F 16
[Subsidiary]
Offence to use mechanical equipment without permission of supervisor on duty.
Inexperienced person not to use mechanical equipment.
Unlicensed person not to use certain vehicles in quarry. (Cap. 220.)
Supervisor on duty not to permit mechanical equipment to be used at or near edges unless banksman present.
Mechanical equipment not to be used at or near edges unless banksman present.
Worker to report defect in equipment.
L.N. 208/73.
CAP. 59] Quarries (Safety) Regulations [1981 Ed.
42. (1) No person shall operate or drive any mechanical equipment in a quarry without the permission of the supervisor on duty.
(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
43. (1) No supervisor on duty in a quarry shall permit any person who is not experienced in the operation of any mechanical equipment to operate or drive such equipment in the quarry.
(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
44. (1) No supervisor on duty in a quarry shall permit any vehicle which by virtue of the Road Traffic Ordinance may not be operated or driven on a road except by a person who holds a valid licence to operate or drive vehicles of that class, to be operated or driven in the quarry by any person who does not hold such a licence.
(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
45. (1) No supervisor on duty in a quarry shall permit any person to operate or drive any mechanical equipment at or near the edge of any face, side, tip or embankment in the quarry unless a banksman is in attendance.
(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
46. (1) No person shall operate or drive any mechanical equipment at or near the edge of any face, side, tip or embankment in a quarry unless a banksman is in attendance.
(2) Where in respect of any mechanical equipment the attendance of a banksman is required under paragraph (1), the operator or driver shall comply with every direction or signal which is given to him by the banksman.
(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
47. (1) Every operator or driver of any mechanical equipment in a quarry who becomes aware of any defect in such equipment shall forthwith stop operating or driving such equipment and report the defect to the supervisor on duty.
(2) Every person who, while using any anchorage, safety rope, safety harness or safety helmet in any quarry in which any work is being carried on, becomes aware of any defect in that anchorage, safety rope, safety harness or safety helmet shall forthwith stop using it and report the defect to the supervisor on duty.
F 16
[Subsidiary]
Offence to use mechanical
equipment without
permission of supervisor on duty.
Inexperienced person not to use mechanical equipment.
Unlicensed person not to use certain vehicles in quarry. (Cap. 220.)
Supervisor on duty not to permit mechanical equipment to be used at
or near edges
unless banksman present.
Mechanical equipment not to be used at or near edges unless banksman present.
Worker to
report defect in equipment.
L.N. 208 73.
CAP. 59]
Quarries (Safety) Regulations
[1981 Ed.
42. (1) No person shall operate or drive any mechanical equipment in a quarry without the permission of the supervisor on duty.
(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
43. (1) No supervisor on duty in a quarry shall permit any person who is not experienced in the operation of any mechanical equipment to operate or drive such equipment in the quarry.
(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
44. (1) No supervisor on duty in a quarry shall permit any vehicle which by virtue of the Road Traffic Ordinance may not be operated or driven on a road except by a person who holds a valid licence to operate or drive vehicles of that class, to be operated or driven in the quarry by any person who does not hold such a licence.
(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
45. (1) No supervisor on duty in a quarry shall permit any person to operate or drive any mechanical equipment at or near the edge of any face, side, tip or embankment in the quarry unless a banksman is in attendance.
(2) Any supervisor on duty who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
46. (1) No person shall operate or drive any mechanical equipment at or near the edge of any face, side, tip or embankment in a quarry unless a banksman is in attendance.
(2) Where in respect of any mechanical equipment the atten- dance of a banksman is required under paragraph (1), the operator or driver shall comply with every direction or signal which is given to him by the banksman.
(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
47. (1) Every operator or driver of any mechanical equipment in a quarry who becomes aware of any defect in such equipment shall forthwith stop operating or driving such equipment and report the defect to the supervisor on duty.
(2) Every person who, while using any anchorage, safety rope, safety harness or safety helmet in any quarry in which any work is being carried on, becomes aware of any defect in that anchorage, safety rope, safety harness or safety helmet shall forthwith stop using it and report the defect to the supervisor on duty.
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