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A Guide to the Factories and
Industrial Undertakings
(Safety Management) Regulation
Appendix III
ELIGIBILITY TO BE REGISTERED AS SAFETY AUDITOR
Subject to paragraph 3, the person should -
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be a registered safety officer under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings
(Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations;
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have not less than 3 years' full-time experience, in the 5 years period
immediately preceding the application for registration, in a managerial
post responsible for industrial safety and health matters in respect of
an industrial undertaking;
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subject to paragraph 2, occupy, at the time of the application for registration,
the managerial post referred to in sub-paragraph (b), or a like post;
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have successfully completed -
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a scheme conducted by a registered scheme operator6; or
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before the commencement of this part on registration of safety auditor,
a scheme recognized by the Commissioner; and
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understand the requirements under legislation in Hong Kong relating to
industrial safety and health matters.
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The Commissioner may, by written notice, exempt a person from the requirement
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In the case, but only in the case, of an application for registration
made before the expiration of 6 months immediately following the commencement
of this part on registration of safety auditor, the person should - |
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have not less than 18 months' full-time experience, in the 3 years immediately
preceding that commencement, in a managerial post responsible for industrial
safety and health matters in respect of an industrial undertaking; and
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have successfully completed a scheme recognized by the Commissioner.
6 "Registered
scheme operator" means a person registered as a scheme operator.
A person is eligible for registration as a scheme operator if the person
and his scheme comply with the requirements of Appendix IV.
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