QUARRIES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS

QUARRIES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS

Q, QUARRIES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS
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Regulation PART 1 Page

PRELIMINARY

1.........Citation ....................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 3
2.........Interpretation ................. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F3

PART 11

APPROVAL OF SUPERVISORS AND DEPUTY SUPERVISORS

3........................Application for approval as supervisor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 4

4.....................Grounds for approval of supervisor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 4

5..........................Application for approval as deputy supervisor ... ... ... ... F 5

6........................Grounds for approval of deputy supervisor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 5

7. Commissioner to serve notice of decision on applicant ... ... ... F 6

8.....................Approval to be withdrawn on request ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 6

9. Proprietor to give notice of termination of employment of supervisor or deputy

supervisor .............................. ... ... ... ... ... ... F 6

10. Grounds on which approval of supervisor or deputy supervisor may be withdrawn F 7

it.........................Time limit for appeal ... ... ... ... ... ... F 7

12.......Powers of Governor...ernor on appeal ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
.....................F 7

13. Permission for supervisor or deputy supervisor to continue to act pending appeal F 7

PART Ill

REGISTERS

14...................Registers to be kept in quarry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 8

PARTIV

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

15..............Quarry to be fenced ......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 8

16............Warning notices ............... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 8

17.....................Proprietor to provide safety helmets ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... F 9
18.....................Proprietor to provide safety rope or harness ... ... ... ... ... ... F
9

PART V

FIRST AID IN QUARRIES

19............................Certain number of workers to be trained in first aid ... ... ... ... ... F 9







20. Proprietor to deliver to Commissioner for Labour particulars of persons trained

in first aid ............................ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 9

21.......................First aid equipment to be kept in quarry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 10

22............................First aid equipment to be kept in box or cupboard ... ... ... ... ... F 10

23.....................................Proprietor to designate person in charge of first aid box or cupboard ... F 11

24..............................Stretcher to be kept alongside first aid box or cupboard ... ... ... ... F 11





Regulation Page

PART VI

QUARRY OPERATIONS

25. No work to be carried on except under sole supervision of supervisor or
deputy

supervisor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 11
26. Supervisor on duty to complete daily entry in Time Register ... ... ... ...
F 12
27. Persons not to work in quarry without sufficient instruction or training ... ... F
12
28. Supervisor on duty to inspect working places periodically ... ... ... ... ...
F 12
29. Supervisor on duty to prohibit entry to dangerous place or road ... ... ... F 12
30. Inspection report ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 12
31. Offence to enter dangerous place or road in contravention of prohibition ... F 13
32. Worker to carry out periodic inspections of working place ... ... ...
F 13
33. Supervisor on duty to inspect working place reported to be unsafe ... ... ... F
13
34. Inspection report ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1. F 13
35. Offence to enter unsafe place in contravention of prohibition ... ... ... ... F
14
36. Safety helmet to be worn for certain work ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 14
37. Safety rope of harness to be worn for certain work ... ... ... ... ... F 14
38. Supervisor on duty to inspect equipment periodically ... ... ... ... ... F 14
39. Supervisor on duty to prohibit use of unsafe or inefficient equipment ... ... F
15
40. Inspection report ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 15
41. Offence to use unsafe or inefficient equipment in contravention of prohibition F 15
42. Offence to use mechanical equipment without permission of supervisor on duty F
16
43. Inexperienced person not to use mechanical equipment ... ... ... ... F 16
44. Unlicensed person not to use certain vehicles in quarry ... ... ... ...
F 16
4 5. Supervisor on duty not to permit mechanical equipment to be used at or near
edges unless banksman present ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 16
46. Mechanical equipment not to be used at or near edges unless banksman present F
16
47. Worker to report defect in equipment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 16
48. Supervisor on duty to inspect reported defect in equipment ... ... ... ...
F 17
49. Inspection report ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 17
50. Offence to use defective equipment in contravention of prohibition ... ... ... F
17
51. Offence to go under certain mechanical equipment ... ... ... ... ... ...
F 17
52. Manner in which work is to be executed ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 17
53. Overburden to be cleared back ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 18
54. Maximum height of face . ... ... ... ... ... ... F 18
55. Commissioner may permit work on face exceeding maximum height ... ... F 18
56. Work on faces not to be carried on simultaneously where danger of falling objects F
19
57. Accidents and dangerous occurrences ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 19

PART VII
MISCELLANEOUS

58. Penalties ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 19
59. Liability of proprietor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 20

First Schedule. Form 1: Application for approval as a supervisor deputy supervisor






of a quarry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 20
Form 2: Equipment Register ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 21
Form 3: Quarry Inspection Register ... ... ... ... ... ... F 22
Form 4: Time Register ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 22

Second Schedule. Part 1: First
aid equipment required where the number of persons
employed or engaged to work in a quarry does not exceed 50 F 23
Part II: First aid equipment required where the number of persons
employed or engaged to work in a quarry exceeds 50 ... ... F 23





QUARRIES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS
(Cap. 59. section 7)
[28 February 1969.1

PART 1

PRELMINARY

1. These regulations may be cited as the Quarries (Safety)
Regulations.

2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires---

---anchorage'means a fixed object of adequate strength. embedded in
firm ground, to which a safety rope can be securely attached;

---approveddeputy supervisor- means a person approved as a deputy
supervisor of a quarry under regulation 6(1)

-approved supervisor' means a person approved as a supervisor of a
quarry under regulation 4(1),

'banksman' means a person who, for the purpose of preventing any
mechanical equipment in a quarry from going over the edge of any
face, side, tip or embankment in the quarry, directs and guides the
operator or driver of that equipment from the ground;

'dangerous occurrence' means an occurrence specified in the Schedule
to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations;

'Equipment Register' means the register required to be kept and
maintained in a quarry under regulation ]4(1)(a);

-mechanical equipment' means a bulldozer, dumper, excavator, grader,
lorry or shovel loader, or any mobile machine which is used for the
handling of any substance in a quarry;

,,overburden' means any other substance which overlies the granite,
porphyry or limestone which is extracted in a quarry,

'person trained in first aid' means a person who

(a)holds a current certificate of competency in first aid issued by
the St. John Ambulance Association; or

(b)is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses
Registration Ordinance,

and, until 1 July 1970, also means a person who holds a certificate
of competency in first aid issued by the St. John Ambulance
Association at any time after 1 October 1959;





'Quarry Inspection Register' means the register required to be kept and
maintained in a quarry under regulation 14(1)(b);

',safety harness' includes a safety belt; 13

',safety rope' means a fibre or nylon rope which whether consisting
of a single length or made up of lengths, has an overall
minimum breaking load of 3,000 pounds force and a minimum
circumference of 1 1/4 inches,

'supervisor on duty' means the approved supervisor or the approved
deputy supervisor under whose supervision any work is for the
time being carried on in a quarry in accordance with regulation
25(1) or (2);

'Time Register' means the register required to be kept and maintained
in a quarry under regulation 14(1)(c);

,'vehicle' includes any mechanical equipment; and

'work' includes the operation or driving of any mechanical equipment.

PART II

APPROVAL OF SUPERVISORS AND DEPUTY SUPERVISORS

3. (1) An application for the approval of any person as a supervisor
of a quarry shall be made by that person in the prescribed form.

(2) Every application made under paragraph (1) shall have a full-
face photograph of the applicant affixed thereto.

(3) Any application made under paragraph (1) may specify a date.
being not more than 3 months later than the date of the application,
before which the applicant does not desire the approval to come into
effect.

4. (1) Where, on an application for the approval of any person as a
supervisor of a quarry, the Commissioner for Labour is satisfied that the
applicant

(a) is not less than 30 years of age:

(b)has had not less than 5 years practical experience in work in
quarries, and

(e)is competent to be an approved supervisor of the quarry for
the purposes of these regulations.

and that the proprietor consents to the approval of the applicant. the
Commissioner for Labour may approve the applicant as a supervisor of
the quarry.

(2) Where the Commissioner for Labour approves under paragraph
(1) any applicant who has specified under regulation 3(3)





a date before which the applicant does not desire such approval to
come into effect, such approval shall come into effect on the date so
specified.

(3) Subject to paragraph (2), every approval by the Commis-
sioner for Labour under paragraph (1) shall come into effect
immediately.

(4) Where, at the time that any approval by the Commissioner
for Labour under paragraph (1) comes into effect, the applicant so
approved is an approved supervisor or an approved deputy supervi-
sor of any other quarry, the approval of the applicant in respect of
such other quarry shall be deemed thereupon to be withdrawn.

(5) Where the approval of any supervisor or deputy supervisor
of a quarry is deemed to be withdrawn under paragraph (4), the
Commissioner shall forthwith notify the proprietor of such quarry
in writing, in English and in Chinese. that such approval has been so
withdrawn.

5. (1) An application for the approval of any person as a
deputy supervisor of a quarry shall be made by that person in the
prescribed form.

(2) Every application made under paragraph (1) shall have a
full-face photograph of the applicant affixed thereto.

(3) Any application made under paragraph (1) may specify a
date. being not more than 3 months later than the date of the
application, before which the applicant does not desire the approval
to come into effect.

6. (1) Where, on an application for the approval of any
person as a deputy supervisor of a quarry, the Commissioner for
Labour is satisfied that the applicant-

(a) is not less than 25 years of age;

(b)has had not less than 3 years practical experience in work
in quarries; and

(e)is competent to be an approved deputy supervisor of the
quarry for the purposes of these regulations,

and that the proprietor consents to the approval of the applicant, the
Commissioner for Labour may approve the applicant as a deputy
supervisor of the quarry.

(2) Where the Commissioner for Labour approves under
paragraph (1) any applicant who has specified under regulation 5(3)
a date before which the applicant does not desire such approval to
come into effect, such approval shall come into effect on the date so
specified.

(3) Subject to paragraph (2). every approval by the Commis-
sioner for Labour under paragraph (1) shall come into effect
immediately.





(4) Where, at the time that any approval by the Commissioner for
Labour under paragraph (1) comes into effect, the applicant so
approved is an approved supervisor or an approved deupty supervisor
of any other quarry, the approval of the applicant in respect of such
other quarry shall be deemed thereupon to be withdrawn.

(5) Where the approval of any supervisor or deputy supervisor of a
quarry is deemed to be withdrawn under paragraph (4), the
Commissioner shall forthwith notify the proprietor of such quarry in
writing, in English and in Chinese, that such approval has been so
withdrawn.

7. (1) Where the Commissioner for Labour approves or refuses to
approve any person as a supervisor or deputy supervisor under
regulation 4(1) or regulation 6(1), the Commissioner shall forthwith
notify that person in writing, in English and in Chinese, of his decision.

(2) Where the Commissioner for Labour refuses to approve any
person as a supervisor or deputy supervisor, the notice referred to in
paragraph (1) shall include

(a)a statement of the reasons of the Commissioner for Labour for
his refusal; and

(b)an endorsement which shall set out the provisions of this
regulation and of regulations 11, 12 and 13.

(3) Any person whom the Commissioner for Labour refuses to
approve as a supervisor or deputy supervisor under regulation 4(1) or
regulation 6(1) may appeal by way of petition to the Governor.

8. (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. (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. (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 by way of petition to the Governor.

11. Every appeal under regulation 7(3) or regulation 10(4) shall be
brought within 21 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.

12. Upon any such appeal the Governor may confirm, reverse or
vary the decision of the Commissioner for Labour.

13. (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 duputy 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.

PART III

REGISTERS

14. (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

(e) a Time Register.

(2) Every register shall be in the prescribed form and may be
maintained either in English or in Chinese.

(3) The proprietor of any quarry in respect of which paragraph (1)
or (2) is contravened shall be guilty of an offence.

e

PART IV

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

15. (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. 1. 2.

(2) Every fence shall be not less than 4 feet in height above the
ground.

(3) The proprietor of any quarry in respect of which paragraph (1)
or (2) is contravened shall be guilty of an offence.

16. (1) Every quarry shall have along its boundary fences, at
intervals of not more than 50 feet, warning notices in accordance with
this regulation. is

(2) Every warning notice shall

(a) face outwards from the quarry; and

(b) bear in letters and characters of not less than 1 1/2 inches in
height, the following-
---DANGER-QUARRY

Note: Parts III and IV came into operation on 1. 10. 1969.





(3) The proprietor of any quarry in respect of which para-
graph (1) or (2) is contravened shall be guilty of an offence.

17. (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. (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.

(2) Any proprietor who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be
guilty of an offence.

PART V

FIRST AID IN QUARRIES

19. (1) No work shall be carried on in any quarry unless the
following number of the persons working in the quarry are persons
trained in first aid-

(a)where less than 50 persons are so working, 3 persons or
such lesser number of persons as the Commissioner or any
officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner for
Labour may specify in writing in any particular case;

(b)where 50 or more persons but less than 300 persons are so
working, 3 persons; and

(e) where 300 or more persons are so working, 5 persons.

(2) Where any work is carried on in a quarry in contravention
of paragraph (1)-

(a) the proprietor; and

(b) the supervisor on duty,

shall each be guilty of an offence.

20. (1) The proprietor of every quarry in which any person
trained in first aid is working at the date of commencement of this
Part shall within 14 days thereafter deliver in writing, in English
or in Chinese, to the Commissioner for Labour the information
required under paragraph (3) in relation to such person.

(2) The proprietor of every quarry in which any person trained
in first aid commences to work after the date of commencement of

Note: Part V came into operation on 1. 10, 1969.





this Part shall within 14 days of the date on which that person
commences to work in the quarry deliver in writing, in English or in
Chinese, to the Commissioner for Labour the information required under
paragraph (3) in relation to such person.

(3) The information required to be delivered in writing to the
Commissioner for Labour in respect of the person trained in first aid
shall be

(a) the full name of such person;

(b)the date on which he commenced to work in the quarry; and

(c)the qualifications by virtue of which he is deemed to be
trained in first aid.

(4) Where after the date of commencement of this Part any person
trained in first aid ceases to work in any quarry, the proprietor of the
quarry shall within 14 days of such person having ceased to work in the
quarry notify the Commissioner for Labour in writing, in English or in
Chinese, of

(a) the full name of such person; and

(b)the date on which such person ceased to work in the quarry.

(5) Any proprietor who contravenes paragraph (1). (2) or (4) shall
be guilty of an offence.

21. (1) In every quarry there shall at all times be kept and
maintained in good condition the first aid equipment specified in the
Second Schedule.

(2) The Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the
Commissioner for Labour may by notice in writing. in English and in
Chinese. to the proprietor of a quarry require that

(a)a sufficient supply of assorted sizes of waterproof adhesive
wound dressings; and

(b) a sufficient supply of waterproof adhesive plaster,

shall be kept and maintained in good condition in the quarry.

(3) The proprietor of a quarry in respect of which-

(a) paragraph (1); or

(b) a requirement made under paragraph (2).

is contravened shall be guilty of an offence.

22. (1) All first aid equipment which is required to be kept and
maintained in a quarry under regulation 21(1) and (2) shall be kept and
maintained in a first aid box or cupboard which is of adequate capacity
and which is in a readily accessible place.

(2) Nothing except first aid equipment shall be kept in a first aid box
or cupboard.





(3) Every first aid box or cupboard shall be marked plainly 'FIRST
AID in English and ' ' in Chinese.

(4) The proprietor of any quarry in respect of which paragraph (1),
(2) or (3) is contravened shall be guilty of an offence.

23. (1)-The proprietor of every quarry shall designate a person who
works in the quarry and who is a person trained in first aid to be in
charge of the first aid box or cupboard and the first aid equipment
contained therein.

(2) Any proprietor who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of
an offence.

24. (1) In every quarry a stretcher shall at all times be kept
alongside the first aid box or cupboard and maintained in good
condition.

(2) The proprietor of any quarry in respect of which paragraph (1)
is contravened shall be guilty of an offence.

PART VI

QUARRY OPERATIONS

25. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no work shall be carried
on in any quarry unless

(a)an approved supervisor of the quarry is present at the quarry;
and

(b)the work is carried on under the sole supervision of such
approved supervisor.

(2) Where no approved supervisor is present at the quarry, work
may be carried on in the quarry if

(a)an approved deputy supervisor of the quarry is present at the
quarry; and

(b)the work is carried on under the sole supervision of such
approved deputy supervisor:

Provided that the total time in any 1 year during which work may be
carried on in a quarry in accordance with this paragraph shall not, except
with the consent in writing of the Commissioner or any person
authorized in writing by the Commissioner for Labour, exceed 500 hours.

(3) The proprietor of any quarry in which any work is carried on in
contravention of paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.

Note: Part VI came into operation 1. 10. 1969.





26. (1) Every supervisor on duty in a quarry shall in respect of each
period during which work is carried on in the quarry under his
supervision complete the prescribed entry in the Time Register.

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be
guilty of an offence.

27. (1) No supervisor on duty in a quarry shall permit any person to
work therein who has not received sufficient instruction and training in
the work in which he is engaged.

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be
guilty of an offence.

28. (1) At the beginning of every work shift in any quarry, every
place or road therein which will be used by any person in the course of
his work during the work shift shall be inspected by the supervisor on
duty to determine whether any person who may use such place or road
during the work shift will be endangered or is likely to be endangered.

(2) At the beginning of the first work shift on every day on which
work is carried on in any quarry, the supervisor on duty shall inspect

(a) every top, face or side in the quarry; and

(b) any overburden in the quarry.

to determine whether the top, face. side or overburden endangers or is
likely to endanger any person at any place in the quarry.

(3) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2)
shall be guilty of an offence

29. (1) Where the supervisor on duty in a quarry

(a)on making any inspection under regulation 28(1) finds that
any person who may use any place or road in the quarry
during the working shift will be endangered or is likely to be
endangered; or

(b)on making any inspection under regulation 28(2) finds that
any top, face, side or overburden in a quarry endangers or is
likely to endanger any person at any place in the quarry.

he shall forthwith prohibit every person from entering or remaining on
such place or road. or such place. as the case may be. until the danger or
likelihood of danger is removed.

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be
guilty of an offence.

30. (1) Every supervisor on duty in a quarry who makes an
inspection under regulation 28(1) or (2) shall forthwith enter in the
Quarry Inspection Register a full report of the result of his inspection
including details of any prohibition made by him under regulation 29(1).





(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall
be guilty of an offence.

31. Any person who enters or remains on any place or road. or any
place, as the case may be, in a quarry in contravention of a prohibition
made by the supervisor on duty under regulation 29(1) shall be guilty of
an offence:

Provided that with the consent of the supervisor on duty a person
may enter or remain on the place or road. or place, as the case may be,
for the purposes of removing the danger or likelihood of danger.

32. (1) Every person who works in a quarry shall-

(a) at the beginning of every work shift therein; and

(b)after any shot has been fired at or in the vicinity of the
place.at which he is working.

inspect the place at which he is working to determine whether it is a safe
working place.

(2) If he is not satisfied with the safety of his working place. he
shall forthwith

(a) stop working there;

(b) leave the working place; and

(c)report to the supervisor on duty that he is not satisfied with
the safety of the working place.

(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be
guilty of an offence.

33. (1) Every supervisor on duty in a quarry who receives a report
under regulation 32(2)(c) shall forthwith inspect the working place
referred to in the report to determine whether it is a safe working place.

(2) Where, on making an inspection under paragraph (1), the
supervisor on duty finds that a working place is unsafe, he shall
forthwith prohibit every person from entering or remaining on such
place until it has been made safe.

(3) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2)
shall be guilty of an offence.

34. (1) Every supervisor on duty in a quarry who makes an
inspection under regulation 33(1) shall forthwith enter in the Quarry
Inspection Register a full report of the result of his inspection including
details of any prohibition made by him under regulation 33(2).

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall
be guilty of an offence.





35. Any person who enters or remains on any place in contra-
vention of a prohibition made by a supervisor on duty under
regulation 33(2) shall be guilty of an offence:

Provided that with the consent of the supervisor on duty, a
person may enter or remain on the place for the purposes of making
it safe.

36. (1) No person shall go or remain on any top, face or floor
in a quarry unless he is wearing a safety helmet of a type approved
by the Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the
Commissioner for Labour under regulation 17(1).

(2) Any person who-

(a)being the supervisor on duty in a quarry, permits any
person to go or remain on any top, face or floor in the
quarry in contravention of paragraph (1); or

(b) contravenes paragraph (1),

shall be guilty of an offence.

37. (1) No person shall go or remain on any top or face in a
quarry unless-

(a)he wears a safety harness of a type approved under
regulation 18(1);

(b)the safety harness is securely attached to a safety rope.,
and

(c)the free end of the safety rope is securely attached to an
anchorage.

(2) Any person who-

(a)being the supervisor on duty in a quarry, permits any
person to go or remain on any top or face in the quarry
in contravention of paragraph (1); or

(b) contravenes paragraph (1),

shall be guilty of an offence.

38. (1) At the beginning of the first work shift on everyday on
which work is carried on in any quarry, the supervisor on duty shall
inspect all mechanical equipment used in the quarry or which is in
the quarry for the purpose of being used, to determine whether it is
in safe and efficient working order and shall inspect every anchorage
which is in the quarry for the purpose of being used to determine
whether it is safe to be used.

(2) At the beginning of the first work shift on the first working
day of every week in which work is carried on in any quarry. the
supervisor on duty shall inspect-

(a)every safety rope and every safety harness used in the
quarry or which is in the quarry for the purpose of being





used, to determine whether they are in safe and efficient
working order; and

(b)every safety helmet used in the quarry or which is in the
quarry for the purpose of being used. to determine whether it
is in safe condition.

(3) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2)
shall be guilty of an offence.

39. (1) Where the supervisor on duty in a quarry---

(a)on making any inspection under regulation 38(1), finds that
any mechanical equipment is not in safe and efficient working
order or that any anchorage 'Is not safe to be used,

(b)on making any inspection under regulation 38(2)(a), finds that
any safety rope or safety harness is not in safe and efficient
working order; or

(e)on making any inspection under regulation 38(2)(h). finds that
any safety helmet is not in a safe condition.

he shall forthwith prohibit every person from operating or driving such
mechanical equipment or from using such anchorage, safety rope,
safety harness or safety helmet in the quarry until it has been put into
safe and efficient working order, or safe condition. or is safe to be used.
as the case may be.

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall
be guilty of an offence.

40. (1) Every supervisor on duty in a quarry who makes an
inspection under regulation 38(1) or (2) shall forthwith enter in the
Equipment Register a full report of the result of his inspection including
details of any prohibition made by him under regulation 39(1).

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall
be guilty of an offence.

41. Any person who-

(a) operates or drives any mechanical equipment, or

(b)uses any anchorage, safety rope, safety harness or safety
helmet,

in a quarry in contravention of a prohibition made by the supervisor on
duty under regulation 39(1) shall be guilty of an offence:

Provided that with the consent of the supervisor on duty a person
may operate or drive the mechanical equipment or use the anchorage,
safety rope, safety harness or safety helmet for the purposes of putting
it into safe and efficient working order, or safe condition, or making it
safe to be used, as the case may be.





42. (1) No person shall operate or drive any mechanical
equipment in a quarry without the permission of the supervisor
on duty.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty
of an offence.

43. (1) No supervisor on duty in a quarry shall permit any
person who is not experienced in the operation of any mechanical
equipment to operate or drive such equipment in the quarry.

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1)
shall be guilty of an offence.

44. (1) No supervisor on duty in a quarry shall permit any
vehicle which by virtue of the Road Traffic Ordinance may not be
operated or driven on a road except by a person who holds a valid
licence to operate or drive vehicles of that class, to be operated or
driven in the quarry by any person who does not hold such a licence.

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1)
shall be guilty of an offence.

45. (1) No supervisor on duty in a quarry shall permit any
person to operate or drive any mechanical equipment at or near the
edge of any face. side. tip or embankment in the quarry unless a
banksman is in attendance.

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1)
shall be guilty of an offence.

46. (1) No person shall operate or drive any mechanical
equipment at or near the edge of any face. side, tip or embankment
in a quarry unless a banksman is in attendance.

(2) Where in respect of any mechanical equipment the atten-
dance of a banksman is required under paragraph (1), the operator
or driver shall comply with every direction or signal which is given
to him by the banksman.

(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be
guilty of an offence.

47. (1) Every operator or driver of any mechanical equipment
in a quarry who becomes aware of any defect in such equipment
shall forthwith stop operating or driving such equipment and report
the defect to the supervisor on duty.

(2) Every person who, while using any anchorage, safety rope,
safety harness or safety helmet in any quarry in which any work is
being carried on, becomes aware of any defect in that anchorage,
safety rope, safety harness or safety helmet shall forthwith stop
using it and report the defect to the supervisor on duty.





(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be
guilty of an offence.

48. (1) Every supervisor on duty in a quarry to whom a defect is
reported under regulation 47(1) or (2) shall forthwith inspect the defect.

(2) Where, on inspecting a reported defect under paragraph (1), the
supervisor on duty finds that it is causing or is likely to cause danger to
any person, he shall forthwith prohibit every person from operating or
driving the mechanical equipment or using the anchorage, safety rope,
safety harness or safety helmet, as the case may be, in the quarry until
the defect has been remedied.

(3) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2)
shall be guilty of an offence.

49. (1) Every supervisor on duty in a quarry, who inspects a
reported defect under regulation 48(1) shall forthwith enter in the
Equipment Register a full report of the result of his inspection including
details of any prohibition made by him under regulation 48(2).

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall
be guilty of an offence.

50. Any person who-

(a) operates or drives any mechanical equipment; or

(b)uses any anchorage, safety rope, safety harness or safety
helmet,

in contravention of a prohibition made by a supervisor on duty under
regulation 48(1) shall be guilty of an offence:

Provided that with the consent of the supervisor on duty a person
may operate or drive the mechanical equipment or use the anchorage,
safety rope, safety harness or safety helmet, as the case may be, for the
purposes of remedying the defect.

51. (1) No person in a quarry shall go or remain underneath-

(a) any object suspended by a lifting appliance;

(b)the arc of travel of a bucket of any mechanical loading
equipment which is in operation; or

(c) a loaded bucket of any mechanical loading equipment.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of
an offence.

52. (1) The supervisor on duty in a quarry shall cause all work
therein to be carried out so as to avoid as far as may reasonably be
possible





(a)any overhanging rock or overburden on any face or side in
the quarry; and

(b) any danger from any fall of rock or overburden.

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall
be guilty of an offence.

53. (1) The supervisor on duty in a quarry shall cause all
work therein to be carried out so that any overburden at the top of
any face or side in the quarry is cleared back horizontally from the
top of the face or side to a distance of not less than twice that of the
height of the overburden or not less than 25 feet, whichever is the
greater.

(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall
be guilty of an offence.

54. (1) Subject to regulation 55, where the height of any face
in a quarry exceeds 80 feel, or such lesser height as the Commis-
sioner or any officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner for
Labour may in any particular case specify under paragraph (2). no
work on the face shall he carried on except for the purpose of
reducing the height of the face to-

(a) a height of 80 feet; or

(b)where a height of less than 80 feet has been specified by the
Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the
Commissioner for Labour under paragraph (2). that lesser
height.

(2) If in the opinion of the Commissioner or any officer
authorized in writing by the Commissioner for Labour it is in any
particular case desirable to do so for the purposes of safety in a
quarry. he may by notice in writing. in English and in Chinese.
served on the proprietorof the quarry specify a height. being a
height less than 80 feet, in excess of which no work on a face in
the quarry may be carried on otherwise than in accordance with
paragraph (1)(b).

(3) Any person who-

(a)being the supervisor on duty in a quarry, permits any work on
any face therein to be carried on in contravention of
paragraph (1), or

(b) works on any face in contravention of paragraph (1),

shall be guilty of an offence.

55. The Commissioner or any officer authorized in writing by the
Commissioner for Labour may if he thinks fit in any particular case give
permission in writing for work on any face in a quarry to be carried on
notwithstanding that the height of the face exceeds 80 feet.







56. (1) Where any face in a quarry is situated above any other face
therein so that there is a likelihood that. if work on the higher face is
carried on, any person working on the lower face will be endangered by
the fall of any substance or thing from the higher face. no work on the
lower face shall be carried on simultaneously with any work on the
higher face.

(2) Any person who-

(a)being the supervisor on duty in a quarry. permits any. work
on any face therein to be carried on in contravention of
paragraph (1); or

(b) works on any face in contravention of paragraph (1). shall be
guilty of an offence.

57. (1) Where any fatal accident or dangerous occurrence occurs at
a quarry, no person shall. except for the purpose of saving life or
assisting or rendering first aid to any injured person.

(a)disturb the place at which the accident or occurrence took
place, or

(b) remove or interfere with anything at that place.

until-

(i)the expiry of 3 clear days after the accident or occurrence has
been notified to the Superintendent of Mines under
regulation 17 or 18 of the Factories and Industrial
Undertakings Regulations; or

(ii)the place at which the accident or occurrence took place has
been visited by the Commissioner or any officer authorized in
writing by the Commissioner for Labour.

whichever event occurs first.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of
an offence.

PART VII

MISCELLANEOUS

58. A person who is guilty of an offence-

(a)against regulation 15 or 25, shall be liable on conviction to a
fine of $50,000;

(b)against regulation 17, 18, 27, 28, 29, 33, 36(2)(a), 37(2)(a), 38,
39, 43, 44, 45, 48, 52, 53, 54(3)(a) or 56(2)(a), shall be liable on
conviction to a fine of $30,000;

(c)against regulation 9, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26. 30, 31, 32,
34, 35, 36(2)(b), 37(2)(b), 40. 41, 42, 46, 47, 49. 50, 51, 54(3)(b),
56(2)(b), or 57., shall be liable on conviction to a fine of
$10,000.





59. Notwithstanding section 13(1) of the Ordinance, no proprietor
of a quarry shall be guilty of an offence against any of these regulations
unless it is expressly provided in such regulation that a proprietor of a
quarry shall be guilty of an offence.

FIRST SCHEDULE

FORM 1 [regs. 3(1) 5(1).]



QUARRIES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS


APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL AS A SUPERVISORI'DEPUTY
SUPERVISOR(1) OF A QUARRY

1. I,................................................... of ...............

hereby apply to be approved as a supervisor/deputy supervisors of

the ......................................................................... Quarry/a quarry(1) situated

at ...................................................................................................
(address of quarry)

2. I submit the following information in support of this application:-


(a) Date of birth: .......................

(b) Identity Card Number: ..................................................................

(c) Practical experience in work in quarries: ..........................................

...................

(d) Qualifications(2) .......................................................................... T (2)

3. I am already an approved supervisor/approved deputy supervisors(1) of

the following quarry under these regulations(2) ................................... W

4. I specify .......................... as the date before which

I do not desire the approval of this application, if granted, to come into

effect.(2)(4)





5. I attach the written consent of the proprictor(s)(1) of the quarry to my

approval as a supervisor/deputy supervisor(1) of the
quarry(3).
Date:
Photograph
of
Applicant Signature of applicant: ..............................



Notes (1) Delete whichever is inapplicable.

(2) Delete if inapplicable.

(3) Delete if applicant is sole proprietor of quarry.

(4) Date specified must not be more than 3 mouths later than the date of application.

FORM 2 [regs. 14(2), 40(1)
& 49(1).]

QUARRIES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS

EQUIPMENT REGISTER






FORM 3 [regs. 14(2), 30(1)
& 34(1).]

QUARRIES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS

QUARRY INSPECTION REGISTER



FORM 4 [regs. 14(2) 26(1).]


QUARRIES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS


TIME REGISTER






SECOND SCHEDULE [reg. 21(1).]

PART 1

FIRST AID EQUIPMENT REQUIRED WHERE THE NUMBER OF
PERSONS EMPLOYED OR ENGAGED TO WORK IN A
QUARRY DOES NOT EXCEED 50

(a)A copy of the leaflet issued by the Commissioner giving advice on first aid
treatment.

(b)A sufficient number of (and in any event, not less than 12) small sterilized
unmedicated dressings for injured fingers.

(c)A sufficient number of (and in any event. not less than 6) medium-sized
sterilized unmedicated dressings for injured hands or feet.

(d)A sufficient number of (and in any event. not less than 4) adhesive wound
dressings of assorted sizes.

(e) A sufficient number of (and in any event. not less than 4) triangular bandages of
unbleached calico. the longest side of each bandage measuring not less than 51
inches and each of the other sides of each bandage measuring not less than 36
inches.

(f) A sufficient supply (and in any event, not less than 1 roll of 1 inch by 5 yards of
zinc oxide plaster) of adhesive plaster.

(g)A sufficient number of (and in any event. not less than 6) one ounce packets of
absorbent cotton wool.

(h) A pressure bandage.

(i) A sufficient number of safety pins.

(J) An eye bath.

(Note: All materials for dressings shall be those designated in and of a grade or quality not lower than the
standards specilied by the British Pharmaceutical Codex.)

PART II

FIRST AID EQUIPMENT REQUIRED WHERE THE NUMBER OF
PERSONS EMPLOYED OR ENGAGED TO WORK IN A
QUARRY EXCEEDS 50

(a)A copy of the leaflet issued by the Commissioner giving advice on first aid
treatment.

(b)A sufficient number of (and in any event, not less than 24) small sterilized
unmedicated dressings for injured fingers.

(c)A sufficient number of (and in any event, not less than (2) medium-sized
sterilized unmedicated dressings for injured hands or feet.

(d)A sufficient number of (and in any event, not less than 36) adhesive wound
dressings of assorted sizes.

(e)A sufficient number of (and in any event, not less than 8) triangular bandages of
unbleached calico, the longest side of each bandage measuring not less than 51
inches and each of the other sides of each bandage measuring not less than 36
inches.

(f) A sufficient supply (and in any event, not less than 2 rolls of 1 inch by 5 yards of
zinc oxide plaster) of adhesive plaster.

(g) A sufficient number of (and in any event, not less than 12) one ounce packets
of absorbent cotton wool.

(h) A pressure bandage.

(i) A sufficient number of safety pins.

(j) An eye bath.
(Note:All materials for dressings shall be those designated in and of a grade or quality not lower than the standards
specified by the British Pharmaceutical Codex.)
L.N. 31 69. L.N. 208 73. L.N. 318 81. Citation. Interpretation. L.N. 208 73. (Cap. 59, sub. leg.) (Cap. 164.) L.N. 208/73. L.N. 208/73. Application for approval as supervisor. First Schedule. Form 1. Grounds for approval of supervisor. Application for approval as deputy supervisor. First Schedule. Form 1. Grounds for approval of deputy supervisor. Commissioner to serve notice of decision on applicant. Approval to be withdrawn on request. Proprietor to give notice of termination of employment of supervisor or deputy supervisor. Grounds on which approval of supervisor or deputy supervisor may be withdrawn. Time limit for appeal. Powers of Governor on appeal. Permission for supervisor to continue to act pending appeal. Registers to be kept in quarry. First Schedule, Form 2, 3 and 4. Quarry to be fenced. Warning notices. Proprietor to provide safety helmets. Proprietor to provide safety rope or harness. L.N. 208 73. Certain number of workers to be trained in first aid. Proprietor to deliver to Commissioner for Labour particulars of persons trained in first aid. First aid equipment to be kept in quarry. Second Schedule. First aid equipment to be kept in box or cupboard. Proprietor to designate person in charge of first aid box or cupboard. Stretcher to be kept alongside first aid box or cupboard. No work to be carried on except under sole supervision of supervisor or deputy supervisor. Supervisor on duty to complete daily entry in Time Register. First Schedule. Form 4. Persons not to work in quarry without sufficient instruction or training. Supervisor on duty to inspect working places periodically. Supervisor on duty to prohibit entry to dangerous place or road. Inspection report. First Schedule. Form 3. Offence to enter dangerous place or road in contravention of prohibition. Worker to carry out periodic inspections of working place. Supervisor on duty to inspect working place reported to be unsafe. Inspection report. First Schedule. Form 3. Offence to enter unsafe place in contravention of prohibition. Safety helmet to be worn for certain work. Safety rope or harness to be worn for certain work. L.N. 208/73. Supervisor on duty to inspect equipment periodically. L.N. 208/73. Supervisor on duty to prohibit use of unsafe or inefficient equipment. L.N. 208/73. Inspection report. First Schedule. Form 2. Offence to use unsafe or inefficient equipment in contravention of prohibition. L.N. 208/73. Offence to use mechanical equipment without permission of supervisor on duty. Inexperienced person not to use mechanical equipment. Unlicensed person not to use certain vehicles in quarry. (Cap. 220.) Supervisor on duty not to permit mechanical equipment to be used at or near edges unless banksman present. Mechanical equipment not to be used at or near edges unless banksman present. Worker to report defect in equipment. L.N. 208/73. Supervisor on duty to inspect reported defect in equipment. L.N. 208/73. Inspection report. First Schedule. Form 2. Offence to use defective equipment in contravention of prohibition. L.N. 208/73. Offence to go under certain mechanical equipment. Manner in which work is to be executed. Overburden to be cleared back. Maximum height of face. Commissioner may permit work on face exceeding maximum height. Work on faces not to be carried on simultaneously where danger of falling objects. Accidents and dangerous occurrences. (Cap. 59, sub. leg.) Penalties. L.N. 318/81. Liability of proprietor.

L.N. 31 69. L.N. 208 73. L.N. 318 81. Citation. Interpretation. L.N. 208 73. (Cap. 59, sub. leg.) (Cap. 164.) L.N. 208/73. L.N. 208/73. Application for approval as supervisor. First Schedule. Form 1. Grounds for approval of supervisor. Application for approval as deputy supervisor. First Schedule. Form 1. Grounds for approval of deputy supervisor. Commissioner to serve notice of decision on applicant. Approval to be withdrawn on request. Proprietor to give notice of termination of employment of supervisor or deputy supervisor. Grounds on which approval of supervisor or deputy supervisor may be withdrawn. Time limit for appeal. Powers of Governor on appeal. Permission for supervisor to continue to act pending appeal. Registers to be kept in quarry. First Schedule, Form 2, 3 and 4. Quarry to be fenced. Warning notices. Proprietor to provide safety helmets. Proprietor to provide safety rope or harness. L.N. 208 73. Certain number of workers to be trained in first aid. Proprietor to deliver to Commissioner for Labour particulars of persons trained in first aid. First aid equipment to be kept in quarry. Second Schedule. First aid equipment to be kept in box or cupboard. Proprietor to designate person in charge of first aid box or cupboard. Stretcher to be kept alongside first aid box or cupboard. No work to be carried on except under sole supervision of supervisor or deputy supervisor. Supervisor on duty to complete daily entry in Time Register. First Schedule. Form 4. Persons not to work in quarry without sufficient instruction or training. Supervisor on duty to inspect working places periodically. Supervisor on duty to prohibit entry to dangerous place or road. Inspection report. First Schedule. Form 3. Offence to enter dangerous place or road in contravention of prohibition. Worker to carry out periodic inspections of working place. Supervisor on duty to inspect working place reported to be unsafe. Inspection report. First Schedule. Form 3. Offence to enter unsafe place in contravention of prohibition. Safety helmet to be worn for certain work. Safety rope or harness to be worn for certain work. L.N. 208/73. Supervisor on duty to inspect equipment periodically. L.N. 208/73. Supervisor on duty to prohibit use of unsafe or inefficient equipment. L.N. 208/73. Inspection report. First Schedule. Form 2. Offence to use unsafe or inefficient equipment in contravention of prohibition. L.N. 208/73. Offence to use mechanical equipment without permission of supervisor on duty. Inexperienced person not to use mechanical equipment. Unlicensed person not to use certain vehicles in quarry. (Cap. 220.) Supervisor on duty not to permit mechanical equipment to be used at or near edges unless banksman present. Mechanical equipment not to be used at or near edges unless banksman present. Worker to report defect in equipment. L.N. 208/73. Supervisor on duty to inspect reported defect in equipment. L.N. 208/73. Inspection report. First Schedule. Form 2. Offence to use defective equipment in contravention of prohibition. L.N. 208/73. Offence to go under certain mechanical equipment. Manner in which work is to be executed. Overburden to be cleared back. Maximum height of face. Commissioner may permit work on face exceeding maximum height. Work on faces not to be carried on simultaneously where danger of falling objects. Accidents and dangerous occurrences. (Cap. 59, sub. leg.) Penalties. L.N. 318/81. Liability of proprietor.

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