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Article 11

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Medical supervision of workers exposed to special occupational due to air pollution is provided under the following pieces of

hazards legislation

(a) Regulations 16C to 16E of the Factories and Industrial

Undertakings Regulations relating to underground workers;

(b)

Part VI of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Work in Compressed Air) Regulations relating to compressed air workers;

(c) Regulations

Radioactive

13 and 14 of the Radiation (Control of Substances) Regulations relating to workers regulation 17 of the same

exposed to

to radiation and .:set of

of regulations relating to workers believed to be i ...', suffering from over-exposure to radiation;

(a) Regulation 21 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Asbestos) Special Regulations relating to asbestos workers; and

(e)

Regulation 8 of

the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Carcinogenic Substances) Regulations relating to workers manufacturing, handling or using controlled carcinogenic

substances.

All

these provisions include pre-employment examinations.

examination and periodical

Should special occupational hazards be detected in other types of employment, Occupational Health Officers of the Labour Department will arrange for medical examinations of those workers exposed to such hazards, the ccst of which will be borne by the Government. Costs of statutory meuical supervision are borne by employers.

With regard to the Direct Request of the Committee of Experts, it is considered that, due to the high mobility of labour in Hong Kong, it would be difficult to stipulate pre-assignment medical examination in However, the Government encourages employers to achieve this of company doctors or other

statutes.

through requirement. acministrative measures.

the

appointment