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

55. Sanitary conveniences, etc.
The contractor responsible for a construction site shall provide sufficient and suitable latrine and washing conveniences on the site and, where persons of both sexes are or are intended to be employed, such conveniences shall afford proper separate accommodation for persons of each sex.

56. Information to be furnished to Commissioner
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a contractor who undertakes construction work shall, within 7 days after the commencement of the work, furnish in writing to the Commissioner the following information—
(a) the contractor’s name and address;
(b) if the contractor is a firm, the name under which it carries on business and the name and address of every partner in the firm;
(c) the name and address of every subcontractor employed on the work;
(d) the location of the construction site;
(e) the nature of the work;
(f) the date upon which the work was commenced;
(g) whether any mechanical power is being or will be used in connexion with the work and, if so, the nature of the mechanical power; and
(h) the expected duration of the work.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if—
(a) at the date of commencement of the work—
(i) the contractor has reasonable grounds for believing that the work will be completed in a period of less than 6 weeks from that date; or
(ii) any other construction work is being undertaken at the same construction site and the information specified in paragraph (1) has been furnished to the Commissioner in respect of that construction work; or
(b) not more than 10 workmen are or will be employed on the work at any one time.
(3) For the purpose of this regulation, subcontractor (次承建商) means a person employed by a contractor to perform construction work under a contract for services. (L.N. 258 of 2003)

57. Further information
If requested by the Commissioner, by notice in writing, a contractor required to furnish information under regulation 56 shall, within 14 days from the date of the notice, furnish in writing to the Commissioner such further information in respect of the relevant construction work as may be specified in the notice.

58. Notification of change
Whenever a material change occurs in respect of any information furnished to the Commissioner under regulation 56 or 57, the contractor undertaking the relevant construction work shall, within 7 days after becoming aware of it, notify the Commissioner in writing of the change.

59. Notification of completion
A contractor required to furnish information under regulation 56 shall, within 7 days after the date of completion of the relevant construction work, notify the Commissioner in writing of the date of completion.

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

60. Interpretation
(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—

person trained in first aid (曾受急救訓練的人) means a person who—
(a) holds a current certificate of competency in first aid issued by the St. John Ambulance Association;
(b) is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses Registration Ordinance (Cap. 164); or
(c) has otherwise completed a course of training in first aid approved by certificate under the hand of the Commissioner.

(2) For the purposes of this Part, the number of persons employed at a construction site shall be taken to be the number of persons actually working there at any one time.

61. Provision of first aid box or cupboard
(1) The contractor responsible for a construction site at which 5 or more workmen are employed shall provide and maintain so as to be readily accessible a separate first aid box or cupboard for every 50 workmen or part thereof employed on the site.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a first aid box or cupboard shall—
(a) contain the items specified in the Second Schedule and any additional items required under paragraph (3); and
(b) have a sufficient capacity to hold those items.
(3) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing to the contractor, require him to provide at the construction site any of the following additional items—
(a) two wooden splints measuring 900 millimetres long, 60 millimetres wide and 10 millimetres deep; (L.N. 238 of 1983)
(b) two wooden splints measuring 600 millimetres long, 60 millimetres wide and 10 millimetres deep. (L.N. 238 of 1983)
(4) The contractor shall at all times ensure that—
(a) the items in the box or cupboard are maintained in a serviceable and sanitary condition; and
(b) all materials for dressings in the box or cupboard are those designated in, and are of a grade not lower than the standards specified by, the British Pharmaceutical Codex or by any supplement to it.
(5) Nothing except appliances and requisites for first aid shall be kept in a first aid box or cupboard.
(6) Each first aid box or cupboard shall be clearly and legibly marked “FIRST AID” in English and “急救” in Chinese.

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

62. Persons in charge of first aid box or cupboard
(1) The contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that all first aid boxes or cupboards provided for the purposes of regulation 61 are placed in the charge of a team of responsible persons designated by him.
(2) The contractor shall ensure that at least one member of such team is always readily available during working hours.
(3) A notice in English and Chinese shall be affixed to each first aid box or cupboard specifying the names of the members of the team designated under paragraph (1).
(4) If a first aid box or cupboard is not provided in a workroom at a construction site, a notice in English and Chinese stating the location of the nearest first aid box or cupboard and the names of the members of the team designated under paragraph (1) shall be displayed in a prominent place in such workroom.

63. Team to include persons trained in first aid
At any construction site the team referred to in regulation 62 shall include—
(a) where not less than 30, but less than 100 workmen are employed, at least one person trained in first aid; and
(b) where not less than 100 workmen are employed, at least two persons so trained.

64. Provision of stretchers
The contractor responsible for a construction site at which 50 or more workmen are employed shall—
(a) cause a stretcher to be provided at the site; and
(b) ensure that it is kept alongside the first aid box or cupboard provided for the purposes of regulation 61 and is maintained at all times in a serviceable condition.

65. Exemption where first aid room provided
(1) Where a room is provided at a construction site for the sole purpose of providing first aid or medical treatment, and the contractor responsible for the construction site makes arrangements so as to ensure the treatment there of all injuries occurring at the site, the Commissioner may, by notice in writing to the contractor, exempt the site from the requirements of this Part to such extent and subject to such conditions as he may specify in the notice.
(2) The contractor shall cause every such notice to be prominently displayed in the room so provided.