Part C : Guidance Notes

• Guidance Notes on Appointment of Competent Persons for Noise Assessment at Workplaces (PDF) (819.84 KB)
• Guidance Notes on Continuing Professional Development Programmes under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations(PDF) (1.43 MB)
• Guidance Notes on Classification and Use of Safety Belts and their Anchorage Systems (PDF) (15.51 MB)
• Guidance Notes on Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Work) Regulation (PDF) (16.78 MB)
• Guidance Notes on Fire Safety at Workplaces (PDF)
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• Guidance Notes on Inspection, Thorough Examination and Testing of Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear (PDF) (1.41 MB)
• Guidance Notes on the Inspection, Thorough Examination and Testing of Suspended Working Platforms (PDF) (851.69 KB)
• Guidance Notes on the Selection, Use and Maintenance of Safety Helmets (PDF) (18.30 MB)
• Corrigendum to the Guidance Notes on the Selection, Use and Maintenance of Safety Helmets (3rd edition) (PDF) (3.84 MB)
• Guidance Notes on Temporary Dumping Jetty (PDF) (3.84 MB)
• Guidance Notes on Safe Use of Chemical Disinfectants (PDF) (696.41 KB)
• Guidance Notes on Safe Use of Loadshifting Machines for Earth Moving Operations on Construction sites (PDF) (4.00 MB)
• Guidance Notes on Safe Use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (PDF) (2.61 MB) Revised

(A grace period is provided for (i) operator training requirements and (ii) installation of secondary guarding devices specified in these Guidance Notes until 31 December 2026 (i.e. the requirements concerned will become effective on 1 January 2027).)

• Guidance Notes on Safety at Work - Use and Maintenance of Rechargeable Battery (PDF) (477.25 KB)
• Guidance Notes on Safety at Work for Maintenance of Low Voltage Electrical Switchgears (PDF) (274.60 KB)
• Guidance Notes on Safety at Work for Demounting, Mounting and Inflation of Tyres of Heavy Mechanical Vehicles (PDF) (1.66 MB)
• Guidance Notes for the Safe Isolation of Electricity Source at Work (PDF)
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• Guidance Notes for Safe Use of Fork-lift Trucks (PDF) (2.46 MB)
• Guidance Notes on Prevention of Trapping Hazard of Tail Lifts (PDF) (8.09 MB)
• Guide for Safety at Work - Electric Shock Hazard of Manual Electric Arc Welding Work (PDF) (366.23 KB)
• Guide for Safety at Work - Safe Use of Electric Plugs (PDF) (9.96 MB)
• Chemical Safety in the Workplace - Guidance Notes on Risk Assessment and Fundamentals of Establishing Safety Measures (PDF) (1.06 MB)
• Chemical Safety in the Workplace - Guidance Notes on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Use and Handling of Chemicals (PDF) (1.41 MB)
• Chemical Safety in the Workplace - Guidance Notes on Chemical Safety in Glass Reinforced Plastics Fabrication (PDF) (910.44 KB)
• Chemical Safety in the Workplace - Guidance Notes on Chemical Safety in Printing Industry (PDF) (813.65 KB)
• Chemical Safety in the Workplace - Guidance Notes on Chemical Safety in Textile Finishing (PDF) (1.05 MB)
• Chemical Safety in the Workplace - Guidance Notes on Chemical Safety in the Catering Industry (PDF) (1.29 MB)
• Chemical Safety in the Workplace - Guidance Notes on Paint Spraying and Related Coating Processes (PDF) (470.91 KB)
• Chemical Safety in the Workplace - Guidance Notes on Safe Use of Flammable Liquids (PDF) (800.62 KB)
• Guidance Notes:Safety at Work (Falsework - Prevention of Collapse) (PDF) (217.25 KB)
• Guidance Notes on Safety and Health of Hand-dug Tunneling Work (PDF) (1.41 MB)