### Quarries (Safety) Regulations 《石礦場(安全)規例》

54. Maximum height of face
(1) Subject to regulation 55, where the height of any face in a quarry exceeds 25 metres, or such lesser height as the Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner for Labour may in any particular case specify under paragraph (2), no work on the face shall be carried on except for the purpose of reducing the height of the face to—
(a) a height of 25 metres; or
(b) where a height of less than 25 metres has been specified by the Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner for Labour under paragraph (2), that lesser height. (L.N. 238 of 1984)
(2) If in the opinion of the Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner for Labour it is in any particular case desirable to do so for the purposes of safety in a quarry, he may by notice in writing, in English and in Chinese, served on the proprietor of the quarry specify a height, being a height less than 25 metres, in excess of which no work on a face in the quarry may be carried on otherwise than in accordance with paragraph (1)(b). (L.N. 238 of 1984)
(3) Any person who—
(a) being the supervisor on duty in a quarry, permits any work on any face therein to be carried on in contravention of paragraph (1); or
(b) works on any face in contravention of paragraph (1),
shall be guilty of an offence.

55. Commissioner may permit work on face exceeding maximum height
The Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner for Labour may if he thinks fit in any particular case give permission in writing for work on any face in a quarry to be carried on notwithstanding that the height of the face exceeds 25 metres.
(L.N. 238 of 1984)

56. Work on faces not to be carried on simultaneously where danger of falling objects
(1) Where any face in a quarry is situated above any other face therein so that there is a likelihood that, if work on the higher face is carried on, any person working on the lower face will be endangered by the fall of any substance or thing from the higher face, no work on the lower face shall be carried on simultaneously with any work on the higher face.
(2) Any person who—
(a) being the supervisor on duty in a quarry, permits any work on any face therein to be carried on in contravention of paragraph (1); or
(b) works on any face in contravention of paragraph (1),
shall be guilty of an offence.

### Quarries (Safety) Regulations 《石礦場(安全)規例》

57. Accidents and dangerous occurrences
(1) Where any fatal accident or dangerous occurrence occurs at a quarry, no person shall, except for the purpose of saving life or assisting or rendering first aid to any injured person,—
(a) disturb the place at which the accident or occurrence took place; or
(b) remove or interfere with anything at that place,
until—
(i) the expiry of 3 clear days after the accident or occurrence has been notified to the Superintendent of Mines under regulation 17 or 18 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations (Cap. 59 sub. leg.); or
(ii) the place at which the accident or occurrence took place has been visited by the Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner for Labour,
whichever event occurs first.
(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

58. Penalties
A person who—
(a) commits an offence under regulation 9, 14, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 or 57 is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4;
(b) commits an offence under regulation 15, 17, 19(2)(a) or 25 is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6;
(c) commits an offence under regulation 18 is liable on conviction to a fine of $400,000;
(d) commits an offence under regulation 19(2)(b), 27, 28, 32(3) (in relation to a requirement under regulation 32(1)), 36(2), 38, 42, 43, 44 or 47 is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5;
(e) commits an offence under regulation 26, 30, 34, 40 or 49 is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3; or
(f) commits an offence under regulation 29, 31, 32(3) (in relation to a requirement under regulation 32(2)), 33, 35, 37(2), 39, 41, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54(3) or 56(2) is liable on conviction to a fine of $150,000.
(5 of 2023 s. 24)

### Quarries (Safety) Regulations 《石礦場(安全)規例》

59. Liability of proprietor
Notwithstanding section 13(1) of the Ordinance, no proprietor of a quarry shall be guilty of an offence against any of these regulations unless it is expressly provided in such regulation that a proprietor of a quarry shall be guilty of an offence.

### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(危險物質)規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Regulations.

### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(危險物質)規例》

3. Commissioner for Labour may amend Schedules
The Commissioner for Labour may, by notice in the Gazette, amend any Schedule.

4. Application
These regulations apply to any dangerous substance that is present in a specified industrial undertaking for the purpose of, in connection with, or as a result of, any industrial process or operation, but do not apply to a substance that is in the process of undergoing chemical change or of being mixed or compounded with another substance.

5. Container holding listed substance to be labelled
(1) Subject to regulation 7, every container holding a listed substance to which these regulations apply shall be labelled in accordance with regulation 9 with the particulars prescribed by regulation 8 relating to that substance.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a container holding a listed substance where—
(a) it is impossible or not reasonably practicable to comply with paragraph (1) in respect of that container; and
(b) a notice in respect of that listed substance is displayed in accordance with regulation 10 giving the particulars prescribed by regulation 8 relating to that substance.

6. Container holding dangerous mixture to be labelled
(1) Subject to regulation 7, every container holding a dangerous mixture to which these regulations apply shall be labelled in accordance with regulation 9 with the trade name of that mixture and—
(a) where the mixture contains more than 1 per cent by weight of any toxic substance or substances, with the particulars prescribed by regulation 8 relating to each toxic substance that exceeds 0.2 per cent of the weight of the mixture;
(b) where the mixture contains more than 10 per cent by weight of any harmful substance or substances, with the particulars prescribed by regulation 8 relating to each harmful substance that exceeds 1 per cent of the weight of the mixture;
(c) where the mixture contains such a proportion of any other listed substance or substances as makes that mixture a corrosive, explosive, flammable, irritant or oxidizing mixture, with the particulars prescribed by regulation 8 relating to each such substance, but if the mixture contains more than one listed substance that is classified in column 2 of the First Schedule as corrosive, flammable, irritant or oxidizing, it is sufficient for the container to be labelled with the particulars prescribed by regulation 8 relating to the substance in each such classification that is the most dangerous.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a container holding a dangerous mixture where—
(a) it is impossible or not reasonably practicable to comply with paragraph (1) in respect of that container; and
(b) a notice in respect of that dangerous mixture is displayed in accordance with regulation 10 giving the trade name of that mixture and the particulars that, but for this paragraph, would be required to be labelled on the container.