/No N/A 15.1.8 Piling Yes/No N/A 15.1.9 Electrical equipment and installations Yes/No N/A 15.1.10 Hot working, welding/cutting operations and Yes/No N/A equipment 15.1.11 Conveyance, handling and use of explosives Yes/No N/A (blasting) 15.1.12 Cranes Yes/No N/A 15.1.13 Hoists Yes/No N/A 15.1.14 Other lifting appliances Yes/No N/A 15.1.15 Mechanical/manual handling of materials Yes/No N/A 15.1.16 Scaffolding, work platforms and other Yes/No N/A temporary structures 15.1.17 Accesses (e.g. ladders, gangways etc.,) Yes/No N/A 15.1.18 Overhead and underground services Yes/No N/A 15.1.19 Power hand-held tools Yes/No N/A 15.1.20 Substances hazardous to health Yes/No N/A 15.1.21 Roadworks Yes/No N/A 15.1.22 Working at height Yes/No N/A 15.1.23 Working over water or adjacent to water Yes/No N/A 15.1.24 Structural steel erection Yes/No N/A C3-AVII-P08 (Ver.Sep.98)

15.1.25 Temporary Works Yes/No N/A 15.1.26 Protection against falling objects Yes/No N/A 15.1.27 Protection against lightning Yes/No N/A 15.1.28 Demolition Yes/No N/A 15.1.29 Woodworking machines Yes/No N/A 15.1.30 Abrasive wheels Yes/No N/A 15.1.31 Asbestos Yes/No N/A 15.1.32 Grit Blasting Yes/No N/A 15.1.33 Tunnelling/pressurised atmosphere Yes/No N/A 15.1 34 Maintenance Yes/No N/A C4-P01 (Ver. Sep.99)

CHAPTER 4 RESPONSIBILITIES

4.1 INTRODUCTION

Safety is a duty of all. All parties involved in public works contracts have their own responsibilities for ensuring and promoting safety and health in public works contracts and they are set out in this chapter for reference.

4.2 RESPONSIBILITIES

4.2.1. WORKS DEPARTMENTS/CONSULTANTS

(a) To secure the commitment of their staff in ensuring safety and health on site.

(b) To give proper consideration during the planning and design stages of the projects to avoid undue safety problems during construction and subsequent operation, inspection and maintenance activities.

(c) To incorporate adequate provisions on construction site safety in their contracts, requiring contractors to prepare, implement and monitor safety plans where applicable.

(d) To select contractors who give proper consideration to construction safety to carry out the works.

(e) To assign and train site staff to administer safety provisions in their contracts, including monitoring of the implementation of the measures stipulated in safety plans.

(f) To monitor the contractors' safety performance; high level management to take urgent actions to rectify the situation should there be major construction safety problems.

(g) To compile site accident statistics and report the contractors' construction site safety performance.

(h) To organise Site Safety Management Committee meetings where applicable.

(i) To organise and participate in safety promotional activities.

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(j) To carry out site safety inspections and joint site safety inspections with contractors.

(k) To ensure that contractors take prompt remedial actions to rectify any defects identified during site inspections or in Inspection Reports, Improvement Notices or Suspension Notices issued by Labour Department or Marine Department.

(l) To prepare accident reports for serious and fatal accidents, and to consider and implement measures to prevent recurrence.

(m) To assist Works Bureau on the formulation of policy on construction safety.

4.2.2 CONTRACTORS/SUB-CONTRACTORS

(a) To comply with all statutory and contractual requirements on construction safety, including the general duties imposed on them under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance as explained in Section 4.3 below.

(b) To prepare and submit written statements on their policies relating to construction safety.

(c) To prepare comprehensive and detailed safety procedures and method statements or safety plans where applicable and monitor their implementation.

(d) To provide adequate safety staff to carry out regular safety inspections, safety promotion and safety audits.

(e) To provide appropriate safety training to all persons working on site including workers, supervisors and site management staff.

(f) To organise Site Safety Committee and attend Site Safety Management Committee where applicable.

(g) To report and investigate dangerous occurrences and accidents.

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(h) To take prompt remedial actions to rectify any defects identified in site inspections, Inspection Reports, Improvement Notices and Suspension Notices issued by Labour Department or Marine Department.

4.2.3 WORKS BUREAU

(a) To formulate policy on construction safety of Government contracts.

(b) To formulate guidance to works departments on construction safety.

(d) To maintain a database for site accident statistics and issue reports, and monitor site safety performance of contractors.

(e) To organise and co-organise safety promotional activities.

(f) To initiate regulating actions against contractors with poor site safety performance.

(g) To co-ordinate and liaise with the Labour Dept., the Occupational Safety and Health Council, the Marine Dept., the Construction Industry Training Authority or other safety related organisations on safety matters that are of common concern of works departments.

4.2.4 LABOUR DEPARTMENT

(a) To enforce safety legislation on construction sites.

(b) To initiate additions/revisions to safety legislation with a view to improving construction safety.

(d) To help establish safety management systems.

(e) To promote construction safety and health.

(f) To investigate serious or fatal accidents and make recommendations on the prevention of similar accidents.

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(g) To provide advice on the establishment and operation of safety committees.

(h) To provide advice on construction safety and health (including legislation and training) to works departments.

4.2.5 WORKERS

Persons employed by contractors and sub-contractors in construction sites have to comply with the general duties imposed on them under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance, as explained in Section 4.3 below.

4.2.6 FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

(a) To extinguish fire.

(b) To protect life and property in case of fire or other calamity.

(d) To assist any person who appears to need prompt or immediate medical attention and convey the person to a hospital or other place where medical attention is available.

(e) To give advice on fire protection measures pertaining to the manufacture, conveyance, storage and use of Dangerous Goods.

(f) To formulate fire services installation requirements with regard to premises/stores for the manufacture, storage, use of Dangerous Goods and conveyance of Dangerous Goods on land.

(g) To take legal action against any person who contravenes provisions of the Fire Services Ordinance and the Dangerous Goods Ordinance.

(h) to provide training courses on fire fighting and fire prevention.

4.2.7 MARINE DEPARTMENT

(a) To monitor the safe navigation of vessels at or near marine sites and to enforce safety legislation on vessels.

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(b) To update and initiate new safety guides, codes of practice and Marine Department Notices to improve navigation and afloat works safety.

(d) To investigate serious or fatal accidents on or involving vessels afloat relating to navigation, crew, passengers, ship repairing and cargo handling, and make recommendations on the prevention of similar accidents.

(e) To provide assistance and technical support on navigation and afloat works safety and health to government departments.

(f) To provide advice on afloat safety to Site Safety Management Committees, persons in charge of works, and owners, masters and operators of vessels.

4.2.8 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL

To promote higher safety and health standards for people at work through :

(a) fostering greater awareness among the community.

(b) promoting the application of modern technology.

(d) disseminating technical knowledge.

(e) developing strategies and formulating programmes.

(f) providing consultancy services.

(g) encouraging and facilitating co-operation and communication between the Government, employers, employees, and relevant professional and academic institutions.

4.3 GENERAL DUTIES IN LAW

4.3.1 INTRODUCTION

(a) Securing safety and health at work requires the full co-operation of contractors and sub- contractors and persons employed by them. It

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requires them to understand and assume individual responsibilities and take a wider view of their roles with respect to health and safety at work.

(b) Sections 6A and 6B of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (FIUO) impose general duties on proprietors (i.e. contractors and/or sub-contractors) and persons employed (i.e. workers and their supervisors) with regard to the safety and health at work in industrial undertakings (including construction sites). The duties are applicable to all types of work activities and situations, some of which may not be covered by other specific safety and health legislation.

(c) Proprietors and persons employed must ensure that they fulfil their general duties as well as the specific responsibilities laid down in other provisions of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and its subsidiary regulations. Failure to do so is an offence under the law.

(d) The FIUO does not apply to Government workshops and plants but such workshops and plants should, nevertheless, conform in all respects to the standards of safe working as prescribed by the Ordinance and related subsidiary legislation, and they are subject to the same measure of inspection and control by the Labour Department.

(e) However, the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (OSHO) binds the Government and prescribes measures to ensure the safety and health of employees while they are at work. Civil servants, either in the capacity of (i) persons responsible for a workplace, (ii) the occupiers of a premises where employed persons are working, or (iii) employees, have to comply with the requirements of OSHO in all Government workplaces. A 'workplace' means any place where employees work, except :

(a) an aircraft or vessel; (b) the driver seat of a land transport vehicle; and (c) any other place prescribed in Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance and its subsidiary Regulations.

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The respective responsibilities are outlined in Sections 4.3.4 to 4.3.6 below. Under Sections 9 and 10 of the OSHO, the Commissioner for Labour may serve Improvement Notice and Suspension Notice on employer and occupier.

4.3.2 GENERAL DUTIES OF PROPRIETORS UNDER FIUO

(a) The general duties imposed on the proprietor of an industrial undertaking are to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety and health at work of all persons employed by him.

(b) The general duties extend to include five specific areas. These five areas are the most important though by no means the only areas with which the proprietor must be concerned. These areas are :

(i) the provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work that are, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe and without risks to health;

(ii) arrangements for ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, safety and absence of risks to health in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances;

(iii) the provision of such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety and health at work of all persons employed by him at the industrial undertaking;

(iv) so far as is reasonably practicable as regards any part of the industrial undertaking including construction sites under the proprietor's control, the maintenance of it in a condition that is safe and without risks to health and the provision and maintenance of means of access to and egress from it that are safe and without such risks; and

(v) the provision and maintenance of a working environment for all persons employed by him at the industrial undertaking that is, so far as is reasonably practicable, safe, and without risks to health.

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4.3.3 GENERAL DUTIES OF PERSONS EMPLOYED UNDER FIUO

(a) Every person employed at an industrial undertaking must use common sense and take reasonable care for the safety and health of himself and of others who may be affected by his acts or omissions at work. He should not only avoid obviously silly or reckless behaviour but should also take positive steps to understand the hazards in his workplace, to follow necessary safety rules and procedures, and to ensure that his acts or omissions at work will not put the safety and health of himself or others at risk.

(b) Where duties or requirements are imposed on his proprietor or any other person under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance or its subsidiary regulations for securing the safety and health at work at the industrial undertaking, the person employed must co-operate with the proprietor or other person so far as is necessary to enable them to perform or comply with those duties or requirements. For example, there is a duty on the proprietor to ensure that articles and substances are used and handled safely. To discharge this duty, the proprietor might introduce safety procedures for using and handling certain hazardous substances. Providing those procedures are indeed appropriate, the person employed must co-operate by following them.

4.3.4 Responsibility of Employers under OSHO

Under Section 6, every employer must, so far as reasonably practicable, ensure the safety and health at work of all the employer's employees. His duty includes, but not limited to, the following - - provision and maintenance of plant and systems of work; - arrangements in the use, handling, storage and transport of plant and substances; - provision of information, instruction, training and supervision; - provision and maintenance of the workplace and means of access to and egress from; and - provision and maintenance of the working environment.

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4.3.5 Responsibility of Occupier of Premises under OSHO

Under Section 7, the occupier of the premises must, if an employee's workplace is located on premises that are not under the control of the employee's employer, ensure that:

- the premises; - the means of access to and from the premises; and - any plant or substances kept at the premises;

are, so far as reasonably practicable, safe and without risks to health.

4.3.6 Responsibility of Employees at Work under OSHO

Under Section 8, an employee while at work must: - take care for the safety and health of persons (including himself) at the workplace and who may be affected by his acts or omissions at work; and - co-operate with the employer or other person to enable requirements imposed by law on the employer or other person in the interest of safety or health to be complied with.

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CHAPTER 5 SAFETY TRAINING AND PROMOTION

5.1 SAFETY TRAINING

General

5.1.1 It is important that all persons involved in PWP projects possess adequate safety knowledge and have a high degree of safety awareness so that they are able to:

- recognize the importance of safety and assign sufficient resources to handle it

- give proper consideration to safety during planning and design stages to eliminate/reduce safety problems during later stages of the projects

- take into account potential safety problems during preparation/vetting of method statements

- avoid performing unsafe acts

- avoid creating unsafe conditions

- identify unsafe acts/conditions and ask for rectification

5.1.2 Contractor's Responsibility on Safety Training

(a) Contractors are required, under Section 6A of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and Section 6(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance, to provide such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the safety and health at work of all persons employed by them on their sites.

(b) Contractors are required to ensure that all foremen and their workers including gangers, drivers and plant operators working on Site shall have attended and successfully completed a general safety induction training course recognised by Labour Department.

(c) All persons working on Site shall receive site specific induction training as stipulated in Part II of the "Site Safety & Health Induction Training Manual" published 1 C5-P02 (Ver. Sep.99)

by the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd. or any other equivalent courses approved by the Architect/Engineer.

(d) Contractors are required to provide tool box talks to their workers regularly at a frequency of not less than once in every two weeks.

(e) Contractors are required to ensure that site specific induction training and tool box talks are carried out by competent trainers who have completed courses on safety training techniques organised by the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd. (HKCA), CITA or other approved training organisations. The topics and contents shall be proposed by the Safety Officer having regard to the activities of the Site and the prevailing safety concern at that time and approved by the Architect/Engineer's Representatives. They shall be conducted based on training kits published by the HKCA. If the proposed topic is not amongst one of those published by HKCA, the Contractor shall then procure from other sources and/or develop training kits of comparable standard for approval by the Architect/Engineer's Representative.

(f) Contractors should arrange their management and other staff, other than workers, working on Site to receive appropriate safety training commensurate with their duties, i.e. management staff to receive safety management training and supervisors to receive safety supervisor training.

(g) Contractors should keep records of all safety training that they have provided to their staff and workers including those on refresher training and make them available for inspection upon the request of the Architect/Engineer's Representative.

5.1.3 Safety Training for Architect/Engineer's Site Staff

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Appropriate training are appended as follows:

- Professional staff and technical inspectorate staff shall attend safety management training and site supervisory staff shall receive training for site safety supervisors. From time to time, they shall attend briefing sessions on safety and health legislation organised by the Labour Dept. to keep themselves abreast of up-to-date legal requirements.

- Other site staff, e.g. surveyors (of the engineering and quantity disciplines) and survey staff, technical officers, artisans, chainmen, workers in direct labour force teams, etc., shall at least receive training equivalent to the Construction Industry Safety Card Course organised by the Construction Industry Training Authority or other training bodies recognised by the Labour Dept.

- Staff carrying out specific tasks or engaged in particularly hazardous operations are required to receive training specific to their tasks and operations, i.e. training in plant operation, training for working in confined spaces, training in access to steep terrain, etc..

- Staff should also be encouraged to receive training in fire precautions, fire fighting, first aid to enhance their emergency-preparedness.

(b) Labour Department will help in organising safety courses and in making available safety films, safety posters, information pamphlets and guides to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and its subsidiary regulations. A selection of safety materials pertaining to the Works should be displayed/kept in each site office and training films and videos on construction safety should be shown on a regular basis to site staff.

equipment, substances or processes which pose particular problems (e.g. chlorine handling) if necessary.

5.1.4 Safety Courses Offered by Labour Department

(a) Labour Department conducts regular industrial safety training courses which aim at familiarizing trainees with the statutory requirements on safety. These courses are offered free of charge throughout the year by the Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre of the Labour Department. The usual language of instruction for these training courses is Cantonese. The courses are held at the Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre, Labour Department, 13/F, City Landmark, 68, Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories.

(b) Some of the standard training courses most suitable to Architect/Engineer's site staff are listed below:

(i) Construction Sites Safety Regulations - 1 day;

(ii) Major Regulations related to Industrial Accident Prevention - 1 day;

(iii) Legal Requirements of Working at Height - 1 day;

(iv) Legal Requirements of Working in Confined Spaces - 1 day;

(v) Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear Regulations - 1/2 day;

(vi) Noise at Work Regulation - 1/2 day;

(vii) Safety Management Regulation - 1/2 day;

(viii) Electricity Safety Regulations - 1/2 days;

(ix) Abrasive Wheels Safety Regulations - 1/2 day;

(x) Suspended Working Platform Regulation - 1/2 day;

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(xi) Woodworking Machinery Regulations - 1/2 day. (xii) Legal Requirements on Manual Handling - 1/2 day; and

(xiii)Safety Legislation in Operation of Machinery - 1/2 day.

(c) Half-yearly time-tables for safety training courses conducted by the Labour Department are obtainable from its Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre ( Tel. no. : 2940 7091)

(d) Labour Department may conduct special courses on safety for works departments upon request, to complement the standard courses. They may also assist in organizing on site safety courses for contractors. Training packages on certain topics are available.

(e) Labour Department will, in conjunction with the Works Bureau, organise seminars on management of construction safety for senior members of the Architect/Engineer's site staff and Government staff involved in contracts.

5.1.5 Safety Courses Offered by Other Institutions

(a) The Occupational Safety and Health Council conducts various types of safety courses. The courses currently available are listed at Appendix I.

(b) The Construction Industry Training Authority, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, City University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, Seamen's Training Centre and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers also conduct safety training courses. The courses currently offered by them are also listed at Appendix I.

(c) The Fire Services Department, the Auxiliary Medical Services, Hong Kong Red Cross and St John Ambulance Association also provide courses on fire fighting and first aid respectively.

5.2 SAFETY PUBLICATIONS

5.2.1 Safety Publications by Government Departments

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(a) A list of the publications on construction safety and health that can be obtained from Labour Department, Marine Department, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, Environmental Protection Department and Fire Services Department is set out at Appendix II.

(b) The following safety manuals have been prepared by works departments:

(i) The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department Safety Manual

(ii) The Water Supplies Department Safety Manual

(iii) The Drainage Services Department Safety Manual

5.2.2 Safety Publications by Occupational Safety & Health Council

A list of the publications on construction safety and health available from the Occupational Safety and Health Council is set out at Appendix III.

5.3 SAFETY PROMOTION

5.3.1 Contractor's Responsibility

(a) Contractors are encouraged to promote awareness of safety and health to their staff and workers. This should include training courses, publicity, award schemes, safety quizzes etc.

(b) Contractors are required to display prominently on site their safety policy statements, emergency procedures, rescue organisation and up-to-date accident statistics.

5.3.2. Works Department's Responsibility

(a) Works Departments are also encouraged to promote awareness of safety and health to their staff and workers similarly as stated above in sub-section 5.3.1. Examples of

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such activities are the Best Site Supervisory Team Award Scheme (DSD), the Best Office in Safety Record (TDD) and the Best Works Site Competition (WSD).

(b) Works departments are also encouraged to join hands with contractors in organising promotional activities, examples are the Site Safety Model Worker Award (ASD with contractors) and the Safety Award Scheme for Ground Investigation Contractors (GEO with the Hong Kong Construction Association - Site Investigation Contractors Committee).

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APPENDIX I

SAFETY TRAINING COURSES OFFERED BY NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS

1. Occupational Safety & Health Council

(a) Safety Supervisors Certificate Course (Construction) -42 hours

(b) Advanced Construction Safety Supervisor Course - 18 hours

(d) Certificate of Competence in Workplace Noise Assessment - 24 hours

(e) Certificate of Competence in Laser Safety - 12 hour evening course - 9 hours

(f) Safety Auditing Certificate Course - 36 hours

(g) Safety for Asbestos Workers - 6 hours

(h) Job Safety Analysis - 6 hours

(i) Accident Investigation - 6 hours

(j) Pneumoconiosis and its Prevention - 6 hours course organised jointly with the Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board

(k) Safety in Electrical Work - 6 hours

(l) Basic Accident Prevention - 12 hours

(m) General Safety for Workers in Confined Spaces - 6 hours

(n) Certificate of Competence in Safe Working in Confined Spaces - 12 hours

(o) Construction Safety - 6 hours

(p) Safety Inspection - 3 hours

(q) Basic Safety Management - 12 hours

(r) Successful Implementation of Works Bureau and Housing Authority Health and Safety Management Systems - 18 hours

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(s) Health and Safety Plan - 9 hours

(t) Risk Assessment - 12 hours

(u) Organising Safety and Health Committee - 12 hours

(v) Health and Safety Programme for Sub-Contractors - 12 hours

(w) Health and Safety for Graduate Engineers - 5 modules (3 hours each module)

(Note: Quarterly time-tables for training courses are obtainable from its Education and Information Centre (Tel. no. : 2311 3322) The Council can also organise tailor-made in-house training for individual companies)

2. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

(a) Industrial Safety Law & Hygiene

(b) Industrial Safety Technology

(d) Industrial Safety Management Techniques

(e) Advanced Industrial Hygiene

(f) Advanced Industrial Safety Technology

(g) Applied Statistical Methods

(h) Post-Experience Certificate in Industrial Safety

(i) Post-Experience Certificate in Advanced Industrial Safety

(j) Certificate of Attainment in Safety Management & Loss Control

(k) Certificate of Attainment in Safety Auditor Training

(l) Graduate Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health

(m) Master of Applied Science in Safety Management - organised in collaboration with the University of Western Sydney,

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3. Construction Industry Training Authority

(a) Construction Safety Officer Course - 1 year (day courses and evening courses available)

(b) Construction Safety Supervisor Course - 28 hours (day courses and evening courses available)

(d) Safety Plan and Implementation - 8 hours

(e) Safety Training Techniques - 4 hours

(f) Safety Auditing - 12 hours

(g) ISO 9000 and Safety Management - 8 hours

(h) Safety Laws/F&IU Ordinance and New Development - 8 hours

(i) Refresher Course for Construction Safety Officers - 18 hours

(j) Off-shore General Shipping Safety for Marine Construction Work - 12 hours

(k) Safety Training Course for Competent Persons Working with Confined Space - 14 hours

(l) Safety Training Course for Certified Workers in Confined Space - 1 day

(l) Safety Training Course for Construction Workers (Green Card) - 1 day

(m) Advanced Safety Training Course for Construction Workers ( Silver Card ) - 2 days

4. Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd

Effective Site Safety Training and Instruction Techniques - 2 days

5. Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Health and Safety for Graduate Engineers (Construction Industry) - 3 days course organised jointly with OSHC.

6. City University of Hong Kong

(a) Continuing Education Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health - 1 year course organised jointly with OSHC

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(b) Continuing Education Higher Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health - 144 hours course organised jointly with OSHC

(d) MSc programme in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Management - organised in collaboration with OSHC and the University of Portsmouth

7. University of Hong Kong

(a) MSc in Occupational Safety and Health - Distance Learning course organised in collaboration with the University of Greenwich

(b) Msc in Occupational Hygiene - Distance Learning course organised in collaboration with the University of Greenwich

8. Chinese University of Hong Kong

(a) Diploma in Occupational Hygiene - 1 year course

(b) Diploma in Occupational Health Practice – 1 year course

9. Open University of Hong Kong

(a) Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health - 30 hours course

(b) Bachelor of Science (Health and Safety) - organised in collaboration with Curtain University of Technology, Australia.

10. Seamen's Training Centre

Marine Industrial Safety Course - 2 day course

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APPENDIX II

SAFETY AND HEALTH PUBLICATIONS OBTAINABLE FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

1. Labour Department

Most of the following publications can be viewed from the CD-Rom entitled OSH Bookshelf, jointly developed by Labour Department and Occupational Safety and Health Council

(a) Code of Practice

Control of Lead at Work

Safety and Health at Work with Asbestos

Safety and Health at Work for Industrial Diving

Protection of Quarry and Construction Workers from Silicosis

Protection of Tunnel Workers from Silicosis

Scaffolding Safety

Safe Use of Mobile Cranes and Tower Cranes

Safety at Work (Lifts and Escalator)

Safety Use and Operation of Suspended Working Platform

(b) Reference Manuals

Reference Manual for Inspection Reports on Construction Sites

Reference Manual for Inspection Reports on Workplaces

A Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Sections 6A & 6B) - Know Your General Duties

A Guide on Employer's Safety Policy

A Practical Guide to Employers’ Duties under Labour Legislation

A Guide to Construction Safety Management

A Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Cartridge-operated Fixing Tools) Regulations

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A Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertaking (Electricity) Regulations

A Brief Guide to the Requirements of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Work) Regulations

A Practical Guide to Industrial Noise Reduction

A Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Protection of Eyes) Regulations

A Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Woodworking Machinery)Regulations

A Guide to Safety and Health at Work for Gas Welding and Flame Cutting

Guidance Notes on Safe Use of Earth-moving Machinery

Guidance Notes on Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Work) Regulations

Guidance Notes on Classification and Use of Safety Belts and their Anchorage Systems

Guidance Notes on Appointment of Competent Persons for Noise Assessment at Workplaces

Guidance Notes on Fire Safety at Workplaces

Guide to Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Abrasive Wheels) Regulations

Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Asbestos) Special Regulations

Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Carcinogenic Substances) Regulations

Guide to Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Cargo and Container Handling) Regulations

Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulations

Guide to the Construction (Safety) Regulations

Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Regulations

Guide to General Rules on Handling Chemicals and the First Aid

Guide to Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gears Regulations

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Guide to Operation of Air Receivers

Guide to Safety Regulations on Goods Lift

Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations

Guide to Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Spraying of Flammable Liquids) Regulations

Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Suspended Working Platforms) Regulation

Brief Guide to Industrial Safety

Construction Site Safety & Health Checklist

Safety at Construction Sites

Safety at Work – Falsework – Prevention of Collapse

Safety in the Use of Abrasive Wheels

Safety Guide to Bamboo Scaffolding Safety

Safety Guide to Working in Confined Spaces

Safety Guide to Working At Height

Safety Hints for Users of Acetylene Cylinders

Safety Hints for Asbestos Removal

Safety Hints for Users of Boatswain's Chair at Height

Safety Hints for Using Chemicals in Industry

Safety Hints for Electric Arc Welding

Safety Hints for Using Electrical Apparatus

Safety Hints for Users of Gondola at Height

Safety Hints on Operation of Suspended Working Platforms

Safety Handling of Chemicals Commonly Used in Industry

Safety Hints in Manhole Work

Safety Hints for Caisson Works

Safe Practices in Operating Fork Lift Trucks

Safe Systems at Work

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Safety and Health Guide for Summer Job Workers

First Aid and Safety Hints for Chemical Handling

Good Site Management

Handbook on Guarding and Operation of Machinery

Know Your General Duties

General Duties of Proprietors

General Duties of Persons Employed

Five Steps to Risk Assessment

No Need to Wear Armour if you Guard Your Machine

Noise in Industry, the Invisible Hazard

Essential Points for the Safe Use of Electrical Appliances

Classification and Labelling of Dangerous Substances Commonly Used in Industry

Hints on General Duties of Employees at Work Safe/Danger Wearing Apparels of Workers

Lock Attendant’s Handbook (Factories and Industrial Undertakings) (Work in Compressed Air) Regulations

A Reference Note on the Control of Asbestos at Work

A Reference Note on Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Substances in the Work Environment

A Reference Note on Ventilation and Maintenance of Ventilation System

Guide to Occupational Diseases Prescribed for Compensation Purposes

Hints on First Aid (For Notifiable Workplaces, Quarries, Cargo & Container Handling Undertakings and Construction Sites)

Notes on the Diagnosis of Occupational Diseases Prescribed under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance

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(d) The Protection of Workers' Health Series

Asbestos

Control of Toxic Substances in Workplace

Cyanide Hazard in Industry - Poisoning Prevention and Treatment

Electroplating - Health Hazards

Health Guide on the use of Visual Display Units

Health Hazards in Demolition Work

Health Hazards of Diving

Manganese Dioxide

Prevention of Back Injury

Respiratory Protective Equipment

Silica

Solvents

(e) Health Brochures

Health Hazards of Asbestos

Hazards During Chemicals in Use and Safety Guidelines

Health Hazards of Welding

Respirator for Silica Dust

Safe Use of Toluene-di-isocyanats

Skin Diseases in Industry

(f) Miscellaneous

Classification and Labelling of Dangerous Substances

Film Catalogue

Occupational Safety Charter

Reporting Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences

Safety Committees - A Guide to their Establishment and Operation Safety Training Prospectus

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2. Marine Department

(a) Marine Department Notices

[These notices are issued to draw the attention of ship repairers, stevedores, and owners, masters and operators of vessels to the danger of various malpractices of operations and works on vessels and to advise them to observe safety practices and precautions.]

No. 10 of 1978 Precautions Recommended whilst Bunkering Miscellaneous Local Vessels

No. 139 of 1979 Hopper Type Vessels and Dredgers Operating with Open Holds

No. 42 of 1980 The Use of Hooks Attached to Ropes

No. 63 of 1981 Extract of Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance

No. 125 of 1981 Use of Internal Combustion Engines in Confined Spaces

No. 93 of 1983 Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Inflammable Liquids on Pleasure Vessels

No. 165 of 1983 Accidents Involving Winches

No. 70 of 1984 Precautions to be Observed in the Hoisting and Lowering Operation of Heavy and Unwieldy Loads

No. 123 of 1986 Observance of Safe Working Practices on Local Craft

No. 40 of 1987 Safety of Small Craft

No. 41 of 1987 Dangers of Riding a Storm at Anchorage

No. 99 of 1988 Berthing Operation Ahead or Astern of Other Vessels

No. 106 of 1988 Proper Use of Radar and Dangers in Use of VHF Radio in Collision Avoidance

No. 200 of 1988 Vessels Leaving Piers Stern-first

No. 48 of 1991 Amendment of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972

No. 52 of 1991 Observance of Collision Regulation

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No. 113 of 1991 Port Operations (Very High Frequency, Radio VHF) Service

No. 52 of 1992 Use of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) For Search and Rescue (SAR) Operations

No. 81 of 1992 Length of Towline

No. 115A of 1992 Precautions to be Taken Before Entering Tanks and Other Closed Spaces

No. 54 of 1993 Typhoon Season

No. 14 of 1994 Safe Operation of Open Mechanised Sampans

No. 18 of 1994 Avoidance of Entering Marine Works Areas

No. 27A of 1994 Precautions to be Taken in respect of Roller Fairleads on board Vessels

No. 72A of 1994 Need for Lighter and Barge Crew to wear Lifejackets

No. 73 of 1994 Wave Disturbances in Victoria Harbour

No. 88 of 1994 Distress Communication in River Trade Area

No. 89 of 1994 Use of Public Landing Steps

No. 129A of 1994 Cranes mounted on Flat-top Barges

No. 18 of 1995 Safe Marine Transportation of Workers

No. 63 of 1995 Legislation Amendments affecting the Display of Licence No. of Lighters

No. 70A of 1995 Precautions to be taken by vessels carrying deck cargo

No. 71 of 1995 Safe Embarkation and Disembarkation on Launches and Ferries

No. 75A of 1995 Guidelines to the Testing, Examination and Record Keeping of Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear

No. 27 of 1996 Display of Donning Instruction in wearing a lifejacket

No. 33 of 1996 Vessels engaged in Towage Operation

No. 62 of 1996 Salvage operation by Local Crafts

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No. 67 of 1996 Typhoon Season

No. 83 of 1996 VHF Radiotelephone Safety Message Broadcast

No. 96 of 1996 Vessel Traffic Centre – Telephone, Facsimile and Telex Numbers

No. 129 of 1996 Wearing of Protective Headgear

No. 34 of 1997 Exhibition of Navigation Lights

No. 53 of 1997 Application of Promulgation of Marine Dept. Notices

No. 67 of 1997 Observance of safe working practice on Local Craft involving winch operations

No. 83 of 1997 Tsing Ma & Kap Shui Mun Bridge Max. Per. Air draught and safety precautions

No. 93 of 1997 General guide to safety during Towing and Lightering operation

No. 109 of 1997 Establishment of height restriction in HK waters

No. 20 of 1998 Application for Sand Barge Route Approval Permit

No. 29 of 1998 Requirements of light buoys for marking Marine Works Area

No. 60 of 1998 Precautions to be taken by local vessels using extendible hydraulic crane

No. 18 of 1999 Safe navigation in poor visibility

(b) Safety Newsletters

Cargo Handling Safety

Derrick Post Stays

Duty to Report Accident

Electrical Temporary Lighting Systems

Fibre Ropes Used for Lifting Purposes

Lifting Gear

Information for Competent Examiners of Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear

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Information on the Requirements of the Cargo Handling Regulations in respect of Derrick Lighters and Other Local Vessels

Inspections of Derricks and Lifting Gear

Safe Working Load of Four-leg Slings

Safe Working Loads of Wire Rope Slings

Shipping and Port Control (Cargo Handling) Regulations

The Air You Breathe

The Competent Person and His Duties

Use of Synthetic Fibre Ropes for Mooring and Towing

Wire Ropes and Wire Rope Slings

Requirements for Using Straight Stern/Bow Ramps on Inland Flattop Barges

[Safety pamphlets and leaflets convey lessons learned from typical accidents which have occurred in the past.]

The Dangerous Winch Warping Drum

Beware of Grab

Aloft Working is Hazardous

A Boy was Strangled to Death by a Rope on a Warping Drum on Board of a Fishing Vessel

A CO2 Bottle Weighing Tragedy

The Unsupported Side of a Stack of Cargo Collapsed

A Crew Lost His Life After Entering a Fire Affected Confined Space with a Breathing Apparatus

A Broken Guide Rope

The Cost of Using an Internal Combustion Engine in a Confined Space

It is of Paramount Importance to Ensure that Cargo Gear of a Derrick Would Not Hit Any Person on the Deck During the Slewing of a Derrick

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A Swinging Cargo Tragedy

Steel Sheet Coils Move Easily. They should be Properly Secured

A Stevedore Fell Off from a Lorry Platform After Being Hit by a Moving Sling of Cargo

Confined Space if Hazardous

A Stevedore Fell Off the Roof of a Container when He was Giving Hand Signals and was Moving up Together with the Container at the Same Time.

A Welder was Electrocuted and Drowned

Collapse of Cargo Derrick Due to the Fatigue Failure of Gooseneck Pin

A Worker Fell together with Unsecured Hatchboards into the Hold Bottom of a Lighter

A Workman Fell to the Bottom of a Cargo Hold whilst Climbing a Vertical Ladder after Sustaining Finger Injury

A Workman Sustained Fatal Injury Whilst Working on Top of the Driver's cabin of a Lorry

A Falling Pallet

Fire on Board a Tanker

Worker Died after Falling Off from a Container

The Use of Heavy Cargo as a Land Anchor in Shifting Berth is Dangerous

Ratchet on Manual Type Winch should be Engaged before Heaving up Anchor

Lighterman Lost Balance and Struck Against the Bulwark while Boarding a Tug Boat from a Hopper Barge

Never use oxygen gas for engine starting

The tragic account of a seaman handicapped in handling heavy and bulky loads in a small ship hold

A 2-tonne safe toppled under hook killing a stevedore worker on a coaster at berth A mechanic fell to his death while working on the turntable of a deck crane aboard a foreign going ship

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The steel plate fixture holding the mast head swivel on mast top was fractured. The derrick boom fell and bent as it struck on the deckhouse

A worker was crushed to death inside the mixer of a batching plant fitted on board a dumb steel lighter

Safety at shifting vessel

Local Vessels Safety Practice Greasing the heaving in wire falls of stern ramp

A lighter winch operator was hit by a parted cargo runner connected to a grab for unloading granulated rocks

Two riggers fell with suspended scaffold as lifting sling parted

No. 1 lighterman fatally injured by a heavy steel strip coil that rolled upon him when the lighter swayed during a mid-stream cargo handling operation.

Hoisted cargo collapsed and fell due to improper slinging

Testing and Examination of Lifting Appliances

(d) Safety Guides

Stevedoring Safety Guide

Guideline for Use of Bottled Liquefied Petroleum Gas on Board Fishing Vessels, Motor Boats, Dumb Steel Lighters and Sailing Junks

Works involving Asbestos

Handling of Mooring Ropes

General Guide to Safety during Towing & Lightering Operation

(e) Safety Posters

Eye Splicings of Wire Slings

An Operator Must be at the Winch Control whenever a Warping Drum is in Use

Safety Working Loads of Wire Rope Slings and Man Made Fibre (Polypropylene) Rope Slings

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Poster Concerning Regulation 35 of the Shipping and Port Control (Cargo Handling) Regulation Cap. 313

The Life Supporting Oxygen

No person under age 18 & no person not sufficiently competent and reliable shall be employed to operate lifting appliances or to give signals or to attend falls

Mind the sling hooks and wear safety helmet (sticker) To prevent accident, check your wire ropes regularly

(f) Other Materials

Safety Hint on Marine Vessels

Safety inspection checklist for Marine Vessels

Guidance Notes on Incidents Involving Explosive Ordnance during Marine Dredging

3. Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

Code of Practice for the Electricity (Wiring) Regulations

Code of Practice for Design and Construction of Builders Lift

Code of Practice for Design and Construction of Tower Working Platforms

4. Environmental Protection Department

Code of Practice on the Packing, Handling, Transport and Disposal of Asbestos Wastes.

5. Fire Services Department

Fire Protection Notice No. 4 - Dangerous Goods General

Fire Protection Notice No. 5 - Safe Use of Kerosene and Liquefied Petroleum Gases Appliances

Fire Protection Notice No. 11 - Use and Maintenance of Fire Extinguishers

Fire Protection Notice No. 13 - Fire Protection at Construction Site

What to do in case of fire

Fire Safety Guide

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CHAPTER 6 SAFETY COMMITTEES

6.1 GENERAL

The following committees should be established for each contract with a view to enhancing safety on site: (a) Site Safety Management Committee; and

(b) Site Safety Committee

6.2 SITE SAFETY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

6.2.1 Terms of Reference

(a) To monitor the adequacy of the *Safety Plan and ensure its implementation by the Contractor/the Contractor's site safety obligations set out in the Contract and ensure their implementation;

(b) To review accident statistics and identify trends and probable causes of accidents so as to recommend measures to prevent recurrence;

(d) To review the emergency and rescue procedures;

(e) To promote safety publicity and training;

(f) To discuss the contractor's monthly safety report;

(g) To study safety audit reports received and review action plan prepared by the Contractor;

(h) To conduct safety inspections; and

(i) To review and monitor follow up actions against unsafe practices and conditions identified during site inspections and in site Inspection Reports, Improvement Notices and Suspension Notices issued by Labour Dept. or Marine Dept.

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6.2.2 Membership

(a) Composition

The composition of each Site Safety Management Committee shall be as follows :

Chairman : Architect/Engineer or his Representative in the professional rank or above

Secretary : Architect/Engineer's Resident Safety Staff or another staff appointed by the Architect/Engineer

Members : Project Manager or a representative at senior management level from the Contractor's headquarters

Site Agent

Contractor's Safety Officer

Sub-contractors' Safety Supervisors

In attendance on : Occupational Safety on ad hoc basis Officer of Labour Department.

Shipping Safety Officer/Marine Officer of Marine Department

Representative of Fire Services Department

Representative of Hong Kong Police Force

Representatives of utility undertakers

Representatives of the Employer (including but not limited to CAS/Safety WB and the departmental Safety Adviser)

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(b) Chairmanship

(i) The Architect/Engineer's Representative shall act as Chairman of any Site Safety Management Committee to accord with Government's policy of attaching great importance to construction safety.

(ii) An Architect/Engineer's Representative responsible for several contracts may convene Site Safety Management Committees each covering more than one contract under his control.

(iii) Where the number of contracts exceeds what can be conveniently covered by two Site Safety Management Committees, the chairmanship may be delegated to a professional next in rank to the Architect/Engineer's Representative, subject to the following conditions :

- the Architect/Engineer has agreed to the delegation, and

- the person delegated to chair Site Safety Management Committees is of a rank of Chief Resident Engineer or equivalent, or

- the person delegated to chair Site Safety Management Committees is of a rank of Senior Resident Engineer or equivalent and the total contract sum of the contracts covered by the Site Safety Management Committees to be chaired by him does not exceed $500 million, or

- the person delegated to chair a Site Safety Management Committee is of a rank of Resident Engineer or equivalent and the Site Safety Management Committee to be chaired by him covers a single contract not exceeding $100 million in value.

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6.2.3 Frequency of Meeting

Monthly

6.2.4 Minutes

Minutes of the Site Safety Management Committee should be sent to all members and those in attendance on an ad hoc basis within ten working days of the meeting. Copies of the minutes in English, with a Chinese translation listing the main points discussed and decisions reached, should be displayed on notice boards so that any interested employee can keep himself informed of the Site Safety Management Committee's activities and decisions. The minutes of the meeting shall be signed by the Architect/Engineer or his representative and the Site Agent.

6.3 SITE SAFETY COMMITTEE

6.3.1 Introduction

For standards of safety at work to be improved, full cooperation and commitment of the workers and foremen are absolutely essential. Hence, these employees must be able to participate in the making and monitoring of arrangements for safety at their place of work. The establishment of site safety committee in which these employees and the management of the contractor and sub-contractors are represented can increase the involvement and commitment of these employees. The contractor shall therefore set up such site safety committees and hold meetings at least once a month. Some guidelines on the terms of reference and membership of the committee are given below.

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6.3.2 Terms of Reference

(a) To ensure the implementation of the Site Safety Plan on site or the Contractor's Site safety obligations set out in the Contract;

(b) To review and monitor the effectiveness of the safety and health measures taken on site and recommend improvements;

(d) To co-ordinate the interface safety measures of all sub-contractors, utiltiy undertakers or other construction parties working on the Site;

(e) To promote safety publicity and training;

(f) To discuss and review the emergency and rescue procedures;

(g) To review accidents that have occurred so as to recommend measures to prevent recurrences;

(h) To review the accident statistics and safety performance of sub- contractors;

(i) To provide a forum for management and working level to discuss construction safety matters; and

(j) To study safety audit reports received and review action plan.

6.3.3 Membership

Chairman : Site Agent

Members : Project Manager or a representative at senior management level from the Contractor's headquarters

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Contractor's Safety Officer and Safety Supervisor as appropriate

Sub-contractors' Safety Supervisors

Management of sub- contractors of all tiers

Safety Representatives

Architect/Engineer's Representative or Architect/Engineer's Resident Site Staff or another staff appointed by the Engineer

In attendance on : Occupational Safety an ad hoc basis Officer of Labour Department

6.3.4 Frequency of Meeting

Monthly

6.3.5 Minutes

Minutes of the site Safety Committee should be sent to all members and those in attendance on an ad hoc basis within ten working days of the meeting. A copy should also be sent to the Architect/Engineer. One copy of the minutes in Chinese, and English if necessary, shall be posted on notice boards so that all can be informed of the Site Safety Committees activities and decisions.

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Chapter 7 SITE SAFETY PERSONNEL

7.1 CONTRACTOR'S SAFETY PERSONNEL

7.1.1 Statutory Requirements

(a) The Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations (FIU(SO&SS)R) require a contractor or a specialist contractor to employ one registered Safety Officer on a full-time basis when the total number of persons employed by him in construction sites is 100 or more. He must also employ one Safety Supervisor in each site with 20 or more persons under his employment. Safety Supervisors must not be required to carry out other work that would prevent them from carrying out their safety duties properly.

(b) A contractor or a specialist contractor shall not employ any person as a Safety Officer unless that person is registered under the ((FIU(SO&SS)R).

(c) The responsibility of a Safety Officer is to assist the proprietor of an industrial undertaking in promoting the safety and health of persons employed. The main duties as stipulated in the (FIU(SO&SS)R) are as follows :

(i) advising the proprietor as to measures to be taken in the interest of safety and health and, with the proprietor's approval, implementing such measures;

(ii) inspecting the workplace to identify potential hazards and reporting the findings with recommendations for correction to the proprietor;

(iii) investigating accidents (with or without personal injury) and dangerous occurrences and reporting with recommendations for prevention to the proprietor;

(iv) advising the proprietor of any repair or maintenance in respect of premises, plant and equipment that ought to be

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carried out in the interest of safety and health;

(v) assisting in the supervision of Safety Supervisors;

(vi) receiving, discussing and counter signing reports submitted to him by Safety Supervisors; and

(vii) preparing and submitting a monthly report to the proprietor in a specified form.

(d) The responsibility of a Safety Supervisor is to assist the proprietor and any person employed as a Safety Officer in promoting the safety and health of persons employed. The main duties are as follows : -

(i) assisting a Safety Officer in carrying out his duties;

(ii) supervising the observance by the workers of the safety standards;

(iii) advising the proprietor or the Safety Officer as to the observance by the workers of the safety standards;

(iv) promoting the safe execution of work in the construction site; and

(v) preparing and submitting a weekly report to the proprietor or the Safety Officer in a specified form.

7.1.2 Contractual Requirements

The following are general requirements of the safety personnel for PWP contracts. The Architect/Engineer may stipulate or may have stipulated different requirements to suit special circumstances under the individual contracts, such as the nature and complexity of the Works, the number of isolated sites, the potential risks anticipated on site and the value of the contract.

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(a) Safety Officer

(i) The Contractor shall employ full-time Safety Officers in works contracts in accordance with the total no. of workers employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or his sub-contractor in accordance with the following table:

Minimum no. of Total no. full-time of workers Safety Officer 50 to 200 1 201 to 700 2 701 to 1200 3 1200 and above 4

Where the total number is less than 50, the Safety Officer may be engaged part- time but with sufficient presence on the Site to perform his duties of a Safety Officer. The time thus spent on Site shall not be less than 12 hours per week excluding attendance of the Site Safety Management Committee meeting and Site Safety Committee meeting.

(ii) For a term contract, the Contractor shall employ one full time Safety Officer. Where the total number of workers exceeds 200, additional Safety Officers shall be employed in accordance with the following table.

Minimum no. of Total no. full-time of workers Safety Officer 201 to 700 2 701 to 1200 3 1200 and above 4

(ii) In addition to the duties stipulated in the legislation, a Safety Officer is required to

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- supervise and monitor the implementation of the Safety Plan/Contractor's site safety obligations set out in the contract.

- ensure the sub-contractors and all persons working on the Site are made aware of and comply with the Safety Plan/Contractor's site safety obligations set out in the contract.

- maintain a safety diary

- carry out a weekly site inspection with the Architect/Engineer's staff and complete inspection checklist in a format to be agreed by the Architect/Engineer’s Representative.

- prepare detailed reports on dangerous occurrences and serious incidents/accidents and complete standard forms provided by Architect/Engineer.

- prepare training programme, arrange and/or conduct trainings and maintain training records.

- co-ordinate with sub-contractors or other contractors on the preparation of specific method statements including risk assessments.

- keep a register of the names, telephone numbers and addresses of the Safety Supervisors, Safety Representatives, competent persons and competent examiners employed on the contract.

- keep and maintain a record of all examination and test certificates required by any legislation or the Contract.

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- prepare a monthly report for consideration at the meeting of the Site Safety Management Committee

- attend meetings of the Site Safety Committee and/or the Site Safety Management Committee.

- carry out internal safety audits to monitor the implementation of the Safety Plan at intervals of not less than once every six months.

(b) Safety Supervisor

(i) The Contractor shall employ at least one Safety Supervisor to work full- time on Site. Where the number of workers employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or by his sub- contractor exceeds 50, the number of Safety Supervisors to be provided shall be increased by one for every additional 50 workers.

(ii) For works contracts, in addition to (i) above, each sub-contractor of the first tier (directly employed by the Contractor) engaging 20 persons or more in the activities for which he is responsible shall provide at least one full-time Safety Supervisor.

(iv) For term contracts, in addition to (i) above, the Contractor shall provide at least one full-time Safety Supervisor at each work location where the number of workers engaged there exceeds 20.

(iv) Safety Supervisors must have at least three years experience on construction work and have completed an appropriate safety training course provided for Safety Supervisors.

(v) In addition to the duties stipulated in the legislation, a Safety Supervisor is required to

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- carry out safety inspections at least daily and complete checklist

- attend meetings of the Site Safety Committee and the Site Safety Management Committee

- conduct tool box talks if he has completed courses on safety training techniques.

A safety representative is the foreman or ganger of each labour group or team working on the Site and appointed by the Contractor. He is required to ensure

- that directives on safety and health matters from the Contractor, the Safety Officer and Safety Supervisors are duly carried out;

- safety practices are adopted by the workers; and

- the use of personal protective clothing and equipment by the workers at all times.

7.2 ARCHITECT/ENGINEER'S SAFETY PERSONNEL

7.2.1 The Architect/Engineer's duties on site safety

(a) The Architect/Engineer has the following duties with respect to safety on site :

(i) administer those clauses in the contract relating to construction safety and health;

(ii) ensure the safety of his site staff, by providing or arranging suitable training, protective clothing, safety equipment, first-aid and welfare facilities etc.;

(iii) comment on the adequacy of the Safety Plan;

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(iv) chair the Site Safety Management Committee meetings and arrange for the preparation of minutes of the meeting;

(v) carry out site safety inspections and ensure prompt follow up action taken by the Contractor on deficiencies identified;

(vi) consider safety audit reports received and monitor progress of the action plan submitted by the Contractor.

(vii) take follow-up action against deficiencies identified in site inspections, Inspection Reports received from the Labour Department and Marine Department as well as Improvement Notices and Suspension Notices.

(b) The Architect/Engineer's Representative and other resident site staff will assist the Architect/Engineer in carrying out the above duties.

7.2.2 Resident Safety Staff

(a) General

(Resident Safety Staff is to include staff working part time on site)

It is the Architect/Engineer's responsibility to determine his resident safety staff requirements and to assign construction safety duties to his site staff, having regard to the size and nature of the contract concerned.

(b) The most senior staff on site should be assigned the responsibility to assist the Architect/Engineer in dealing with construction safety matters. The secretary of the Site Safety Management Committee shall be appointed by the Architect/Engineer.

(c) Those site staff who are not assigned to exclusively deal with construction safety matters should familiarize themselves with

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safety requirements and the applicable sections of the safety legislation (particularly the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations) so that they can detect any unsafe working methods or breach of safety legislation and bring such matter to the attention of the contractor's Site Agent or Safety Officer.

7.3 Employment and Performance of Registered Safety Officers (RSO)

(a) The number of RSO required under each contract depends on the number of workers employed on the Works or in connection with the contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or his sub-contractor in accordance with section 7.1.2(a)(i) or (ii) above under that contract.

(b) For contracts where full-time RSO is not warranted, part-time RSO shall be employed. When a contract requires a part-time RSO, the total number of contracts served by the same RSO concurrently shall not be more than three. This is because the time to be spent by a part-time RSO stipulated in Chapter 3 shall be not less than 12 hours per week excluding attendance of the Site Safety Management Committee meeting and the Site Safety Committee meetings. It is therefore reasonable for a RSO not to serve more than three contracts at the same time except for contracts which are nearing substantial completion and may no longer require 12 hours site attendance by the RSO.

To ensure that the contractual attendance requirements of the RSOs are met and only RSO with satisfactory performance are employed, a database is maintained by Works Bureau (WB) keeping records on the employment status and performance of RSO engaged in public works contracts. The Architect/Engineer or his delegated representative shall report to WB any new appointment/changes/termination of the employment of RSO under a contract and/or his performance within 2 weeks by using the RSO Notification Form in Appendix II under

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'Restricted' cover. Such forms should also be copied to the respective Departmental Safety Adviser. For replacement of RSO, two separate forms should be used with one for the newly employed and the other for the outgoing RSO.

(d) Procedure for Approving new RSO for public works contracts

The Contractor shall not commence any construction on Site without the appointment of the required number of RSO, unless expressly permitted by the Architect/Engineer in writing. The employment or replacement of each RSO shall also be approved by the Architect/Engineer in accordance with the following procedure:

(i) For each proposed nomination of RSO, the Architect/Engineer shall request the Contractor to provide the following information:

- a copy of the proposed RSO's registration letter issued by Labour Department

- previous employment records of the proposed RSO, including his engineering experience /background

- present engagement of the proposed RSO in other contracts including public works contracts, Housing Authority contracts and private sector contracts, and the capacity in which he is employed(part-time or full-time); the anticipated completion date of such contracts should also be provided

(ii) If the submitted information indicates that the proposed RSO is already working either full-time on another contract or part-time in three other contracts, then the proposed nomination should be rejected (see para. 7.3(b) above) unless it is confirmed that the proposed nominated RSO has relinquished his employment in other contracts.

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(iii) After the above-mentioned preliminary check, if the Architect/Engineer or his delegated representative considers that the proposed RSO can be employed under his contract, he will then verify with the Chief Assistant Secretary (Safety) of WB (CAS(S)) on the current employment status and previous performance records, if any, of the proposed RSO in other public works contract(s) using the standard memo at Appendix I.

(iv) CAS(S) shall provide his comment on the proposed nomination within 5 working days of receipt based on the information stored in the database.

(v) The Architect/Engineer shall then consider the proposed nomination based on the information and comments provided by CAS(S) taking also into consideration the following:

- When the proposed RSO is already working full-time in a current contract, no approval shall be given for new employment under other contract(s)

- When the nature of the Works is complex, or involves high risk operations, the proposed RSO should possess relevant engineering background and adequate experience meeting the requirements of the Contract

- If the performance of the proposed RSO has been rated 'poor' in other public works contract(s), the Architect/Engineer who had marked the ‘poor’ performance and the Departmental Safety Adviser shall be consulted before making a decision on the proposed employment.

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- If the proposed RSO is to work part- time in more than one contract, then the total number of contracts served by him concurrently shall in general not be more than three (para. 7.3(b) refers)

(vi) After the employment of any approved new/replacement RSO by the Contractor, the Architect/Engineer shall notify the WB Safety Unit within 2 weeks using the standard notification form in Appendix II.

(vii) When the employment status of a RSO is changed due to works completion, replacement or removal from the Contract because of unsatisfactory performance etc., the Architect/Engineer shall provide his comments and remarks on the efficiency and performance of the RSO on the standard form in Appendix II to WB within two weeks from the end date of the employment under the Contract. Two forms shall be used, one for the replaced/removed RSO, and one for the newly employed RSO.

(viii) Unless a notification form is provided to WB, the employment of a RSO under a previously registered Contract will not be automatically regarded as terminated after the completion date. It is therefore important that the Architect/Engineer should notify WB Safety Unit as soon as it is confirmed that the Contract is completed and the RSO is no longer employed.

(ix) For contracts administered by consultants, the reporting of RSO employment/performance to WB using the standard form in Appendix II shall be done through the project consultant management office of the concerned works departments. The reports shall be copied to the DSA under restricted cover.

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(x) If a RSO employed full-time under one contract has been found working concurrently under other contract(s), the payment for "provide safety officer" under contracts participating in the Pay for Safety Scheme shall be deducted in accordance with the Method of Measurement. A remark shall also be made in the reporting form that the RSO has been over-engaged.

(xi) The performance of the RSO shall be assessed by the Architect(s)/Engineer(s) or his Representatives of the concerned works department(s) with input from the respective Departmental Safety Adviser(s) as necessary. In assessing, remarks on the following aspects should be made:

- adequacy of attendance and effort in site inspections, safety meetings, safety training and promotion

- updating and keeping of records and statistics; preparation of reports, risk assessments and method statements

- provision of practical advice and comments

- responsive to advice and instructions and promptness in taking follow up action

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Appendix I BY FAX:2882 7152 MEMO

From : (*Architect/Engineer or his Representative) To : CAS(Safety),Works Bureau

Ref. : in Attn.:

Tel. : Fax : Your Ref.: in

Date : Dated :

Employment Status and Performance of Registered Safety Officer

Contract No: ______Contract Title: ______Contractor ______

Contract Period: from ______to ______

The Contractor of the captioned Contract has recently nominated Mr/Ms* ______(English Name in block letters) ______(*Chinese name as shown on HKID Card) as the full-time/part-time* Safety Officer of the Contract. The proposed Safety Officer has been registered under Labour Department’s letter ref.: ( ) in ______dated ______. Prior to approving the proposed employment, I would be grateful for your advice on the current employment status and previous performance record of the nominee in other public works contract(s), if any.

(*Architect/Engineer or his Representative)

c. c. Departmental Safety Adviser, ______Dept.

(Note: For contracts administrated by consultant, a similar letter shall be prepared by the resident *Architect/Engineer or his Representative and the letter shall also be copied to the responsible project consultant management office for information.)

* Delete as appropriate

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RESTRICTED Appendix II To: CAS(Safety), WB - by fax: 2882 7152

Employment status and performance of Registered Safety Officer (RSO) employed under Public Works Contract (To be submitted to the WB Safety Unit within 2 weeks of a new RSO employment or change/termination of service. Separate forms should be used for the newly employed RSO and the outgoing RSO as appropriate.) Contract No.:______Department : ______Division : ______Contract Title______Contract Sum : HK$ ______million Contractor :______Contract Period : ______to ______Type of Contract :Civil/Building/Term/Specialist/others*(please state)______

Requirement for RSO under the Contract:Part-time/Full-time*(No.required = ____) (Note: a separate form shall be used for each RSO under the same contract)

Full Name of RSO: ______(English in block letter) ______(Chinese)

Ref. no. and date of RSO registration letter issued by the Labour Department ( ) in ______dated ______

Start date of employment under the Contract: ______End date of employment under the Contract (where applicable):______Months of service under the Contract : ______

Remarks on the efficiency and performance of RSO: (Note: to be completed at the end of employment of each RSO*) ______

Overall performance : Good / Satisfactory / Poor*

Completed by:______(Architect/Engineer’s Representative) ______(Date) (in block letters ) Contact Tel. No. ______Endorsed by:______(The Architect/Engineer) ______(Date) (in block letter ) (Note: Endorsement by the Engineer is required only when the remarks on RSO performance is completed) c.c. Departmental Safety Adviser, Dept.

* Delete as appropriate

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Chapter 8 SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS

8.1 INSPECTIONS

8.1.1 Contractor's Inspections

(a) Safety Supervisors are legally required under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations to carry out daily inspections and prepare weekly reports for such inspections using a prescribed form (Form 3A)

(b) Safety Officers are legally required by the Regulations to carry out site visits and prepare monthly reports using a prescribed form (Form 2A).

(c) Apart from preparing inspection reports using prescribed forms as set out in (a) and (b) above, Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors are required under contractual provisions to carry out inspections at weekly and daily intervals respectively using a comprehensive check-list agreed by the Architect/Engineer’s Representative.

(d) The Contractor's safety staff should carry out safety inspections at least on a daily basis or where appropriate on a shift basis, to ensure that unsafe acts and unsafe conditions on site are promptly identified, so as to fulfil his contractual and legal obligations on construction safety.

(e) The Contractor shall also participate in safety inspections conducted by the Site Safety Management Committee. These inspections are described in section 8.1.3 below.

(f) For each contract, the Contractor shall prepare a comprehensive safety inspection check-list in accordance with the requirement of the contract. This check-list can then be used for :

(i) inspections by the Contractor’s staff including Safety Officer(s) and Safety Supervisor(s)

(ii) inspections by the Architect/Engineer's site staff

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(iii) weekly safety walk

(iv) inspections by the Site Safety Management Committee

For contracts with scattered works sites, more than one inspection check-list may need to be prepared. The check-list(s) should also be updated regularly to maintain its relevance to the works being carried out on site.

(g) For contracts under the Pay for Safety Scheme, the Contractor's Safety Officer and Site Agent shall attend the weekly safety walk with the Architect/Engineer's nominated site representative. To ensure that actions are taken against situations requiring follow up actions identified during weekly safety walks, the last page of the comprehensive safety inspection check-list should contain at least the basic information contained in the form in Appendix Ia. A copy of this "summary of follow up action" form should be signed by both parties at the end of the safety walk. The second copy should be submitted to the Architect/Engineer or his representative once the Safety Officer signs Part II after he has checked that all follow up actions are completed. Payment will only be made after the Contractor has completed all the follow-up actions within the agreed completion dates, normally before the next weekly safety walk.

8.1.2 Architect/Engineer's Inspections

The following is to be carried out in accordance with Chapter 3.

(a) The Architect/Engineer's site staff shall carry out regular inspections to monitor the safety situation on site. It is desirable to carry out these inspections jointly with the contractor's safety staff so that the Contractor can take necessary follow-up action immediately.

(b) The Architect/Engineer's site staff shall carry out a detailed safety inspection for the entire site, using the relevant parts of the comprehensive safety inspection check-list prepared by the Contractor, at least once a week. These detailed safety inspections need not be carried out for those weeks in which nominated members of the Site Safety

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Management Committee have conducted similar inspections.

(c) The Architect/Engineer's site staff shall also carry out further safety inspections to supplement the weekly safety inspections. These daily inspections will be less thorough but should be able to identify the major hazards or imminent dangers on site. Site staff are encouraged to bring along the safety inspection check-list to facilitate their inspections.

(d) The Architect/Engineer's site staff shall attend all the safety inspections of the Site Safety Management Committee.

(e) The Architect/Engineer's site staff must react to any unsafe practices or conditions that they observe when carrying out their duties.

(f) All unsafe practices or conditions identified by the Architect/Engineer's site staff must be drawn to the attention of the Site Agent or the Contractor's Safety Officer as soon as possible. The matter should then be duly recorded in the site diary and countersigned by the Site Agent. If the unsafe situation or working method still persists after repeated notifications, the Architect/Engineer's most senior site staff shall report the matter to the relevant Divisional Occupational Safety Officer (DOSO) of Labour Department and/or the Senior Shipping Safety Officer (SSSO) of the Marine Department at telephone no. 2852 4472 for their immediate action. Where the unsafe situation is considered as one with a definite risk to life, the Architect/Engineer may in parallel instruct the contractor to suspend the relevant portion(s) of the Works as set out para. 8.2 below.

(g) A safety inspection check-list for the reference of the Architect/Engineer's Representatives is set out at Appendix I. It can be suitably developed and modified for use as a comprehensive safety inspection checklist for their contracts.

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8.1.3 Inspections by the Site Safety Management Committee

Prior to each monthly meeting of the Site Safety Management Committee, an inspection of the Site shall be carried out by all those who are to attend the meeting and/or any other members nominated by the Architect/Engineer. These inspections may cover the entire site or only certain parts of the site as decided by the Architect/Engineer's Representative. For some contracts, it may be necessary for this inspection be carried out in the morning prior to the meeting in the afternoon.

8.1.4 Labour Department's Inspections

(a) Occupational Safety Officers of Labour Department will normally visit construction sites at intervals varying from a month to six weeks, depending on the workload situation of the Occupational Safety - Operations Division and with due consideration to the size of the contract, nature of the works, the potential hazard that may exist, the safety performance of the contractor and the accident rate. The Occupational Safety Officers will in general look for any breach of the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations or other legislation applicable to construction sites.

(b) In addition to routine inspections, the Occupational Safety Officers will visit construction sites to :

(i) investigate fatal and serious accidents and dangerous occurrences

(ii) investigate complaints

(d) When an Occupational Safety Officer visits the site, the Architect/Engineer's site staff should brief him on the site conditions. The Occupational Safety Officer should be accompanied during his inspection by the Architect/Engineer's site staff and by at least one of the Contractor's Site Agent/Safety Officers/Safety Supervisors. The Architect/Engineer's site staff shall request the Occupational Safety Officer to sign the

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Architect/Engineer's site diary on completion of his inspection.

(e) If the Labour Department issues a Construction Site Inspection Report, warning letter or statutory notice (viz. Improvement Notice, Suspension Notice) to the Contractor, this will be copied to the the respective departmental safety adviser who shall in turn provide a copy of the report/warning letter/statutory notice to the concerned Architect/Engineer. Upon the receipt of such, the Architect/Engineer's Representative shall require the Contractor to promptly rectify all the identified unsafe items and report the progress of rectification action taken or outstanding items until all items are completed. The Contractor should also be advised to copy such progress reports to the Labour Department. Rectification action of unsafe items shall be continuously monitored at the Site Safety Management Committee meetings and the Site Safety Committee meetings until they are completed.

(f) To ensure close co-operation between the Architect/Engineer's site staff and the Labour Department, the Architect/Engineer shall, at the commencement of each contract, provide the following information to the relevant Divisional Occupational Safety Officer of the following information of the contract :

- contract no. and title

- a copy of the site plan

- name, telephone number and fax number of the Architect/Engineer's Representative

- name, telephone number and fax number of the Architect/Engineer's site staff in charge of site safety matters

- commencement date and estimated completion date

- name and registered address of the Contractor

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A list of telephone and fax numbers for contact with the Divisional Occupational Safety Officers can be found in Appendix II.

8.1.5 Marine Department's Inspections

(a) Officers of the Marine Department will visit vessels. The frequency of the inspections will depend on the workload situation of the officers, and with due consideration of the potential hazard that may exist, the safety performance of the crews and the accident rate.

(b) The officers will issue warning or advice letters as necessary or initiate prosecutions under relevant legislation enforced by the department as the case may be. Any warning letters and prosecutions issued by Marine Department will be copied to the Architect/Engineer.

(c) In case fatal or serious accidents have occurred, officers from Marine Department may visit the vessels for accident investigation.

(d) To ensure close co-operation between the Architect/Engineer's site staff and the Marine Department, it is advised that the Engineer inform the Senior Shipping Safety Officer (SSSO) of Marine Department's Marine Industrial Safety Section (MISS) of the following information of the contract prior to commencement of marine works:

- contract title

- a copy of the site plan

- name, telephone number and fax number of the Architect/Engineer's Representative

- name, telephone number and fax number of the Architect/Engineer's site staff in charge of site safety matters

- commencement date and estimated completion date for the marine works

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- name and registered address of the Contractor responsible for the marine works

SSSO/MISS's office is at Room 2315, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong; fax number 2543 7209, telephone number 2852 4472.

8.2 FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS

8.2.1 No Immediate Danger

When the Architect/Engineer's site staff have identified an unsafe situation or believe the Contractor's or sub-contractors' workmen are using unsafe working methods, the attention of the Site Agent or the Contractor's Safety Officer should be informed by them as soon as possible. The matter should then be duly recorded in the site diary which must be countersigned by the Contractor's Site Agent. If the unsafe situation or working method still persists after repeated notifications, the Architect/Engineer's most senior site staff shall report the matter to the relevant Divisional Occupational Safety Officer (DOSO) of Labour Department and/or the Senior Shipping Safety Officer (SSSO) of Marine Department at telephone no. 2852 4472 for their immediate action. Any breach of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance or the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance or their subsidiary regulations should be dealt with by the Labour Department or Marine Department as appropriate whose staff will visit the site as soon as reasonably possible.

8.2.2 Immediate Danger

If the Contractor's working method is so unsafe and there is a definite risk to life, the Architect/Engineer or his Representative may, in addition to para. 8.2.1 above, instruct the Contractor to suspend relevant portions of the Works until safety measures deemed necessary have been introduced. Any such instruction shall be confirmed in writing and shall include a proviso that the issue of the instruction shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibilities under the contract.

8.3 REPORTING OF SAFETY PERFORMANCE

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The Architect/Engineer shall take the following into consideration when completing contractors' quarterly reports on performance :

(a) repeated non-compliance with safety procedures despite warning letters given by the Architect/Engineer and failure to rectify the situation within a reasonable time,

(b) repeated non-compliance with safety legislation identified by Labour Department/Marine Department in inspection reports and the number of Improvement Notice and Suspension Notice received by the Contractor,

(c) failure to rectify within a reasonable time any situation of "imminent danger" identified by the independent safety auditors and/or the Architect/Engineer, and

(d) the scores contained in the reports of safety audits for contracts included in the Independent Safety Audit Scheme.

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CHAPTER 9 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND ACCIDENT STATISTICS

9.1 REPORTING OF ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS

9.1.1 Contractor's Responsibility

(a) Accidents involving death or serious injury

(i) The Contractor is required under Section 17 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations to notify the Occupational Safety and Health Branch of Labour Department by telephone number 2815 0678 during office hours, and the respective following tel. nos. outside office hours:

- 9495 8966 for Hong Kong & Islands, - 9132 0344 for Kowloon, - 9132 0341 for New Territories (East) and - 9495 8967 for New Territories (West)

or in person within 24 hours of an accident involving death or serious bodily injury. Serious bodily injury here means that the injured person is admitted to a hospital immediately following the accident for observation or treatment. The Contractor should then submit a Form 2 (a prescribed form in the Employees' Compensation Ordinance, see Appendix I) within seven days of the accident to the Employees' Compensation Division of Labour Department;

(ii) In the case of death following serious bodily injury, the Contractor must within 24 hours of becoming aware of the death, report either by telephone, in person or in writing (Form 2) to the Occupational Safety and Health Branch of Labour Department;

(iii) The Contractor must report orally or in writing all fatal accidents within 24 hours to the police station nearest to the place of accident. The Contractor is considered to have discharged this obligation if he has telephoned '999' to report the accident;

(iv) In the case of incapacity for more than three days, the Contractor must report to the Labour Department within 14 days of the accident on a Form 2;

(v) The following information is required in reporting an accident to Labour Department :

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- Particulars of the employer

- Particulars of the deceased or injured person - name, address, occupation, sex, age and identity card number

- The date, cause or circumstances of the accident;

- The nature of the injury, stating whether death or incapacity was caused by the injury.

(b) Dangerous Occurrence

(i) Section 18 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations requires that all dangerous occurrences on site must be reported in writing to the Occupational Safety and Health Branch of Labour Department within 24 hours, irrespective of whether there are casualties or not. The following information has to be provided :

- The time of the occurrence;

- Damage to any building, machinery or plant; and

- The circumstances in which the accident occurred.

Labour Department's standard 'Dangerous Occurrence Report form' shown at Appendix II may be used.

(ii) A dangerous occurrence is defined in the First Schedule of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations as follows:

- Bursting of a revolving vessel, wheel, grindstone or grinding wheel moved by mechanical power.

- Collapse or failure of a crane, derrick, winch, hoist or other appliance (but not including a builder’s lift or tower working platform to which the Builders’ Lifts and Tower Working Platforms (Safety) Ordinance (Cap. 470 applies) used in raising or lowering persons or goods or any part thereof (except the breakage of chain or rope slings), or the overturning of a crane.

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- Explosion or fire causing damage to the structure of any room or place in which persons are employed, or to any machine or plant, resulting in the complete suspension of ordinary work.

- Electrical short circuit or failure of electrical machinery, plant or apparatus, attended by explosion or fire, causing structural damage involving its stoppage or disuse.

- Explosion of a receiver or container used for the storage at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure of any gas or gases (including air) or any liquid or solid resulting from the compression of gas.

- Collapse in whole or part from any cause whatsoever of any roof, wall, floor, structure or foundation forming part of the premises of an industrial undertaking in which persons are employed.

- Total or partial collapse of any overburden, face, tip or embankment in a quarry.

- Overturning of, or collision with any object by any bulldozer, dumper, excavator, grader, lorry or shovel loader, or any mobile machine used for the handling of any substance in a quarry.

(iii) There are similar provisions under Section 14 of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance to report dangerous occurrence but the definition is slightly different from that under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations in (ii) above.

(i) Under Section 67 of the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance, the owner or his agent or the master of a vessel is required to immediately report verbally to the Vessel Traffic Centre (on 2858 2163 or VHF Channel 12 or 14) and shall report in writing to the Director of Marine using the form shown at Appendix III within 24 hours of an accident/incident listed below occurring in Hong Kong waters:

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- a vessel is involved in a collision with another vessel, a port facility or other property;

- a vessel sinks or becomes stranded or disabled;

- a person is killed or seriously injured on board a vessel as a result of an accident;

- an explosion or fire occurs on board a vessel;

- damage is caused by a vessel to a port facility or other property; or

- a person, cargo or equipment is lost overboard from a vessel.

(ii) Under Section 69 of the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance, where a fire occurs on board a vessel within the waters of Hong Kong, the owner or his agent or the master of the vessel shall report such occurrence forthwith to the Fire Services Department.

(iii) Under Regulation 53 of the Shipping and Port Control (Cargo Handling) Regulations, the following accidents must be reported immediately to the Director of Marine orally or in writing. Full particulars in writing shall be furnished within 24 hours :

- an accident involving death or serious bodily injury

- a crane, winch, hoist, derrick or other appliance used in hoisting or lowering collapses or fails (other than breakage or a chain or rope sling)

- a person, cargo or equipment is lost overboard.

Verbal reporting of accidents during office hours should be made to the Marine Industrial Safety Section of the Marine Department on 2852 4472-4.

Verbal reporting of accidents outside office hours can be made to the Vessel Traffic Centre on 2858 2163 or VHF Channel 12 or 14

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(iv) The Contractor should report in writing to the Marine Department within 7 days of a bodily injury which is not classified as a serious injury under the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance but which results in incapacity for more than 3 days. A photocopy of Form 2 under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance will serve the purpose.

(d) Reporting of Fires Extinguished by Contractor

The Contractor should report to FSD Communication Centre on 2723 2233 any fires that have been extinguished by the Contractor himself as FSD may send staff to investigate such fires. The following information has to be provided :

(i) time of fire

(ii) location of fire

(iii) means of extinguishing the fire

(iv) injury to any person/damage to any property

(v) believed cause of fire.

(e) Reporting to the Architect/Engineer's Representative

(i) The Contractor must verbally report dangerous occurrences and accidents involving death, serious injury or serious damage to the Architect/Engineer's site staff immediately;

(ii) The Contractor must deliver a written preliminary report within 24 hours of the dangerous occurrence/accident which should contain adequate information for the Architect/Engineer to prepare his Preliminary Report (see para. 9.1.2(h) below);

(iii) The Contractor must provide the Architect/Engineer's Representative with a photocopy of any Form 2 or other accident reports he submits to the Labour Department or Marine Department when requested by the Architect/Engineer;

(iv) The Contractor shall then investigate the incident/accident and complete any further report required by the Architect/Engineer on the detailed cause of the accident or dangerous

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occurrences, measures to prevent recurrence and complete standard forms provided by the Architect/Engineer to enable works departments to prepare an up-to-date database on site accident statistics;

(v) The Contractor should send a monthly report to the Architect/Engineer's Representative of all accidents and dangerous occurrences whether they are of a serious nature or not.

(vi) The Contractor shall, in addition to (iii) above, submit any other forms as the Commissioner for Labour may require including, but not limited to, forms requesting supplementary information used by the Labour Department for the purpose of accident analysis and Form 2B for reporting accidents that result in incapacities of less than 3 days. Copies of such forms should be made available for inspection by the Architect/Engineer upon request.

9.1.2 Architect/Engineer's Site Staff's Responsibility in Reporting Accidents on construction sites to Works Bureau and Information Services Department

(a) If a notifiable accident as described in sub- para.(b) below has occurred on site, the Architect/Engineer's most senior site staff shall immediately initiate the following reporting procedure.

(b) An accident is classified as a notifiable accident if:

- it has led to fatality, or

- the victim is in critical condition, or

- the media have arrived on site or have telephoned to ask information concerning the accident, or

- it will arouse public interest/concern in view of the damage/inconvenience that has been caused or its potential harm to workers and/or the public, or

- it has created a drawn-out situation which may lead to fatality or multiple injuries.

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(c) It is better for the Architect/Engineer's site staff to err on the safe side, by initiating the reporting procedure in marginal cases or doubtful cases.

During Office Hours

(d) During office hours, verbal reports should be made within 30 minutes of the accident to :-

(i) the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Secretariat Press Office (Works) (SPO(W)) by telephone (tel. no. 2848 2002), or in his absence the Principal Information Officer (tel. no. 2848 2003 or mobile no. 9094 8920), and

(ii) the Departmental Safety Adviser (DSA) who shall inform the Chief Assistant Secretary (Safety) of WB (CAS(S), WB) by telephone (tel. no. 2848 1149 or pager no. 7326 4312). The latter shall inform the Secretary for Work (S for W) accordingly.

(e) The information to be given during the notification shall at least include the following:

- Contract no. & title

- Time and location of accident

- A brief account of the accident with number of persons injured/trapped

- Seriousness of injury or extent of damage, if known

- Has media arrived on site?

- Name of officer and telephone number for further contact

(f) The Architect/Engineer's site staff shall keep the DSA informed of any development and further details of the accident at frequent interval as necessary. The DSA will then inform CAS(S), WB accordingly.

Outside Office Hours

(g) Reports after office hours should be made within 30 minutes of the occurrence of an accident by

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telephone to the Duty Officer of the Information Services Department (ISD) (tel. no. 2842 8745 (3 lines), 2523 2721, 2522 7662 - 24 hours). The Architect/Engineer's site staff must make it clear that the accident has occurred on a Government site and keep the Duty Officer informed of any developments and further details of the accident at frequent intervals as necessary. In addition, the DSA should be notified as soon as possible for reporting to CAS(S), WB as in para. d(ii) above. CAS(S), WB shall inform CIO of SPO(W) and/or S for W accordingly.

Submission of Preliminary Report

(h) After notification by telephone, the Architect/Engineer's site staff shall proceed to prepare a Preliminary Report in accordance with the format attached in Appendix VIII to the CIO of SPO(W) (Fax no. 2537 1877), with a copy each to the DSA and the Architect/Engineer within 24 hours of the accident, and should review the concerned safety procedure with the Contractor, if necessary. This report should enclose the Contractor's report if already received. The DSA should also forward the Preliminary Report to CAS(S), WB as soon as possible.

(i) For fatal accidents, additional information related to the next of kin of the deceased person should also be provided to CAS(S), WB in accordance with the format attached in Appendix IX, This is to enable S for W in sending a letter of condolence to the deceased person's family with a copy to the appropriate Family Services Centre of the Social Welfare Department for the purpose of offering prompt assistance.

Submission of Comprehensive Report

(j) A comprehensive written report provided with sketches and photographs shall be submitted to the DSA within seven working days of the accident. The DSA shall then arrange the report be sent to CAS(S), WB.

9.1.3 Architect/Engineer's Site Staff's Responsibility in Reporting Accidents on construction sites to Labour Department and Other Bureaux/Departments

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(a) In the case of accidents involving death or serious injury, the Architect/Engineer's Site Staff should check with the Contractor whether he has taken prompt action in accordance with para. 9.1.1(a) above. If not, the Architect/Engineer's Site Staff should notify the Occupational Safety and Health Branch of Labour Department by telephone number 2815 0678 during office hours, and the respective following tel. nos. outside office hours as soon as possible:

- 9495 8966 for Hong Kong & Islands, - 9132 0344 for Kowloon, - 9132 0341 for New Territories (East) and - 9495 8967 for New Territories (West).

and where appropriate the Vessels Traffic Centre of Marine Department (tel. no. 2858 2163 - 24 hours) should also be informed of such accidents as soon as possible.

(b) A flow chart outlining the above reporting procedures set out in paras. no. 9.1.2 and 9.1.3) is attached in Appendix X

(c) The above reporting requirement is in general applicable to departments under the Works Bureau and in addition to, and separate from, accident reporting procedure required by other policy Bureaux or Departments. As such, Departmental Headquarters should continue to make their own arrangements for being kept informed of accidents occurring on their work sites. The Architect/Engineer's site staff should therefore check with the Departmental Safety Advisory Unit for any additional or separate reporting requirements and prepare a set of site specific accident reporting procedure for use on a particular contract.

9.2 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

9.2.1 General

(a) Dangerous occurrences and accidents which result in death, serious injury or serious damage must be investigated immediately by the contractor and the Architect/Engineer to determine the cause(s) of the occurrence/accident so that measures can be formulated to prevent recurrence.

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(b) Near misses and minor accidents should also be recorded and investigated by the contractor as soon as possible as they may indicate inadequacies in the safety management system.

(c) Investigation should be conducted with an open and positive atmosphere to encourage the witness(es) to speak freely. The primary objective is to ascertain the facts with a view to preventing further and possibly more serious occurrences.

9.2.2 Investigation Procedure

(a) Information Gathering

(i) Take photographs and make sketches;

(ii) Examine involved equipment, workpiece or material and note the environmental conditions;

(iii) Interview the injured, eye-witnesses and other involved parties;

(iv) Consult expert opinion where necessary; and

(v) Identify the specific employer of those involved.

(b) Analysis

(i) Identify what is the task to be accomplished;

(ii) Find out at what stage did the unplanned event take place;

(iii) Link up the chain of events;

(iv) Establish a full picture of the circumstance; and

(v) Consider all possible causes and identify the most probable one. The cause of an accident should never be classified as carelessness. The specific act or omission that caused the accident must be identified.

(i) Report on the findings and the conclusion;

(ii) Formulate preventive measures to avoid recurrence; and

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(iii) Publicize the findings and the remedial actions taken.

9.3 ACCIDENT STATISTICS

9.3.1 Introduction

Accident data, if properly collected and analysed, will indicate where and how problems arise and will also identify trends. Accident prevention efforts can then be focused on the problem areas.

9.3.2 Collection of Accident Statistics

(a) The statistics cover dangerous occurrences and reportable accidents which result in death or incapacity for more than 3 days. Works departments are required to submit monthly reports to Works Bureau (Attention : CAS(S), WB). The information received will then be collected by Works Bureau in a database maintained by them.

(b) The procedures involved and the reporting forms to be used are given in Appendices IV to VII.

9.3.3 Analysis of Accident Statistics

(a) A software disc has been issued by Works Bureau for the accident statistics database reports. The installation procedures, capabilities and other features of the software are explained in the Public Works Programme Construction Accident Statistics Module - User Manual.

(b) Works Bureau will analyse the accident statistics stored in the database and prepare consolidated reports to the Secretary for Works, the Works Group of Directors and the Safety Advisers' Committee.

9.3.4 Follow up Action

(a) It is the responsibility of the Site Safety Management Committees and Site Safety Committees to study accident statistics and trends, so as to identify the unsafe conditions and unsafe practices, and then take appropriate actions to eliminate the major sources of accidents.

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(b) It is the responsibility of the consultants and project offices to take note of the levels and trends of accidents in contracts managed by them and take appropriate contractual/administrative actions where necessary.

(c) The DSA shall monitor the accident statistics and prepare a list of contracts with average accident rates in any rolling three-month period higher than 50% of the PWP target accident rate to the respective head of office (at D2 level or above) managing such contracts. The list shall also include DSA’s recommendation on whether the Architect/Engineer should be required to submit a written report to explain the high accident rate. Contracts without any serious injury and with less than 3 accidents in the three-month period could be excluded from the requirement. After consideration, the head of office shall then ask the concerned Architect/Engineer to submit a written report which shall be copied to the DSA. The written report shall include the following information :

(i) a brief description of the causes and severity of each of the accidents that occurred during the period and actions taken to prevent recurrence;

(ii) a brief description of the problem areas and weaknesses identified in the site safety management system and actions taken to improve the situation; and

(iii) proposal for monitoring and upkeeping site safety improvement measures to lower the accident rate.

Apart from the above, the DSA shall also make recommendations to the head of office on asking the Architect/Engineer of any contracts with persistent poor safety performance on the basis of his/her observation during regular site safety inspections, regardless of the accident rates of such contracts being below the above-mentioned threshold, to submit a written report. The written report shall also be copied to the DSA.

12 FORM 2 [reg.4]

EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION ORDINANCE (CAP. 282)

SECTION 15

NOTICE BY EMPLOYER OF THE DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE OR OF AN ACCIDENT TO AN EMPLOYEE RESULTING IN DEATH OR INCAPACITY

Important Notes

(1) To be completed and returned in DUPLICATE to the Commissioner for Labour -

(a) WITHIN 7 DAYS of the accident in the case of death; or

(b) WITHIN 14 DAYS of the accident in the case of injury; or

(2) An employer who fails to give notice as required or who gives any false or misleading information to the Commissioner for Labour may be prosecuted.

(3) Part I must be completed for each employee. Part II is to be completed only if the accident occurred on a construction site.

(4) If more than one employee was injured or died as a result of an accident, please complete a separate form in duplicate for each employee.

(5) Please ‘ü’ in the appropriate box.

(6) Please read the instructions carefully before completing this Form.

L.D. 27(a)(S)(Rev.96) - 1 - FORM 2 EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION ORDINANCE (CAP. 282) SECTION 15 NOTICE BY EMPLOYER OF THE DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE OR OF AN ACCIDENT TO AN EMPLOYEE RESULTING IN DEATH OR INCAPACITY To the Commissioner for Labour

I declare that the information given in this form is, to the best of my knowledge, true and accurate.

Signature : (for and on behalf of the employer) Name (in block letters) : Position : Sole proprietor Partner Manager Officer Date : Chop of Company (Note 1) A. Particulars of the employee ØPart I×

Name of employee (Surname first) Identity Card/Passport No.

Telephone No. Fax No. Address

Date of Birth Sex Occupation An apprentice / / Day/Month/Year Male Female Yes No B. Particulars of employer Name of employing company/person Business Registration Certificate No. (Note 2)

Telephone No. Address Trade

Fax No.

C. Particulars of principal contractor/holding company (Note 3) Name of principal contractor/holding company Business Registration Certificate No.

Telephone No. Address Trade

Fax No.

D. Description of accident Describe how the accident happened and state what the employee was doing at the time (Note 4)

State whether the accident Date of accident Time of accident Result of accident occurred in the course of work / / a.m./p.m. Death Injury Yes No Day/Month/Year

Address of the place of accident Name of hospital/clinic where the employee received treatment

- 2 - E. Details of insurance (Note 5) Name and address of insurance company at the time of accident (Please refer to Policy No. the insurance policy)

F. Details of earnings of the employee Average number of working days per month Rest day is 22 24 26 30 (a) not paid paid Others (please specify) (b) not fixed fixed on (Day of week) Details of earnings per month for the month immediately preceding the date of accident: (Note 6)

(a) Basic salary/wages $ / month

(b) Food allowances/value of free food provided by employer $ / month

Total (a) + (b) + (c) $ / month

Average monthly earnings of the employee for the past 12 months (or total period of employment, if less than 12 months) preceding the accident were $ / month

G. Fatal accident (to be completed where accident results in death) Whether police was notified Name and address of next-of-kin of the deceased Relationship with the employee deceased employee Yes (name of police station) No Telephone No.

H. Direct settlement (to be completed only where the injury results in temporary incapacity for not more than 7 days and no permanent incapacity, and the employer and employee have chosen to directly settle the employees’ compensation claim) Period of sick leave Amount of compensation: $ from / / to / / Day / Month / Year Day / Month / Year paid

/ / to / / to be paid on / / Day / Month / Year Day / Month / Year Day / Month / Year

Total number of sick leave days : days

- 3 - I. Place of accident (tick one box)

The accident occurred in ¾ (Note 7) Construction site Shipyard Manufactory Others 01 Building worksite 04 Floating vessel 07 Production area 11 Container yard 02 Civil worksite 05 Non-floating vessel 08 Maintenance 12 Catering workshop establishment 03 Renovation/repair 06 Maintenance of existing buildings workshop 09 Loading/unloading area 13 Please specify 10 Storage area

Activity carried out on the site at the time of accident (Note 8)

J. Nature of injury (Note 9) Describe the nature of injury

Indicate nature of injury (tick one box) ¾ 01 Abrasion 06 Contusion & 11 Electric shock 16 Poisoning bruise 02 Amputation 07 Concussion 12 Fracture 17 Irritation 03 Asphyxia 08 Laceration and cut 13 Puncture wound 18 Nausea 04 Burn (heat) 09 Dislocation 14 Sprain & strain 19 Multiple injuries 05 Burn 10 Crushing 15 Freezing 20 Others (please specify)

Part of body injured (tick one box) — Head Neck & Trunk Upper Limbs Lower Limbs 21 Skull/scalp 31 Neck 41 Finger 51 Hip 61 Multiple locations 22 Eye 32 Back 42 Hand/palm 52 Thigh (please specify) 23 Ear 33 Chest 43 Forearm 53 Knee 24 Mouth/tooth 34 Abdomen 44 Elbow 54 Leg 25 Nose 35 Trunk 45 Upper arm 55 Ankle 26 Face 36 Pelvis/groin 46 Shoulder 56 Foot

K. Type of accident (tick one box) (Note 9)

01 Trapped in or between 05 Striking against 10 Trapped by 15 Exposure to fire objects fixed or collapsing or 16 Exposure to stationary object overturning object 02 Injured whilst lifting or explosion carrying 06 Striking against 11 Struck by moving 17 Others 03 Slip, trip or fall on same moving object or falling object (Please specify) level 07 Stepping on 12 Struck by moving object vehicle 04 Fall of person from height* 08 Exposure to or 13 Contact with moving metres contact with machinery or harmful object being substance machined 09 Contact with 14 Drowning electricity or electric discharge * distance through which person fell - 4 - L. Agents involved, if any (tick one or more boxes) (Note 9) 01 Equipment for lifting/ 04 Material/product 07 Movable container 10 Electricity supply, conveying being handled or package of wiring apparatus 02 Portable power or or stored any kind or equipment hand tools 05 Ladder or working 08 Floor, ground, 11 Vehicle or associated 03 Other machinery, at height stairs or any equipment or please specify: 06 Sewage, manhole working surface machinery or other 09 Gas, vapour, dust 12 Others Type : confined space or fume (Please specify) Part causing injury:

(a) prime mover (b) transmission part (c) working part

Describe briefly the agents you have indicated (Note 9)

M. Sketch (to supplement the descriptions given above, if considered necessary)

For official use only

I.A./Non-I.A.

Investigation

Processed by

ØEnd of Part I×

- 5 - Ø Part II × (To be completed if the accident occurred on a construction site) N. Type of work performed by the employee at the time of accident (tick one box)

01 Concreting 07 Painting 13 Trench work 19 Slope work 02 Woodworking 08 Plastering 14 Gas pipe fitting 20 Others 03 Glazier work 09 Arc/gas welding 15 Water pipe fitting (please specify) 04 Reinforcement bar bending 10 Formwork erection 16 Electrical wiring 05 Bamboo scaffolding 11 Brick laying 17 Material handling 06 Tubular scaffolding 12 Caisson work 18 Lift installation

Whereabouts on the site such work was performed

O. Machinery involved, if any (tick one or more boxes) (Note 10)

01 Skip/material hoist 06 Hydraulic crane 11 Bar bender 02 Passenger hoist/builders’ lift 07 Suspended working platform 12 Concrete mixer 03 Tower crane 08 Boatswain’s chair 13 Air compressor/receiver 04 Mobile crane 09 Pile driver 14 Others (please specify) 05 Lorry-mounted crane 10 Boring jig

P. Transporting or construction machinery involved, if any (tick one box)

01 Dump truck 04 Bulldozer 07 Others (please specify) 02 Loader 05 Grader 03 Excavator 06 Compacting roller

ØEnd of Part II×

- 6 - Explanatory Notes

Note 1: The signature and company chop which appear in both copies of Form 2 submitted to the Commissioner for Labour should be in the original. Note 2: If the Business Registration Certificate No. is not available, the Identity Card No. of the employing person should be entered. Note 3: Section C on particulars of principal contractor/holding company should be completed only when the employer is either — (a) a subcontractor; or (b) a subsidiary of a holding company within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) and which is covered by and specified in the insurance policy taken out by the group of companies to which it belongs. Note 4: Describe how the accident happened, state what the employee was doing at the time and give details of how the accident happened, e.g. what work was the injured doing, what factors (directly and indirectly) leading to the accident, and how he was injured, etc. Note 5: The name and address of the insurer as appeared on the insurance policy, instead of those of the broker or agent, should be entered here. Note 6: Earnings include — (a) cash wages; (b) the value of any privilege or benefit which can be estimated in cash, e.g. food, fuel or quarters supplied to the employee if, as a result of the accident, he is deprived of any of them;

(c) overtime or other special remuneration for work done, whether in the form of bonus, allowance or otherwise, if it is of a constant nature; and

(d) customary tips. But remuneration for intermittent overtime, casual payments of a non-recurrent nature, the value of travelling allowances or concession and the employer’s contributions to provident funds are not included. Note 7: Construction Site Building worksite: site for building substructure, superstructure, etc. Civil worksite: site for building roads, bridges, etc. Renovation/repair of existing buildings: internal or external renovation, repairing, painting or external wall cleaning, etc. (Note: Fitting-out in new buildings should be regarded as a building worksite.). Shipyard Floating vessel: ship building or repairing conducted on floating shipyard or floating vessel. Non-floating vessel: ship building or repairing conducted on slipway or shore. Maintenance workshop: maintenance workshop of the shipyard where parts of ships are machined, repaired or maintained. Manufactory Production area: production workshop or any location where actual production is being carried out. Maintenance workshop: maintenance workshop of the manufactory where machinery parts are machined, repaired or maintained. Loading/unloading area: location inside the manufactory assigned for loading and unloading activities including cargo handling. Storage area: location inside the manufactory used for storage purpose.

- 7 - Others Container yard: the location where container handling, stacking and maintenance work, etc. are being carried out.

Note 8: Please briefly describe the main function of the workplace at the time of the accident.

Note 9: Please give details on the injury sustained, e.g. while working on a working platform, an employee twisted his ankle and fell 3 m onto the ground.

In the above example, the following boxes in sections J, K and L should be marked —

l In section J Nature of injury: Sprain & strain (box 14).

l In section J Part of body injured: Ankle (box 55).

l In section K Type of accident: Fall of person from 3 m (box 04).

l In section L Agents involved: Ladder or working at height (box 05).

l In the description of the agents indicated: A platform constructed of a plank which measured 5 m long by 2 m wide and by 5 mm thick.

Note 10: If none of the machinery provided is suitable, please tick box 14 and specify the name of the machinery or briefly describe the type of machinery involved.

- 8 - Supplementary Information on Accidents on Construction Sites Explanatory note : This is not a statutory form required to be submitted under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance for reporting accident. However, the co-operation of employers is sought to complete Sections I and II below for accidents occurred on construction sites. The supplementary information will be used for the purpose of accident analysis within Government and by the public bodies concerned.

I. Particulars of worksite Commencement of construction work: / Expected Date of Completion: / Month / Year Month / Year

Contractor Name:

Site Address:

Contract No. (if available):

Date of Accident: Chop of Company Contact Telephone:

II. Particulars of Project (A) Nature of Project Civil Engineering Superstructure Maintenance and Repair

(B) Private Project Yes No If Yes, please give name and contact telephone no. of If No, please indicate below the type of authorized person or project manager public works/government project

Name: Position: Tel. No.:

(C) Public Works or Government Project 01 Architectural Services Department 09 Housing Department 02 Buildings Department 10 Kowloon-Canton Railways Corporation 03 Civil Engineering Department 11 Mass Transit Railways Corporation 04 Drainage Services Department 12 Airport Authority 05 Electrical & Mechanical Services 13 Others (please specify) Department

06 Highways Department 07 Territory Development Department 08 Water Supplies Department

Please ‘ü’ in the appropriate box.

L.D. 27(C) Rev (5/00) 表格 2 [ 第 4 條 ]

僱員補償條例 ( 第 282 章 )

第 15 條

僱主呈報僱員死亡或引致僱員死亡或喪失工作能力的意外的通知

重要附註

(1) 請填寫一式兩份，並在以下限期內交回勞工處處長—

(a) 如僱員死亡，在意外發生後 7 天內交回；或

(b) 如僱員受傷，在意外發生後 14 天內交回；或

(2) 僱主如不按規定發出通知，或向勞工處處長提供虛假或具誤導性的資料，可被檢控。

(3) 必須為每一名僱員填寫第 I 部；如有關意外在建築地盤內發生，始須填寫第 II 部。

(4) 如多於一名僱員因意外受傷或死亡，請分別為每一位僱員一式兩份填寫此表格。

(5) 請在適用方格內劃上“ü”號。

(6) 在填寫本表格前，請小心閱讀有關的指示。

L.D. 27(b)(s)(Rev.97)

- 1 - 表格 2 僱員補償條例 (第 282 章) 第 15 條僱主呈報僱員死亡或引致僱員死亡或喪失工作能力的意外的通知致：勞工處處長

謹此聲明，盡本人所知，在本表格內呈報的資料，全屬真實準確。

簽署：（僱主代表）姓名（請用正楷）：職位：獨資經營人合夥人經理高級人員日期：公司蓋印（附註 1） A. 僱員詳情《第 I 部》

僱員姓名（請先填寫姓氏）身分證/護照號碼

電話號碼傳真號碼地址

出生日期性別職業學徒 / / 年 / 月 / 日男女是否 B. 僱主詳情

僱用公司名稱/僱主姓名商業登記證號碼（附註 2）

電話號碼地址行業

傳真號碼

C. 總承判商/控股公司詳情（附註 3）

總承判商/控股公司名稱商業登記證號碼

電話號碼地址行業

傳真號碼

D. 意外的述

請述意外如何發生，並說明僱員當時正在進行的工作（附註 4）

述明意外是否於工作期間發生意外發生日期意外發生時間意外結果 / / 是否上/下午時分受傷死亡年 / 月 / 日意外發生地點的地址僱員接受治療的醫院/診所名稱

- 2 - E. 保險的細節（附註 5）

意外發生時，承保的保險公司名稱及地址（請參照保險單）保險單號碼

F. 僱員收入細節

每月平均工作日數休息日 22 24 26 30 (a) 無薪有薪其他非固定固定於星期（請指明） (b) （請填寫星期的那一天）

僱員在緊接意外發生日期的上一個月的每月收入細節：（附註 6）

(a) 底薪/基本工資每月$

(b) 伙食津貼/僱主免費供應食物的價值每月$

總收入 (a) + (b) + (c) 每月$

僱員在意外發生前 12 個月內（如不足 12 個月，則以整段受僱期間計）的每月平均收入為

每月$

G. 死亡個案（只須於意外引致死亡時填寫）

是否已報警已故僱員的最近親姓名及地址與已故僱員的關係

是（警署名稱）否電話號碼

H. 直接和解（只在損傷引致暫時喪失工作能力為期不多於 7 天及並無引致永久喪失工作能力，而且僱主和僱員已選擇以直接和解方式來解決工傷個案時，始須填寫。）

病假期補償額： $ 由 / / 至 / / 年 / 月 / 日年 / 月 / 日已支付

由 / / 至 / / 將於 / / 支付年 / 月 / 日年 / 月 / 日年 / 月 / 日

病假總日數：日

- 3 - I. 意外地點（在方格內劃上“ü”號）

這意外發生於 ¾（附註 7）建築地盤船廠製造廠其他 01 樓宇地盤 04 水上船隻 07 生產區 11 貨櫃場 02 土木工程地盤 05 非水上船隻 08 維修工場 12 飲食供應機構 03 現有樓宇翻新/維修 06 維修工場 09 貨物裝卸區 13 請指明 10 貯物區

在意外發生時現場進行的活動（附註 8）

J. 損傷性質（附註 9）

述損傷性質

指出損傷性質（在方格內劃上“ü”號）¾ 01 擦傷 06 撞傷及瘀傷 11 電擊 16 中毒 02 截斷 07 腦震盪 12 骨折 17 受刺激 03 窒息 08 割傷 13 刺傷 18 惡心 04 燙傷（受熱） 09 脫臼 14 扭傷 19 多處受傷 05 其他類型燒傷 10 壓傷 15 凍傷 20 其他（請指明）

身體的損傷部位（在方格內劃上“ü”號）¾ 頭部頸部及軀幹上肢下肢 21 頭顱/頭皮 31 頸 41 手指 51 臀 61 多處部位 22 眼 32 背 42 手/手掌 52 大腿（請指明） 23 耳 33 胸 43 前臂 53 膝 24 口/牙齒 34 腹 44 手肘 54 小腿 25 鼻 35 軀幹 45 上臂 55 足踝 26 面 36 盤骨/腹股溝 46 肩膀 56 腳

- 4 - K. 意外類別（在方格內劃上“ü”號）（附註 9）

01 受困於物件之內或 05 與固定或不動 10 受困於倒塌或翻 15 火警燒傷物件之間的物件碰撞側的物件 16 爆炸受傷 02 提舉或搬運物件時 06 與移動的物件 11 遭移動或墮下的受傷碰撞物件撞擊 17 其他（請指明） 03 滑倒、絆倒或在同 07 踏在物件上 12 遭移動中的車輛一高度跌倒 08 暴露於有害物撞倒人體從高處墮下質中或接觸觸及開動中的機 04 13 * 米有害物質器或觸及以機器製造中的物 09 觸電或接觸放出的電流件 14 遇溺 * 人體墮下的距離

L. 引致受傷的媒介（如有的話）（在一個或多於一個方格內劃上“ü”號）（附註 9）

01 吊重/運輸設備 04 處理中或貯存 07 可移動的容器或 10 供電系統、設有線中的物料/產品任何類別的包路裝置的器具 02 手提動力工具或裝物或設備手動工具 05 在梯上或高空工作樓面、地面、樓梯車輛或相聯的設其他機器 08 11 03 或任何工作面備或機器請指明： 06 坑渠、沙井或其機器類別：他密閉空間 09 氣體、蒸氣、塵埃 12 其他或煙霧（請指明）

令僱員受傷的機器部分： (a) 原動部分 (b) 傳動部分 (c) 運作部分

簡述你如上所指的媒介（附註 9）

M. 草圖（如認為需要補充以上述不足之處）只供本處填寫

工業意外/ 非工業意外

調查

處理

《第 I 部完》

- 5 - 《第 II 部》（如意外發生在建築地盤內則須填寫此部）

N. 在意外發生時僱員所進行的工作類別（在方格內劃上“ü”號）

01 混凝土傾注 07 油漆 13 坑道工程 19 斜坡工程 02 木器工程 08 批盪 14 安裝氣體輸送管 20 其他 03 玻璃工程 09 電焊/氣焊 15 安裝水管（請指明） 04 拗鋼筋 10 搭建板模 16 安裝電線 05 竹棚工程 11 鋪砌磚塊 17 處理物料 06 通架棚工程 12 沉箱工程 18 安裝升降機

上述工作在建築地盤內何處進行

O. 涉及的機器（如有的話）（在一個或多於一個方格內劃上“ü”號）（附註 10）

01 吊斗吊重機/物料吊重機 06 液壓起重機 11 拗鋼筋機 02 載人吊重機/建築工地升降機 07 吊船 12 混凝土攪拌機 03 塔式起重機（天秤） 08 工作吊板 13 風泵/風鼓 04 流動起重機 09 打樁機 14 其他（請指明） 05 安裝在貨車上的起重機 10 鑽探機

P. 涉及的運輸機器或建築機器（如有的話）（在方格內劃上“ü”號）

01 倒泥卡車 04 推土機 07 其他（請指明） 02 搬土機 05 平土機 03 挖土機 06 壓土機

《第 II 部完》

- 6 - 註釋

附註 1：在兩份向勞工處處長呈交的表格 2 上的簽署及公司蓋印須為正本。

附註 2：如沒有商業登記證號碼，應填上僱主的身分證號碼。

附註 3：載有總承判商/控股公司詳情的 C 條，只有在以下情況始須填寫 ¾ (a) 僱主為次承判商；或 (b) 僱主為《公司條例》（第 32 章）所指的控股公司的附屬公司，而該附屬公司是由其所屬的公司集團投購的保險單所涵蓋和指明的。

附註 4：述意外如何發生，說明僱員當時進行的工作以及提供意外如何發生的細節，例如：受傷僱員當時正進行的工作、直接和間接導致意外的因素以及該僱員如何受傷等。

附註 5：請依保險單上的資料填寫承保人的姓名或名稱及地址，但請勿填寫經紀或代理人的姓名或名稱及地址。

附註 6：收入包括 ¾ (a) 現金工資； (b) 任何可以現金評定的特惠或利益的價值，例如：因僱員遭受意外以致喪失享有由僱主提供僱員的食物、燃料或宿舍； (c) 屬經常性質的超時工作酬金或因工作而獲得的其他特別酬金，不論是否以花紅、津貼或其他形式而獲得的；及 (d) 習慣性的小賬。但間歇性超時工作的酬金、非經常性的偶然付款賞金、交通津貼或特惠的價值以及僱主所作出的公積金供款並不包括在收入之內。

附註 7：建築地盤樓宇地盤：指興建樓宇地面以下建築物、上蓋建築物等的地盤。土木工程地盤：指興建道路、橋樑等的地盤。現有樓宇翻新/維修：指現有樓宇內外翻新、維修、油漆或清潔外牆等。（附註：在新建成樓宇內進行的裝修工程須視為樓宇地盤）。

船廠水上船隻：指在浮塢或水上船隻上進行造船或修船工程。非水上船隻：指在船排或岸上進行造船或修船工程。維修工場：指船廠的製造、修理或維修船舶部件的維修工場。

製造廠生產區：指生產工場或任何進行實際生產的地點。維修工場：指製造廠的製造、修理或維修機械零件的維修工場。貨物裝卸區：指製造廠內指定作為貨物裝卸活動（包括貨物處理）的地點。貯物區：指製造廠內用作貯存用途的地點。

其他貨櫃場：指貨櫃處理、堆放和維修等的地點。

附註 8：請簡述在意外發生時有關的工作地點的主要功能。

- 7 - 附註 9：請提供受傷的細節，例如：當僱員在工作台上工作時，他扭傷他的足踝，並從 3 米高處墮下地面。在上述的例子中，須在第 J、 K 及 L 條的以下方格內劃上“ü”號 ¾

Ÿ 在 J 條中，“指出損傷性質”欄：“扭傷”方格（第 14 號方格）。 Ÿ 在 J 條中，“身體的損傷部位”欄：“足踝”方格（第 55 號方格）。

Ÿ 在 K 條中，“意外類別”欄：“人體從高處墮下* 3米” 方格（第 04 號方格）。 Ÿ 在 L 條中，“引致受傷的媒介”欄：“在梯上或高空工作” 方格（第 05 號方格）。 Ÿ 在“簡述你如上所指的媒介”欄內填上：一個 5 米長 x 2 米闊 x 5 毫米厚的木製工作台。

附註 10：如此欄提示的機器不適用的話，請在第 14 號方格內劃上“ü”號，並指明有關的機器名稱或簡要地描述涉及的機器的類別。

- 8 - 建築地盤意外之附加資料註釋 : 本表格並非《僱員補償條例》內作為呈報意外的法定表格，但仍請僱主合作，就發生在建築地盤內的意外填寫本表格的第１及第２部份。填報的資料會被政府及有關的公營機構作為分析意外之用。

I. 工地細節建築工程開始施工日期: / 預計完工日期: / 年 / 月年 / 月

承判商名稱:

地盤地址:

合約號碼(如有的話): 意外發生日期: 公司蓋印聯絡電話:

II. 工程細節 (A) 工程性質土木工程上蓋工程保養及維修

(B) 私人工程是否若果是的話，請填寫授權人士或工程經理的若果否的話，請在下欄指出該公營名字及聯絡電話工程／政府工程的類別

姓名: 職位: 電話:

02 屋宇署 10 九廣鐵路有限公司

03 土木工程署 11 地下鐵路有限公司

04 渠務署 12 機場管理局

05 機電工程署 13 其他 (請說明)

06 路政署

07 拓展署

08 水務署

請於適當方格上加上 ‘ü’號。

L.D. 27(C) Rev (5/00)

C9-AIV-P01 (Ver. Feb 2003)

Construction Accident Statistics Administrative Procedures

(Note : These procedures apply to dangerous occurrences and construction accidents which result in death or incapacity for more than 3 days. The detailed arrangement and timings can be modified to suit departmental administrative procedures.)

1. The PWP Construction Accident Statistics (PCAS) system was developed in 1994 for compiling and analyzing accident statistics of public works. The system was upgraded in 2001 to enhance the system functions and to cope with the data expansion in the database. The accident statistics covered in the PCAS system include dangerous occurrences and reportable accidents resulting in death, serious bodily injury and injury with incapacity for more than 3 days.

2. The Architect/Engineer's Representative shall collect information according to the schedule listed below for public works contracts including term contracts under his control and send to the Departmental Safety Advisory Unit for entry into the PCAS system.

(a) Construction Accident Statistics Monthly Summary (Appendix V-P01) – to be submitted for each contract on or before the 15th day of each month following the reporting month since the contract commencement till completion or substantially completion as determined by the Architect/Engineer’s Representative.

(b) Summary of Data on Details of Contract (Appendix V-P02) – to be submitted within 30 days after the award of contract.

(c) Report of Death and Injury (Appendix VI) – to be submitted within 7 days from the date of an accident (including accidents happened not within the construction sites but related to the work activities of a public works contract).

(d) Employees Compensation Summary (Appendix V-P03) – to be submitted on quarterly basis until settlement of compensation of all injury cases under the same contract.

3. One purpose of establishing the PCAS system is for the monitoring and analysis of construction accident statistics for public works contracts. The following types of accidents should be separately reported under individual contracts/departments and

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should not be input into the PCAS system:

(a) accident occurred in a site office but was not related to any construction activity of a public works contract;

(b) accident concerning the injury of a government staff;

(c) accident concerning the injury of resident site staff of the HK SAR Government or its agents including those employed by consultants; and

(d) accident concerning the injury of visitors or the public to the site and was not related to any construction activity of a public works contract.

4. The following points should be noted in calculating the man-days lost for Item G of the Construction Accident Statistics Summary Sheet :

(a) The number of man-days lost for a contract during the reported month should be separated into two types, namely: -

i) the number of man-days lost due to non-fatal reportable accidents occurred within the reported month; and

ii) the number of man-days lost in the reported month due to non-fatal reportable accidents occurred in the previous months but with sick leave carried forward to the reported month;

(b) public holidays within the sick leave period should be counted; and

5. "Man-hours worked" is defined as the man-hours worked by all persons employed by principal contractor and his sub-contractors who are exposed to risk, including the contractor's site supervisory staff, site agent and engineer(s), workers and watchmen etc.. The man-hours of Architect/Engineer's site staff are to be excluded.

6. "Man-days worked" should only cover man-days worked by workers, foremen and gangers employed on the site but excluding supervisory staff, site agent and engineer(s) of principal contractor and sub-contractors.

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7. The Injury Report Form should be completed by the contractor’s Safety Officer or Site Agent who should take note of the followings in completion:

(a) The contractor can develop a system for the "Ref. No. of Injury" to represent accidents of different sub-contractors. For example, the reference number of the first injury involving sub-contractor G may be designated as G001 and that involving sub-contractor M can be M001 etc.

(b) A serious injury means that the injured person is admitted to a hospital immediately following the accident for observation or treatment with duration for more than 24 hours.

(d) The selection for some of the Sections in the Injury Report Form can have more than one tick. Moreover, "Carelessness" is not an acceptable entry for "Others" under various Sections of the Injury Report Form and the known facts should be specified as far as possible.

8. Whenever there was a fatal or non-fatal reportable accident happened for a public works contract, the contractor shall complete Appendix V-P03 on quarterly basis and submit to the Architect/Engineer’s Representative to advise the end date of sick leave and the cost of each injury including sick leave pay and compensation of permanent disability until the settlement of compensation of all injury cases under the same contract have been completed.

- 3 - C9-AV-P01 (Ver. July 2001) Construction Accident Statistics Monthly Summary [for the month ending / ( mm/yy)] (To be submitted on or before the 15th day of each month) A. If this is the last summary of the contract for entry of data into the PCAS system, please tick the box B. Please tick your DEPARTMENT 1. [ ] ArchSD 3. [ ] DSD 5. [ ] HyD 7. [ ] WSD 2. [ ] CED 4. [ ] EMSD 6. [ ] TDD

Office Division

C. Contract No. : ______This Month Cumulative Total D. Number of fatal accidents E. Number of dangerous occurrences F. Number of reportable accidents (with incapacity for more than 3 days) G. No. of man-day lost (i) due to accident(s) occurred in this month (ii) due to accident(s) of previous months H. No. of Form 2B submitted to LD (with incapacity of 3 days or less) I. Number of LD inspection conducted J. Number of Improvement Notice(s) issued by LD K. Number of Suspension Notice(s) issued by LD L. Sum certified (in HK$) M. Number of man-days and man-hours worked by Trades (based on the return of GF 527 to the Census and Statistics Department) Man-days Man--hours General worker 4. Excavator 4 5. Labourer 5 Management 11. Manager / General Foreman / Ganger 11 N/A Tradesman 21. Bamboo scaffolder 21 22. Bar bender and fixer 22 23. Bricklayer 23 24. Building services / E&M worker 24 25. Carpenter 25 27. Concretor 27 28. Plant mechanic / Fitter 28 30. Drainlayer / Mainlayer 30 32. General welder 32 37. Metal worker 37 42. Plant & equipment operator 42 46. Plasterer 46 47. Plumber 47 48. Pneumatic driller 48 49. Rigger / Metal formwork errector 49 52. Tunnel worker 52 60. Others not included in the above 60 Total of this month: Cumulative total since contract commencement :

Note: Please submit the Employees Compensation Summary at C9-AV-P03 on quarterly basis whenever there was fatal and/or non-fatal accident happened for the contract until settlement of compensation of all injury cases under the same contract. C9-AV-P02 (Ver. July 2001)

Summary of Details of Contract (To be submitted within 30 days after award of contract)

Part A (Data that can be obtained from Construction Management Information System)

1. Contract No. and Brief Contract Title:

2. Department / Office / Division:

3. Name of Contractor:

4. Contract Sum:

Part B (Additional information to be input into the PCAS system)

5. (a) Contract Commencement Date: (b) Anticipated Contract Completion Date:

6. Officers in Charge: Project Officer Consultants RSS (a) Name (in Block Letters): (b) Post Title: (c) Contact Telephone No.: (d) Fax No. :

7. Nature of Works: (Can tick more than one box)

Building [ ] Site Formation [ ] Roads and Drainage [ ] Landscape [ ] Water Works [ ] Ground Investigation [ ] Geotechnical Works [ ] Electrical & Mechanical Works [ ] Port Works [ ]

8. Type of Contract: (Can have more than one selection) * Civil / Building / Term / Specialist / Maintenance / Design & Build

with Safety Plan included (*Yes / No)

under Pay for Safety Scheme (PFSS) (*Yes / No)

under Independent Safety Audit Scheme (ISAS) (*Yes / No)

(Note: (*) Delete as appropriate) C9-AV-P03 (Ver. July 2001)

Employees Compensation Summary as at the month of (mm/yy) (To be submitted on quarterly basis until settlement of compensation of all injury cases under the same contract)

Contract No. ______Completed by: Name of Person ______

Contract Title : ______Contact Tel. No. ______

Percentage of Permanent Incapacity No. of Compensation Paid (HK $) Ref. Name of Injured Person Date of End Date of Man-day (PI) Finalized by LD (Please tick) No. Injury Sick Leave Lost Compensation 0% <=5% >5% Sick Leave Total (PI) C9-AVI (Ver. July 2001) Injury Report Form

The Form should be completed by Safety Officer or Site Agent of Principal Contractor within seven days on occurrence of accident resulting in death or injury with incapacity for more than three days.

Ref. No. of Contract number injury

A. Please fill in or tick the PERSONAL INFORMATION OF THE INJURED WORKER 1. Name（surname first） 4. Imported labourer [ ] Yes [ ] No 2. Age 5. Years of construction site experience years 3. Sex [ ] Male [ ] Female 6. No. of months worked at this site months

B. Please fill in the PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYER of injured worker

Name of company / employer（If not principal contractor）

C. Please fill in or tick the DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT 1. Date of accident (dd) / (mm) / (yy) 2. Anticipated severity of injury 1 [ ] Minor (with no hospitalization or hospitalization less than 24 hours) 2 [ ] serious (with hospitalization more than 24 hours) 3 [ ] Death 3. Period of Incapacity (in dd/mm/yy) : Start date of sick leave (in dd/mm/yy) : _____ / _____ / ______(if different from the date of accident) End date of sick leave (in dd/mm/yy) : _____ / _____ / ______(to be provided when known)

D. Please tick the appropriate TRADE of the injured worker（tick one box only） Semi-skilled worker / General worker Management / Foreman 1. [ ] Chainman 11. [ ] Manager / Site Engineer / General Foreman 2. [ ] Concreting labourer 12. [ ] Ganger 3. [ ] Drilling assistant 4. [ ] Excavator 5. [ ] Labourer Tradesman 21. [ ] Bamboo scaffolder 37. [ ] Metal worker 22. [ ] Bar bender and fixer 38. [ ] Metal scaffolder 23. [ ] Bricklayer 39. [ ] Painter and decorator 24. [ ] Building services / E&M worker 40. [ ] Piling operative 25. [ ] Carpenter (fender) 41. [ ] Plant & equipment operator (builders lift & other machinery) 26. [ ] Carpenter (formworker) 42. [ ] Plant & equipment operator (earthmoving machinery) 27. [ ] Concretor 43. [ ] Plant & equipment operator (hoist and crane) 28. [ ] Construction / Mechanical plant 44. [ ] Plant & equipment operator (piling) mechanic or fitter 29. [ ] Diver 45. [ ] Plant & equipment operator (tunnelling) 30. [ ] Drainlayer / Mainlayer 46. [ ] Plasterer 31. [ ] Demolition Worker 47. [ ] Plumber 32. [ ] General welder 48. [ ] Pneumatic driller 33. [ ] Joiner 49. [ ] Rigger / Metal formwork erector 34. [ ] Leveller 50. [ ] Structural steel erector 35. [ ] Marine construction plant operator 51. [ ] Truck and other vehicle driver 36. [ ] Mason 52. [ ] Tunnel worker

60. [ ] Others please specify, e.g. security staff / watchman

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E. Please tick the PLACE OF ACCIDENT（tick one box only） 1. [ ] Roof / Top of building 7. [ ] External work / Scaffolding / Gondola 2. [ ] Lift shaft / Internal work surface 8. [ ] Steel bending yard 3. [ ] Stair / Passage 9. [ ] Pre-casting / Prestressing yard 4. [ ] Excavation / Underground / Basement 10. [ ] Floor / Floor opening 5. [ ] Tunnel / Sewer / Drain / Nullah 11. [ ] Falsework and formwork 6. [ ] Ladder 12. [ ] Others (specify)

F. P1ease refer to the list below and write down the code of the NATURE OF INJURY AND PART OF BODY INJURED respectively. The information to be collected is similar to Section J of Labour Department Form 2. (If the victim has more than one injury in the accident, please specify separately. For example, in the case of burn in face and dislocation in elbow, please write down “5, 26”in first injury and “9, 44” in second injury. )

1st injury 2nd injury 3rd injury Nature of injury incurred（1-20） Part of body injured（21-60） Nature of injury 1. Abrasion 11. Electric shock / Effects of electric current 2. Amputation 12. Fracture 3. Asphyxia 13. Puncture 4. Burn (heat) 14. Sprain / Strain / Twist 5. Burn / Scald 15. Freezing 6. Contusion & bruise 16. Poisoning and gassing 7. Concussion & other internal injury 17. Irritation 8. Laceration and cut 18. Nausea 9. Dislocation 19. Multiple Injuries 10. Crushing 20. Others (specify) Part of body injured HEAD NECK & TRUNK UPPERLIMBS LOWERLIMBS 21. Skull / Scalp 31. Neck 41. Finger 51. Hip 22. Eye 32. Back 42. Hand / Palm 52. Thigh 23. Ear 33. Chest 43. Forearm 53. Knee 24. Mouth/ Tooth/ Lip 34. Abdomen 44. Elbow 54. Leg 25. Nose 35. Trunk 45. Upper arm 55. Ankle 26. Face/ Cheek/ Chin 36. Pelvis / Groin 46. Shoulder 56. Foot / Toe 37. Waist 47. Wrist 60. Others (specify)

G. Please tick the appropriate TYPE OF ACCIDENT. (Can tick more than one box) The information to be collected is similar to Section K of Labour Department Form 2 with additional items. 1. [ ] Trapped in or between objects 11. [ ] Struck by moving or falling object 2. [ ] Injured whilst lifting or carrying / manual 12. [ ] Struck by moving vehicle / Traffic accident lifting / manual handling / Handling without machinery 3. [ ] Slip, trip or fall on same level 13. [ ] Contact with moving machinery or object being machined 4. [ ] Fall of person from height metres 14. [ ] Drowning or asphyxiation 5. [ ] Striking against fixed or stationary object 15. [ ] Exposure to fire / burning 6. [ ] Striking against moving object 16. [ ] Exposure to explosion 7. [ ] Stepping on object / nail 17. [ ] Dust / foreign particle in eye 8. [ ] Exposure to or contact with harmful substance 18. [ ] Hand tool accident (e.g. poison gas, toxic, corrosive substance) 9. [ ] Contact with electricity or electric discharge 19. [ ] Crushing / Burial 10. [ ] Trapped by collapsing or overturning object 20. [ ] Machinery operation accident

21. [ ] Others (specify)

- 2 - C9-AVI (Ver. July 2001) H. Please tick the appropriate AGENT INVOLVED. (Can tick more than one box) The information to be collected is similar to Section L of Labour Department Form 2 with additional items. 1. [ ] Equipment for lifting / conveying 11. [ ] vehicle or associated equipment or machinery 2. [ ] Portable power or hand tools 12. [ ] Construction formwork, shuttering & falsework 3. [ ] Other machinery (specify) 13. [ ] Nail, splinter or chipping 4. [ ] Material / Product being handled or stored 14. [ ] Scaffolding / Gondola 5. [ ] Ladder or working at height 15. [ ] Excavation / Underground work 6. [ ] Sewage, manhole or other confined space 16. [ ] Slope 7. [ ] Movable container or package of any kind 17. [ ] Steel bar / rod 8. [ ] Floor, ground, stairs or any working surface 18. [ ] Pipe 9. [ ] Gas, vapour, dust or fume 19. [ ] Others (specify) 10. [ ] Electricity supply, wiring apparatus or equipment I. Please tick the TYPE OF WORK PERFORMED by the injured worker at the time of accident. (Tick one box only) The information to be collected is similar to Section N of Labour Department Form 2 with additional items. 1. [ ] Concreting 16. [ ] Electrical Wiring 2. [ ] Woodworking 17. [ ] Material handling 3. [ ] Glazier work 18. [ ] Lift installation 4. [ ] Reinforcement bar bending 19. [ ] Slope work 5. [ ] Bamboo scaffolding 20. [ ] Mixing 6. [ ] Metal scaffolding 21. [ ] Demolition 7. [ ] Painting 22. [ ] Road work 8. [ ] Plastering 23. [ ] Erection of structural elements 9. [ ] Arc / Gas welding 24. [ ] Falsework 10. [ ] Formwork erection 25. [ ] Surface treatment 11. [ ] Brick laying 26. [ ] Cutting 12. [ ] Caisson work 27. [ ] Piling 13. [ ] Trench work 28. [ ] Finishing work 14. [ ] Gas Pipe fitting 29. [ ] Others（specify） 15. [ ] Water pipe fitting J. Please tick the appropriate UNSAFE ACTION. (Can tick more than one box) 1. [ ] Operating without authority 11. [ ] Failure to use eye protector 2. [ ] Failure to secure objects 12. [ ] Failure to use respirator 3. [ ] Making safety devices inoperative 13. [ ] Failure to use proper clothing 4. [ ] Working on moving or dangerous equipment 14. [ ] Failure to warn others or give proper signals 5. [ ] Use unsafe equipment / Use equipment unsafely 15. [ ] Horseplay 6. [ ] Adopting unsafe position or posture 16. [ ] Smoking / Burning 7. [ ] Operating or working at unsafe speed 17. [ ] Failure to use safety belt / harness 8. [ ] Unsafe loading, placing, mixing etc 18. [ ] Failure to use gloves 9. [ ] Failure to use helmet 19. [ ] Use unsuitable access / Failure to use access 10. [ ] Failure to use proper footwear 20. [ ] Lapse of attention 21. [ ] Others (specify) K. Please tick the appropriate UNSAFE CONDITION. (Can tick more than one box) 1. [ ] No protective gear 11. [ ] Lack of warning system 2. [ ] Defective protective gear 12. [ ] Defective tool, machinery or material 3. [ ] Improper dress / footwear 13. [ ] Improper stacking / storage 4. [ ] Improper guarding / No guarding 14. [ ] Adverse weather 5. [ ] Improper ventilation 15. [ ] Inadequate working space / platform 6. [ ] Improper illumination 16. [ ] Slippery area 7. [ ] Improper procedure 17. [ ] Inadequate tools and protective equipment 8. [ ] Unsafe layout of job, traffic etc 18. [ ] Others (specify) 9. [ ] Unsafe process or job methods 10. [ ] Poor housekeeping L. Please tick the appropriate PERSONAL FACTOR which cause the accident. (Can tick more than one box) 1. [ ] Incorrect attitude / motive 5. [ ] Fatigue / Exhaustion 2. [ ] Lack of knowledge or skill 6. [ ] Carelessness 3. [ ] Physical defects 7. [ ] Others (specify) 4. [ ] Unsafe act by another person

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M. Please tick the MACHINERY INVOLVED in the accident. (Can tick more than one box) The information to be collected is similar to Section O of Labour Department Form 2.

1. [ ] Skip / Material hoist / builders’ lift 8. [ ] Boatswain’s chair 2. [ ] Mobile platform 9. [ ] Pile driver 3. [ ] Tower crane 10. [ ] Boring rig 4. [ ] Mobile crane 11. [ ] Bar bender 5. [ ] Lorry-mounted crane 12. [ ] Concrete mixer 6. [ ] Hydraulic crane 13. [ ] Air compressor / receiver 7. [ ] Suspended working platform 14. [ ] Others (specify)

N. Please tick the CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY INVOLVED in the accident if appropriate. (Tick one box only) The information to be collected is similar to Section P of Labour Department Form 2.

1. [ ] Dump truck 5. [ ] Grader 2. [ ] Loader 6. [ ] Compacting roller 3. [ ] Excavator 7. [ ] Others (specify) 4. [ ] Bulldozer

O. Brief account of the accident (Sections O & P need not be completed if a separate report has been / will be submitted.)

P. What action(s) / measure(s) should be taken / have been taken to avoid recurrence of similar accidents?

Q. Injury Report Form completed by:

Name of Post

Person Title Signature Date

Acknowledged by:

Name of A/E’s Representative Signature Date

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Appendix VIII To : ______Urgent by Fax

______Department

Preliminary Report on Accident 1 Contract No :

2 Contract Title :

3 Name of Contractor :

4 Location of Accident :

5 Date and Time of Accident :

6 Nature and Brief Account of Accident (with a sketch) :

7 Number of Person(s) Injured/killed :

8 Name(s) and Age(s) of Person(s) injured/killed :

9 Seriousness of Injury, or extent of damages :

10 Probable cause of the accident (if established) :

11 Measures introduced (or to be introduced) to prevent recurrence of similar accidents on site if established :

12 Effect of accident on progress of works :

13 Contractor's report attached (Yes/No)

14 Any other information :

Reported By :

______Name Post Tel. No. Signature Date

1 C9-AIX (Ver. Feb 2003) Appendix IX – Supplementary Information for Fatal Accident

URGENT BY FAX

TO: FROM: CAS(W)5, ETWB (name) FAX: POST and DEPARTMENT: 2882 7152 DATE: TEL. NO.:

Information of the Contract

Contract No.: ______

Contract Title : ______(in English)

______(in Chinese)

Information of the Accident and the Deceased :

Date of Accident : ______

Name of Deceased : ______(in English) (in Chinese)

Age : ______

Information of the next of kin :

Name : ______(in Chinese if the Deceased was of Chinese ethnic group)

Relationship with the Deceased : ______

Address : ______

______(in Chinese if the Deceased was of Chinese ethnic group)

Contact Tel. No. : ______

Number of Children :

Age below 18 ______Age 18 or above ______

Signature: ______

c.c. Departmental Safety Adviser, ______Department C9-AX (Ver.Jan.2003)

Appendix X

Flow Chart for Reporting of Accidents to Environment, Transport and Works Bureau

Occurrence of a notifiable accident

Labour Department A/E's most senior (tel. no. 2815 0678) Inform Notify in accordance with site supervisory staff or Marine Department departmental reporting procedure (tel. no. 2233 7801) who first become aware of the accident as appropriate A/E or their representative Immediately notify verbally and follow by a Preliminary Report within 24 hours responsible for the contract

After office hours During office hours At all time Submit Duty Officer, ISD CIO, SPO(ETW) Departmental Safety Adviser comprehensive report tel no.: 2842 8745 tel no. : 2848 2002 tel no. : ( ) 2523 2721 or in his absence pager no.: ( ) 2842 8748 SIO, SPO(ETW) at (24 hours) tel no.: 2848 2004 CAS(W)5, ETWB Fax no. : 2537 1540 mobile: 9094 3930 tel no. : 2848 1149 2845 9078 pager no. : 7326 4312 2810 1721 Fax no. : 2537 1877 Fax no. : 2882 7152

Outside office hours

SETW & PSTW CIO, SPO(ETW) as appropriate Tel no. : 2881 1953 Legend Mobile : 9022 9363 SETW Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works PSTW Permanent Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works Notes : Information required in telephone (Transport and Works) (a) Contract No. & Title SPO(ETW) Secretariat Press Office (ETW) (b) Time and location of accident CIO Chief information Officer (c) Brief account of accident with no. of persons SIO Senior Information Officer injured/trapped ISD Information Services Department (d) Seriousness of injury or extent of damage if CAS(W)5 Chief Assistant Secretary (Transport known and Works) W5 (e) Media arrived on site A/E Architect/Engineer (f) Name of officer and tel no. for further contact. ETWB Environment, Transport and Works Bureau

C10-P01 (Ver.Sep.99) CHAPTER 10 EMERGENCY, TROPICAL CYCLONE AND HEAVY RAINSTORM PROCEDURES

10.1 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

10.1.1 Definition of an Emergency Situation

For the purpose of this Chapter, an emergency situation means a situation requiring emergency assistance of fire services/police/ambulance etc. It includes :

a) an accident which results in death or serious injury;

b) a fire breaking out which requires rescue crews from FSD to effect control;

c) a flood that causes or threatens life on site;

d) leakage of dangerous goods or chemicals; and

e) any other accident/incident which creates a dangerous situation.

10.1.2 Emergency Procedures

(a) Contractor's Responsibility

(i) Formulation of emergency procedures and the organisation of rescue teams to deal with emergency situations before the arrival of the rescue services are the Contractor's responsibility. The Contractor shall be required to provide details of his emergency procedures and rescue teams in his Safety Plan to be submitted to the Architect/Engineer for consent. Architect/Engineer may seek the comments of Police, FSD and Marine Department on such submissions. Copies of the emergency procedures and rescue organisation consented to by the Architect/Engineer should be displayed at each place of work and notice boards. This information should be regularly reviewed/updated. Drills should be arranged regularly to test the efficiency in mobilising the necessary personnel and equipment. Regular joint exercises between the Contractors' rescue teams and FSD's fire and ambulance staff should also 1 C10-P02 (Ver.Sep.99) be carried out for the major contracts; and

(ii) If an emergency situation has arisen, the Contractor shall a) call 999 (NOT the nearest police station or fire station as this will lead to delay). The caller should provide the following information : - the nature of the assistance required and a brief description of the emergency situation, in particular the number of persons injured and their condition; - name, contact telephone number or other means of contacting the person calling 999; - the address/location (or the International Spheroid UTM Grid Zone reference i.e. GE/HE/JK/KK + coordinates in case of a remote site) of the incident/accident; and - in case of fire, whether dangerous goods, chemicals or inflammable gas cylinders are/will be involved; b) call the site rescue team (including the nurse or first aider) and/or the fire fighting team to the scene for emergency assistance; c) for an accident in which a large number of persons are injured, notify the Hospital Authority at 2710 2111 or 2805 6888 as well to enable them to get prepared to receive and treat the victims and to decide whether to dispatch medical personnel to the accident scene; d) in case of fire, arrange evacuation of all personnel from the fire scene; e) notify the Architect/Engineer's site staff (the Contractor should be informed of the name and telephone numbers of the persons to contact during and outside normal working hours)

2 C10-P03 (Ver.Sep.99) and the Occupational Safety and Health Branch of Labour Dept.;

f) the nurse or first aider should render first aid to the injured at the spot and the victim should then be carried to the most convenient place where the rescue services can more quickly take over, if the nurse or first aider on site considers that this will not cause further harm to the injured person (should private means of transport be considered appropriate and more expeditious, it is not necessary to wait for the arrival of the rescue services);

g) ensure that the accident scene is not disturbed (except for preventing further injuries) before the arrival of the Police/Occupational Safety and Health Branch of Labour Department and officers of Marine Department for an accident happening on board a vessel) to carry out an investigation; and

h) assign someone wearing high visibility clothing to meet the officer-in-charge of the rescue services and provide them with any required information. Transport should be provided at the helipad or berthing point to convey the rescue crews to the scene of the incident.

(iii) For remote sites without land access the above procedure will still apply. If the nurse or responsible person of the Contractor decides that the casualties should be taken to a hospital urgently by helicopter, a 999 call should be made with as many as possible of the following details provided:

- number of casualties - nature of injury - whether stretcher/oxygen is required - landing site where the casualties will be picked up 3 C10-P04 (Ver.Sep.99) - details of escort (if any) - name and contact number of requesting person

The caller should ask for the expected time of arrival of the helicopter. If private means of transport is considered appropriate and more expeditious, it is not necessary to wait for the arrival of the helicopter. The nurse or first aider on site should ride along with the helicopter (if capacity permits) or the launch (if used) to continue rendering first aid until the injured persons are taken over by an ambulance crew.

(iv) For an emergency situation on board or involving a vessel in the waters of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the vessel's master/operator should immediately call 999 or if a telephone is not available radio Vessel Traffic Centre of Marine Department via VHF Channel 12 or 14. A general description of the situation and the nature of assistance required have to be provided.

(iv)In case serious injuries are incurred by workers on board a vessel within Chinese waters, the following procedures have to be adopted to request a helicopter from the Government Flying Services to evacuate the injured workers. For a vessel equipped with a mobile telephone, the master should call the Hong Kong Marine Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) on 2545 4645 or the Marine Police Rescue Centre on 2312 6500. For a vessel not equipped with a mobile telephone, the master should radio VHF Channel 16 (if interference is encountered, try VHF Channel 60 or VHF Channel 62). The following information is to be given: - name of the vessel - position of the vessel - nature of the distress - type of assistance required

(b) Responsibility of Architect/Engineer's Site Staff

(i) The most senior site staff present will be responsible for taking such

4 C10-P05 (Ver.Sep.99) action as is appropriate to deal with the situation; (ii) The Architect/Engineer's site staff must immediately report to the scene of the accident. He should see that the Contractor has taken action to alleviate suffering, make the immediate surroundings safe and control the situation.

(iii) The Architect/Engineer's site staff should take photographs and then make notes/sketches of the accident, locate eye witnesses, ensure that evidence which will be of use in the subsequent investigation is neither removed nor disturbed (except in circumstances when it obviously causes a further safety hazard).

10.2 TROPICAL CYCLONE AND HEAVY RAINSTORM PROCEDURES

10.2.1 Warning of Tropical Cyclone and Heavy Rainstorm

(a) The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) will, through the Information Services Department Government News Information System, issue hourly summaries of weather warnings to various Government Departments (Lands and Works Group of Departments) whenever Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals, Rainstorm Warning Signals or Landslip Warnings are in force. Weather forecast and warnings are also provided at cost by HKO to special users through fax, telex and direct communication links. Contractors are encouraged to subscribe to this service.

(b) Architect/Engineer's site offices should make arrangement with their respective departments or other means to ensure the availability of such weather warnings. Site staff should also ensure that the Contractor is aware of the weather situation and that he takes all necessary precautionary measures as detailed in the Safety Plan/emergency procedure.

10.2.2 Procedure on Site

(a) Tropical Cyclone (i) The Contractor must prepare a checklist of steps to be taken as successive tropical cyclone warning signals are hoisted. This checklist must be continually up-dated as the 5 C10-P06 (Ver.Sep.99) works proceed. It should be designed to ensure that: - all hoardings, temporary structures, plant and other loose objects are properly secured and that workers underground are alerted; - all drains are cleared and the necessary flood precautions taken; - all emergency equipment is primed, tested and ready for use; - workers are evacuated from remote sites; - the Contractor has on site a full Emergency Gang, including plant operators and fitters, which is to remain on duty throughout the tropical cyclone; and - the Contractor inspects the site after a tropical cyclone so that any damages to scaffolds, temporary works, electrical installations, cranes etc. are identified and made good.

With regard to vessels engaged in the contract, the checklist should be designed to ensure that: - all cranes, derricks and equipment are properly secured and loose gear (both above and below decks) are stowed and securely locked; - all life saving and fire fighting equipment is maintained in good order and is accessible and ready for use continuously; - all watertight doors and hatches are securely closed; - small vessels (including transportation launches) proceed to typhoon shelters as permitted by the Director of Marine; - large ships proceed to typhoon moorings;

6 C10-P07 (Ver.Sep.99) - the Contractor inspects the vessels after a tropical cyclone so that any damage is identified and made good.

(ii) During the tropical cyclone the Emergency Gang should take all reasonable measures to minimise the damage resulting from collapse, flooding or other site emergencies. Where relevant, careful observation will also be kept of all surrounding buildings and if there is any doubt as to their stability, the Police and Buildings Department should be contacted immediately by dialling 999.

(iii) On the lowering of tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8, the Architect/Engineer's site staff will return to the site and prepare a report of any damage which has occurred. A joint inspection should also be made on the stability of all surrounding structures.

(iv) For sites at outlying islands, the Contractor should provide emergency shelters on land to cater for the situation that some workers cannot be evacuated from the site in time. Such shelters should be strong enough to withstand tropical cyclone conditions and should have water and food sufficient and ready for use.

(b) Heavy Rainstorm

(i) The Contractor must prepare a checklist of steps to be taken upon receipt of a rainstorm warning. It should be designed to ensure that :- - precautionary measures are taken to safeguard persons working below ground; - all drains are cleared and the necessary flood precaution taken; and - all emergency equipment is primed, tested and ready for use.

(ii) During periods of such warning, it may be necessary to have the 7 C10-P08 (Ver.Sep.99) Emergency Gangs of certain sites on stand-by. Drainage Services Department (Hotline 2300 1110) should be informed immediately whenever flooding or blockage of drains within the site affects adjacent land.

(iii) After a prolonged heavy rainstorm, the Contractor and the Architect/Engineer's site staff should carry out inspections to identify any damage that has occurred.

10.3 LIAISON WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

10.3.1 The Contractor should call 999 or contact the concerned departments of the Planning, Environment, Lands and Works Groups for assistance whenever : (a) flooding or blockage of drain within the site affects adjacent land or vice versa; (b) landslip within the site affects adjacent land or vice versa; or (c) works within the site affect stability of adjacent buildings.

10.3.2 The division of responsibilities of the Planning, Environment, Lands and Works Groups of Departments in dealing with the above emergencies is covered by the Joint Works Bureau Technical Circular No. 9/98 and Planning, Environment and Lands Bureau Technical Circular no. 5/98 - Natural Disaster Emergency Organisation - Responsibilities of the Works Bureau and the Planning, Environment and Lands Bureau Groups of Departments. The emergency contacts of these departments and related information are listed out in the Works Bureau Emergency Directory.

10.3.3 Works departments are requested to refer to Security Branch Circular No. 5/96 - Government's Emergency Response System and Security Branch Circular No. 9/96 - Government Secretariat Emergency Monitoring and Support Structure for responsibilities of other Government departments and their emergency contacts.

8 C11-P01 (Ver.Sep.99)

CHAPTER 11 SAFETY ADVISERS COMMITTEE

11.1 GENERAL

This committee will address industrial safety issues of all public works contracts. Departmental Safety Advisers shall attend the meetings of the Safety Advisers Committee to discuss safety related issues arising from the planning, implementation and maintenance of projects, or problems as may be referred to the meeting for consideration.

11.2 TERMS OF REFERENCE

11.2.1 To develop and assist in the implementation of general policy on industrial safety within the works departments;

11.2.2 To monitor and review the general approach to industrial safety for all public works contracts;

11.2.3 To liaise with other departments in Government on additions, or amendments, to legislation and contractual provisions concerning industrial safety of works departments’ contracts;

11.2.4 To review accident statistics and trends;

11.2.5 To promote safety on all public works contracts within the works departments through publicity programme and awards;

11.2.6 To advise on safety standards and procedures to be adopted in inspection, operations and maintenance activities undertaken by the works departments, including direct labour force ;

11.2.7 To set up working groups, as necessary, to investigate specific safety subjects. C11-P02 (Ver.Sep.99) 11.3 MEMBERSHIP

Chairman : Chief Assistant Secretary (Safety), Works Bureau.

Secretary : Assistant Secretary (Safety), Works Bureau.

Member : Safety Advisers from :

Architectural Services Department Civil Engineering Department Drainage Services Department Electrical and Mechanical Services Department Highways Department Territory Development Department Water Supplies Department

In attendance on : Representative from: ad hoc basis Labour Department Housing Department Environmental Protection Department

Others to be co-opted as required.

11.4 FREQUENCY OF MEETING

Meeting will be held on a monthly basis initially.

11.5 Safety Advisory Unit

The general set up of a Safety Advisory Unit and its duties are contained in WBTC No. 9/95.

2 Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P01 (Ver.Nov.2000)

Chapter 12 Pay for Safety Scheme

12.1 Background

12.1.1 Construction site safety is normally referred to in construction contracts as a general obligation placed upon the Contractor by a combination of a reference to the requirements of the law in the General Conditions of Contract and by some all-embracing preliminaries/preamble wording that expressly transfers as many of the contractual obligations to the Contractor as the law will allow. The Contractor is deemed to have allowed in the tender for the cost of meeting the obligations, but there is no separate, clearly identifiable sum(s) in the tender rates and prices.

12.1.2 The result of this situation is that the sum(s) payable for carrying out safety measures cannot be identified, and any failure on the part of the Contractor to perform according to the legal or contractual requirements cannot be valued and the tender price appropriately adjusted to reflect the failure. When money is tight, a contractor may try, to some extent, to "cut corners" on site safety.

12.1.3 A Government/industry working group was set up to recommend ways to counter this problem and report to the Works Group Directors Meeting (WGDM).

12.1.4 The WGDM at its January 1993 meeting agreed to allow a limited trial in three construction contracts by the inclusion of a schedule of fully specified safety related items, that were pre-priced in the Bills of Quantities (BQ) by the Engineer/Surveyor. These items would be certified and paid to the Contractor, provided the specified activities were satisfactorily performed. Failure to perform would result in no payment for the relevant item(s).

12.1.5 The trial scheme involving three contracts was reviewed by the WGDM in April 1995, when it was agreed in principle that the Pay for Safety Scheme (PFSS) should be developed for general Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P02 (Ver.Nov.2000)

use in all BQ based contracts. The second stage of PFSS was promulgated in Works Branch Technical Circular No. 4/96 in March 1996 (now superseded) for inclusion in all non-Airport Core Programme contracts, that were Bills of Quantities based, where a Safety Plan was required and for which tenders were called after 19 April 1996. The third stage of PFSS was promulgated vide WBTC No. 14/98 dated 15.9.98 to include term contracts which are Schedule of Rates (SOR) based.

12.1.6 The objective of PFSS is to remove site safety from the realm of competitive tendering and it has the support of the construction industry.

12.1.7 The three contracts in the trial PFSS included the use of a safety checklist to audit the safety performance of the contractors and to certify the payment of the "Safety Audit" item to the Contractor. The checklist was marked by a team comprising two representatives of the Employer, and of the Contractor, plus one independent member. For general use, this is too demanding and is replaced by the Independent Safety Auditing Scheme (ISAS). ISAS runs in conjunction with PFSS. A total of 36 works contracts joined the first stage of ISAS in 1996 promulgated under WBTC No. 5/96. The second stage of ISAS, starting in February 2000, was promulgated vide WBTC No. 32/99 and term contracts are also included.

12.2 Guidance Notes on the Administration of PFSS

12.2.1 The present stage ( the fourth stage) was promulgated vide WBTC 30/2000 dated 20 November 2000 to include a ll works contracts, term contracts and Design and Build contracts where safety plans are required, irrespective of whether the contract is BQ or SOR based, and which tenders are called on or after 1 December 2000. For works contracts and Design and Build contracts to be included in PFSS, the estimated contract sum shall be $ 20M and above, and for term contracts the total estimated expenditure shall be $ 50M and above. For contracts where a great portion of the value is on the cost of equipment, the cost of equipment shall be excluded from the estimated Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P03 (Ver.Nov.2000)

contract sum or total estimated value in determining whether the contract should be included in PFSS. Irrespective of the value of the contract, term contracts solely for maintenance works (e.g. some E&M maintenance contracts) and contracts with duration of 12 months or less need not be included in PFSS.

Notwithstanding, if contract drafters consider that there are valid reasons for deviations to the above guidance after taking into consideration the nature, complexity and size of the contract, they shall seek advice from Departmental Safety Advisers and the agreement of the appropriate (D2 or above) officer for such changes.

Preparation of contract documents

12.2.2 All appropriate tenders included in PFSS shall include a separate "Site Safety" section in the `Bills of Quantities (BQ) or the Schedule of Rates (SOR). Each item should be pre-priced on the basis of a total possible payment to the Contractor of approximately 2% of the estimated Contract Sum/total estimated expenditure, not including the Contingency Sum or any sum for the payment of fluctuations.

The sample BQ in Appendix I(a) to (e) and in Appendix III(a) shall be applicable for works contracts using the GCC for Building Works/Civil Engineering Works/E&M Works based on Bills of Quantities. For lump sum contracts, i.e. those which are not remeasurement contracts, the whole sample BQ shall be marked as "All Provisional".

The sample SOR in Appendix II(a) and Appendix III(b) shall be applicable for term contracts using the GCC for Term Contracts for Building Works/Civil Engineering Works/E&M Works.

The sample SOR in Appendix II(b) shall be used in lump sum works contracts using GCC for Building Works/E&M Works or GCC for Design and Build Contracts based on Schedule of Rates in Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P04 (Ver.Nov.2000)

the following manner:-

A Provisional Sum for "PFSS including Participation in Safety Promotional Campaign" shall be included in the contract document specifying that the contractor will be paid for site safety by the pre-fixed rates and in accordance with the method of measurement as in Appendix "**". The sum (determined in accordance with the sample SOR) shall be entered against this Provisional Sum item in the Summary of Tender of the contract document as shown in Appendix II(c), and a SOR prepared in accordance with the sample SOR contained in Appendix II(b) of this Chapter and the Method of Measurement in Chapter 3 of the Construction Site Safety Manual shall be included in Appendix "**". After the contract is awarded, an instruction for the Provisional Sum shall be given by the Architect/Engineer or the Supervising Officer to the contractor to establish and implement the site safety management system required under the contract and the contractor shall be paid accordingly.

For Design and Build contracts that are tendered as lump sum contracts, approximately 5% of the estimated Contract Sum should be considered as the "design" fee. Therefore the remaining 95% of the estimated Contract Sum should be considered as the estimated Contract Sum for the "Works" and the total payment for safety items should be fixed on this basis.

12.2.3 Notwithstanding the general rule that the total value of safety items is set at about 2% of the estimated Contract Sum/total estimated expenditure, the price for each item should be realistic even if this means exceeding the 2% guidance. In lower value contracts, this is likely to be inevitable. In very high value contracts or very simple ones, something less than 2% may be appropriate. The 2% guidance is based on advice from the construction industry, and is supported by a study carried out by HK Polytechnic University. Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P05 (Ver.Nov.2000)

12.2.4. The prices placed against the items for very high value contracts also need special attention. The rates in the BQ/SOR items (except those on safety training) could be adjusted to suit the circumstances of the Works (size, complexity etc.) and the sample BQ and SOR are meant to be for reference only. A chart showing the guidance on safety price level is attached in Appendix IV for guidance.

12.2.5 The following points should be noted in preparing the BQ : (i) The rates for "provide safety training" are fixed and should not be adjusted upwards or downwards, but the quantities can be adjusted in accordance with the size, complexity and nature of works under the contract.

(ii) A provisional sum is to be included in the BQ/SOR for works contracts/Design and Build contracts to encourage the contractor to participate in safety promotional campaign as instructed by the Architect/Engineer. This is to enable public works contracts to participate in territory-wide safety campaigns co-organised by the Labour Department, the Occupational Safety and Health Council and other related bodies. When such territory-wide safety campaigns are organised, the Works Bureau will notify works departments and the Architect/Engineer shall issue a Variation Order to instruct this item. The same arrangement is also applicable to term contract, however the Architect/Engineer will instruct this item through a Works Order.

(iii) The item on "Attendance on Safety Auditor" is subject to competitive tender and a rate is to be inserted by the Contractor.

12.2.6 In the preparation of contract documents for works contracts/term contracts/Design and Build contracts included in the Pay for Safety Scheme, the following particular points should be noted : Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P06 (Ver.Nov.2000)

(i) a warning to tenderers should be attached on the outside cover of the Bills of Quantities (BQ)/Schedule of Rates (SOR) for works contracts/term contracts included in PFSS, which shall include :-

"This BQ/SOR* includes a section, "Site Safety". All items in it are pre-priced or inserted by the Contractor. The sums set out in the BQ/SOR* for "Site Safety" will only be paid if the Contractor demonstrates compliance with the specifications for these items. Tenderers are advised to study carefully the contractual requirements related to the Pay for Safety Scheme and the further safety measures stipulated in the Particular Specification."

(ii) For Design and Build contracts, in addition to the warning set out in (i) above, a schedule of rate for "site safety" section shall be prepared by the Supervising Officer and included in the tender documents. A Note for Tenderers shall also be included in the tender documents drawing the tenderer's attention that they are required to include the above-mentioned schedule of rate prepared by the Supervisor Officer in the tender to be submitted.

(iii) Except for term contracts with rates to be inserted by the Contractor, the following Note should be added to the Form of Tender of a term contract :

"The Section/Group* Percentage and Adjustment Percentage/Overall Adjustment Percentage* applicable to the Schedule of Rates of Section/Group* ( ) on Site Safety are fixed at 0% and hence the Contract Percentage for Section/Group* ( ) is also fixed at 0%. Tenderers shall not amend the Section/Group* Percentage, Adjustment Percentage/Overall Adjustment Percentage* and Contract Percentage for Section/Group* ( )."

(iv) a weighting factor of 2% or lower in accordance with Appendix IV of Chapter 12 of this Manual should be Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P07 (Ver.Nov.2000)

entered against the Site Safety Section in the table on Schedule of Percentages included in the appendix to the Form of Tender of a term contract except for those term contracts with rates to be inserted by contractors.

(v) the following clause should be added to the Conditions of Tender clause of term contracts (except for those term contracts with rates to be inserted by contractors) which stipulates how mistakes are to be corrected during the examination of a tender of a term contract:

"If a tenderer has amended the Section/Group* Percentage, Adjustment Percentage/Overall Adjustment Percentage* and Contract Percentage which are fixed, such amendment(s) will be disregarded."

12.2.7 With respect to the weekly safety walk required under PS clause no. 11# in Appendix III to Chapter 3 of the Construction Site Safety Manual which applies to term contracts, it is noted that a vast number of Works Orders may have been issued to the contractor and Works are being carried out in multiple locations, it is therefore not possible for the safety walk to cover every active part of the Site. As such it will be up to the *Architect/Engineer’s nominated site representative to select the part of the Site to be visited on the day of the safety walk. It should be noted that the safety walks are in addition to the site safety inspections carried out in connection with the preparation of the site safety inspection report each week by the Safety Officer for each Works Order with an estimated value in excess of $ 100,000 or similar requirements required by the Contract and/or any other daily or regular safety inspections required by the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations. The preparation of the site safety inspection report each week by the Safety Officer required by the Contract quoted above is just an example of a practice adopted by some works departments, other departments may adopt different practices. Therefore additional sub- Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P08 (Ver.Nov.2000)

clauses to such effect should be included under PS clause no. 13 on reporting in Appendix III to Chapter 3.

12.2.8 In calculating liquidated damages (LD) for works contracts, Architects/Engineers will in general make use of empirical formulas expressing components of LD as percentages of the estimated contract sum including preliminaries and price fluctuation payment but excluding contingencies and daywork. For the avoidance of doubt, the value of safety items should be excluded from the estimated contract sum for the purpose of assessing LD. This is because payment for safety items are made to the contractor contingent upon their complying with contractual requirements. At the time of preparing the contract, it is not certain whether payment for those safety items will be made and therefore could not be estimated for inclusion in the pre-estimate of LD.

12.2.9 For contracts selected for inclusion in ISAS, the following should also be included in the warning to tenderers:

"The tenderers are also advised to acquire detailed knowledge of the Independent Safety Audit Scheme and the Works Bureau Safety Auditing System on the aspects to be audited and how those aspects shall be assessed. If the safety audit report indicates that the Contractor's scores in both the safety management system and the implementation of the Safety Plan on Site are 70% or above, payment will be made to the "safety audit" item in the Bills of Quantities. If either the scores in the safety management system or the implementation of the Safety Plan is below 60%, the Contractor will receive an "Adverse" Report on Contractors Performance."

12.2.10 The items are generally marked "provisional" in order to cater for the Contractor over-running the time for completion. This is not necessary for remeasurement contracts. Payment will continue to be made (if justified) throughout the construction period even if the Contractor is in culpable delay. The purpose is to reward site safety properly carried out. Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P09 (Ver.Nov.2000)

12.2.11 Payment is certified in the usual way. If the "work" is completed as specified, then include for payment. Contractors are expected to maintain safety during the period of delay and be paid under PFSS. Also there shall not be any reduction in safety payments for sectional completion of the Works. If the contract is one subject to payment for price fluctuation, then the "Site Safety" bill is also subject to the same.

12.2.12 Some safety items are one off, but most are monthly payments. The ISAS "Safety Audit" item is paid quarterly. The items are generally independent of each other, but some safety items are reliant upon one another for satisfactory compliance e.g. it is not possible to have a Safety Audit without the Safety Plan being available, but safety committee meetings and training can be carried out and certified.

12.2.13 The "Safety Audit" item is valued and managed differently from the other safety items and is included only by agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC). Audits under the ISAS are carried out on a three monthly cycle. Payment for the ISAS "Safety Audit" item will depend upon the Accredited Safety Auditor's report. If the report indicates that the scores in both the Contractor's safety management system and the implementation of the Safety Plan on Site a re 70% or above, payment will then be certified in the next interim payment. No payment will be made if the score in either one of the two aspects is below 70%. Furthermore, if either one of the scores is below 60% the Contractor shall be given an "Adverse" quarterly performance report and such results shall be reported to the Works Bureau Safety Unit. However the BQ item, "Attendance on Safety Auditor", is to be paid irrespective of the outcome of the audit itself and whether the Safety Audit item is paid or not.

Administration and Payment 12.2.14 The Architect/Engineer should comment on the adequacy of the Safety Plan at the commencement stage of the contract. Advice could be sought from Departmental Safety Adviser where Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P010 (Ver.Nov.2000)

appropriate. Thereafter the Contractor shall review and update the Safety Plan. Payment of the item on the "Updating of Safety Plan" should only be made upon satisfactory coverage of all the obligations as stated in the item coverage. In addition, the Particular Specification clause on the agenda of the Site Safety Management Committee (SSMC) meetings include the requirement to review the Safety Plan and update risk assessments for works scheduled to be carried out for the following two months. The Contractor shall be asked to report at the SSMC meeting on the outcome of his review and the revisions which he has made. Such review and revision should also include method statement and safe working procedures for current and forthcoming tasks as and when considered necessary by the SSMC in the last meeting. The SSMC meeting should also consider the adequacy of such review and revisions and point out any deficiencies which should have been made for that month. After that, the Contractor should be asked to complete and submit any outstanding revisions to the Architect/Engineer prior to certifying payment.

Notwithstanding the above, there may be situations that in some small contracts or contracts where works are repetitive in nature that the necessity to update risk assessments could be nil and revisions may be limited to changes in the safety organisation or contact telephone numbers. In such case, payment for this item should also be made if the Chairman of the SSMC agrees with the Contractor on the outcome of his review that no significant revisions to the Safety Plan are necessary. A note to such effect should also be made in the minutes of the SSMC meeting. It should be noted however that there are always rooms for improvements, thus the Contractor should be encouraged to carry out a review of the Safety Plan.

12.2.15 For the item on "provide Safety Officer", if the contract warrants the employment of a part-time Safety Officer, then the Safety Officer should be asked to sign on the Site Diary kept in the Site Office whenever he arrives or leave the Site. Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P011 (Ver.Nov.2000)

This is to check that the total time spent per week will not be less than the number of hours stipulated in the Contract, exclusive of the time spent in attending the Site Safety Committee and the Site Safety Management Committee. At the end of each month, the site staff should check that the time requirement is complied with before certifying payment. The most senior staff on site shall spot check the Site Diary on the attendance of the part-time Safety Officer. Apart from attendance on site, whether the Safety Officer has performed his duties and obligations stipulated in the Contract should also be checked before certifying payment.

12.2.16 For the item on "attend Site Safety Management Committee", payment should be made after the completion of items listed in the item coverage and not just after the meeting has been held. If there are items identified in the meeting for follow-up actions after the meeting, these items shall be recorded in the minutes. P ayment for these items should only be made after checking that the follow-up actions have been completed. However, it should not be mixed up with outstanding action items identified during the weekly safety walk. Sometimes, certain follow-up actions may take a longer period than one month to complete, e.g. procurement of materials and approval of temporary traffic scheme. Under such circumstances, the minutes of the meeting shall record the agreed completion date(s) for enabling the payment. The same principle should be applied to item on "attend the Site Safety Committee".

12.2.17 For term contracts, the Site Safety Management Committee (SSMC) shall be chaired by the Architect/Engineer* or one of his representative in the professional rank or above. The Architect/Engineer* shall also appoint another officer to be the secretary of the SSMC. In view of the fact that many officers are authorised to issue Works Orders to a term contractor, it may not be possible for all of them to attend the SSMC. The Chairman of the SSMC shall determine the most appropriate composition of the SSMC for communication and reporting on the Contractor's safety performance in the SSMC Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P012 (Ver.Nov.2000)

meetings. The determination of appropriate representatives in the SSMC shall be based on the nature and/or the majority of works orders issued to the term contractor.

12.2.18 For the item on " arrange and attend weekly safety walk", the Contractor shall be asked to prepare and use the comprehensive check-list stipulated in P.S. clauses 11(2) and 11(3) during the safety walk. The contents of the comprehensive check-list could be discussed and agreed with the Contractor before use and subsequently modified to suit the prevailing activities of the site. More than one comprehensive checklist may need to be prepared by the Contractor to suit the variety of works at various portions of the Site. To ensure that follow-up action on outstanding items are completed, the last page of the check-list should contain at least the basic information as shown in Appendix V. A copy of this "follow-up action check-list" shall be signed by both parties at the end of the safety walk. The second copy shall be submitted to the Architect/Engineer or his/her Representative once the Safety Officer confirms and signs that all actions are completed. Payment will only be made after the Contractor has completed all the rectification/improvement measures within the agreed completion dates, normally before the next weekly safety walk. The Contractor's Safety Officer and Site Agent or his representative shall carry out the safety walk with the Architect/Engineer's nominated representative who should be of the rank of Assistant Inspector of Works or /Assistant Clerk of Works or above.

12.2.19 For some contracts it may not be able to inspect every active part of the Site during the safety walk. As such it will be up to the Architect/Engineer’s nominated site representative to select the part of the Site to be visited on the day of the safety walk. For the joint site inspection to be conducted prior to the meeting of the Site Safety Management Committee, it could be conducted either on the day before the meeting or in the morning if the meeting is held in the afternoon. Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P013 (Ver.Nov.2000)

12.2.20 For items on "provide safety training", Contractors are required to submit a programme on proposed training to be provided in the next month for the approval of the Architect/Engineer’s Representative. The proposed programme is also one of the items to be discussed at the SSMC meeting. The Contractor shall be asked to propose a training programme including site specific training and tool box talks to be provided in the next month for consideration at the meeting. It shall contain the topics, dates, venues, the target participants of the proposed training, the names and qualification of the trainers. After approval of the proposed training programme, payment will be made against the certified records submitted by the Contractor. Whilst LDRGC/Silver Card courses are carried out at CITA or other approved training centres, random checks should be made to check that "site specific induction training" or "tool box talks" have been conducted as proposed. For terms contracts, after approving the proposed programme, the Maintenance Surveyor/Engineer shall then issue covering Works Orders to the Contractor for the safety training.

12.2.21 The measurement for ‘provide safety training’ shall be paid on a per person per talk basis subject to verification of the certified monthly statement of workers who have completed the training. Measurement shall also be made for refresher training required by the contractor.

12.2.22 The Architect/Engineer’s Representative shall be entitled to adjust the numbers if dissatisfied with the frequency, arrangements, numbers certified, relevance or quality of the site specific induction training and tool box talks and the Contractor cannot provide any justification acceptable to the Architect/Engineer’s Representative.

12.2.23 For contracts where token allowances are to be paid for LDRGC training, payment of the token allowance to the workers completing the general safety induction training shall be Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-P014 (Ver.Nov.2000)

based on the "LDRGC" being produced as evidence. To prevent workers claiming the token allowance from more than one contracts, the Architect/Engineer shall forward the Proforma on ‘Monthly Statement of General Safety Induction Training for Workers’ submitted by contractors to their departmental Safety Advisory Units (DSAU) by the 10th day of the following month. The DSAUs shall then send copies of the statements to the Safety Unit of Works Bureau (WB) together with the Construction Site Accident Statistics by the 20th of the following month. Any necessary deduction of payment already made will be notified by WB for necessary action by the Architect/Engineer. For PFSS contracts tendered on or after 10 July 2000, similar action is required with respect to the payment of token allowance to skilled workers for successful completion of the second day of the trade specific "Construction Industry Silver Card" course.

12.2.24 The Architect/Engineer shall keep a record of non-payment of site safety items. Repeated non-compliance shall be brought to the attention of the senior management of the Contractor and duly reflected in the Report on Contractors’ Performance. For the control of expenditure, the Architect/Engineer should maintain a register of quantities and the sums certified, in particular those on safety training. If the quantities and/or the total sum certified are close to the sums allowed, the Architect/Engineer should then make arrangement to apply for an increase in the contract sum if required. Appendices to Chapter 12

Appendix I(a) - Sample Bill of Quantities for works (b) contracts included in PFSS (c) (d) (e)

Appendix II(a) - Sample Schedule of Rates for term contracts included in PFSS

Appendix II(b) - Sample Schedule of Rates for lump sum works contracts included in PFSS

Appendix II(c) - Sample Summary of Tender for lump sum works contracts included in PFSS showing how the Provisional Sum is included

Appendix III(a) - Sample Bill of Quantities for works contracts included in both PFSS and ISAS

Appendix III(b) - Sample Schedule of Rates for term contracts included in both PFSS & ISAS

Appendix IV - Chart showing "Guidance on Safety Price Level"

Appendix V - Construction Safety Inspection Checklist, Summary of Follow-up Actions Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-AI(a) (Ver.Nov.2000)

Appendix I(a) - Sample Bill of Quantities for works contracts included in PFSS

Based on $ 25M contract value over 2 years

Item Description Quantity Unit Rate Amount No.

A Complete draft Safety Plan - item 5,000 5,000 (not > 1.0% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

B Complete Safety Plan - item 7,500 7,500 (not > 1.5% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

C Updating of Safety Plan 24 mth 500 12,000

D Provide Safety Officer 24 nr-mth 12,000 288,000

E Attend Site Safety Management Committee 24 mth 600 14,400

F Attend Site Safety Committee 24 mth 600 14,400

G Arrange and attend weekly safety walk 104 nr 1,500 156,000

H** Provide safety training in the form of trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers 50 nr 650 32,500

I** Provide safety training in the form of site specific 180 nr 100 18,000 induction training

J** Provide safety training in the form of tool box talks 2,000 nr 40 80,000

K*** Provisional Sum Participate in safety promotional campaign as sum 30,000 instructed by the Architect/Engineer*

Total to Collection Sheet 657,800

Notes:- ( )* The words in brackets are for guidance only and should not be entered in the Bills of Quantities. ** The rate for items H, I and J are fixed and should not be adjusted upwards or downwards even if the value of the contract is greater than or below $ 25M, but the quantities can be adjusted in accordance with the content of works under that contract. *** The amount for item K is fixed and should not be adjusted. mth month nr number nr-mth number-month Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-AI(b) (Ver.Nov.2000)

Appendix I(b) - Sample Bill of Quantities for works contracts included in PFSS

Based on $ 50M contract value over 2 years

Item Description Quantity Unit Rate Amount No.

A Complete draft Safety Plan - item 10,000 10,000 (not > 1.0% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

B Complete Safety Plan - item 15,000 15,000 (not > 1.5% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

C Updating of Safety Plan 24 mth 1,000 24,000

D Provide Safety Officer 24 nr-mth 18,000 432,000

E Attend Site Safety Management Committee 24 mth 1,200 28,800

F Attend Site Safety Committee 24 mth 1,200 28,800

G Arrange and attend weekly safety walk 104 nr 3,000 312,000

H** Provide safety training in the form of trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers 100 nr 650 65,000

I** Provide safety training in the form of site specific 350 nr 100 35,000 induction training

J** Provide safety training in the form of tool box talks 4,000 nr 40 160,000

K*** Provisional Sum Participate in safety promotional campaign as sum 30,000 instructed by the Architect/Engineer*

Total to Collection Sheet 1,140,600

Notes:- ( )* The words in brackets are for guidance only and should not be entered in the Bills of Quantities. ** The rate for items H, I and J are fixed and should not be adjusted upwards or downwards even if the value of the contract is greater than or below $ 50M, but the quantities can be adjusted in accordance with the content of works under that contract. *** The amount for item K is fixed and should not be adjusted. mth month nr number nr-mth number-month Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-AI(c) (Ver.Nov.2000)

Appendix I(c) - Sample Bill of Quantities for works contracts included in PFSS

Based on $100M contract value over 2 years

Item Description Quantity Unit Rate Amount No.

A Complete draft Safety Plan - item 20,000 20,000 (not > 1.0% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

B Complete Safety Plan - item 30,000 30,000 (not > 1.5% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

C Updating of Safety Plan 24 mth 2,000 48,000

D Provide Safety Officer 24 nr-mth 20,000 480,000

E Attend Site Safety Management Committee 24 mth 2,000 48,000

F Attend Site Safety Committee 24 mth 2,000 48,000

G Arrange and attend weekly safety walk 104 nr 7,500 780,000

H** Provide safety training in the form of trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers 200 nr. 650 130,000

I** Provide safety training in the form of site specific 700 nr 100 70,000 induction training

J** Provide safety training in the form of tool box talks 7,000 nr 40 280,000

K*** Provisional Sum Participate in safety promotional campaign as sum 30,000 instructed by the Architect/Engineer*

Total to Collection Sheet 1,964,000

Notes:- ( )* The words in brackets are for guidance only and should not be entered in the Bills of Quantities. ** The rate for items H, I and J are fixed and should not be adjusted upwards or downwards even if the value of the contract is greater than or below $ 100M, but the quantities can be adjusted in accordance with the content of works under that contract. *** The amount for item K is fixed and should not be adjusted. mth month nr number nr-mth number-month Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-AI(d) (Ver.Nov.2000)

Appendix I(d) - Sample Bill of Quantities for works contracts included in PFSS

Based on $ 200M contract value over 2 years

Item Description Quantity Unit Rate Amount No.

A Complete draft Safety Plan - item 20,000 20,000 (not > 1.0% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

B Complete Safety Plan - item 30,000 30,000 (not > 1.5% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

C Updating of Safety Plan 24 mth 3,000 72,000

D Provide Safety Officer 48 nr-mth 22,500 1,080,000

E Attend Site Safety Management Committee 24 mth 3,000 72,000

F Attend Site Safety Committee 24 mth 3,000 72,000

G Arrange and attend weekly safety walk 104 nr 15,000 1,560,000

H** Provide safety training in the form of trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers 300 nr 650 195,000

I** Provide safety training in the form of site specific 1200 nr 100 120,000 induction training

J** Provide safety training in the form of tool box talks 12,000 nr 40 480,000

K*** Provisional Sum Participate in safety promotional campaign as sum 60,000 instructed by the Architect/Engineer*

Total to Collection Sheet 3,761,000

Notes:- ( )* The words in brackets are for guidance only and should not be entered in the Bills of Quantities. ** The rate for items H, I and J are fixed and should not be adjusted upwards or downwards even if the value of the contract is greater than or below $ 200M, but the quantities can be adjusted in accordance with the content of works under that contract. *** The amount for item K is fixed and should not be adjusted. mth month nr number nr-mth number-month Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-AI(e) (Ver.Nov.2000)

Appendix I(e)- Sample Bill of Quantities for works contracts included in PFSS

Based on $ 500M contract value over 3 years

Item Description Quantity Unit Rate Amount No.

A Complete draft Safety Plan - item 30,000 30,000 (not > 1.0% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

B Complete Safety Plan - item 40,000 40,000 (not > 1.5% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

C Updating of Safety Plan 36 mth 3,500 126,000

D Provide Safety Officer 96# nr-mth 22,500 2,160,000

E Attend Site Safety Management Committee 36 mth 3,500 126,000

F Attend Site Safety Committee 36 mth 3,500 126,000

G Arrange and attend weekly safety walk 156 nr 20,000 3,120,000

H** Provide safety training in the form of trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers 500 nr 650 325,000

I** Provide safety training in the form of site specific 1500 nr 100 150,000 induction training

J** Provide safety training in the form of tool box talks 18,000 nr 40 720,000

K*** Provisional Sum Participate in safety promotional campaign as sum 100,000 instructed by the Architect/Engineer*

Total to Collection Sheet 7,023,000

Notes:- ( )* The words in brackets are for guidance only and should not be entered in the Bills of Quantities. ** The rate for items H, I and J are fixed and should not be adjusted upwards or downwards even if the value of the contract is greater than or below $ 500M, but the quantities can be adjusted in accordance with the content of works under that contract. *** The amount for item K is fixed and should not be adjusted. mth month nr number nr-mth number-month # assuming two Safety Officers for 36 months and one for 24 months Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-AII(a) (Ver.Nov.2000)

Appendix II(a) - Sample Schedule of Rates for term contracts included in PFSS

Based on total estimated expenditure of $100M over 2 years

Item Scheduled Description Quantity# Unit Amount# No. Rate

A Complete draft Safety Plan - item 20,000 20,000 (not > 1.0% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

B Complete Safety Plan - item 30,000 30,000 (not > 1.5% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

C Updating of Safety Plan 24 mth 2,000 48,000

D Provide Safety Officer 24 nr-mth 20,000 480,000

E Attend Site Safety Management Committee 24 mth 2,000 48,000

F Attend Site Safety Committee 24 mth 2,000 48,000

G Arrange and attend weekly safety walk 104 nr 7,500 780,000

H** Provide safety training in the form of trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers 200 nr 650 130,000

I** Provide safety training in the form of site specific induction training 700 nr 100 70,000

J** Provide safety training in the form of tool box talks 7,000 nr 40 280,000

K# Participate in safety promotional campaign as instructed by the Architect/Engineer* sum 30,000 (Provisional Sum)

Total to Collection Sheet 1,964,000

Notes:- (*) The words in brackets are for guidance only and should not be entered in the Schedule of Rates. ** The rates for items H, I, and J are fixed and should not be adjusted upwards or downwards even if the value of the contract is greater than or below $ 100M, but the quantities can be adjusted in accordance with the content of works under that contract. # The shaded columns and item K are for illustration purpose and should not be included in the Schedule of Rates. Item K is to be issued via a Works Order. mth month nr number nr-mth number-month Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-AII(b) (Ver.Nov.2000)

Appendix II(b) - Sample Schedule of Rates for lump sum works contracts included in PFSS

Based on total estimated expenditure of $100M over 2 years

Item Scheduled Description Quantity# Unit Amount# No. Rate

Complete draft Safety Plan A - item 20,000 20,000 (not > 1.0% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

B Complete Safety Plan - item 30,000 30,000 (not > 1.5% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

C Updating of Safety Plan 24 mth 2,000 48,000

D Provide Safety Officer 24 nr-mth 20,000 480,000

E Attend Site Safety Management Committee 24 mth 2,000 48,000

F Attend Site Safety Committee 24 mth 2,000 48,000

G Arrange and attend weekly safety walk 104 nr 7,500 780,000

H** Provide safety training in the form of trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers 200 nr 650 130,000

I** Provide safety training in the form of site specific induction training 700 nr 100 70,000

J** Provide safety training in the form of tool box talks 7,000 nr 40 280,000

K# Participate in safety promotional campaign as instructed by the Architect/Engineer* sum 30,000

Total to Collection Sheet 1,964,000

Notes:- (*) The words in brackets are for guidance only and should not be entered in the Schedule of Rates. ** The rates for items H, I, and J are fixed and should not be adjusted upwards or downwards even if the value of the contract is greater than or below $ 100M, but the quantities can be adjusted in accordance with the content of works under that contract. # The shaded columns and item K are for illustration purpose and should not be included in the Schedule of Rates. mth month nr number nr-mth number-month Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-AII(c) (Ver.Nov.2000)

Appendix II(c) – Sample Summary of Tender for lump sum works contracts included in PFSS showing how the Provisional Sum is included

Page $ ¢

1. SPECIFICATION PRELIMINARIES ( )*

2. SCHEDULE OF RATES (to be submitted by the Contractor)

Section A – Contractor’s Designed piled Foundations ( )*

Section B – Contractor’s Designed Pile Caps and Strap Beams ( )*

Section C – Ancillary Work ( )*

3. PROVISIONAL SUM

Provide the following sum to be expended in part or in whole as directed by the Architect/Engineer*or wholly deducted from the Contract Sum if not required.

Provide the Provisional Sum of $ 1,964,000 for establishing and implementing the site safety management system including participating in safety promotional campaign as required under the Contract. The Contractor shall be paid in accordance with the Method of Measurement and the pre-fixed rates for the items included in the Schedule of sum ***1,964,000 00 Rates for PFSS in Appendix "**" to the Specification.

4. CONTINGENCY SUM

Contingency Sum sum **2,000,000 00

TOTAL CARRIED TO FORM OF TENDER $

Note : * Amount to be inserted by the tenderer ** Amount fixed by the Architect/Engineer/Supervising Officer for the Contract *** This sum shall match with that in the SOR (prepared in accordance with the sample SOR in Appendix II(b)) and provided to the tenderers. Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-AIII(a)(Ver.2000)

Appendix III(a) - Sample Bill of Quantities for works contracts included in both PFSS and ISAS

Based on $100M contract value over 2 years

Item Description Quantity Unit Rate Amount No.

A Complete draft Safety Plan - Item 20,000 20,000 (not >1.0% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

B Complete Safety Plan - Item 30,000 30,000 (not > 1.5% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

C Updating of Safety Plan 24 Mth 2,000 48,000

D Provide Safety Officer 24 nr-mth 20,000 480,000

E Attend Site Safety Management Committee 24 Mth 2,000 48,000

F Attend Site Safety Committee 24 Mth 2,000 48,000

G Arrange and attend weekly safety walk 104 Nr 4,000 416,000

H** Provide safety training in the form of trade specific advanced safety training to skilled workers 200 Nr 650 130,000

I** Provide safety training in the form of site specific 700 Nr 100 70,000 induction training

J** Provide safety training in the form of tool box training 7,000 Nr 40 280,000 K*** Participate in safety promotional campaign as instructed by the Architect/Engineer* (Provisional Sum ) Sum 30,000

L Safety audit 8 Nr 60,000 480,000 (Approx 25% of estimate of the total safety payments )*

M+ Attendance on Safety Auditor 8 Nr

Total to Collection Sheet 2,080,000

Notes: ( )* The words in brackets are for guidance only and should not be entered in the Bills of Quantities. ** The rates for items H, I, and J are fixed and should not be adjusted upwards or downwards even if the value of the contract is greater than or below $ 100M, but the quantities can be adjusted in accordance with the content of works under that contract. *** The amount for item K is fixed and should not be adjusted. + Rate for item M to be inserted by the Contractor mth month nr number nr-mth number-month Revision Ref. No. R9 C12-AIII(b)(Ver.Nov.2000)

Appendix III(b) - Sample Schedule of Rates for term contracts included in both PFSS and ISAS

Based on total estimated expenditure of $ 100M over 2 years

Item Scheduled Description Quantity# Unit Amount# No. Rate

Complete draft Safety Plan - item 20,000 20,000 A (not > 1.0% of the estimate of total safety payment)* Complete Safety Plan B - item 30,000 30,000 (not > 1.5% of the estimate of total safety payment)*

C Updating of Safety Plan 24 mth 3,000 72,000 D Provide Safety Officer 24 nr-mth 20,000 480,000

E Attend Site Safety Management Committee 24 mth 2,000 48,000

F Attend Site Safety Committee 24 mth 2,000 48,000

G Arrange and attend weekly safety walk 104 nr 4,000 416,000

Provide safety training in the form of trade specific H** advanced safety training to skilled workers 200 nr 650 130,000 Provide safety training in the form of site specific I** 700 100 70,000 induction training nr

J** Provide safety training in the form of tool box talks 7,000 nr 40 280,000

K Safety Audit (Approx. 25% of estimate of the total safety payments)* 8 nr 60,000 480,000 Attendance on Safety Auditor

L+ 8 nr 2,000+ 16,000

Provisional Sum Participate in safety promotional campaign as instructed sum 30,000 30,000 M# by the Architect/Engineer

Total to Collection Sheet 2,120,000 Notes:- (*) The words in brackets are for guidance only and should not be entered in the Schedule of Rates. ** The rates for items H, I, and J are fixed and should not be adjusted upwards or downwards even if the value of the contract is greater than or below $ 100M, but the quantities can be adjusted in accordance with the content of works under that contract. # The shaded columns and item M (a provisional sum item) are for illustration purpose and should not be included in the Schedule of Rates. + this item is to be placed in the Section for "preliminary" items and its rate is to be subject to competitive tendering by the Contractor; for term contracts with rates to be inserted by the Contractor, the rate of $ 2,000 should be omitted and the Contractor allowed to insert his own rate in the schedule. mth month nr number nr-mth number-month C12-AIV (Ver.Nov.2000)

Appendix IV - Guidance on Safety Price Level

12 2% line 1% line

6 Total of Safety items ($ million)

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

Estimated Contract Sum/Total Estimated Expenditure ($ million)

Note: 1. For Estimated Contract Sum/Total Estimated Expenditure between $ 20 M and $ 200 M, total of safety items = 2 % of Estimated Contract Sum/ Total Estimated Expenditure.

2. For Estimated Contract Sum/Total Estimated Expenditure > $ 200 M, total of safety items = $ 4.0M + (Estimated Contract Sum/Total Estimated Expenditure - $ 200M) x 1 % C12-AV (Ver.Nov.2000) Construction Safety Inspection Checklist Summary of Follow-up Actions Part I : Contract No. ______Contract Title______Date of Inspection ______Time ______Person(s) making the inspection : Name in Block Letters Designation Organisation Signature 1. Site Agent 2. Safety Officer 3. 4. Agreed Due Date Item No. Location Situation requiring follow-up action for Completion Date Completed Remarks

To be signed at the end of inspection

Architect/Engineer or his representative ______Safety Officer ______C12-AV (Ver. Part II : (To be countersigned after ALL actions are completed) Safety Officer ______Architect/Engineer or his representative ______Date ______Date ______

(Note: No payment will be made for the "Weekly Safety Walk" item under PFSS contracts if any one of the follow-up actions is completed after the "Agreed Due Date for Nov. Completion".) 2000)