Section B: General Guides on Occupational Health and Hygiene

Occupational Health

Chemicals

• The Protection of Workers' Health Series
  
  • Control of Toxic Substances in the Workplace (892.93 KB) (PDF)
    
  • Solvents (246.78 KB) (PDF)
    
• Health Hazards of Asbestos (1.44 MB) (PDF)

Display Screen Equipment

• A Health Guide on Working with Display Screen Equipment (3.8 MB) (PDF)
  
• A Guide to Work with Computers (2 MB) (PDF)

Drainage Work

• Guidance Notes on Safety and Health for Prevention of Gas Poisoning in Drainage Works (5.5 MB) (PDF)

Health Risk Assessment - Office Environment

• A Simple Guide to Health Risk Assessment - Office Environment Series
  1. Introduction and Housekeeping (526.34 KB) (PDF)
  2. Lighting in Offices (1.32 MB) (PDF)
  3. Photocopying (1.42 MB) (PDF)
  4. Office Workstation Design (862.21 KB) (PDF)
  5. Use of Chemicals (503.81 KB) (PDF)
  6. Manual Handling (672.77 KB) (PDF)

Manual Handling Operations

• Lightening the Load (911.36 KB) (PDF) (C)

Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work

• Guidance Notes on Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work (2.5 MB) (PDF)
• Workplace Heat Stress Risk Assessment Form (47.1 KB)
• "Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work" Thematic Website (external link to Occupational Safety and Health Council)
• Introduction to Heat Stress at Work Warning (1.16 MB) (PDF)
• Heat Stress at Work Warning Records (232 KB) (PDF)
• Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work in a Hot Environment
  • Chinese (1.25 MB) (PDF)
  • English (1.14 MB) (PDF)
  • Hindi (3.3 MB) (PDF)
  • Indonesian (2.5 MB) (PDF)
  • Nepali (3.3 MB) (PDF)
  • Philippine (2.5 MB) (PDF)
  • Thai (3.2 MB) (PDF)
  • Urdu (3.5 MB) (PDF)

Others

• Guidance Notes on Standing at Work and Service Counter Design (5.9 MB) (PDF)
• Guide on Shift Work (3.8 MB) (PDF)
• Occupational Health Protection Program (861.18 KB) (PDF) (C)
• Checklist for Risk Assessment of Outdoor Work under High Air Pollution Levels (238.59 KB) (PDF)
• Health Guide for Working during the Cold Weather (939.01 KB) (PDF)

Occupational Hygiene

• Air Impurities in the Workplace (1.4 MB) (PDF)
  
• Guidance Notes on Ventilation and Maintenance of Ventilation Systems (1.25 MB) (PDF)
  
• Lighting Assessment in the Workplace (1.92 MB) (PDF)
  
• Guidelines for Good Occupational Hygiene Practice in a Workplace – Lighting (102 KB) (PDF)
  
• Air Monitoring in the Workplace (306.18 KB) (PDF)
• Approved Method for Measuring Exposure to Asbestos in Air (713 KB) (PDF)
• Respiratory Protection Series
  1. Introduction to the Proper Use of Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) (1.21 MB) (PDF)
  2. Proper Selection of Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) (3.3 MB) (PDF)
  3. Proper Wearing and Maintenance of Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) (2.4 MB) (PDF)

Occupational Medicine

First Aid

• A Brief Guide to First Aid (432 KB) (PDF) (Bilingual online revised version)
  
• Hints on First Aid (1.07 MB) (For: Notifiable Workplaces, Quarries, Cargo & Container Handling, Construction Sites and All Other Workplaces) (PDF) (Bilingual version)

Labour Department Occupational Health Clinic

• Occupational Safety and Health Centre & Occupational Health Clinic
  • Chinese (1.12 MB) (PDF)
  • English (1.12 MB) (PDF)
  • Hindi (3.5 MB) (PDF)
  • Indonesian (3.5 MB) (PDF)
  • Nepali (3.5 MB) (PDF)
  • Philippine (3.5 MB) (PDF)
  • Thai (3.5 MB) (PDF)
  • Urdu (3.6 MB) (PDF)

Prevention of Influenza

• Guidelines for Employers and Employees- Prevention of Avian Influenza (1.22 MB) (PDF)
• Guidelines for Employers and Employees– Prevention of Human Swine Influenza(Influenza A H1N1) (192.51 KB) (PDF)

Work and Healthy Lifestyle

• More Exercise Smart Work (2.39 MB) (PDF)
• More Exercise Smart Work (II) (782.34 KB) (PDF)
  
• Work and Stress (2.76 MB) (PDF)

Notes

1. Viewing of the above document may require Adobe Acrobat Reader
2. Printed copy of the above are obtainable from Occupational Health Service on 15/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong
3. (C): Chinese version only
4. Email address:enquiry@labour.gov.hk