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)
- Control of Toxic Substances in the Workplace (892.93 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
- Introduction and Housekeeping (526.34 KB) (PDF)
- Lighting in Offices (1.32 MB) (PDF)
- Photocopying (1.42 MB) (PDF)
- Office Workstation Design (862.21 KB) (PDF)
- Use of Chemicals (503.81 KB) (PDF)
- 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
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
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
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
- Viewing of the above document may require Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Printed copy of the above are obtainable from Occupational Health Service on 15/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong
- (C): Chinese version only
- Email address:enquiry@labour.gov.hk