### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Fire Precautions in Notifiable Workplaces) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(應呈報工場的防火設備)規例》

14. Offences
(1) The proprietor of any notifiable workplace who contravenes regulation 6(3) or 9(1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6. (50 of 1985 s. 9; 71 of 1989 s. 13; 5 of 2023 s. 49)
(2) A proprietor of a notifiable workplace—
(a) in respect of which regulation 7(3)(a), 10(1) or (2) or 12 is contravened commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $400,000; or
(b) in respect of which regulation 7(3)(b), 9(2) or 11 is contravened commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6. (5 of 2023 s. 49)
(3) A proprietor of a notifiable workplace who contravenes regulation 7(4) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4. (5 of 2023 s. 49)
(3A) A person who—
(a) contravenes regulation 5(2) or 7(2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $150,000; or
(b) contravenes regulation 6(4) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5. (5 of 2023 s. 49)
(4) The proprietor of any notifiable workplace who contravenes regulation 8(1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $400,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (71 of 1989 s. 13; 5 of 2023 s. 49)
(5) The proprietor of any notifiable workplace who contravenes regulation 4, 5(1) or 13(3) without reasonable excuse commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $400,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (71 of 1989 s. 13; 5 of 2023 s. 49)
(L.N. 45 of 1994; E.R. 1 of 2012)

### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Electricity) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(電力)規例》

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

### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Electricity) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(電力)規例》

5. Construction and usage of apparatus
(1) All apparatus and conductors shall be sufficient in size and capacity for the work they are called upon to do and for the purposes for which the supply of electrical energy is to be used and shall be constructed, installed, protected and maintained so as to prevent electrical hazard.
(2) All live parts of apparatus shall be protected against accidental personal contact either by the design and construction of the apparatus or by the manner of its installation.

6. Insulation and protection of conductors
All live conductors, including those forming part of apparatus, shall be so insulated and further effectively protected where necessary, or so placed and safeguarded, so as to prevent electrical hazard so far as is reasonably practicable.
(71 of 1989 s. 13)

7. Construction of switches, circuit breakers etc.
Every switch, switch fuse, circuit breaker and isolating link shall be—
(a) constructed, placed and protected so as to prevent electrical hazard;
(b) constructed and adjusted accurately so as to make and maintain effectual contact;
(c) provided with a handle or other suitable means of working, insulated from the system and arranged so that the person operating it is unlikely to make accidental contact with live metal;
(d) constructed and installed in such manner so that when in an “off” position it cannot accidentally make contact with live metal;
(e) constructed and installed in such manner so that it cannot with proper care be left in partial contact with live metal; and
(f) constructed and installed in such manner as may be necessary to prevent electrical hazard from arcing and so that an arc cannot accidentally be maintained.

### Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Electricity) Regulations 《工廠及工業經營(電力)規例》

8. Protection of circuits by fuses and circuit breakers
(1) Every circuit shall be protected against excess current and energy by means of a suitable fuse or circuit breaker of adequate breaking capacity suitably located and of such construction as to prevent electrical hazard from overheating, arcing, or the scattering of hot metal or other substance when it comes into operation.
(2) Every fuse and circuit breaker shall be capable of breaking the maximum prospective excess current or energy at the point of installation and every switch intended to be used for breaking under load shall be capable of breaking the load at the point of installation without causing electrical hazard.
(3) Every fuse shall be either constructed and installed in such manner or protected by a suitable switch so as to permit the ready renewal of the fuse element without electrical hazard.

9. Construction of joints and connexions
Every electrical joint and connexion shall be of proper construction and design as regards conductivity, insulation, mechanical strength and protection.

10. Isolation of voltage from parts of a system
Such efficient means, suitably located, shall be provided for cutting off and isolating all voltage from every part of a system as may be necessary to prevent electrical hazard.

11. Use of single-pole switches with one conductor earthed
In a system where one of the conductors is connected to earth, no single-pole switch shall be placed in that conductor or any branch thereof, other than a link for testing purposes or a switch for use in controlling a generator.

12. Means of isolating voltage in special circumstances
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), such efficient means, suitably located, shall be provided for cutting off and isolating all voltage from every motor, converter and transformer forming part of a system and all apparatus used in or in connexion therewith.
(2) It shall not be necessary to comply with paragraph (1) in the case of a conductor in a system if that conductor is earthed.

13. Starting and stopping of electric motors
(1) Every electric motor shall be controlled by an effective switch or switches for starting and stopping, and the switch or switches shall be so placed as to be readily accessible to and easily operated by the person in charge of the motor.
(2) Where a machine is used and driven by an electric motor, such efficient means, suitably located, shall be provided for either stopping the machine or switching off the electric motor as may be necessary to prevent electrical hazard or other danger.
(3) Every electric motor shall be equipped with such efficient means so that when stoppage occurs by reason of a fluctuation in voltage or failure in supply of electricity the motor will not restart automatically in circumstances whereby unexpected restarting is likely to cause electrical hazard or other danger.