1973 Ed.]
Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations
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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 workplace.
(2) The proprietor of any registrable workplace in which smoking or the use of naked lights is prohibited in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) shall take such steps to enforce the prohibition as the Commissioner may by notice in writing direct.
31. (1) The proprietor of any registrable workplace 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 registrable workplace.
(2) No person shall wilfully alter, damage, obstruct or other- wise impair any such means of escape, or fire-fighting appliance.
32. No registrable workplace shall be situated in any building any part of which is licensed for the storage of any dangerous goods as defined in the Dangerous Goods Ordinance unless the dangerous goods are housed in a structure effectively cut off, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner and the Director of Fire Services, by a struc- ture of fire-resisting material from direct communication with the registrable workplace.
33. (1) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require (a) that any building or part thereof in a registrable workplace being a building the cubic content of which is greater than two hundred and fifty thousand cubic feet shall be divided by walls or floors of fire-resisting material into compart- ments none of which shall exceed two hundred and fifty thousand cubic feet in capacity, to the satisfaction of the building authority;
(b) that any opening in a dividing wall or floor required under sub-paragraph (a) shall be fitted with doors of fire-resisting material constructed to the satisfaction of the building authority;
(c) that-
(i) any building exceeding sixty feet in height; and
(ii) any building in which more than twenty persons are employed,
which is or forms part of a registrable workplace shall be provided with such means of escape therefrom in case of fire as may be specified in the notice;
(d) that in any registrable workplace, such measures as may be
specified in the notice shall be taken to reduce the risk of
(i) the outbreak of fire;
(ii) the spread of fire; and
(iii) the spread of smoke from any fire;
[Subsidiary]
Maintenance of fire-escapes and fire-fighting appliances.
Registrable workplace above dangerous goods store. 42 of 1961, s. 2. (Cap. 295.)
Power to require safety precautions, etc.
L.N. 10/71.