Safety and Health Links
This page contains health and safety related websites found on the internet. HKIE SSC assumes no responsibility for their contents and has no guarantee for the validity of their website addresses.
Local
HKSAR Safety-related Regulations
Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Chapter 509 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and its subsidiary regulations
Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Chapter 59 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and its subsidiary regulations
Gas Safety Ordinance (Chapter 51 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and its subsidiary regulations
Boilers and Pressure Vessels Ordinance (Chapter 56 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and its subsidiary regulations
Buildings Ordinance (Chapter 123) and its subsidiary regulations
Dangerous Goods Ordinance (Chapter 295 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and its subsidiary regulations
Radiation Ordinance (Chapter 303 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and its subsidiary regulations
Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) Ordinance (Chapter 360 of the Laws of Hong Kong)
Electricity Ordinance (Chapter 406 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and its subsidiary regulations
Occupational Deafness (Compensation) Ordinance (Chapter 469 of the Laws of Hong Kong)
Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations for Lifts and Tower Working Platforms (Chapter 470 of the Laws of Hong Kong)
Fire Safety (Commercial Premises) Ordinance (Chapter 502 of the Laws of Hong Kong)
Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance for Cargo Containers (Chapter 506)
Lifts and Escalators Ordinance (Chapter 618 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and its subsidiary regulations
Labour Department of HKSAR:
Labour Department Occupational Safety and Health Statistics
Labour Department Occupational Safety and Health Conviction Records
Labour Department Systemic Safety Alert
Labour Department Work Safety Alert
Code of Practice: Safety and Health at Work for Gas Welding and Flame Cutting
Code of Practice: Safety and Health at Work for Manual Electric Arc Welding
Code of Practice: Safety and Health at Work for Industrial Diving
Code of Practice: Safety and Health at Work with Asbestos
Supplementary: Approved Methods for Measuring Asbestos Exposure in Air [Notice No. 964]
Code of Practice: Bamboo Scaffolding Safety
Code of Practice: Safe Use and Operation of Suspended Working Platforms
Code of Practice: Safety and Health at Work (Prevention of Falls in Coastal Land-based Construction)
Code of Practice: Safety and Health at Work in Confined Spaces
Code of Practice: Lifts and Escalators
Code of Practice: Metal Scaffolding Safety
Code of Practice: Safe Operation of Mechanical Handling in Container Terminals
Code of Practice: Safe Use of Tower Cranes
Code of Practice: Safe Use of Mobile Cranes
Code of Practice: Safety Management
Code of Practice: Safe Use of Excavators
Code of Practice: Safe Use of Display Screen Equipment
Code of Practice: Controlling Airborne Contaminants (Chemicals) in the Workplace
Safety and Health Guidelines: Prevention of Heat Stress at Work (Effective from 15 May 2023)
Safety and Health Guidelines: Safe Use of Power-Operated Mobile Elevated Work Platforms
Safety and Health Guidelines: Prevention of Hazards from Vehicle Tailgate Lifts
Safety and Health Guidelines: Safety and Health in Hand-Digging Tunneling Work
Safety and Health Guidelines: Selection, Use, and Maintenance of Safety Helmets
Safety and Health Guidelines: Classification and Use of Safety Harnesses and Their Anchorage Systems
Safety and Health Guidelines: Overview of Working at Height Safety
Safety and Health Guidelines: Construction and Work Safety of Cantilever Bamboo Scaffolding
Safety and Health Guidelines: Prevention of Gas Poisoning in Drainage Works
Safety and Health Guidelines: Safe Use of Chemical Disinfectants
Safety and Health Guidelines: Safe Use of Forklifts
Safety and Health Guidelines: Appointment of Qualified Persons to Assess Workplace Noise
Other Safety Guidelines: Checklist for Construction Site Safety and Health
Other Safety Guidelines: Five Steps of Risk Assessment
Other Safety Guidelines: Safety Handbook for Construction Workers
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
Avoiding Damage to Gas Pipes
Code of Practice for Working Near Power Supply Cables
Code of Practice: Electricity (Wiring) Regulations
Code of Practice for the Hong Kong LPG Industry
Fire Services Department
Control of Dangerous Goods on Land (Effective from 31 March 2022)
Minimum Fire Service Installations and Equipment and Their Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
Code of Practice for Measures to Be Taken When Transporting Class 3 and Class 4 Dangerous Goods by Vehicles
Fire Services Department Circulars
Housing Department
Construction Site Safety Handbook
Buildings Department
1996 Code of Practice for Fire Resisting Construction
1992 Code of Practice for Oil Storage Installations
2004 Code of Practice for Means of Access for Firefighting and Rescue
1996 Code of Practice for Fire Escape Routes
2009 Code of Practice for Site Supervision
Highways Department
Guidelines for Lighting, Signing, and Guarding of Road Works
Guidelines on Supporting Systems and Drainage Measures for Trench Excavation Works
Construction Industry Council
Construction Industry Council Safety Corner
Guidelines on Enhancing Safety and Reporting Arrangements for Cantilever Bamboo Scaffolding (Uploaded in September 2021)
Construction Site Safety Guidelines for Working in Hot Weather (Updated in April 2022)
Safety Guide for Lift Shaft Works: Volume 3 – During Full Occupancy of the Building
Guidelines for the Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Anchor Devices on the External Walls of New Buildings
Guidelines for Arranging Work Platforms on Bamboo Scaffolding
Safety Guide for Lift Shaft Works: Volume 4 – Construction Site Lifting Appliances in Lift Shafts
Guidelines for Working at Height Safety
Guidelines for the Construction Industry’s New Worker Safety Programme
Guidelines for Implementing Payment for Safety Scheme
Safety Guide for Lift Shaft Works: Volume 2 – During Installation of Lifts and Until Handover to Developers
Guidelines for Handling Construction Accidents and Fatal Cases
Safety Guide for Lift Shaft Works: Volume 1 – During Construction Until Handover to Lift Installation Contractors
Tower Crane Safety Guidelines
Safety Guidelines for Construction Site Vehicles and Mobile Machinery
Occupational Safety and Health Council:
Occupational Safety and Health Information
Safety Associations/Organization in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Association of Risk Management and Safety
Hong Kong Industrial Safety Association
Hong Kong Occupational Safety & Health Association
IOSH Hong Kong Branch
Society of Accredited Safety Auditors Ltd.
Society of Registered Safety Officers
The Institute of Safety and Health Practitioners
The Hong Kong Institute of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
The Society of Operations Engineers (Hong Kong Regional Group)
China
State Administration of Works Safety
China Occupational Safety and Health Association
China Safety Science Journal (CSSJ)
Regional
British Standards Institute
Engineering Council, UK
European Process Safety Centre
Health and Safety Executive
ICE Risk Management
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational Safety and health Administration
The Institute of Risk Management
The Society of Operations Engineers