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the

Division of the Labour

Department.

The

and Occupational Hygienists monitor

advice to eliminate or reduce the hazards

the

Healtn Occupational Occupational Health Officers workplace atmosphere and give

involved.

to

A

Members of the public may also lodge complaints regarding environmental problems

the Environmental Protection Department. 24-hour Complaints Hotline Service is extensively used by the public. Apart from direct telephone complaints, the department also receives complaints in the form of letters and referrals from other government departments or through the press. Part V of the Air Pollution Control Ordinance empowers officers of the Environmental Protection Department to enter and inspect any relevant premises, and obtain information from any person for the purpose of investigation. Advice is given to the factory operators on measures to abate the emission of air pollutants and follow the legal requirements.

herewith.

Three copies of the Air Pollution Control Ordinance are attached

Please also see answers to Article 13.

Article 8

PART III. PREVENTIVE AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES

Labour

Occupational Health Officers and Occupational Hygienists of the Department generally follow the Threshold Limit Values (TLV) of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) and hygiene standards laid

down by the Health and Safety Executive of the United Kingdom as the recommended limits for pollutants in the working

environment.

however, not feasible to specify the exposure limits for

It is, three main reasons :

(1)

there are so many air pollutants that no comprehensive list can remain useful for long;

(2) the TLV as determined by ACGIH change so frequently with development that the limits need constant

technological

revision; and