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Pursuant to Regulations 5(1) and 5(2) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations (SOSSR), Chapter 59Z, to be qualified for registration as a safety officer, a person must possess the scheduled qualifications as specified in the Third Schedule of SOSSR. For registration as a safety officer for construction sites, scheduled qualification A,B, C or D is required while for registration as a safety officer for shipyards or container handling workplaces, scheduled qualification A,B or C is required.

However, pursuant to Regulation 5(3) of the SOSSR, a person without a scheduled qualification but serving as a full time safety officer in the container handling industry immediately before 2 January 2004 (the date from which the SOSSR applies to the container handling industry) can also apply to the Commissioner for Labour for registration within the 12 months after that date.

Application to become a registered safety officer under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations should be made in Form 1 (PDF) and submitted to the Registration and Staff Training Division at Units 815-816, 8/F, Grand City Plaza, 1-17 Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan, N.T.. For details, please refer to "How to apply for registration as a Safety Officer".

Yes. Under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) (Amendment) Regulation 2001, the registration of a safety officer is valid for 4 years. A safety officer shall renew his/her registration before expiration in order that his/her registration will continue to have effect.

A safety officer registered before the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) (Amendment) Regulation 2001 came into operation on 7 June 2002 is deemed to be registered on that date and is valid for 4 years. Therefore, your registration has expired on 7 June 2006.

You should apply to the Commissioner for Labour for renewal of your registration prior to but not earlier than 9 months before your registration expires. Application for renewal of registration shall be made in Form 6 (PDF) and submitted to the Registration and Staff Training Division at Units 815-816, 8/F, Grand City Plaza, 1-17 Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories.

When your registration has expired and ceased to have effect, you should apply to the Commissioner for Labour for revalidation of your registration. Application for revalidation of registration shall be made in Form 6 (PDF) and submitted to the Registration and Staff Training Division at Units 815-816, 8/F, Grand City Plaza, 1-17 Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories.

A person is eligible for registration as a safety auditor if he/she complies with the requirements specified in Schedule 1 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation, Chapter 59AF. Application should be made in Form 1 (PDF) and submitted to the Registration and Staff Training Division at Units 815-816, 8/F, Grand City Plaza, 1-17 Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories.

The Commissioner for Labour has registered a number of scheme operators offering safety auditor training schemes. For attendance in these schemes, please approach the scheme operators direct.