1961-HKRS30-8-52_Part04 — Page 44

Naked lights

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365. No naked lights shall be on any vehicle carrying dangerous

not permitted goods.

on vehicle

carrying

dangerous

goods.

Vehicle not

to carry damaged or leaking

containers.

Structural alterations

Lo stores probibited without permission.

Dangerous goods not to be stored in

OF THEST

domestic premises.

Estry and

exit of stores

to be kept clear of obstruction,

Means of escape to be provided at

store.

Fire-fighting

366. No container of dangerous goods which is damaged or leaking shall be placed on any vehicle or if already thereon shall be allowed to remain thereon.

367. No structural alteration shall be made to any store except with the permission of the Authority.

368. No dangerous goods shall be stored in any domestic premises or underneath or in direct communication with domestic premises unless the storage of such goods on such premises is for purposes of retail sale thereof and is permitted by the Authority.

369. (1) No person being the proprietor of or having charge over any store shall obstruct or permit to be obstructed any means of entry or exit to or from such store.

(2) Where any means of entry or exit to or from any store is obstructed the Authority may by notice in writing served upon the proprietor or person having charge of such store require the removal of such obstruction within such time as shall be specified in the nation.

(3) If any person upon whom a notice pursuant to paragraph (2) is served fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof-

(4) he shall be guilty of an offence; and

(6) the Authority may remove or cause to be removed the obstruc tion and may recover any expenses incurred in so doing from the person upon whom the notice was served:

Provided that the Authority may, where it considers it reasonable so to do, defray all or any part of such expense.

370. No premises shall be used as a store unless such premises are provided with not less than two means of egress suitable, in the opinion of the Authority, for use as alternative means of escape in case of fire.

371. Any store shall be provided with fire-fighting apparatus and apparatus and first aid equipment to the satisfaction of the Authority in a readily equipment to accessible position.

first aid

be provided

at store.

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372. Notices prohibiting smoking, in English and Chinese, shall be Notices prominently displayed at the entrance of and within any store.

probibiting ameking la be displayed at store.

373. No person shall smoke or ignite any fire, match or cigarette Smoking, ele. prohibited in lighter within any store.

stors.

374. (1) At any store, there shall be prominently displayed a Plate to be displayed at rectangular metal plate which-

store.

(z) shall be five inches in height and nine inches in width; (6) shall be kept in good condition at all times:

(c) shall be of the colour and contain the letters of the colour and height specified in the table to this regulation as appropriate to the nature of the dangerous goods contained therein.

TABLE.

Nature of dangerous

goods

Colour of plate

Letters on plate

Colour of letters

Height of letters

Highly Inflammable

Biquide

Red

H.L

White

4 inches

Inflammable liquids

Green

Yellow

1.

D.G

White

Black

4 inches

4 inches

All other dangerous

goods

(2) (a) In addition to the metal plate prescribed by paragraph (1), any store containing dangerous goods which are also radio- active shall be prominently marked by a metal plate conform- ing to the design of Label K shown in the Second Schedule. Second (b) Such plate shall-

() have a vertical axis of eleven inches and a horizontal axis of six and a half inches;

(i) be kept in good condition at all times;

(ii) be of the colours prescribed for Label K in the Second Schedule.

and the symbol contained therein shall have a diameter of four inches and the inscription shall be in letters of five- eigths inch in height.

Schedule.