THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 19, 1932,
Machines adjacent
to passage ways.
Dangerous parts of inachinery and mill- gearing.
Exposed wheels, etc.
Shafting.
Meaning
of securely fenced.
Main-
tenance of efficiency of fencing.
(3) All overhead main driving belts, if more than four inches wide, shall be protected underneath with strong guards of wood or metal at those parts where persons are likely to pass under them.
5. All moving parts of any machines which are adjacent to any passage way shall be securely fenced.
6.—(1) All dangerous parts of all machinery, and every part of the mill-gearing, must either be securely fenced, or be in such position or of such construction as to be equally safe to every person employed or working in the factory as it would be if it were securely fenced.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, "mill gearing" includes every shaft, wheel, drum and pulley and every other appliance by which motion or power is communicated to any machine.
7. All fly wheels, all pulleys, and all exposed wheels, shall be securely fenced, and all set screws and bolt heads shall be cut off or countersunk.
8. All shafting which runs at a height of less than 6 feet from the floor or any place to which the workers have access shall be securely fenced.
9. For the purposes of these regulations, "securely fenced" means securely fenced to the satisfaction of the Protector.
10. All fencing must be constantly maintained in an efficient state while the parts required to be fenced are in motion or use, except where they are under repair or under examination in counexion with repair, or are necessarily exposed for the purpose of cleaning or lubricating or for altering the gearing or arrangements of the parts of the machine.
11. While any person employed in a factory or workshop is within the factory for the purpose of employment or meals, the doors of the factory, and of any room therein in which any such person is, must not be locked or bolted or fastened in such a manner that they cannot be easily and immediately opened from the inside.
12. In every factory or workshop the doors of each room in which more persons than ten are employed shall, except in the case of sliding doors, be constructed or altered so as to open outwards. In case of alteration of doors to comply with this regulation the work shall as soon as possible be carried out by and at the expense of the proprietor of the business carried on in the factory or workshop.
13. Every application for the registration of a factory or workshop shall be made in the form in the second Appendix hereto.
APPENDIX I
NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENT,
Factories Ordinance, 1932.
Naine of factory or workshop
Address of factory or workshop
Kind of work done in factory or workshop
Name of proprietors
Date of accident
Name of person injured