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Competent Lift and Escalator Workers

Under the Ordinance there is no requirement for lift and escalator workers to be qualified

or experienced. This lack of control has been a contributory factor in many accidents during installation, repair and maintenance operations. To rectify this, clause 32 of the Bill proposes that a new section 29A be added to the Ordinance to require that only registered lift or escalator engineers, competent experienced lift or escalator workers, or workers directly supervised by either of the former two categories be permitted to carry out lift or escalator works.

(h) Specification of Forms by the Director

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The Schedule to the Ordinance contains

forms relating

the administration of the Ordinance. Under section 45 of the Ordinance the Governor may amend these. Consistent with the ongoing need to update and modify these forms, and with the current approach of excluding routine forms from legislation, it is proposed (Clause 40 of the Bill) that the Ordinance should be amended by replacing section 45 to give the Director the power to specify the forms.

(i) Power to make Regulations

Constructional requirements of lifts and escalators are all contained in the Building (Lifts) Regulations

and

Building (Escalators) Regulations made under the

Buildings Ordinance (Chapter 123). To rationalize administration, it is proposed that at a later stage provisions of the Building (Lifts) Regulations and Building (Escalators) Regulations of an electrical or mechanical nature be transferred to a new set of regulations to

made under Lifts and Escalators (Safety) Ordinance. is therefore proposed (Clause Bill) that a new section 49 be added empower the Governor in Council to make regulations.

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These proposed amendments and others are explained in the Explanatory Memorandum to the Bill.