This guide is about safety in construction work over/near water.
This guide provides safety measures for construction work carried out over or near water in Hong Kong Waters, including work on, adjacent to or over water or on vessels. It states that employers should conduct a comprehensive risk assessment and develop a safe system of work, and covers lifting appliances and mobile plant, lifejackets and buoyancy aids, working at height, safe means of access and egress, rescue and emergency arrangements, and safety training.
Land-based construction work over or near water is mainly regulated by ordinances administered by the Labour Department, while sea-based construction work on vessels is regulated primarily by ordinances administered by the Marine Department. The guide is issued free of charge by the Occupational Safety and Health Branch of the Labour Department and the Marine Industrial Safety Section of the Marine Department.
A competent person should conduct and periodically review it.
BS EN ISO 12402-1, 2, 3 or 4, or other equivalent international standards according to working conditions.
The Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap. 59), the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Cap. 509), and their subsidiary regulations administered by the Labour Department.
To the Labour Department occupational safety and health complaint hotline at 2542 2172 or the Marine Department hotline at 2542 3711.