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[接上页] Cap 509A s 23 Responsible person to make preliminary assessment of risks (1) Before manual handling operations are first undertaken at a workplace after the commencement of this Part, the person responsible for the workplace must ensure that a preliminary assessment is made of the risks to the safety and health of employees employed at the workplace who undertake those manual handling operations. (2) If manual handling operations were being undertaken at a workplace immediately before the commencement of this Part and those manual handling operations are also undertaken on or after that commencement, the person responsible for the workplace must, within 14 days after that commencement, ensure that a preliminary assessment is made of the risks to the safety and health of employees employed at the workplace who undertake those manual handling operations. (3) The person responsible for a workplace must conduct a review of a preliminary assessment made in accordance with this section whenever- (a) that person has reason to believe that the assessment is no longer valid; or (b) the circumstances in which the assessment was made have significantly changed.(4) As soon as practicable after reviewing a preliminary assessment in accordance with subsection (3), the person responsible for the workplace must vary the assessment by making such modifications to it as are indicated to be required upon the review. (5) A person responsible for a workplace who fails to comply with subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $200000. Cap 509A s 24 Responsible person to avoid need to undertake certain manual handling operations (1) The person responsible for a workplace must, as far as reasonably practicable, avoid the need for employees employed at the workplace to undertake any manual handling operations which may create safety and health risks. (2) A person responsible for a workplace who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $200000. Cap 509A s 25 Responsible person to make further assessment of risks (1) If it is not reasonably practicable for the person responsible for a workplace to avoid the need for employees employed at the workplace to undertake any manual handling operations which may create safety and health risks, that person must, before those manual handling operations are undertaken at the workplace, ensure that a further assessment is made of the risks to the safety and health of those employees having regard to the matters specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 and the questions relating to those matters specified in column 2 of that Schedule. (2) The person responsible for a workplace must conduct a review of a further assessment made in accordance with this section whenever- (a) that person has reason to believe that the assessment is no longer valid; or (b) the circumstances in which the assessment was made have significantly changed.(3) As soon as practicable after reviewing a further assessment in accordance with subsection (2), the person responsible for the workplace must vary the assessment by making such modifications to it as are indicated to be required upon the review. (4) A person responsible for a workplace who fails to comply with subsection (1), (2) or (3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $200000. Cap 509A s 26 Responsible person to keep record of assessment of manual handling operations (1) If 10 or more employees are normally employed at a workplace at any one time to undertake manual handling operations which may create safety and health risks, the person responsible for the workplace must, as soon as practicable after making a preliminary assessment or further assessment, or conducting a review of such an assessment, in accordance with this Part, record- (a) all significant findings resulting from the assessment or review; and (b) the particulars of any group of the employer's employees whose safety or health when they are at work is identified as being at risk.(2) The person responsible for a workplace must ensure that every record made in accordance with subsection (1)- (a) is kept in a safe place at that person's principal place of business in Hong Kong for a period of not less that 3 years; and (b) is available for inspection by any occupational safety officer who calls at that place during ordinary business hours.(3) A person responsible for a workplace who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 6. Cap 509A s 27 Responsible person to reduce risks and make arrangements for preventive and protective measures (1) The person responsible for a workplace must, before any manual handling operations which may create safety and health risks are undertaken by employees employed at the workplace, ensure that- (a) appropriate steps are taken to reduce risks to the safety and health of the employees employed at the workplace who undertake those manual handling operations to the lowest level that is reasonably practicable; and |