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

49. Protection from falling materials
(1) Where workmen are employed at any place on a construction site, the contractor responsible for the site shall take such precautions as are necessary to prevent any workman working at that place from being struck by any falling material or object.
(1A) Where workmen are employed to carry out any construction work, any contractor who has direct control over the construction work shall take such precautions as are necessary to prevent any workman carrying out the construction work from being struck by any falling material or object. (L.N. 258 of 2003)
(2) The contractor responsible for a construction site, and any contractor who has direct control over any construction work which involves the use of scaffolding materials, tools or other objects and materials, shall take steps to ensure that they are— (L.N. 258 of 2003)
(a) not thrown, tipped, or shot down from a height where they are liable to cause injury to any person on or near the site; and
(b) where practicable, properly lowered in a safe manner by means of a lifting appliance or lifting gear.
(3) At any construction site where proper lowering is impracticable or where any part of a building or other structure is being demolished or broken off, the contractor responsible for the construction site shall take all reasonable steps as are necessary to protect workmen employed at the site from falling or flying debris. (71 of 1989 s. 13)
(4) In any construction work where proper lowering is impracticable or where any part of a building or other structure is being demolished or broken off, any contractor who has direct control over the construction work shall take all reasonable steps as are necessary to protect any workman employed at the site from falling or flying debris. (L.N. 258 of 2003)

50. Lighting of working places, etc.
Where at a construction site any workman is required or authorized (whether expressly or impliedly) to—
(a) work in any place on the site;
(b) use any approach to that place;
(c) be in any part of the site where raising or lowering operations are in progress; or
(d) be in the vicinity of any dangerous opening (whether in the ground or in a structure),
the contractor responsible for the site and any contractor who has direct control over any construction work engaged in by that workman shall ensure that the place, approach, part or opening is adequately and suitably lit to the extent necessary to secure that workman’s safety.
(L.N. 258 of 2003)

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

51. Projecting nails
(1) The contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that no timber or material with projecting nails or other sharp objects are used or left on the site if the nails or objects are a source of danger to workmen employed there. (L.N. 258 of 2003)
(2) Any contractor who has direct control over any construction work shall ensure that no timber or material with projecting nails or other sharp objects are used in the construction work or left on the place where the construction work is being carried out if the nails or objects are a source of danger to workmen employed there. (L.N. 258 of 2003)

52. Materials kept on construction sites
(1) The contractor responsible for a construction site shall ensure that all platforms, gangways, floors, or other places on the site used as passageways are kept clear of any loose materials which are not required for immediate use.
(1A) Any contractor who has direct control over any construction work shall ensure that all platforms, gangways, floors, or other places used as passageways to the place where the construction work is being carried out are kept clear of any loose materials which are not required for immediate use. (L.N. 258 of 2003)
(2) The contractor responsible for any construction site where materials are being kept or stored and any contractor who has direct control over any construction work which involves the use of the materials that are being kept or stored in the site shall ensure that they are not— (L.N. 258 of 2003)
(a) insecurely stacked in a place where they may be dangerous to workmen employed at the site; or
(b) stacked in such a way as to overload and render unsafe any floor or other part of a building or structure on the site.

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

52A. Prevention of drowning
(1) Where a construction site is situated on, or adjacent to, water into which a workman is liable to fall with risk of drowning, the contractor responsible for the site shall—
(a) provide suitable rescue equipment and keep it in an efficient state; and
(b) take measures to arrange for the prompt rescue of any such person in danger of drowning.
(1A) Where any construction work is carried out on a place situated on, or adjacent to, water into which a workman is liable to fall with risk of drowning, any contractor who has direct control over the construction work shall—
(a) provide suitable rescue equipment and keep it in an efficient state; and
(b) take measures to arrange for the prompt rescue of any such person in danger of drowning. (L.N. 258 of 2003)
(2) Where there is a special risk of such a fall from land or from a structure adjacent to or above the water or from a floating stage, the contractor responsible for the construction site and any contractor who has direct control over any construction work on the land, structure or floating stage shall provide secure fencing to prevent such a fall. (L.N. 258 of 2003)
(3) Any fencing provided under paragraph (2) may be removed or remain unerected for the time and to the extent necessary for the access of persons or the movement of materials.
(L.N. 280 of 1978)

53. Power to prohibit smoking
(1) Where, in any construction site, any flammable liquid or any mixture containing any such liquid or any substance or thing which in the opinion of the Commissioner involves danger from fire is used or intended to be used, the Commissioner may by order in writing prohibit smoking and the use of naked lights in such construction site.
(2) The contractor responsible for a construction site in which smoking or the use of naked lights is prohibited in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) and any contractor who has direct control over any construction work in the site shall take such steps to enforce the prohibition as the Commissioner may by notice direct. (L.N. 258 of 2003)

54. Maintenance of fire escapes and fire-fighting appliances
(1) The contractor responsible for a construction site shall maintain in good condition and free from obstruction all the means of escape in case of fire and all fire-fighting appliances provided in such construction site.
(1A) Any contractor who has direct control over any construction work shall maintain in good condition and free from obstruction all the means of escape in case of fire and all fire-fighting appliances provided in the place where the construction work is being carried out. (L.N. 258 of 2003)
(2) No person shall wilfully alter, damage, obstruct or otherwise impair any such means of escape, or fire-fighting appliance.