### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Abrasive Wheels) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(砂輪)規例》

13. Rest
(1) Where at an abrasive wheel there is a rest for supporting a workpiece, that rest shall at all times while the wheel is in motion be properly secured and adjusted so as to be as close as practicable to the exposed part of the abrasive wheel.
(2) Every rest shall be of substantial construction and properly maintained.

14. Warning notice
A warning notice, in English and Chinese and in a form approved by the Commissioner, concerning the dangers arising from the use of abrasive wheels and the precautions to be observed shall be affixed in every room in which grinding or cutting by means of abrasive wheels is ordinarily carried out, or, where such grinding or cutting is not ordinarily carried out in a room, at a place and in such a position where it may be easily read by employees.

15. Condition of floors
(1) The floor immediately surrounding every fixed machine on which an abrasive wheel is, or is intended to be, mounted shall be maintained in good and even condition and shall, so far as practicable, be kept clear of loose material and prevented from becoming slippery.
(2) All reasonably practicable steps shall be taken to ensure that the floor of any room or place in which any portable machine on which an abrasive wheel is mounted is in good and even condition, is kept clear of loose material and is prevented from becoming slippery.

16. Responsibilities of employees
(1) No employee shall wilfully misuse or remove any guard, or wilfully misuse any protection flange, machine control, governor or other device provided in pursuance of these regulations or any rest for a workpiece.
(2) Every employee shall make full and proper use of guards, protection flanges, machine controls, governors and other devices provided in pursuance of these regulations and of rests for workpieces and if he discovers any defect in the same shall forthwith report such defect to the proprietor.

### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Abrasive Wheels) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(砂輪)規例》

17. Offences and penalties
(1) The proprietor of any industrial undertaking in respect of which any of the provisions of regulation 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 are contravened shall be guilty of an offence.
(1A) A proprietor who is convicted of an offence under paragraph (1)—
(a) in respect of a contravention of regulation 5(1) or (2) or 6(1) is liable to a fine at level 4;
(b) in respect of a contravention of regulation 5(3), 6(2), (3), (4) or (5), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 15 is liable to a fine at level 6; or
(c) in respect of a contravention of regulation 14 is liable to a fine at level 4. (5 of 2023 s. 35)
(2) Any employee who contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 16 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5. (5 of 2023 s. 35)
(L.N. 322 of 1981; E.R. 1 of 2021)

### Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations 《建築地盤(安全)規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations.

### Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations 《建築地盤(安全)規例》

3. Application of regulations
These regulations apply to—
(a) all construction work;
(b) all construction sites; and
(c) the machinery, plant, tools, gear and materials with which any construction work is carried on.

4. Exemptions
If the Commissioner is satisfied that, in case of any particular class or description of plant or of any special description or method of work, the application of any requirement of these regulations relating to safety or health is, in certain circumstances, not necessary in the interests of safety or not reasonably practicable, he may, by certificate in writing under his hand, grant an exemption from that requirement in the case of that class or description of plant or of that special description or method of work in such circumstances and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the certificate.

4A. Restriction on employment of persons under 18 years of age on construction sites
(1) The contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that no person under 18 years of age is employed at any place on the site unless that person—
(a) is apprenticed to that contractor or to any other contractor engaged in work at that site, under a contract of apprenticeship registered under the Apprenticeship Ordinance (Cap. 47);
(b) has completed an apprenticeship and possesses a certificate of completion issued under the Apprenticeship Ordinance (Cap. 47);
(c) has undertaken an approved training course and possesses a certificate of completion in respect of that course issued by the Authority in such form as the Authority may determine for that purpose; or
(d) is undergoing on-site training, as part of an approved training course, under the supervision of any person authorized in writing by the Authority for that purpose.
(1A) Any contractor who has direct control over any construction work shall ensure that no person under 18 years of age is employed to carry out the construction work unless that person satisfies one or more of the descriptions set out in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d). (L.N. 258 of 2003)
(2) In this regulation—
approved training course (認可訓練課程) means such training course provided by the Authority as the Commissioner may approve from time to time for the purposes of this regulation;

Authority (當局) means— (12 of 2006 s. 84)
(a) the body known as the Construction Industry Training Authority before the commencement* of section 71 of the Construction Industry Council Ordinance (Cap. 587); or
(b) the Construction Industry Council established by section 4 of the Construction Industry Council Ordinance (Cap. 587). (12 of 2006 s. 84)

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 1 January 2008.