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

15. Prohibition against eating, drinking and smoking
No person employed in a specified industrial undertaking who works with or is likely to come into contact with a dangerous substance to which these regulations apply shall eat, drink or smoke in any room in which that substance is present.

16. Offences by proprietors
(1) The proprietor of an industrial undertaking in respect of which regulation 5 or 6 is contravened commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6.
(2) A proprietor who contravenes regulation 11 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6.
(3) A proprietor who contravenes regulation 12 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6.
(L.N. 55 of 1994; 5 of 2023 s. 54)

17. Offences by persons employed
Any person who contravenes regulation 13, 14 or 15 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5.
(5 of 2023 s. 55)

18. Defences
In any proceedings for an offence under regulation 16(1) in respect of an alleged contravention of regulation 5 or 6 it shall be a defence for any person to prove that—
(a) he took all precautions that were reasonably practicable to avoid the commission of the offence; or
(b) he did not have sufficient information about the dangerous substance in question to enable him to comply with regulation 5 or 6, as the case may be, and he could not by taking all reasonable steps have obtained that information.

19. Saving
Nothing in these regulations shall derogate from the Dangerous Goods Ordinance (Cap. 295) or from any other enactment relating to dangerous goods.

### 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》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Fire Precautions in Notifiable Workplaces) Regulations.
(50 of 1985 s. 9)

2. Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— (E.R. 1 of 2019)
Building Authority (建築事務監督) means the Building Authority as defined in section 2(1) of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123); (L.N. 210 of 1985)
inflammable substance (易燃物品) means any Class 3 dangerous goods or Class 3A dangerous goods, as defined by section 2 of the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulation 2012 (Cap. 295 sub. leg. E). (E.R. 1 of 2019; 29 of 2021 s. 14)

3. Application
These regulations apply to every notifiable workplace.
(50 of 1985 s. 9)

### 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》

4. Doors
(1) Every door leading out of a notifiable workplace shall—
(a) be maintained in such condition that it can be readily opened and closed at any time;
(b) if it is a sliding door—
(i) be so designed as to be self-closing, by its own weight or otherwise; or 
(ii) be connected to a counterweight by means of a fusible link which shall fuse at a temperature of not more than 68oC thereby disconnecting the counterweight from the door so that the door will close; 
(c) if it is not a sliding door, be kept closed by means of a self-closing mechanism which shall at all times be fully operational and maintained in good working order;
(d) if it is made of metal, be of solid steel with an overall thickness of not less than 3 mm; and (L.N. 210 of 1985)
(e) if it is made of materials other than metal—
(i) conform to the standards laid down in *Tables F and G of the Third Schedule to the Building (Construction) Regulations (Cap. 123 sub. leg.); or
(ii) be in accordance with the specifications shown in the plan approved by the Building Authority under section 14(1) of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123). (L.N. 210 of 1985)
(2) Every door in a notifiable workplace, other than a sliding door, shall be constructed to open outwards and shall not when open reduce the effective width of any means of escape—
(a) from the workplace, if the door is a door leading out of the workplace; or 
(b) if the door is a door of a room in the workplace being a room in which more than 10 persons are employed, from the room. (L.N. 210 of 1985)
(3) While any person employed in a notifiable workplace is within the workplace, whether such person is working or not, the doors, gates and shutters leading out of the workplace and the doors of every room in the workplace in which any such person is, shall not be locked or fastened in such a manner that they cannot be easily and immediately opened from the inside.
(4) (Repealed L.N. 210 of 1985)(50 of 1985 s. 9)Editorial Note:
* See Cap. 123 sub. leg. B (Revised Edition 1985).

### 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》

5. Maintenance of fire escapes
(1) The proprietor of every notifiable workplace shall maintain in good condition and free from obstruction every doorway, stairway and passageway within the workplace which affords a means of escape from the workplace in case of fire. (50 of 1985 s. 9)
(2) No person shall wilfully alter, damage, obstruct or otherwise impair any such doorway, stairway or passageway.

6. Fire fighting
(1) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require the proprietor of any notifiable workplace to provide and maintain at that workplace, in addition to any fire service installation or equipment already in that workplace, means for fighting fire appropriate to the size, type and nature of the undertaking being carried on, which shall be so placed as to be readily available for use. (50 of 1985 s. 9)
(2) The notice given under this regulation shall specify in detail the means for fighting fire to be provided and maintained, and the time within which the notice is to be complied with.
(3) The proprietor of a notifiable workplace shall, on being served with a notice under this regulation, comply with the notice. (50 of 1985 s. 9)
(4) No person shall wilfully alter, damage, obstruct or otherwise impair any means for fighting fire provided in accordance with this regulation.
(5) In this regulation, maintain (保持) means maintain in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair. (E.R. 1 of 2019)