1989 Ed.]
Peak Tramway (Safety) Regulations
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[Subsidiary]
intending to use the tramway so as to provide for safe and orderly embarkation and disembarkation.
(3) Except in an emergency, the company shall not use any place other than its stations for the purpose of taking up or depositing passengers.
28. Company to ensure safety generally
The company shall ensure that-
(a) all electric circuits, overload devices, circuit breakers, switchgear and protective devices are kept in a safe and proper state of repair and are examined in accordance with these regulations and good electrical engineering practice;
(b) every station along the tramway is adequately lit when the tramway is in operation;
(c) all rails and barriers used for the marshalling and control of passengers are kept at all times in a good state of repair;
(d) all areas within a station are kept in a good state of repair and in a clean and orderly condition and that all floors within a station are kept in a non-slippery condition;
(e) all guards and other devices for the protection of persons employed on the tramway and of the public are kept in a safe state of repair and are not removed;
(f) no tramcar is used for the carriage of members of the public if
(i) the tramcar door interlocking safety system is not in working order; or
(ii) any structural part thereof is deformed or broken;
(g) notices in Chinese and in English are displayed in every tramcar and kept in good condition-
(i) stating the maximum number of passengers permitted to be carried;
(ii) stating the maximum weight permitted to be carried;
(h) notices in Chinese and in English are displayed at every station and kept in good condition warning of anything that is or is likely to be a mechanical or electrical danger to persons being in or in the vicinity of the station;
(i) protection against injury of persons employed by the company in the operation of the tramway is provided by-
(i) the display of notices in Chinese and in English warning of anything that is or is likely to be a mechanical or electrical danger to such persons;
(ii) the issue of safety belts to be worn by such persons when working at height or on a steep slope.