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Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Gas Welding and Flame Cutting) Regulation

This Regulation was approved by the Legislative Council on 28 November, 2001 to ensure that gas welding and flame cutting work is performed by competent persons.

The main provisions of the Regulation are :

• the proprietor shall ensure that gas welding and flame cutting is only performed by a person who has attained the age of 18 years and holds a valid certificate; or is undergoing training in performing gas welding and flame cutting work and the performance of such work is under the supervision of a certificate holder;
• it further imposes a duty on the proprietor to provide training courses designed to ensure that his employees are adequately trained and competent to perform gas welding and flame cutting work;
• employees are required to attend training course provided by the proprietor; and
• a person who performs gas welding and flame cutting work shall produce his valid certificate for inspection when required.

Sections 1, 2, 4 & 5 of the Regulation have come into operation on 30 November 2001 to empower the Commissioner for Labour to approve the relevant training courses so as to enable training of workers to start as early as possible.

To allow sufficient time for workers to be trained and certified to perform gas welding and flame cutting work, other sections of the Regulation will be brought into force after a grace period of 24 months.

When the Regulation comes into effect, any person who performs gas welding and flame cutting work must be trained and possess a valid training certificate.