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[接上页] Cap 59AD s 16 Safety information, instruction and training A proprietor shall- (a) give every workman who is or is liable to be exposed to asbestos adequate information about risks of asbestos and the precautions that should be observed; (b) ensure that every workman who works with asbestos is trained and instructed in- (i) safety precautions for working with asbestos; and (ii) the purpose, proper use and limitations of any control measure, personal protective equipment or other thing or facility provided in pursuance of this Regulation. Cap 59AD s 17 Medical surveillance (1) A proprietor shall not employ any person in working with asbestos unless that person has within the 4 months immediately preceding the commencement of such employment undergone a radiographic examination of his chest and is certified by a registered medical practitioner to be fit to do such work. (2) A proprietor shall ensure that at intervals of not more than 12 months every person employed in working with asbestos- (a) undergoes a radiographic examination of his chest; and (b) is certified by a registered medical practitioner to be fit to continue to do such work.(3) A proprietor who employs a person shall- (a) maintain a health register in the approved form for every person employed in working with asbestos; (b) keep the register for at least 5 years from the date of last entry by the proprietor and it shall be made available for inspection by the Commissioner when requested by him; and (c) give a copy of the health register to the person covered by it upon termination of his employment.(4) Every person employed or to be employed in working with asbestos shall within a reasonable time after being requested by the proprietor present himself to a registered medical practitioner for medical examination. (5) The cost of any radiographic and medical examination undergone by any person under this Regulation shall be borne by the proprietor. Cap 59AD s 18 Storage, distribution of loose asbestos and waste PART IV STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION AND LABELLING A proprietor who undertakes work with asbestos shall ensure that no loose asbestos or waste which contains asbestos is- (a) stored; (b) received into or despatched from any place of work; or (c) distributed, except in a totally enclosed distribution system, within any place of work,unless it is in a suitable and sealed container clearly marked in accordance with section 19. Cap 59AD s 19 Labelling of container and articles containing asbestos (1) Where any asbestos is required to be put in a container that container shall have affixed to it a clear and visible label on which is written- "DANGER-CONTAINS ASBESTOS DO NOT INHALE DUST 危险-载有石棉 切勿吸入尘埃 (Follow Safety Instructions) (遵从安全指示)". (2) Any article which contains asbestos, being an article for use at work, shall be labelled as required in subsection (1). The labelling shall be effected by means of- (a) an adhesive label firmly affixed to the article or its packaging; (b) a tie-on label firmly attached to the article or its packaging; or (c) direct printing onto the article or its packaging, as the case may be. Cap 59AD s 20 Employment of young persons PART V MISCELLANEOUS No proprietor shall employ any young person- (a) in working with asbestos; (b) in carrying out any cleaning in connection with work with asbestos. Cap 59AD s 21 Prohibitions, etc. No proprietor shall- (a) undertake asbestos spraying; (b) use asbestos insulation for the purpose of thermal, acoustic or other insulation (including fire protection); and (c) use amphibole asbestos in any process, except that process for the removal and disposal of such kind of asbestos which was in use before coming into effect of this Regulation shall be exempted. Cap 59AD s 22 Responsibilities of any person PART VI DUTIES OF WORKMEN AND OTHER PERSONS (1) Any workman in an industrial undertaking where work with asbestos is carried out shall- (a) observe the safety precautions and the procedures set by the proprietor in respect of the asbestos work which have been made known to him in the industrial undertaking; (b) make full and proper use of any control measure, personal protective equipment or other thing or facility provided in pursuance of this Regulation which have been made known to him in the industrial undertaking; and (c) report forthwith to the proprietor any fault or defect in any such control measure, personal protective equipment or other thing or facility as provided in pursuance of this Regulation.(2) The obligations set out in subsection (1)(a) and (b) shall apply also to any other person in the industrial undertaking. Cap 59AD s 23 Offences by proprietors PART VII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES Any proprietor who fails to comply with section 5(1), (3) or (4), 6(1), (3) or (4), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12(1), 13(1) or (2), 14, 15, 16, 17(1), (2), (3) or (5), 18, 19, 20 or 21 commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 5. Cap 59AD s 24 Offence by workman Any workman who fails to comply with section 10(4) or 22(1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3. Cap 59AD s 25 Offence by any person Any person who fails to comply with section 12(3), 13(3) or 22(2) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3. Cap 59AD s 26 Transitional For assessment of work under section 5(1) where work with asbestos has been commenced before the coming into operation of this Regulation or within 28 days after that date, it shall be sufficient compliance with that section if the proprietor makes the assessment within 28 days after the date of coming into operation of this Regulation. 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