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【法规编号】 79993 什么是编号？
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第2页 CAP 59AD FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (ASBESTOS) REGULATION
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[接上页] PART II IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND NOTIFICATION (1) A proprietor shall before carrying out any work which exposes or is liable to expose any workman to asbestos ensure that an adequate assessment of exposure or the likely exposure has been made by a person who by reason of his training and experience is competent to make that assessment. (2) The assessment shall- (a) (i) identify the type of asbestos to which any workman is or is liable to be exposed by analysis or otherwise; or (ii) without performing the identification, assume that the asbestos involved is not chrysotile alone;(b) determine the nature and degree of exposure or the likely exposure; and (c) set out the steps that may be taken to prevent the exposure or to reduce it to the lowest level reasonably practicable.(3) The proprietor shall keep a written record of the assessment and shall, on being requested by an occupational safety officer, produce the record for inspection. (32 of 2000 s. 48) (4) A proprietor shall ensure that a further assessment is made under subsection (1) when- (a) there is reason to suspect that the existing assessment is no longer valid; or (b) there is a significant change in the work to which the existing assessment relates. Cap 59AD s 6 Notification (1) Subject to subsection (2), before a proprietor begins to carry out work with asbestos coating or asbestos insulation or other asbestos work, he shall give the Commissioner not less than 28 days' notice, or such shorter notice as the Commissioner may agree to accept, of the work. (2) Notification is not required in respect of work with asbestos other than work with asbestos coating and asbestos insulation if the extent of exposure of that asbestos work neither exceeds nor is liable to exceed the action level. (3) Where there is a material change in the asbestos work which might affect the particulars notified under subsection (1), the proprietor shall, within 7 days after he becomes aware of the change, notify the Commissioner of that change. (4) Notification under subsections (1) and (3) shall be in the approved form. Cap 59AD s 7 Prevention or reduction of exposure PART III HYGIENE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (1) A proprietor shall- (a) prevent the exposure of any workman to asbestos; or (b) where it is not reasonably practicable to prevent exposure, reduce the exposure of any workman to asbestos to the lowest level reasonably practicable by measures other than the use of respiratory protective equipment.(2) A proprietor shall in all circumstances- (a) provide every workman who is or is liable to be exposed to asbestos with approved respiratory protective equipment that is suitable for the circumstances; and (b) ensure the full and proper use by each workman of the respiratory protective equipment.(3) Without prejudice to the generality of the requirement in subsection (2), where after taking the measures required in subsection (1) exposure of any workman to asbestos still exceeds or is liable to exceed the control limit, a proprietor shall ensure that the respiratory protective equipment provided under subsection (2) is capable of effectively reducing the concentration of asbestos in the air inhaled by the workman to below the control limit. (4) A proprietor shall not provide respiratory protective equipment which has been used by another person for use by any workman unless the equipment has first been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. Cap 59AD s 8 Prevention of spread of asbestos A proprietor shall take such measures as may be necessary to prevent or, where this is not reasonably practicable, reduce to the lowest level reasonably practicable, the spread of the asbestos from any place where work with asbestos is carried out, including providing in cases where there is risk of spread of asbestos dust in the use of changing and washing facilities, separate facilities for washing and changing of personal protective clothing, of personal clothing and of respiratory protective equipment. Cap 59AD s 9 Cleanliness of premises and plant (1) A proprietor who carries out work with asbestos shall ensure that the premises or those parts of the premises where the work is carried out and the plant used in connection with the work are kept in a clean state and as far as possible free from asbestos and, in particular, where work with asbestos has been completed the premises or those parts of the premises and the plant used in connection with the work are thoroughly cleaned. (2) The cleaning required by subsection (1) shall be carried out- (a) by means of vacuum cleaning equipment; or (b) by such other method,so designed, constructed and used that asbestos dust neither escapes nor is discharged into the air. Cap 59AD s 10 Provision and cleaning of protective clothing (1) A proprietor shall provide adequate and suitable protective clothing for use by any workman who is exposed to asbestos unless no asbestos is liable to be deposited on the body or personal clothing of the workman. |
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