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

8. Approval to be withdrawn on request
(1) At the request of an approved supervisor or an approved deputy supervisor in a quarry, the Commissioner for Labour shall withdraw his approval of that supervisor or deputy supervisor.
(2) Where the Commissioner for Labour withdraws his approval of any supervisor or deputy supervisor under paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall forthwith notify the proprietor of the quarry in writing, in English and in Chinese, that his approval has been so withdrawn.

9. Proprietor to give notice of termination of employment of supervisor or deputy supervisor
(1) Where the proprietor of a quarry ceases to employ an approved supervisor or an approved deputy supervisor, the proprietor shall within 14 days thereafter notify the Commissioner for Labour in writing, in English or in Chinese, of—
(a) the full name of that supervisor or deputy supervisor; and
(b) the date on which he ceased to employ that supervisor or deputy supervisor.
(2) Any proprietor who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

10. Grounds on which approval of supervisor or deputy supervisor may be withdrawn
(1) Where the Commissioner for Labour is satisfied that an approved supervisor or an approved deputy supervisor of a quarry—
(a) has been convicted of an offence against these regulations; or
(b) is no longer acting as an approved supervisor or an approved deputy supervisor of the quarry for the purposes of these regulations,
he may withdraw his approval of that supervisor or deputy supervisor.
(2) Where the Commissioner for Labour withdraws his approval of a supervisor or a deputy supervisor under paragraph (1), the Commissioner shall forthwith serve notice in writing, in English and in Chinese, of his decision on—
(a) that supervisor or deputy supervisor; and
(b) the proprietor of the quarry.
(3) Every notice referred to in paragraph (2) shall include—
(a) a statement of the reasons of the Commissioner for Labour for withdrawing his approval; and
(b) an endorsement which shall set out the provisions of this regulation and of regulations 11, 12 and 13.
(4) Any supervisor or deputy supervisor in respect of whom the Commissioner for Labour withdraws his approval under paragraph (1) may appeal to the Administrative Appeals Board. (6 of 1994 s. 37)

11. Time limit for appeal
Every appeal under regulation 7(3) or regulation 10(4) shall be brought within 28 days of the date of service on the appellant of the notice in writing of the decision of the Commissioner for Labour against which the appeal is brought.
(6 of 1994 s. 37)

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

11A. Operation of decision in case of appeal
A decision of the Commissioner for Labour against which an appeal is brought under regulation 10(4) shall be suspended in its operation as from the day on which the appeal is made until such appeal is disposed of, withdrawn or abandoned unless such suspension would, in the opinion of the Commissioner for Labour, be contrary to the public interest and the notice of the decision contains a statement to that effect.
(6 of 1994 s. 37)

12. Powers of Chief Executive on appeal
(Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 54 of 2000 s. 3)
Upon any such appeal the Chief Executive may confirm, reverse or vary the decision of the Commissioner for Labour.
(54 of 2000 s. 3)

13. Permission for supervisor or deputy supervisor to continue to act pending appeal
(1) Where the Commissioner for Labour withdraws his approval of a supervisor or deputy supervisor of a quarry under regulation 10(1), the Commissioner for Labour may permit the supervisor or deputy supervisor to continue to be an approved supervisor or an approved deputy supervisor of the quarry on such conditions, if any, as the Commissioner for Labour thinks fit—
(a) until the time specified in regulation 11 for bringing an appeal has expired; or
(b) where the supervisor or deputy supervisor within the time specified in regulation 11 appeals against the decision of the Commissioner for Labour, until the appeal is disposed of,
whichever event occurs first.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where the supervisor or deputy supervisor within the time specified in regulation 11 appeals against the decision of the Commissioner for Labour and the appeal is not disposed of within that specified time, the Commissioner for Labour may permit the supervisor or deputy supervisor to continue to be an approved supervisor or an approved deputy supervisor of the quarry on such conditions, if any, as the Commissioner for Labour thinks fit, until the appeal is disposed of.

14. Registers to be kept in quarry
(1) In every quarry there shall at all times be kept and maintained the following registers—
(a) an Equipment Register;
(b) a Quarry Inspection Register; and
(c) a Time Register.
(2) Every register shall be in the prescribed form and may be maintained either in English or in Chinese. (See First Schedule, Forms 2, 3 and 4)

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

15. Quarry to be fenced
(1) Every quarry shall be bounded by a five-strand wire fence or by such other type of fence as the Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner for Labour may approve in writing in any particular case.
(2) Every fence shall be not less than 1.2 metres in height above the ground. (L.N 238 of 1984)
(3) The proprietor of any quarry in respect of which paragraph (1) or (2) is contravened shall be guilty of an offence.

16. Warning notices
(1) Every quarry shall have along its boundary fences, at intervals of not more than 15 metres, warning notices in accordance with this regulation. (L.N. 238 of 1984)
(2) Every warning notice shall—
(a) face outwards from the quarry; and
(b) bear in letters and characters of not less than 40 millimetres in height, the following— (L.N. 238 of 1984)“DANGER—QUARRY危險——石礦場”.
(3) The proprietor of any quarry in respect of which paragraph (1) or (2) is contravened shall be guilty of an offence.

17. Proprietor to provide safety helmets
(1) The proprietor of every quarry shall provide for every person who works on any top, face or floor in the quarry a safety helmet of a type approved by the Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner for Labour.
(2) Any proprietor who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

18. Proprietor to provide safety rope or harness
(1) The proprietor of every quarry shall provide for every person who works on any top or face in the quarry a safety rope and a safety harness of a type approved by the Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner for Labour. (L.N. 208 of 1973)
(2) Any proprietor who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.