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Jul 2022

• Health & Safety Seminar: The Amendments Bill and what it means for you - 10 August 2022

  SRSO NEWS

   

  Dear member,

   

  The Society has received the captioned seminar information from Dr YY Wong.  Details can be found as shown below.

   

  
  

  - EVENT - Health & Safety Seminar: The Amendments Bill and what it means for you 10 AUGUST 2022   The Hong Kong Government has for years viewed reform to the Hong Kong’s health and safety legislation as the solution to reducing industrial accidents, and has recently proposed the “Occupational Safety and Occupational Health Legislation (Miscellaneous) Amendments Bill 2022”.   The amendments include a great leap in penalties that both employers and employees could be sentenced to once convicted, empowering the court to order contractors to provide their financial information, which shall be considered by the courts in deciding the penalty.   Join us and our panellists in examining the risks inherent in the proposed amendments, and how you as contractors/developers/individuals can better prepare for the same.   The panel will be moderated by Pinsent Masons partner Alvin Ho, joined by Dr YY Wong (eminent occupational safety expert), Mr Nicholas Lau (barrister whose practice has a heavy bias towards safety and health issues), Mr George Chong (Assistant Contracts Director of China State Construction Engineering (HK) Limited), and Pinsent Masons Senior Associate (and OSH specialist) Hinson Cheung.   The panel will be followed by a cocktail reception and the launch of Pinsent Masons’ new publication – OSH legislation in Hong Kong – A Practical Guide 2022. With the launch of this new Guide, our market-leading health and safety team provides a detailed examination of the history and development of the OSH legislation, analysis on the case law dealing with key concepts relevant to OSH offences / defences and a comparison of Hong Kong and UK OSH legislative regimes. This is the first comprehensive review of the local H&S regime by a Hong Kong law firm and we are supported by our global knowledge at the back of our renowned UK health and safety team.   Please do stay behind to connect so that our health and safety team can get to know you better. It would be a fantastic opportunity for experiences and observations to be shared.   For those interested in attending, please sign up clicking the link below, seats are limited and will be available on a first-come-first-served basis.   We look forward to seeing you on the 10 August.    Health & Safety Seminar: The Amendments Bill and what it means for you 10 August 2022 18:00 - 22:00 HKT Pinsent Masons, 50th Floor, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai Audience: By invitation only This event will be held in Cantonese       Register     Topics/Agenda   18:00: Registration 18:30: Seminar 20:00: Cocktail Reception   Speakers Alvin Ho, Partner, Pinsent Masons Dr. YY Wong, Managing Director, Y.Y. Wong Safety Consultants Ltd Nicholas Lau, Health & Safety Specialist Barrister George Chong, Assistant Contracts Director, China State Construction Engineering Hinson Cheung, Senior Associate, Pinsent Masons   For further information please contact: Toby Fong Business Development Executive +852 2294 3366 toby.fong@pinsentmasons.com

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• Newly Released Work Safety Alert 最新公報的「職安警示」

  SRSO NEWS

   

  Dear member,

   

  The Society has received a newly Released Work Safety Alert from Labour Department for your information.

  
  
  

  先生/女士：
  
  勞工處已發放最新兩份的「職安警示」，你可透過以下的網頁連結瀏覽有關內容。現附上該兩份「職安警示」以供參閱。
  
  1. 從樓層孔洞墮下
  
  www.labour.gov.hk/common/osh/pdf/wsa/WSA-Fall_through_a_floor_opening_of_a_residential_buillding_under_demolition_TC.pdf
  
  
  
  2. 從木梯上越過樓梯欄杆墮下
  
  www.labour.gov.hk/common/osh/pdf/wsa/WSA-Fall_Over_Staircase_Railing_from_Wooden_Ladder_TC.pdf
  
  
  
  此外，勞工處目前已製作了二十一輯「職安警示」的動畫短片，主題為「懸空式竹棚架拆卸篇」、「電力工作篇」、「高處工作安全」、「挖掘機的安全操作」、「從樓面孔洞墮下」、「從木梯墮下」、「被挖掘機撞倒」、「被吊運途中墮下的物體擊斃」、「清理電弧焊設備時觸電」、「被升降機機廂夾斃」、「因輪胎爆破導致死亡」、「踏穿屋頂墮下」、「被墮下物件擊斃」、「從竹棚架墮下」、「從天台邊緣墮下」、「電力維修工作」、「被倒下的金屬板擊斃」、「被倒車中的車輛撞斃」、「進行燃油桶焊接工作時發生閃燃」、「被物料輸送帶的危險部件夾死」(新)和「從設有永久護欄的露台墮下」(新)，並上載至勞工處網頁，你可通過以下的網頁連結下載或瀏覽該些動畫短片。
  
  https://www.labour.gov.hk/tc/news/work_safety_alert_video.htm
  
  煩請你協助把這份「職安警示」及二十一輯「職安警示」動畫短片透過你的途徑廣泛傳播。
  
  如有任何查詢，請致電2852 4971 與本人聯絡。

  勞工處處長
  (梁偉傑   代行)
  
  
  Dear Sirs / Madams,
  
  The Labour Department has issued two newly released Work Safety Alerts which are available in our website at
  
  1. Fall through a Floor Opening
  
  www.labour.gov.hk/common/osh/pdf/wsa/WSA-Fall_through_a_floor_opening_of_a_residential_building_under_demolition_EN.pdf
  
  Copy of the Work Safety Alert is also attached for your reference.
  
  
  
  2. Fall Over Staircase Railing from a Wooden Ladder
  
  www.labour.gov.hk/common/osh/pdf/wsa/WSA-Fall_Over_Staircase_Railing_from_Wooden_Ladder_EN.pdf
  
  Copy of the Work Safety Alert is also attached for your reference.
  
  
  
  Furthermore, the Labour Department has currently produced twenty-one animation videos on "Dismantling of Truss-out Bamboo Scaffolds", "Electrical Work", "Work at Height Safety", "Safe Operation of Excavator", "Fall through a Floor Opening", "Fall from a Wooden Ladder", "Struck by Excavator", "Struck by Falling Objects during Lifting", "Electrocuted while Clearing Up Electric Arc Welding Equipment", "Trapped by a Lift Car", "Struck to Death due to Bursting of Tyre", "Fall through a Fragile Roof", "Struck by Falling Object", "Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold", "Fall from a Roof Edge", "Electrical Repairing Work", "Crushed by Toppled Metal Panels", "Struck to Death by a Reversing Vehicle", "Flashover occurred at a Fuel Drum while Welding", "Trapped by Dangerous Part of Material Conveyor Belt" (New) and "Fall through a balcony with permanent railings" (New)which have already been uploaded to our website.   You may download or browse the animation videos through the hyperlink provided below.
  
  https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/news/work_safety_alert_video.htm
  
  We would appreciate if you could help disseminate the newly released Work Safety Alert and the twenty-one animation videos through your channels.
  
  Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact me at 2852 4971.
  
  
  Yours sincerely,
  
  LEUNG Wai-kit
  for Commissioner for Labour

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    Fall Over Staircase Railing from a Wooden Ladder.pdf
     
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    Fall through a Floor Opening.pdf
     
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    從木梯上越過樓梯欄杆墮下.pdf
     
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    從樓層孔洞墮下.pdf
     
• Notice of Enrolment for OSH Webinar: "Sharing of Singapore experience on Design for Safety (DfS

  SRSO NEWS

   

  Dear member,

   

  SRSO is one of the supporting organizations of captioned Webinar and our member is FREE to attend.  For detail, please refer below email & the attachment.

  
  
  

  Dear member,

   

  We would like to inform you that we are organising an OSH webinar. The details of the webinar are as follows:

  Date: 27^th July 2022 (Wednesday)

  Time: 7:15 pm – 8:45 pm in Hong Kong time

  Format: Online with Zoom (Link will be provided upon successful enrolment)

  Language: English (with English presentation materials)

  Deadline for enrolment: 24^th July 2022 (5:00 pm)

    

  This event is open to the members of IOSH Hong Kong and the supporting organisations.

   

  Admission is FREE but an enrollment is required which can easily be done by clicking the link:

  https://forms.gle/c7ic65M9tRuJekpL8

   

  IOSH Hong Kong reserves the right to reject any of the enrolments in any circumstances and for whatever reasons.  

   

  For inquiries, please contact our Administrative Officer at 9025 6767 or by email at ioshhongkong@gmail.com.      

   

  The flyer of this webinar is enclosed. 

   

   

  Best regards   

   

   

  Raymond MAN

  Administrative Officer

  Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (Hong Kong)

  職業安全健康學會(香港)

  Tel : (852) 9025 6767

  Fax : (852) 2773 0550

  Correspondence address : P.O. Box 84480, Hung Hom Bay Post Office, Kowloon, Hong Kong

  Website: www.iosh.co.uk/hongkongbranch

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    1-Flyer_OSH Webinar (27.7.2022)_Jason Oh.pdf
     

Jun 2022

• SRSO 30th Anniversary Commemorative Publication
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    SRSO 30th Anniversary Commemorative Publication
     

Feb 2022

• : OSH Webinar - A Review of the Work Safety Law of the People's Republic of Chi

  SRSO NEWS

   

  Dear members,

   

  The Society has received the captioned webinar information from IOSH HK.  Details can be found in the attachment.

   

  The registration web-link as follows:

   

  https://forms.gle/oJnMLoV18RzmXfBJA

   

   

  Regards,

   

  Johnny Shing

  Society of Registered Safety Officers

  Tel: 9520 3028

  Email: srso@srso.org.hk

  Website: http://www.srso.org.hk

  Correspondence Address: P.O. Box 482, Fo Tan Post Office, Fo Tan, N.T., Hong Kong.

   

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• 香港建造學院（學院）暫停面授課程

  SRSO NEWS

   

  Dear member,

   

  The Society has received the information of captioned subject from CIC.  Please refer to the attachment for details.

   

  Regards,

   

  Johnny Shing

  Society of Registered Safety Officers

  Tel: 9520 3028

  Email: srso@srso.org.hk

  Website: http://www.srso.org.hk

  Correspondence Address: P.O. Box 482, Fo Tan Post Office, Fo Tan, N.T., Hong Kong.

   

   

  From: CSA - Andrew Lui <andrewlui@cic.hk> 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 4:21 PM
  To: CSA - Tony Lam <tonywtlam@cic.hk>
  Cc: CSA - Ng Wai Lun <wlng@cic.hk>
  Subject: 香港建造學院（學院）暫停面授課程

   

  致: 安全之友,

   

  受疫情影響，香港建造學院（學院） 在2022年1月起，暫停包括建造工友（指定行業）安全訓練（銀卡）、密閉空間合資格人士及核准工人之從事渠務署工程安全訓練課程在內所有面授課程。

   

  學院將會在恢復面授課堂後，加開銀卡課程班次，務求盡快讓已報讀人士入讀，惟相關課程目前輪候人數眾多，因此學院作出特別安排，詳情在以上附件。

   

  不便之處敬請原諒。

   

  建造業議會

   

  Andrew   LUI ,  Assistant Manager ‑ Industry Development 38/F, COS Centre, 56 Tsun Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2100 9691 Fax: (852) 2100 9090 www.cic.hk

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