FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (GOODS LIFTS) REGULATIONS

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (GOODS LIFTS) REGULATIONS

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS
(GOODS LIFTS) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulation.................................. Page

1.........Citation .......................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 02
2.........Application ....................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 02
3.........Interpretation .................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 02
4.........Construction ...................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 02
5.........Examination ....................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 03

6...............................Register of examination to be kept by owner ... ... ... ... 03

7...............Liftway to be enclosed ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 03

8...........................Lighting, stopping, prevention of overrunning ... ... ... ... ... ... 04

9......................Overloading and carriage of persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 04

10..............................Duty of person engaged in operating lift to report defect ... ... ... ... 04

11...................Offences by owners and others ... ... ... ... ... 04

12...................Offences by competent examiners ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 05

13........Saving ............................ ... ... .. 1 ... ... ... ... 05

Schedule..Form....................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 06





FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS
(GOODS LIFTS) REGULATIONS

(Cap. 59, section 7)

[1 September 1976.]

1. These regulations may be cited as the Factories and Industrial
Undertakings (Good Lifts) Regulations.

2. These regulations apply to any lift used in an industrial
undertaking, which is

(a)a goods lift to which the Lifts and Escalators (Safety)
Ordinance applies by virtue of section 3 of that Ordinance but
which has been exempted under section 44A from the
application of that Ordinance;

(b)a service lift to which the Lifts and Escalators (Safety)
Ordinance does not apply by virtue of section 3(1)(a)(xiv) of
that Ordinance.

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

'competent examiner' in relation to the carrying out of any examination
of a lift required by these regulations, means a person

(a)who is appointed for that purpose by the owner of the lift;
and

(b)whose name appears on the register of lift engineers kept by
the Director of Public Works in pursuance of section 5 of the
Lifts and Escalators (Safety) Ordinance;

'lift' means a lifting machine or appliance having a car or platform the
direction of movement of which is restricted by a guide or guides;

'maintained' means maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working
order and good repair;

,,owner', in relation to a lift, includes the proprietor of an industrial
undertaking in which the lift is used, the lessee or hirer of the lift,
and any agent or person in charge or having the control or
management of the lift.

4. The owner of a lift shall ensure that it is not put into operation or
used unless

(a)it is of good mechanical construction and made of strong and
sound materials; and

(b) it is properly maintained.





5. (1) The owner of a lift shall cause it to be thoroughly
examined by a competent examiner at least once annually and a
report of the examination to be entered in the register kept under
regulation 6.

(2) Where an examination under paragraph (1) shows that the
lift cannot be used with safety unless certain repairs are carried out
immediately, or within a specified time, the examiner shall, not
later than 28 days after the completion of the examination, send a
copy of the report of the examination to the Commissioner.

6. (1) The owner of a lift required to be examined under
regulation 5 shall keep a register containing a report of every
examination carried out on the lift.

(2) The register shall be in the form prescribed in the Schedule
and each entry therein shall be signed by the person carrying out the
examination.
(3) On being requested to do so by an inspector, the owner of a
lift shall produce the register for inspection.

7. (1) The liftway of a lift shall be efficient by protected by a
substantial enclosure fitted with doors.

(2) Every such door shall be fitted with an efficient locking
device of such a type that-

(a)the door cannot be opened except when the car or platform
is at rest at the landing place to which the door gives
access; and

(b)the car or platform cannot be moved away from the
landing place until the door is fully closed and locked.

(3) Nothing in paragraph (2) shall prevent any such door from
being opened-
(a) in an emergency; or
(b)during any period when the lift is being used solely for the
purpose of repairs or examination under regulation 5,

whether or not the car or platform is at rest at the lift landing place
to which the door gives access.

(4) The enclosure of a liftway shall be so constructed as to
prevent, when the doors are closed, any person entering or falling
down the liftway or coming into contact with any moving part of
the lift.

(5) The lift and the enclosure of the liftway shall be so
constructed as to prevent any part of any goods carried in the car or
platform from being trapped between any part of the car or platform
and any of the moving parts of the lift or any fixed structure.
(6) The owner of a lift shall ensure that it is not used unless it
complies with paragraphs (1), (2), (4) and (5).





8. (1) There shall be provided and maintained for every lift-

(a) adequate lighting for the car or platform;

(b)at each landing place, a 'stop' switch or 'stop' push for
stopping the lift; and

(c) automatic devices to prevent the lift from overrunning

(2) No operating switch shall be installed in or on the car or
platform of the lift.

(3) The owner of a lift shall ensure that the lift is not used unless it
complies with paragraphs (1) and (2).

9. (1) There shall be conspicuously displayed in or on the car or
platform of a lift easily legible notices in English and Chinese stating

(a)the maximum working load which the lift can safely carry; and

(b) that the carriage of persons in the lift is prohibited.

(2) No load greater than the load stated in the notice under
paragraph (1)(a) shall be carried in a lift.

(3) No person shall travel, or cause or permit any other person to
travel, in a lift.

(4) The owner of a lift shall ensure that the lift is not used-

(a)unless notices are displayed in accordance with paragraph
(1); or

(b) in breach of paragraph (2) or (3).

10. Every person engaged in the operation of a lift shall report
forthwith to the owner thereof any defect in the operation mechanism or
safety devices fitted to the lift or liftway.

11. (1) Any owner of a lift who contravenes any of the provisions
of regulation 4 or 5(1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
conviction to a fine of $50,000.

(2) Any owner of a lift who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 6, 7(6), 8(3) or 9(4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on conviction to a fine of $30,000.

(3) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
regulation 9(2) or (3) or 10 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000.

(4) Any person engaged in the operation of a lift who wilfully and
without reasonable cause does anything likely to endanger himself or
others shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to
a fine of 10,000.





(5) Any person who knowingly misuses or interferes with any
operation mechanism or safety device fitted to any part of a lift or
liftway shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to
a fine of $10,000.

12. (1) Any competent examiner who, having carried out any
examination for the purposes of these regulations

(a) fails to comply with regulation 5(2); or

(b)fails or refuses to sign, within a reasonable time after the
examination, a register under regulation 6(2),

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of
$10,000.

(2) Any competent examiner who, having carried out any
examination for the purposes of these regulations

(a)delivers to the owner or makes a report of the examination; or

(b) signs an entry in the register kept under regulation 6(2),

which is to his knowledge false as to a material particular shall be guilty
of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000.

13. The provisions of these regulations shall be in addition to and
not in derogation of any of the provisions of the Buildings Ordinance.





SCHEDULE [reg. 6(2).]

FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (GOODS LIFTS) REGULATIONS

REGISTER

GOODS LIFTS

L.N. 162/76. REPORT OF ANNUAL THOROUGH EXAMINATIONS

Form prescribed by the Commissioner for Labour for the purposes of regulation
6(2) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Goods Lifits)
Regulations

L.N. 123/76. L.N. 162/76. L.N. 325/81. L.N. 205/76. Citation. Application. (Cap. 327.) Interpretation. (Cap. 327.) Construction. Examination. L.N. 162/76. Register of examination to be kept by owner. Schedule. Liftway to be enclosed. Lighting, stopping, prevention of overrunning. Overloading and carriage of persons. Duty of person engaged in operating lift to report defect. Offences by owners and others. L.N. 325/81. Offences by competent examiners. L.N.325/81. Saving. (Cap. 123.)

L.N. 123/76. L.N. 162/76. L.N. 325/81. L.N. 205/76. Citation. Application. (Cap. 327.) Interpretation. (Cap. 327.) Construction. Examination. L.N. 162/76. Register of examination to be kept by owner. Schedule. Liftway to be enclosed. Lighting, stopping, prevention of overrunning. Overloading and carriage of persons. Duty of person engaged in operating lift to report defect. Offences by owners and others. L.N. 325/81. Offences by competent examiners. L.N.325/81. Saving. (Cap. 123.)

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