Contract No.

3/WSD/12 Particular Specification

Replacement and rehabilitation of water mains, stage 4 phase 1
- remaining mains on Hong Kong Island

SECTION 27

CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY

GENERAL FOR SITE SAFETY

General 27.01 (1) The Contractor shall ensure as a priority in all activities connected
with the Works, the safety and health of all persons on or adjacent to
the Site.

(2) The Contractor shall provide and employ on the Site only such
personnel who have received adequate training including safety and
health training relevant to their tasks and adopt safe working
practices at all times and shall ensure his sub-contractors comply
with this requirement.

(3) The Contractor shall not allow any person to work on the Site who
has repeatedly breached safety requirements. A notice of such
sanction shall be displayed at a prominent place on the Site.

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND/OR CODES OF PRACTICE

FOR SITE SAFETY

Legislation, 27.02 (1) The Contractor shall keep one set each of the following legislation,
Regulations regulations and/or codes of practice on the Site including, but not
and/or Codes of limited to :
Practice
Legislation

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance

- the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Asbestos)

Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and

Safety Supervisors) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances

and Lifting Gear) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Woodworking

machinery) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Abrasive Wheels)

Regulations

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- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces)

Regulation

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous

Substances) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Protection of Eyes)

Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Cartridge-Operated

Fixing Tools) Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Electricity)

Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Suspended Working

Platforms) Regulation

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Work)

Regulation

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Loadshifting

Machinery) Regulation

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management)

Regulation

- the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Gas Welding and

Flame Cutting) Regulation

- the Dangerous Goods Ordinance (Section 6)

- the Electricity Ordinance (Part VII)

- the Electricity (Wiring) Regulations

- the Builders' Lifts and Tower Working Platforms (Safety)

Ordinance

- the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance

- the Occupational Safety and Health Regulation

- the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Ordinance

- Electricity Supply Lines (Protection) Regulation

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Codes of Practice, Guides and others

- "Code of Practice for Safe Use of Mobile Cranes” and “Code of

Practice for Safe Use of Tower Cranes", published by the
Labour Department, where applicable

- “Code of Practice at Safety and Health at Work with Asbestos”,

published by the Labour Department, where applicable

- "Code of Practice on Safety and Health at Work for Industrial

Diving", published by the Labour Department, where
applicable

- "Code of Practice on Safety at Work (Lift and Escalator)",

published by the Labour Department, where applicable

- “Code of Practice for the Lighting, Signing and Guarding of

Road Works”, published by Highways Department, where
applicable

- "A Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings

Ordinance (Section 6A & 6B) - Know Your General Duties"
published by the Labour Department

- "A Guide to the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations"

published by the Labour Department

- "A Guide to Construction Safety Management" published by

the Labour Department

- "Guidance Notes for the Electrical Products (Safety)

Regulation" published by the Electrical and Mechanical
Services Department

- “Code of Practice on Working Near Electricity Supply Lines”

published by the Electrical and Mechanical Services
Department

- “Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety” published

by the Labour Department

- “Reference Manual for Inspection Reports on Construction

Sites” published by the Labour Department

- “Code of Practice for Metal Scaffolding Safety” published by

the Labour Department

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- “Code of Practice on Safety and Health at Work in Confined

Spaces” published by the Labour Department

- “Code of Practice on Safety at Work for Gas Welding and

Flame Cutting” published by the Labour Department

- “Code of Practice for Safety and Health at Work for Manual

Electric Arc Welding” published by the Labour Department

- “Code of Practice for Safe Use of Excavators” published by

the Labour Department

- “Code of Practice on Control of Air Impurities (Chemical

Substances) in the Workplace” published by the Labour
Department

- “Code of Practice on Safety Management” published by the

Labour Department

- “Code of Practice for Owners of Boilers and Pressure Vessels”

published by the Labour Department

- “A Brief Guide to the Requirements of the F&IU (Noise at

Work) Regulation” published by the Labour Department

- “Guidance Notes on the Selection, Use and Maintenance of

Safety Helmets” published by the Labour Department

- “Guidance Notes on Safe Use of Power-operated Elevating

Work Platforms” published by the Labour Department

- other safety and health related legislations, codes of practice

and guides relevant to the execution of the Works.

(2) The Contractor shall display advisory and warning signs, labels
and/or posters for the promotion and enhancement of safety and
health and notices concerning the availability of the legislation and
documents stated above at prominent locations around the Site
including site offices, workshops and canteens.

(3) All legislation and documents referred to in this PS Clause shall be

kept in both Chinese and English insofar as available.

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SAFETY PLAN

Safety Plan 27.03 The Contractor shall in accordance with SCC Clause 23 prepare and submit
to the Engineer six copies of the Safety Plan signed by the Site Agent and the
Safety Officer. It shall contain details of the following 14 key elements of a
safety management system:

- safety policy
- safety organization
- safety and health training
- safety rules and regulations
- safety committees
- safety and health inspections
- job hazard analysis
- personal protective equipment
- accident/incident investigation
- emergency preparedness
- safety promotion
- health assurance programme
- evaluation, selection and control of sub-contractors
- process control programme

Details shall contain, without limitation, the following:

(1) Safety Policy

A policy statement setting down in clear and unambiguous terms the

management's approach and commitment to communicate,
implement and maintain health safety for those involved in the
Works and others who may be affected by the Works; it shall :

(a) be signed by the managing director of the Contractor, or the

managing directors of companies of the consortium,
partnership or joint venture comprising the Contractor,

(b) declare that safety and health are given priority in all aspects of
the Works and in discharging its contractual obligations.

(c) state the Contractor's commitment to comply with relevant

statutory and contractual obligations regarding safety and
health and the means by which the Contractor will supervise,
monitor and audit and safety assurance system to achieve due
compliance,

(d) identify the key senior personnel for overall co-ordination and
implementation of the policy,

(e) state the general responsibilities and duties of the contractors

employees and sub-contractors in upkeeping safety and health,

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(f) state the safety targets to be achieved,

(g) be communicated to all levels of persons involved in the

Works, and

(h) be dated, reviewed periodically and revised.

(2) Safety Organization

The safety organizational structure and the manpower resources to

implement the management's commitments; it shall:

(a) define clearly the safety and health responsibilities of staff at all
levels including those of sub-contractors,

(b) describe the arrangements for a regular communication and

reporting system on safety and health amongst all levels from
top management down to labour force and vice versa,

(c) list the names and telephone numbers of the senior manager,
site agent, Safety Officer and Safety Supervisors administering
and ensuring compliance with the Safety Plan, together with
their disciplines and the geographical area of the Works under
the supervision of each Safety Supervisor, revised and
re-issued at any time necessary to reflect accurately the current
arrangement for safety supervision,

(d) state the powers vested in the safety staff which would enable
them to take urgent and appropriate action to make safe the
Site and the Works and to prevent unsafe working practices or
other infringements of the Safety Plan or statutory regulations,

(e) state the name of the personnel responsible for updating the
Safety Plan, and

(f) maintain and upkeep a register of first aiders, competent

persons and examiners required under the relevant legislations
and persons responsible for conducting different levels of
safety training.

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(3) Safety and Health Training

Procedures established to ensure that all staff working on the Site,

and in particular those joining the Site to work for the first time or
staff transferred to new assignments are given proper general safety
and health training as well as job-specific training relevant to their
duties; a programme shall be developed to identify and review the
training need which shall contain the frequency, coverage and
application of training ranging from safety management training to
tool box talks and to check that the knowledge covered in the safety
trainings are applied by the Contractor's staff.

(4) Safety Rules and Regulations

(a) Arrangements for safety rules and regulations including those

specific rules laid down by clients to be documented, reviewed,
amended and communicated to all appropriate levels of staff
working on the Site including means and disciplinary action to
ensure that they are implemented and enforced.

(b) Arrangements for method statements and permit-to-work

systems to be implemented for high risk activities carried out
on site including the provision of details such as persons
identified by job titles who will be authorizing the issue of
permits; these activities should include, but not limited to hot
work, electrical work, slope works, confined spaces work,
release of flammable/toxic liquid or gas etc.

(c) Specific rules and regulations laid down by the client for Works
to be carried out within premises that are occupied, partially
occupied and/or controlled by the client, and

(d) Rules and regulations to protect authorized visitors and prevent

entry of unauthorized persons to the Site.

(5) Safety Committees

The objectives, powers, functions, terms of reference, membership,

frequency of meetings, agenda and distribution of minutes of
meetings of the safety committee.

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(6) Safety and Health Inspections

Arrangements to establish procedures for the identification,

recording and reporting of hazardous conditions and their
rectification; they shall include :

(a) planning and review of the frequency, coverage and extent of

inspections conducted by safety staff, supervisory staff and
senior management,

(b) developing a comprehensive safety inspection checklist for use

in safety inspections to record irregularities or hazards
identified and a scheme for them to be reported and prompt
corrective actions to be taken by the appropriate staff, and

(c) developing a preventive maintenance programme for the

workplace, electrical installations and equipment, plants (fixed
and mobile) and equipment (including emergency equipment),
in particular lifting plant and equipment to ensure that statutory
tests, examinations, and inspections are carried out at required
intervals and for such records to be made available for
inspection by the Engineer.

(7) Job Hazard Analysis

Arrangements for identification of potential hazards and assessment

of health and safety risks associated with Works are carried out by
trained safety personnel for the development of safety working
procedures and method statements to ensure the satisfactory
elimination, reduction or control of such risks before work starts;
they shall include:

(a) procedures for the recording and regular review of the risk
assessments and the developed safe working procedures and
method statements to ensure that the risk control measures
contained therein are suitable and relevant to the Works being
undertaken; these should include those prepared by
sub-contractors, and

(b) means to ensure that the risk control measures contained in the
risks assessments, safe working procedures and method
statements are clearly written down and communicated to those
supervising and carrying out the Works and that their
implementation are being regularly monitored.

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(8) Personal Protective Equipment

Procedures for the identification and selection of suitable personal

protective equipment and their issue, including the means and
frequency by which personal protective equipment will be inspected,
tested and maintained and records kept and the standard below which
the equipment will be removed from the Site and replaced; they shall
include:

(a) means to ensure that proper and, where appropriate, mandatory

use by all persons on the Site,

(b) arrangement to ensure that information, instruction and training

in the safe use, storage and maintenance of such equipment are
provided, and

(c) arrangement to ensure adequate supply and for replacement.

(9) Accident/Incident Investigation

Procedures for the prompt reporting, recording and investigation of

accidents/incidents including dangerous occurrences occurred on
Site; they shall include:

(a) the keeping of accidents statistics and their analysis with a view
to identifying trends and developing measures for prompt
implementation against recurrences, and

(b) means to communicate accident statistics, recommendations

against recurrences and lessons learnt from previous accidents
to all persons working on the Site.

(10) Emergency Preparedness

Arrangements for the establishment of procedures to deal with

emergency situations on the Site (e.g. any situation requiring rescue)
prior to arrival of the Police or the Fire Services Department and
procedures during tropical cyclones, thunderstorm warnings, landslip
warnings and heavy rainstorm warnings, outbreak of a fire, etc.; they
shall include:

(a) means to communicate the emergency procedures to all

personnel on the Site and to promote their emergency
awareness,

(b) the organization and training of emergency and/or rescue

teams,

(c) checklists on steps to be taken during emergency,

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(d) means of receiving and communicating adverse weather

information to site staff,

(e) emergency equipment to be provided and their locations,

(f) drills and exercises to test the preparedness for emergency

actions which shall be carried out at not less than 6 months
intervals or as stated in the Contract,

(g) the first aid personnel and facilities, including arrangements for
transporting the injured, and

(h) arrangements for the review and regular updating of emergency

procedures and telephone list.

(11) Safety Promotion

Method of promoting and maintaining safety awareness and

developing a safety and health culture amongst all persons on the
Site; they shall include:

(a) the display of the company safety policy, accident statistics,

safety signs and posters and the showing of safety videos and
films,

(b) procedure for the selection of appropriate safety promotion,

(c) the conduct of talks and campaigns and distribution of safety

bulletins or newsletters drawing attention to particular special
safety issues and emergency procedures, and

(d) procedure to recognize and commend those site personnel,

teams, sections or sub-contractors with good safety
performance.

(12) Health Assurance Programme

The programme shall contain :

(a) arrangements for pre-job and regular medical examinations of

workers exposed to health hazards,

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(b) arrangements for the identification, assessment, regular

monitoring of health hazards and the reduction of exposure
through technological and administrative control measures;
they shall include :

(i) arrangement to ensure that all persons at the Site are

aware of the health risks associated with their work and
those in their vicinity and are fully informed of the
necessary precautions in controlling the risks,

(ii) procedures for the selection, provision, training and

supervision on the use of suitable personal protective
equipment to supervisors and workers, in particular to
those working in an environment potentially hazardous to
health,

(iii) the seeking of outside specialist assistance for assessment

and monitoring of health hazards where necessary, and

(iv) the provision of welfare facilities on the Site.

(13) Evaluation, election and control of Sub-contractors

Arrangements for the evaluation, selection and control of

sub-contractors working on the Site; they shall include:

(a) provision to each sub-contractor with a copy of the Safety Plan

and the list of safety obligations and requirements which must
be met for incorporation into the sub-contract agreement before
works commence for ensuring compliance,

(b) means to ensure that only sub-contractors with satisfactory

safety performance will be employed and procedures for
evaluating the safety performance of sub-contractors employed
on the Site at regular intervals,

(c) the timely provision of adequate safety and health information

to suppliers of materials to the Site for their compliance,

(d) means by which safety procedures and method statements

proposed by sub-contractors, whether directly employed or not,
will be reviewed for compliance with the Safety Plan and the
statutory regulations,

(e) arrangements to ensure that machinery and other plants used on

Site by sub-contractors are appropriate to the nature of the task
and that they are properly operated and maintained,

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(f) the safety co-ordination system established to liaise between

various sub-contractors, and

(g) ensure that sub-contractors' workers have received proper

training appropriate and relevant to the type and level of work
to be undertaken.

(14) Process Control Programme

The programme shall contain:

(a) The formulation of policy on the review of accident control and

hazards elimination measures during the conception and design
stages, the setting of parameters for processes and materials to
take into account of any changes in Site conditions and the
development of a regular monitoring mechanism, and

(b) Arrangement and means for the effective implementation of

accident control and hazards elimination measures described in
the Safety Plan to ensure safety and health in the execution of
the work processes, they shall include safety rules, regulations,
safe working procedures, and in particular method statements
and permit-to-work systems incorporating the findings of risk
assessments conducted for identified high risk processes
including, but not limited to the following -

- Housekeeping
- Traffic control and transportation
- Fire prevention measures and fire fighting equipment
- Excavation
- Working in confined spaces
- Hand dug caissons
- Diving
- Hot work
- Electrical equipment and installations
- Welding/cutting operations
- Personal protective equipment
- Conveyance, handling and use (blasting) of explosives
- Lifting operation involving cranes and hoists etc.
- Manual handling
- Scaffolding and working platforms
- Ladders and accesses
- Hand tools and portable power driven tools
- Use and storage of hazardous substances including
chemicals
- Working over water or adjacent to water
- Working at height
- Structural steel erection
- Floor and wall openings and stairways
- Lighting
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- Protection against falling objects

- Protection against lightning
- Demolition
- Tunnelling

(c) Risk Assessment

The risk assessment should also identify whether there are

works that cannot be done safely by a person working alone.
In general, a co-worker system shall be put in place in the
following situations:

(i) Temporary access equipment for working at height,

including portable ladders or trestles that cannot be
safely handled by one person.

(ii) The plant, substance and goods cannot be safely

handled by one person.

(iii) Working near or over water, or electrical work at or

near exposed live conductors.

(iv) There is a risk of violence.

SAFETY ORGANIZATION

Safety 27.04 The Contractor shall provide to the Engineer's Representative at monthly
organisation intervals an updated safety organization chart containing a complete list of all
sub-contractors, whether directly employed by the Contractor or not, on the
Site and the Works and the name of the Safety Supervisor for each such
sub-contractor, insofar as the employment of a Safety Supervisor is expressly
set out in the Contract or in the absence of such requirement then by any
enactment or statutory requirement. The list shall also include the names of
the Safety Officer and Safety Supervisors, and the names of Safety
Representatives and the respective labour groups or teams they belong.
Telephone numbers of these safety staff shall also be shown on the chart.

SAFETY OFFICER

Safety officer 27.05 (1) "Safety Officer" means a person registered as a safety officer in
accordance with the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety
Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations (FIU(SO&SS)R) and
employed by the Contractor to carry out the duties of a Safety Officer
as specified in the Contract and duties specified in the
FIU(SO&SS)R.

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(2) The Contractor shall employ at least one Safety Officer who shall be
approved by the Engineer. If the total number of workers employed
on the Works or in connection with the Contractor whether in the
employ of the Contractor or his sub-contractor is equal to or more
than 50, the Safety Officer shall devote the whole of his time to this
Contract in the discharge of his duties. Where the number of
workers thus employed exceeds 200, then the number of full-time
Safety Officer to be provided shall be :

Total no. Minimum no. of

of workers full-time Safety Officer

201 to 700 2
701 to 1200 3
1200 and above 4

If the total number of workers employed is less than 50, the Safety
Officer may be engaged part time for this Contract but with
sufficient presence on the Site to perform the duties of a Safety
Officer. The time thus spent on site shall be not less than 12 hours
per week excluding attendance of the Site Safety and Environmental
Management Committee meeting and the Site Safety and
Environmental Committee meetings.

(3) The Contractor shall not commence any construction work on the
Site without the appointment of the required number of Safety
Officer(s) unless expressly permitted by the Engineer in writing.

(4) The duties of the Safety Officer shall be solely directed towards
safety and health matters. In addition to the duties stipulated in the
Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety
Supervisors) Regulations, the Safety Officer shall :

(a) Carry out safety inspections and prepare inspection reports.

(b) Supervise and monitor implementation of the Safety Plan.

(c) Ensure that sub-contractors and all persons working on the Site
are made aware of and comply with the Safety Plan.

(d) Carry out internal safety audits for the Safety Plan at intervals
of not less than once every six months, which format, scope
and programme are to be proposed and agreed with the
Engineer. In this respect, the internal safety audits can be
carried out either by the Safety Officer or a Registered Safety
Auditor (RSA).

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(5) The Safety Officer shall maintain a safety diary which shall record all
matters related to safety and health, including Safety Supervisors'
reports, details of safety inspections and audits, accidents, dangerous
occurrences, safety related incidents, etc. The Safety Officer shall
check to ensure that all unsafe situations are promptly rectified and
the dates of their completion duly recorded in the safety diary. The
safety diary shall be made available for inspection by the Engineer
upon request and copy thereof shall be submitted to the Engineer
upon request.

(6) The Contractor shall empower the Safety Officer to order any person
working on the Site to suspend any unsafe operation or to take urgent
action to make safe the Site or the Works or to disallow any practice
which may infringe the Safety Plan or any statutory safety
requirement.

(7) The Safety Officer shall carry out comprehensive safety inspection
on all activities on the Site at weekly intervals. The safety
inspection shall identify any unsafe operation or potential hazards
using a check-list agreed by the Engineer's Representative. The
Safety Officer shall give prior notice to the Engineer's Representative
of the date and time of the weekly inspection and shall allow the
Engineer's representative to attend the inspection.

(8) If the Safety Officer is unable to perform his duties for any reason,
the Safety Officer shall be replaced as soon as practicable but in any
case within 14 days. The Safety Officer shall not be replaced
without consent by the Engineer.

(9) The Safety Officer shall be clearly identified on the Site by wearing
an armband or a safety helmet appropriately marked in Chinese and
English.

SAFETY SUPERVISORS

Safety 27.06 (1) "Safety Supervisor" means a person employed by the contractor or
supervisors his sub-contractors on the Site to carry out the duties of a Safety
supervisor as stipulated in the Factories and Industrial Undertakings
(Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations. The Safety
Supervisor shall carry out safety inspections on all active parts of the
Site for which he is responsible at least at daily intervals using an
appropriate comprehensive checklist agreed by the Engineer. All
completed safety checklist shall be signed by the Safety Officer to
ensure prompt follow-up actions have been taken on unsafe
situations.

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(2) The Contractor shall employ at least one Safety Supervisor to be

present full time on Site. Where the number of workers employed
on the Works or in connection with the Contract whether in the
employ of the Contractor or by his sub-contractor exceeds 50, the
number of Safety Supervisors to be provided shall be increased by
one for every additional 50 workers.

(3) Notwithstanding the requirements stated in sub-clause no. (2) above,

each sub-contractor of the first tier (directly employed by the
Contractor) engaging 20 persons or more in the activities for which
he is responsible shall provide at least one full-time Safety
Supervisor to oversee the safety of his own activities.

(4) Safety Supervisor shall have at least three years' experience on

construction work and have completed an appropriate training course
provided for safety supervisors.

(5) Safety Supervisors shall be clearly identified on the Site by wearing

an armband or a safety helmet appropriately marked in Chinese and
English.

SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES

Safety 27.07 (1) In addition to the Safety Officer and Safety Supervisors, the
representatives Contractor shall appoint the foreman or ganger of each labour group
or team working on the Site to act as Safety Representatives. The
Safety Representative shall be responsible for ensuring that the
directives from the Contractor, the Safety Officer and Safety
Supervisors on safety and health matters are duly carried out, safety
practices are adopted and protective clothing and equipment are used
by the work force at all times on the Site. Normally, each gang of
workers shall have one Safety Representative. He shall be made
aware of his responsibilities and the group of workers on the Site
whose activities he is required to supervise. Every worker working
on the Site shall be made aware of the roles of the Safety
Representatives and from which Safety Representative he may seek
advice or receive instructions on safety and health matters.

(2) Safety Representatives shall be clearly identified on the Site by

wearing an armband or a safety helmet appropriately marked in
Chinese and English.

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SAFETY TRAINING

Safety training 27.08 (1) The Contractor shall regularly review the training needs of all
persons employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract
and prepare a long-term training programme. Each month the
Contractor shall submit a proposed training programme to be
provided in the next month for the Engineer's approval. It shall
contain the topics, dates, venues, the target participants of the
proposed training and the names and qualification of the trainers.

(2) All persons carrying out construction work including general

workers, skilled workers, foremen, gangers, drivers and plant
operators, who are employed on the Works or in connection with the
Contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or his
sub-contractors must have completed the mandatory basic safety
training course for the construction industry under the Factories and
Industrial Undertakings (Amendment) Ordinance 1999 and hold the
relevant valid certificate which shall be referred to hereafter as the
Labour Department Recognized Green Card (LDRGC).

(3) In addition to sub-clause (2) of this PS Clause, skilled workers of the

specific trades as set out below in this PS sub-clause, who are
employed on the Works or in connection with the Contract whether
in the employment of the Contractor or his sub-contractors, shall
have attended the Safety Training Course for Construction Workers
of Specified Trades (also known as the Silver Card Course) or its
revalidation course organized by the Construction Industry Training
Authority (CITA) and possessed the relevant Certificate issued by
the CITA :

- Painter and decorator

- Carpenter
- Demolition worker (Building)
- Plumber
- Bar bender and fixer
- Worker for external wall installation, plasterer, tiler
- Bamboo scaffolder, working platform installer and metal
scaffolder
- Curtain wall installer
- Construction materials rigger
- Lift mechanic (installation and maintenance)
- Tower crane worker (erecting, dismantling, telescoping and
climbing)
- Tunnel worker

Any other recognized courses will be notified by the Engineer.

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(4) If the Contractor intends to employ or permit the employment of any

skilled workers of trades specified in sub-clause (3) of this PS Clause
but do not possess the Silver Card that is relevant to the trade and
work in which he is working on the Site for the execution of the
Works, he shall arrange within 2 working days of such skilled
workers commencing work on the Site to attend the course specific
to the trade and work in which he/she is employed under the
Contract. A skilled worker who passes the test at the end of the
course will be awarded with a Construction Industry Silver Card
(Silver Card). For the purpose of this Contract, this course shall be
referred to hereafter as the “trade specific advanced safety training”
course.

(5) The Contractor shall also ensure that all card holders will carry their
LDRGC and Silver Card whilst working on the Site.

(6) The Contractor shall pay a token allowance of $650 to each skilled
worker of specified trades as set out in sub-clause (3) of this PS
Clause after he or she has successfully completed a Silver Card
Course and received a Silver Card. If a skilled worker of a
specified trade set out in sub-clause (3) of this PS Clause has
completed a revalidation course and received a revalidated Silver
Card, the Contractor shall pay a token allowance of $350 to each
skilled worker of specified trades. The skilled worker is responsible
for the payment of the course fee. However, the token allowance
will not be paid if the course is attended:

(a) before the skilled worker starts works on the Site; or

(b) after the skilled worker has left the Site.

At the end of each month, the Contractor shall prepare and submit a
certified monthly statement of workers who have successfully
completed the trade specific advanced safety training course to the
Engineer using the proforma attached in Appendix 27.01 to this
Particular Specification. Copies of the Silver Card, the original
receipts signed by the workers for the receipt of the token allowance
and a certified payroll record indicating the trades and salaries of the
workers shall be made available for inspection if requested by the
Engineer.

(7) The Contractor shall only arrange skilled workers to attend the trade
specific advanced safety training course that is relevant to the trades
and works in which he/she is employed under the Contract. The
Engineer has a right to disapprove the payment on the trade specific
advanced safety training to a skilled worker if he / she is found on the
Site and not working for the trades and works in which he / she has
received the training.

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(8) (a) All persons employed on the Works or in connection with the
Contract whether in the employ of the Contractor or his
sub-contractors shall receive “site specific induction training”.

(b) Site specific induction training and its refresher shall take the
form of an one-hour talk conducted by the Safety Officer in
accordance with PS sub-clause 8 (e) below.

(c) The talk shall be conducted as follows:

(i) Safety Policy 10 minutes

(ii) General particulars of the Site 10 minutes
(iii) Special characteristics of the Works and 15 minutes
inherent hazards on the Site, highlights
of particular safety measures and use of
personal protective equipment
(iv) Emergency procedures and first-aid 10 minutes
facilities
(v) Reporting of accidents and injury 5 minutes
compensation procedures
(vi) Questions and answers 10 minutes
Total 60 minutes

(d) The Safety Officer shall prepare the talk based on Part II of the
“Site Safety & Health Induction Training Manual” published
by the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd.

(e) An outline of the talk and every update of it shall be provided

to the Engineer’s Representative for approval. The talk shall
be carried out within 2 working days of any such employee
commencing work on the Site. Thereafter, he / she shall be
given refresher talks at intervals of 6 months depending on the
amount of changes to the site condition.

(f) The Contractor shall ensure that “site specific induction

training” talks are carried out by Safety Officers who are
competent trainers and have received training on safety training
techniques organized by the Hong Kong Construction
Association Ltd., CITA or other approved training
organizations.

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(9) (a) The Contractor shall provide tool box talks as a frequency of
one talk per worker on Site every two weeks commencing from
the date of commencement of the Works subject otherwise to
any change in frequency as may be approved by the Engineer.
The Contractor shall also ensure that the topic of every talk
given to a worker is relevant to his / her trade and the work that
he / she will perform under the Contract and a worker shall
attend no more than one talk on the same topic in any
two-month period.

(b) The Contractor shall propose the topics of the tool box talks at
a frequency specified in PS sub-clause (a) having regard to the
activities of the Site and the prevailing safety concern at that
time. They shall be submitted with the proposed monthly
training programme to the Engineer for his approval. The
Engineer has the right to disapprove the training programme
when the proposed topic is considered not relevant to the trade
of the workers or the prevailing work activities. Moreover,
the Engineer can request the Contractor to review the topics to
cater for special safety concern. For workers undertaking
scaffolding work including truss-out bamboo scaffolds,
demolition work and works in confined spaces, they should be
provided with suitable tool box talks prior to the
commencement of these works. Workers not having attended
the concerned tool box talks shall not be allowed to undertake
these works.

(c) The content of the tool box talks shall be based on training kits
published by the Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd.
(HKCA). Where such a proposed topic is not amongst one of
those published by HKCA kits, the Contractor shall develop
training kits to a similar standard for approval by the
Engineer’s Representative.

(d) The Contractor shall ensure that “tool box talks” are conducted
by Safety Officers or Safety Supervisors or gangers who are
competent trainers and have received training on safety training
techniques organized by the Hong Kong Construction
Association Ltd., CITA or other approved training
organizations.

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(e) Payment for this item shall be made on a per worker per talk
basis based on a frequency of one talk per worker every two
weeks subject otherwise to any change in frequency approved
by the Engineer and the Engineer being satisfied that the talks
have been conducted in accordance with this PS clause. Any
tool box talks conducted in excess of the specified frequency
and without approval from the Engineer shall be deemed to
have been borne by the Contractor in the rates inserted
elsewhere in the Schedule of Rates.

(10) The Contractor shall prepare attendance records on site specific

induction training and tool box talks which shall include the topics
and dates of the talks, the names of the trainers, names and trades of
the persons receiving the talks and their signatures.

(11) The Contractor’s Site Agent or Safety Officer shall certify the
accuracy of attendance records on site specific induction training and
tool box talks before they are submitted to the Engineer for payment.
If requested by the Engineer, the Contractor shall give at least
24-hour notification on the time and venue of each tool box talk to
the held, so that the Engineer could arrange his / her staff to take
attendance record for measurement.

(12) The Contractor shall ensure that all site management and supervisory
staff, who are employed on the Works whether employed by the
Contractor or sub-contractors of all tiers, shall attend, if they have
not done so, and complete the basic training commensurate with their
duties, as follows:

(a) The term “site management staff” means persons engaged in

the senior or managerial posts such as project managers, site
agents, sub-agents, superintendents and site engineers. The
basic training required to be attended by site management staff
shall include:

(i) Appropriate training course such as the

Occupational Safety Management Course run by
OSHC/CICTA or other approved training
organizations. The course should cover
amongst others: safety legislation in Hong Kong,
safety management system, risk assessment,
safety plan and safety auditing, and

(ii) Basic Accident Prevention Course run by

OSHC/CICTA or other approved training
organisations.

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(b) The term “supervisory staff” means gangers and foremen. The
basic training required to be attended by supervisory staff shall
include:

(i) Appropriate training course such as the Safety and Health

Supervisor (Construction) Course run by OSHC or the
Construction Safety Superviosr Course run by CICTA or
other approved training organizations. The course
should cover amongst others: safety legislation, safety
management and training techniques, principle of
accident prevention, safety at work and safety inspection
techniques on construction sites.

(13) The Contractor shall keep on Site records of all safety training
received by his staff including those on refresher training and make
them available for inspection by the Engineer’s Representative upon
request.

RISK ASSESSMENT

Risk assessment 27.09 The Contractor shall carry out, review and submit to the Engineer risk
assessments for works scheduled to start at least for the next two months.
The works shall be broken down into jobs/tasks for hazard identification and
evaluation of the level of risk by competent persons. The documentation
shall contain the hazards identified, the likelihood and consequence of the
hazards occurring, the level of risk thus evaluated, the proposed risk
mitigation/control measures and the anticipated residual risks, and identify
the respective risk controller. The results of such risk assessments and
documentation shall be endorsed by the Safety Officer and the Site Agent.
In addition, they shall be incorporated into the Safety Plan or relevant safety
working procedures or method statements. In addition, the Contractor shall
also maintain an updated register of all risk assessments carried out, and
update the relevant safety checklist based on the safety measures
recommended in each new risk assessment.

SITE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE

Site safety and 27.10 (1) The Contractor shall establish a Site Safety and Environmental
Environmental Committee (SSEC) which shall be responsible for ensuring the
Committee implementation of the Safety Plan and the Environmental
Management Plan (EMP), reviewing and monitoring the
effectiveness of the safety, health and environmental measures taken
and seeking the co-operation and commitment of staff at all levels.

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(2) The Site Safety And Environment Committee shall be chaired by the
Site Agent with members comprising a representative at senior
management level from the Contractor's headquarters or the project
manager, the Safety Officer, Environmental Officer, all Safety
Supervisors, all Environmental Supervisors, selected Safety
Representatives and other staff of the Contractor or sub-contractors
as may be considered necessary. It shall meet at monthly or more
frequent intervals discussing all matters relating to the
implementation of the Safety Plan and the EMP. The first meeting
shall be held no later than 30 days after the date for commencement
of the Contract Period. The Contractor may invite any other party
such as the Labour Department, Environmental Protection
Department, Fire Services Department, Police or representatives of
utility undertakers to attend the meeting and provide advice as
necessary.

(3) The Contractor shall give an advance notice of every Site Safety And
Environmental Committee meeting to the Engineer's Representative
who will attend the meeting in person or nominate a representative to
attend the meeting as an observer.

(4) The following items shall, amongst others, be discussed at the Site
Safety And Environmental Committee meeting:

(a) Review of the Safety Plan and the EMP

- update risk assessment for the work scheduled at least for

the next two months
- review and establish safety, health and environmental
provisions, safe and environmental working procedures
and method statements
- update the emergency and rescue procedures
- discuss and reconcile the discrepancies between the
Safety Plan and the EMP prepared by the Specialist
Contractor and that of the Contractor

(b) Update of the safety and environmental organization chart and

review of the adequacy of safety personnel,

(c) Review of the safety and environmental performance of

sub-contractors,

(d) Any unsafe and polluting environment practices and conditions

identified during safety and environmental inspections/audits
and any follow up action,

(e) Advisory/warning letters issued by Labour Department and/or

Environmental Protection Department and any
Improvement/Suspension Notices received,

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(f) Review of accident frequency rates and statistics of the

Contractor and sub-contractors and identification of trends,

(g) Details of the Contractor's accident and dangerous occurrence

experience,

(h) Safety, health and environmental training undertaken in the

previous month and the proposed training programme for the
following month,

(i) Details of safety and environmental promotional activities,

(j) Safety and environmental co-ordination between various

sub-contractors working in close proximity to each other.

(k) Review of the waste management plan of the Environmental

Management Plan including the quantities and types of C&D
materials generated, reused and disposed of off-site; the
amount of fill materials exported from/imported to the site and
quantity of timber used in temporary works construction for
each process/activity,

(l) Monitoring of the implementation and achievement of the

waste management plan of the Environmental Management
Plan on site to assess its effectiveness,

(m) Monitoring of the follow-up action on defects and deficiencies

identified, and

(n) Effective mosquito control and removal of stagnant water.

(5) Minutes of the Site Safety And Environmental Committee meeting

shall be prepared by the Contractor and copied to the Engineer’s
Representative within 10 working days of the meeting. One copy of
the minutes in Chinese, and English if necessary, shall be posted at a
prominent place on the Site.

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SITE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE

Site safety and 27.11 (1) The Engineer shall establish a Site Safety And Environmental
environmental Management Committee (SSEMC) to monitor the adequacy of the
management Safety Plan and the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and
committee ensure their implementation on Site by the Contractor, and to
enhance communication between the Engineer and the Contractor on
safety, health and environmental matters. The Site Safety And
Environmental Management Committee shall be chaired by the
Engineer or his Representative and shall meet at monthly or more
frequent intervals. The first meeting shall be held no later than 30
days after the date for commencement of the Contract Period.

(2) The Contractor shall provide all necessary assistance required for the
proper functioning of the Site Safety And Environmental
Management Committee and shall be represented on the Committee
by a representative at senior management level from the Contractor’s
headquarters or the project manager, the Site Agent, the Safety
Officer, the Environmental Officer, Safety Supervisors and
Environmental Supervisors. The Contractor shall act without delay
upon the decisions or recommendations made by the Committee on
matters of safety, health and environmental. The above arrangements
are entirely without prejudice to and do not relieve the Contractor
from any contractual or legal obligation with respect to safety, health
and environmental. Where a Specialist Contractor is directly
employed, a representative at the senior management level from the
Specialist Contractor’s headquarter or his project manager, Site
Agent, Safety Officer, Environmental Officer, Safety Supervisors
and Environmental Supervisors shall also attend this meeting.

(3) Prior to every meeting of the Site Safety And Environmental

Management Committee, the Contractor shall arrange an inspection
of the Site by those who are to attend the meeting and/or any other
members nominated by the Engineer. This inspection shall be taken
as one of the weekly safety walk and weekly environmental walk.

(4) The following items shall, amongst others, be included in the agenda
of each SSEMC meeting:

(a) Review of the Safety Plan and the Environmental Management

Plan (EMP)

- update risk assessment for the work scheduled at least for

the next 2 months
- review and establish safe and environmental working
provisions, permit-to-work systems and safe and
environmental working procedures and method
statements,
- update the emergency and rescue procedures
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- discuss and reconcile any discrepancies between the

Safety Plan and the EMP prepared by the Specialist
Contractor and that of the Contractor

(b) Update of the safety and environmental organization chart and

review of the adequacy of safety and environmental personnel.

(c) Review of safety and environmental performance of

sub-contractors,

(d) Any unsafe and polluting environmental practices and

conditions identified during safety and environmental
inspections/audits and any follow up action,

(e) Advisory/warning letters issued by Labour Department and/or

Environmental Protection Department and
Improvement/Suspension Notices,

(f) Public concern/complaint,

(g) Review of accident frequency rates and statistics of the

Contractor and sub-contractors and identification of trends,

(h) Details of the Contractor’s accident and dangerous occurrence

experience,

(i) Safety, health and environmental training undertaken in the

previous month and the proposed training programme for the
following month,

(j) Details of safety and environmental promotional activities,

(k) Contractor’s monthly safety and environmental management

report,

(l) Safety and environments co-ordination between various

sub-contractors including Specialist Contractor working in
close proximity to each other, and

(m) Reports on safety and environmental audits conducted by

internal or external safety and environmental auditors and
action plans prepared by the Contractor.

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(n) Review of the waste management plan of the Environmental

Management Plan including the quantities and types of C&D
materials generated, reused and disposed of off-site; the
amount of fill materials exported from/imported to the site and
quantity of timber used in temporary works construction for
each process/activity,

(o) Monitoring of the implementation and achievement of the

waste management plan of the Environmental Management
Plan on site to assess its effectiveness.

(p) Monitoring of the follow-up action on defects and deficiencies

identified.

(q) Effective mosquito control and removal of stagnant water.

(5) The Engineer may invite any other parties, such as Labour
Department, Environmental Protection Department, Fire Services
Department, Police, representatives from utility undertakers and the
departmental Safety Advisory Unit to attend the Site Safety And
Environmental Management Committee meeting and provide advice
as necessary.

(6) The Engineer or his Representative shall prepare the minutes of the
Site Safety and Environmental Management Committee meeting for
distribution to all attending parties within 10 working days of the
meeting. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the
Engineer or his representative and the Site Agent.

WEEKLY SAFETY WALK

Weekly safety 27.12 (1) The Contractor should arrange a weekly safety walk attended by the
walk Contractor’s Safety Officer and Site Agent or his delegate and the
Engineer’s nominated site representative to inspect the Site checking
that safety and health conditions are being maintained on the Site.
It shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Checking scaffolding in current use to be in compliance with

the approved “Code of Practice for Scaffolding Safety” issued
by the Commissioner of Labour,

(b) Checking that the temporary lighting and electrically powered

hand-held tools and equipment are all rated at 110V CTE
(centre-tapped to earth) with PS Clause 27.16(13), and

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(c) Checking that site tidiness and cleanliness are conducive to

avoiding accidents and injury.

Weekly safety walks conducted under this PS clause are entirely

without prejudice to and do not relieve any of the Contractor’s
responsibility to carry out regular inspections to upkeeping safety
and health conditions on Site required by the Factories and Industrial
Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations.

(2) The Contractor shall prepare and agree with the Engineer's
Representative a comprehensive checklist for use during safety walk
and site inspections. It shall contain a table listing out the
deficiencies identified during the walk/inspection with the proposed
rectification measures, the names of the persons responsible for
taking any necessary rectification measures and the corresponding
completion dates. More than one comprehensive checklist may
need to be prepared by the Contractor to suit the variety of works at
various portions of the Site.

(3) Immediately after the safety walk, the comprehensive checklist shall
be agreed and signed by the Safety Officer and the Engineer's
nominated site representative and a copy kept by the Engineer's
Representative. The Contractor shall take prompt action to rectify
those deficiencies identified during the walk and shall report the
status of actions taken at the forthcoming SSMC meeting.

SUB-CONTRACTORS IN SITE SAFETY

Sub-contractors 27.13 (1) The Contractor shall provide each sub-contractor with sets of site
rules and regulations, safe working procedures and safety obligations
to ensure compliance.

(2) The Contractor shall, for contracts where more than two contractors
are working in close proximity, establish a safety co-ordination
system to liaise amongst the sub-contractors and to maintain a safe
working environment.

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REPORTING ON SITE SAFETY

Reporting 27.14 (1) In addition to the requirements of the General Conditions of Contract
Clause 29, the Contractor shall complete any other forms as the
Commissioner for Labour may require including, but not limited to,
forms requesting supplementary information used by the Labour
Department for the purpose of accident analysis. Copies of such
forms should be made available for inspection by the Engineer upon
request.

(2) Further to PS sub-clause (1) above, the Contractor shall notify the
Engineer immediately of any accident occurring on the Site
involving dangerous occurrence or death or serious personal injury.
The initial notification may be made verbally. A written
notification with details shall be made within 24 hours of the
occurrence of the accident.

(3) The Contractor shall then investigate the incident/accident and

complete any further report as may be required by Engineer on the
detailed cause of the accident or dangerous occurrences, measures to
prevent recurrence and complete standard forms provided by the
Engineer to enable the Employer to prepare an up-to-date database
on site accident statistics.

(4) The Contractor shall submit a monthly report for consideration at the
meeting of the Site Safety Management Committee. It shall be
prepared by the Safety Officer and duly endorsed by the Site Agent,
to the Engineer containing the following information:

(a) all accidents involving dangerous occurrence, death, personal

injury irrespective of severity or damages to properties in or
adjacent to the Site,

(b) results of any Labour Department’s inspections, advice,

warning, Improvement/Suspension Notices and prosecutions,

(c) proposed training programme for the next month and training
carried out in the previous month,

(d) a list of all competent persons and a summary record of all

examination and test certificates required by any legislation or
the Contract, and

(e) Safety Officer’s inspection reports, reports on follow up action

taken on irregularities identified during safety inspections and
weekly safety walks, and safety audit reports on the
implementation of the Safety Plan.

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(5) Within 14 days from the request of the Engineer, the Contractor shall
submit a written report to explain the high accident rates and to
propose measures to improve the safety performance of the Site.

FURTHER SAFETY MEASURES

Further safety 27.15 (1) Safety, rescue and health matters shall be given a high degree of
measures publicity on the Site. The Contractor’s safety policy statement,
emergency procedures and any rescue organization shall be made
known to all persons on the Site. Such information shall include an
emergency telephone list including the names and contact telephone
numbers of the appropriate divisional police, fire and ambulance
stations, utility undertakers and Labour Department’s Operation
Division. Copies of the above information and safety posters, in
Chinese and English languages, shall be displayed at prominent
places on the Site. A notice board shall be erected near the entrance
of the Site for the display of safety posters, up-to-date accident
records and the names of the Safety Officer and the Site Agent.

(2) The Contractor shall ensure that all tools, plant, equipment and
temporary facilities and all other items used in carrying out the
Works how-so-ever provided are in a safe, sound and good condition,
are capable of performing the functions for which they are intended,
and where required by the law or by the relevant codes of practice,
are licensed and/or have been issued with the necessary permits for
use.

(3) Not Used.

(4) All sides of working platforms, places, gangways, opening from

which a person may be liable to fall for more than two metres shall
be provided with at least two guard-rails of adequate strength and
toe-boards securely fixed in position. The height of the top
guard-rail shall be between 900 mm and 1150 mm. The
intermediate guard-rail shall be positioned so that the unprotected
gap in between does not exceed 470 mm. The toe-board shall be at
least 200 mm high.

(5) Fences and/or nets of adequate strength shall be provided along all
edges where workers may be liable to fall into water. If it is not
possible to provide such fences and nets, persons working over or
immediate adjacent to water shall wear a life jacket or a suitable
buoyancy aid or a personal fall arrestor (as it appropriate) when so
working.

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(6) If required by the Contract, the Contractor shall provide a suitably

equipped and dedicated rescue launch, manned and available
whenever work is being carried out on or over water.

(7) Alcoholic drinks and other substances which may impair judgement
shall be prohibited from the Site. The Contractors shall remove any
person under the influence of such substances from the Site
immediately.

(8) Personal protective equipment provided by the Contractor for use in

confined spaces and for protection against falling from height shall
be full-body type safety harnesses with suitable lanyards. Safety
belts shall not be permitted except for use as a means of positioning
to restrict horizontal movement. The Contractor shall also provide
secure anchorages for the attachment of safety harnesses/safety belts.

(9) Permit-to-work systems shall be implemented to control access to

hazardous areas or the carrying out of any hazardous operations
including, but not limited to, hot work, electrical work, work in
confined space, maintenance of material hoist, area or operation
liable to release of flammable or toxic liquid or gas, etc.

(10) All lifting gear including slings, shackles and such like equipment
shall be colour coded for identifying lifting gear which require
re-inspection or disposal. Details of the colour coding system are
given in Appendix 27.02 to this Particular Specification.

(11) All material hoists installed shall be fitted with fail-safe interlocking
hoistway gates such that the driving mechanism is operable only
when all gates are closed and latched; and hoists shall not be
operated manually when one gate is opened. A single channel
communication from the user to the operator of the hoist shall also be
provided.

(12) All persons engaged in works with risks of receiving foot injuries
including but not limited to pneumatic drilling work and manual
handling work shall be provided with safety boots when they are
engaged in such works. The cost of provision of safety boots shall
be deemed to have been allowed in the Contract Rates. Safety
boots shall comply with BS EN 345 – Part 1, BS 345- Part 2 or
equivalent standards.

(13) Further to the requirements under the Factories and Industrial

Undertakings (Noise at Work) Regulations, the Contractor shall
provide approved ear protectors to all persons working on the Site
who are exposed to noise level of 90 dB (A) or above.

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(14) The Contractor shall keep a register of all dangerous substances

including those hazardous to health which are delivered to and stored
for use on the Works. The register shall include information on:

(a) their physical and chemical properties,

(b) hazards,

(c) safe handling and storage,

(d) precautionary measures to be taken, and

(e) first aid measures,

extracted from the manufacturers’ material safety data sheets.

(15) Receptacles with full containment on four sides to prevent the falling
out of materials shall be used for the lifting and transportation of
reinforcement links, stirrups, short pieces of splice or reinforcement
U-bars, couplers and the like. The safe working load shall be
marked on the receptacle after being tested by a competent examiner.
The colour coding system for lifting gear shall also apply to these
receptacles.

(16) The lifting of reinforcement bars shall be by the use of wire slings.
No cradles shall be used for the lifting of reinforcement bars unless
they are properly designed and with their safe working load certified.

(17) Roads and footways below suspended precast concrete / steel

segments or the like, shall be closed until such time the segments are
secured in their permanent locations unless measures are taken to the
Engineer’s satisfaction to prevent the segments from falling in the
event of the failure of the equipment used to suspend the segments.
The Contractor shall seek approval from the relevant authorities for
the closure of the concerned sections of roads and footways.
Adequate measures including the use of barricades and warnings
shall be provided to ensure that no person shall inadvertently enter
the area below any suspended segments.

(18) Construction vehicles and plant used on Site shall be equipped with
audible signals on reversing. Other form of warning signals and / or
banksman shall be provided as necessary to guide such reversing
movements if audible signals are causing nuisance to nearby
residents particularly at night. For quarry operations, no person
shall operate or drive any mechanical equipment at or near the edge
of any face, side, tip or embankment in a quarry unless a banksman is
in attendance.

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(19) Where there are more than one tower cranes operating within the Site
and there is a possibility of overlapping crane movements, the
Contractor shall develop, implement and maintain a safe system of
work to prevent the overlapping of tower cranes lifting operation.
The system shall include, but not limited to, the following:

- the provision of a warning system in the form of light and / or

sound to alert the crane operator of the approach of cranes in
the overlapping area;

- the appointment of Overlapping Area Lapping Supervisor

(OALS) to co-ordinate and control the lifting operation in the
overlapping area or the provision of an automatic control
device to prevent the occurrence of overlapping situation;

- the provision of adequate buffer zone on both sides to slow

down the slewing movement of cranes so as to prevent a
sudden stop which might induce an inertia to the moving load;
and

- regular inspection and maintenance of the warning system and

automatic control device.

Appropriate measures shall also be implemented to address the

possible overlapping crane movement for a mobile crane movement
and a tower crane operating within the Site.

(20) The Contractor shall actively organize safety promotional activities

to promote and enhance the standards of health and safety on the
Site. In addition, the Contractor shall also participate in other
territory-wide safety promotional campaigns as instructed by the
Engineer.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

Electrical safety 27.16 (1) A Registered Electrical Worker (REW) of the appropriate grade
under the Electricity Ordinance (EO) shall be employed by the
Contractor throughout the Contract to handle the entire temporary
electrical systems and installations on the Site.

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(2) Upon completion of the temporary electrical system (TES) and after
each alteration / repair to the existing TES, the Contractor shall
arrange his REW / Registered Electrical Contractor (REC) under the
EO to complete an individual Work Completion Certificate (WR1) as
required by the Code of Practice for the Electricity (Wiring)
Regulations (COP) issued by the Electrical and Mechanical Services
Department. If a REC is not employed, the Contractor shall then
assume the responsibilities of a REC and sign on the WR1 together
with the REW employed by the Contractor as per Code No. 19B (d)
of the COP. Each of such Certificates shall include a circuit
diagram clearly indicating which portion(s) of the TES is / are
covered, and, where appropriate, other necessary supporting
documents.

(3) Temporary electrical installations, such as lighting fittings,

distribution boards, socket outlets, plugs and cable couplers in
outdoor or damp environment shall be of splash-proof type to IP 54
or above.

(4) The sheath of all electric portable cables shall be of heavy-duty type
or otherwise adequately protected against mechanical damage if laid
on ground. They shall be hung overhead as far as possible.
Ordinary PVC cables, if employed, shall be enclosed in metallic
conduits or trunkings and properly maintained.

(5) The Contractor shall develop checklists for carrying out regular
routine inspections and checking and monthly comprehensive
checking of the TES. The checklists shall be developed by the
Contractor and agreed by the Engineer’s Representative.
Comprehensive checking shall include, but not be limited to,
checking of temporary generators, functional test of earth leakage
circuit breakers, integrity of cables and connections, measurement of
earthing resistance and those items listed in Checklists Nos. 3 and 4
of the COP where appropriate. The checklist should be signed by
the REW after each inspection and / or checking.

(6) Adequate precautionary measures shall be adopted to ensure safety

during inspection, repair and maintenance of the temporary electrical
installations including the use of permit-to-work system and / or
lock-off system. The Contractor shall establish and review
regularly the maintenance programme and logging system for the
TES.

(7) The Contractor shall keep and maintain updated circuit diagrams,
WR1 (complete with supporting documents) and records of
inspection and checking of the TES by REW / REC in a dedicated
file for inspection by the Engineer’s site supervisory staff upon
request.

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(8) During weekly safety walks and when requested by the Engineer’s
site supervisory staff, the Contractor shall open the cover plates of
temporary electricity distribution boards for inspection of the
conditions of the internal wiring and / or carry out testing
immediately. Updated schematic circuit diagram shall also be
affixed inside the cover of the temporary distribution boards.

(9) All temporary electrical distribution boards shall be kept locked and
accessible only by authorized persons appointed by the Contractor,
e.g. REW and / or general foreman. Legible warning notices
(Danger – Electricity) in both Chinese and English, names and
telephone numbers of such authorized persons shall be posted on the
temporary distribution boards.

(10) For work carried out in occupied buildings, unless prior approval has
been obtained and proper and safe arrangement has been made, the
Contractor shall not connect his fixed electric equipment directly to
any existing permanent distribution boards. Such connection shall
only be made through temporary distribution boards equipped with
proper protective devices.

(11) All arc welding machines and electrode holders shall comply with
BS638 : Part 7, IEC 60974-1 (or BS EN60974-1) and BS
EN60974-11 or equivalent standards. The welding machines
should be fitted with no-load voltage reducing device for protection
against electric shock at the output side. Welding machines shall be
enclosed and the metal casing shall be effectively connected to earth.
Cable terminals of the welding machines shall be effectively
insulated.

(12) All hand-held electrical tools and portable equipment (e.g.

Submersible pumps), whether they belong to the Contractor or his
sub-contractors, Nominated Sub-Contractor or Specialist Contractors
under domestic sub-contract, shall be examined by the REW before
they are used on Site. The examination shall include visual
inspection for the general conditions of the tools and equipment and
also tests for checking the functional, protective conductor
continuity, polarity and insulation aspects. After passing the
examination, all hand-held tools and equipment shall be registered
and recorded. Identification labels showing the registration number,
type of the tool, name of the owner and date of examination stamped
with the Contractor’s company chop shall be affixed to these tools
and equipment. Re-examination of the registered hand-held tools
shall be carried out at 3-month intervals or each time after repairs to
damages.

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(13) Voltage in excess of 110V shall only be used for heavy equipment
such as hoists, tower cranes, etc. with an earth leakage circuit breaker
installed and in proper function. Portable and hand-held tools and
temporary site lighting shall be operated at a voltage of 110V or less
supplied from a step-down transformer with its output winding
centre-tapped to earth and comply with BS3535 : Part 2 : 1990 or
equivalent. All cables shall be terminated within the transformer
enclosure of Class I and IP 55 and the outgoing circuit shall be
provided with short circuit protector. In confined and damp
environment, the voltage of temporary lighting and hand-held tools
shall not exceed 25V.

SITE SAFETY CYCLE

Site safety cycle 27.17 The Contractor shall practise “Site Safety Cycle” (SSC) to improve and
promote the safety and health of the Site. Site Safety Cycle shall begin when
there are workers working on the Site, and shall cease by the date of
substantial completion of the Works, or at a date proposed by the Contractor
and approved by the Engineer. The activities for Site Safety Cycle for one
day, one week and one month are referred to as the “Daily Cycle”, “Weekly
Cycle” and “Monthly Cycle” respectively. Details of the activities and the
provisions for holding the activities are described below. For simplicity, the
Pre-work Exercise and Safety (PES) meeting, Hazard Identification Activity
(HIA) meeting and Pre-work Safety Checks of the Daily Cycle are
collectively referred to as the “Pre-work Activities”.

The Contractor shall arrange Pre-work Activities to be held for attendance by

persons employed on the Works (excluding clerical and administrative staff
in site office), irrespective of whether they are in the employment of the
Contractor or his sub-contractors. For the avoidance of doubt, persons
employed on the Works are those persons whose number of man-hours
worked on the Site are to be included in the number of man-hours worked for
the Contract. The Contractor is encouraged to arrange Pre-work Activities to
be held daily, but in any case the frequency of Pre-work Activities for
attendance by each person employed on the Works shall be not less than once
in a week (commencing on Monday). Where necessary, the Contractor can
arrange more than one session of Pre-work Activities to be held in a day in
order to suit the large workforce or the different times of arrival of workers at
the Site. The Pre-work Activities shall be carried out prior to any work
carried out by the persons attending the Pre-work Activities on that day.
Furthermore, the number of persons attending the Pre-work Activities in a
session shall be governed by the hard-paved area which shall be sized based
on the rate for a person specified in PS sub-clause (5) below.

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(1) Daily Cycle

(a) PES Meeting

(i) The Contractor shall arrange and hold PES meetings each
about 10 to 15 minutes for all the persons employed on
the Works.

(ii) The PES meeting shall be led by the Site Agent or a

senior staff of site management of the Contractor, who
has attended the training course on SSC or the Safe
Working Cycle of the Occupational Safety & Health
Council (OSHC) or Construction Industry Training
Authority (CITA), or other relevant training courses
notified by the Engineer.

(iii) The first few minutes of PES meeting shall start with a
physical exercise set by the Contractor. After that, the
leader of the PES meeting shall address the attendees on
the prevailing safety and health matters related to the
Site, such as common hazards and control measures,
general fire and safety precautions, specific safety
concerns, general defects and irregularities observed in
inspections, accidents or near misses etc.. Besides, the
Contractor shall also make use of the PES meetings to
announce common safety matters in execution and
co-ordination of the Works on the Site among
sub-contractors and workers, or presenting awards to
workers and / or sub-contractors in recognition of their
good safety performance.

(iv) The Contractor shall maintain a brief record of the

run-down programme and a register of the persons
attended for each PES meeting. The record and the
register shall be kept in the Contractor’s site office for
ready inspection by the Engineer’s Representative or his /
her staff upon request. The Contractor can use separate
sheets for registering attendees in order to save time for
taking attendance in the meeting. The Engineer’s
Representative and / or his / her staff shall attend the PES
meetings regularly to ensure their quality for certifying
payment.

(b) HIA Meeting

(i) The Contractor shall arrange and hold HIA meeting of

about 10 minutes for the attendees immediately after the
PES meeting.

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(ii) To strengthen the communication on the Site, the

Contractor shall arrange persons on the Site to take turn
to lead the HIA meeting. Such person can be either a
foreman, ganger, Safety Officer, Safety Supervisor or
Safety Representative who has attended, in addition to
the SSC course as mentioned in PS Clause 27.17(1)(a)(ii)
above, the presentation skill course such as the
Occupational Safety and Health Trainer Course of OSHC
or the Safety Training Techniques of CITA or other
relevant courses notified by the Engineer. The
Contractor shall ensure that sufficient persons on the Site
have received the training to lead the HIA meetings as
soon as the Contract commences.

(iii) The leader of each HIA meeting shall prepare the training
materials before conduction, which shall include, but is
not limited to, hazards and control measures specific to
the works or trades, special safety concerns, assurance of
safety requirements and measures, reprimand of repeated
irregularities and malpractice etc. Besides, the leaders of
the HIA meetings shall also encourage workers to give
their views in the HIA meetings. Where necessary, Site
Agent, Safety Officer and / or Safety Supervisors who are
more experienced in provision of training shall provide
guidance and assistance to the leaders of HIA meeting
before conducting the meeting. The training materials
prepared for and the discussion during the HIA meeting
shall be recorded in a HIA table, a sample of which is
shown in Appendix 27.03 to this Particular Specification.
The HIA Table shall be kept in the Contractor’s site
office for ready inspection by the Engineer’s
Representative or his / her staff upon request.

(iv) Subject to the agreement of the Engineer’s

Representative, the Contractor can alternatively arrange
the HIA meetings to be held in small groups according to
the trades, work teams or works areas set out by the
Contractor for the Site. If so, the Contractor shall ensure
that the assigned persons are competent to lead the HIA
meetings, whose names and curriculum vitae shall be
submitted to the Engineer’s Representative for approval.
The Engineer’s Representative or his/her staff shall
attend the HIA meetings regularly to ensure their quality
for certifying payment. The Engineer’s Representative
shall not certify payment for the number of persons who
have attended the HIA meeting in a group if the
Engineer’s Representative is dissatisfied with the content
and/or the arrangement of the HIA meeting for that
group.

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(v) The Contractor can use the register for the PES meeting
for taking attendance of the HIA meeting if the attendees
have not split up into small groups. Otherwise, the
Contractor shall use separate sheets for registering
attendees of individual groups of the HIA meetings, and
attach to the register of the PES meeting held on the same
day for ready inspection by the Engineer’s Representative
or his/her staff upon request. Furthermore, the Contractor
shall complete one HIA table for each HIA meeting held
for individual groups pursuant to PS Clause
27.17(1)(b)(iv) above.

(c) Pre-work Safety Checks

(i) The Contractor shall arrange and hold Pre-work Safety

Checks for the attendees immediately after the HIA
meeting. The Pre-work Safety Checks shall be carried out
by foremen, gangers, Safety Supervisors or Safety
Representatives of the attendees according to the trades,
work teams or works areas set out by the Contractor for
the Site. The Pre-work Safety Checks shall include the
checking of personal protective equipment worn by
attendees before they start working on that day such as
safety helmet, reflective vest, ear protectors, eye
protectors, safety harness, safety footwear etc.. The
Engineer’s Representative or his / her staff shall attend
the Pre-work Safety Checks regularly to ensure the
proper checking by the Contractor for certifying
payment.

(ii) The Contractor shall assign persons who are competent

with the relevant knowledge, experience and training to
check and ascertain the safety conditions of facilities,
machinery, plant and equipment and materials before
commencing work on that day. The Contractor shall
propose a list of facilities, machinery, plant and
equipment to be checked and develop relevant checklists
for such checking for the approval of the Engineer’s
Representative. The assigned persons shall use the
checklists for Pre-work Safety Checks of facilities,
machinery, plant and equipment, and the completed
checklists shall be kept at the Contractor's site office for
ready inspection by the Engineer’s Representative or his /
her staff upon request.

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(d) Safety Inspection by the Site Agent or his Representative

(i) The Contractor shall arrange the Site Agent or his / her
representative to carry out safety inspection of the Site
daily, particularly for those areas identified for
improvements in weekly safety co-ordination meetings,
Weekly Safety Walks, Site Safety Management
Committee meetings or Site Safety Committee meetings
pursuant to PS Clauses 27.17(2)(a), 27.17(2)(b),
27.17(3)(a) and 27.17(3)(b) respectively. The Site Agent
or his / her representative shall check and ensure that the
safety instructions given in PES meetings or HIA
meetings have been observed and carried out.

(ii) Any unsafe act or unsafe conditions observed during

inspections shall be recorded in a diary maintained by the
Site Agent, who shall promptly communicate the
irregularity to the respective party concerned for
follow-up actions. The Site Agent shall check and ensure
that the unsafe acts or unsafe conditions are rectified
promptly, and the date is duly recorded in the diary after
completion. The safety diary shall be made available for
inspection by the Engineer’s Representative and copying
thereof upon request.

(e) Guidance and Supervision during Work

The Contractor shall assign sufficient supervisory staff to be

responsible for the safety and health of workers on the Site.
The names of the assigned supervisory staff shall be shown in
the site safety organization chart posted up in the safety
bulletin board pursuant to PS Clause 27.17(4)(b) below. The
assigned supervisory staff shall provide guidance and
supervision for the workers under his / her control, and rectify
any irregularities, unsafe acts or unsafe conditions for the
works on the Site. Guidance and supervision provided shall
also include the implementation of safety instructions given in
PES or HIA meetings.

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(f) Safety Co-ordination Meeting

The Contractor shall arrange and hold safety co-ordination

meeting each day to coordinate safety and health work to be
carried out on the Site on the following day. The meeting shall
be chaired by the Site Agent or a senior staff of site
management of the Contractor, and attended by assigned
supervisory staff pursuant to PS Clause 27.17(1)(e) above
where necessary. The meeting shall be used to discuss the
findings in safety inspections and / or the matters to be
announced in the next PES or HIA meeting. It can also be used
for discussion and co-ordination of site safety matters, such as
sequence of works, usage times for shared machinery and
equipment and works areas, phasing of works at various
interfaces, delivery and storage of materials and equipment to
the Site etc.

(g) Daily Cleaning and Tidying up of the Site

Detailed requirements are specified in PS Clause 1.32A(3).

(h) Checking of the Site after Each Day’s Work

The Contractor shall assign designated person to check the

safety of the Site after each day's work including, but is not
limited to, the following:

(i) all flames and heat sources have been extinguished

(particularly for welding and hot-work operations);

(ii) keys have been removed from construction machinery

and plant and kept in a safe place;

(iii) all construction plant are parked properly on level and

stable ground;

(iv) all machinery and power sources have been turned off;

(v) all openings are properly covered and all edges are
provided with fall protection measures;

(vi) all nailed timber, planks and/or sheets are piled and put
aside away from main accesses;

(vii) excavated surfaces on soil slopes are provided with

temporary protection;

(viii) all temporary works are properly maintained;

(ix) signing, lighting and guarding are provided in accordance

with the approved temporary traffic management scheme;

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(x) hoarding and / or covered walkways along the periphery

of the Site are maintained in proper condition; and

(xi) the Site has been fenced and guarded against

unauthorized entry.

The designated person shall, after completion of checking,

notify the Site Agent any unsafe conditions or imminent danger
that require immediate follow-up actions. The designated
person shall also draw the attention of the Site Agent about the
minor irregularities to arrange rectification on the following
day.

(2) Weekly Cycle

(a) Weekly Safety Walk

Detailed requirements are specified in PS Clause 27.12.

(b) Weekly Safety Co-ordination Meeting

The Contractor shall arrange the Site Agent or a senior staff of

the site management of the Contractor together with the Safety
Officer, Safety Supervisor and/or supervisory staff of
sub-contractors to attend the weekly safety co-ordination
meeting chaired by the Engineer’s Representative. The meeting
shall discuss or coordinate safety and health matters including,
but is not limited to, safety performance, housekeeping and
tidiness of the Site, together with the specific areas of concern,
defects and deficiencies observed in Weekly Safety Walks,
accidents and near misses occurred on the Site, etc. A brief
notes of the meetings shall be prepared by the Contractor and
endorsed by the Engineer’s Representative after the Meeting.

(c) Weekly Overall Cleaning and Tidying up of the Site

Details requirements are specified in PS Clause 1.32A.

(3) Monthly Cycle

(a) Site Safety and Environmental Management Committee

Meetings

Detailed requirements are specified in PS Clause 27.11.

(b) Site Safety and Environmental Committee Meetings

Detailed requirements are specified in PS Clause 27.10.

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(4) Safety Bulletin Board

(a) The Contractor shall provide a safety bulletin board at the

location where Pre-work Activities pursuant to PS Clauses
27.17(1)(a), 27.17(1)(b) and 27.17(1)(c) shall be held. Subject
to the approval of the Engineer, additional safety bulletin board
can be provided where Pre-work Activities have to be held at
more than one location of the Site.

(b) The safety bulletin board shall be made of recycled materials

with a size approximately 6m x 1.5m which can be varied to
suit the site condition subject to the approval by the Engineer’s
Representative. The board shall contain, but is not limited to,
the following information:

(i) the design by the Contractor on promotion of Site Safety

Cycle;

(ii) a chart with names and contact telephone numbers

showing the site safety organizational structure from
senior site management down to sub-contractors,
gangers, foremen, Safety Officer, Safety Supervisors and
Safety Representatives according to works trades, work
gangs or works areas, together with the emergency teams,
first aid personnel etc.;

(iii) accident statistics with breakdown to sub-contractors; and

(iv) a figure showing a worker wearing all the personal

protective equipment plus a mirror to cover the full view
of the person when standing in front.

The safety bulletin board may contain other safety information

related to the Site such as Site plan, safety policies, in-house
safety rules and regulations, slogans, colour coding systems for
lifting gears, important safety and health issues etc.

(c) The Contractor shall propose the location for the erection of the
safety bulletin board and the hard-paved area pursuant to PS
Clause 27.17(5) where Pre-work Activities will be held for the
approval of the Engineer’s Representative.

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(5) Hard-paved area

(a) The Contractor shall arrange and provide a hard-paved area on

the Site for holding Pre-work Activities pursuant to PS Clauses
27.17(1)(a), 27.17(1)(b) and 27.17(1)(c) above under the
provision of "Temporary Accommodation for the Contractor".
The hard-paved area shall be sized based on a rate of 1.5m2 per
person multiplied by the maximum number of persons to be
arranged for one session of Pre-work Activities. The
hard-paved area shall be designed to be able to sustain the load
at that area throughout the Contract. Details of construction of
the hard-paved area shall be submitted to the Engineer’s
Representative for approval.

(b) Subject to the agreement of the Engineer’s Representative, the

Contractor can arrange Pre-work Activities to be held at more
than one location, and the hard-paved areas at each venue shall
be sized separately based on the specified requirement given in
PS sub-clause (5)(a) above. The hard-paved area can be an
open area in front of the site office, or an area inside building
structure under construction, or at the main works areas in case
of roadworks or mains laying contracts, or near shaft opening
for a tunnelling contract, whichever is appropriate. The
Contractor shall submit the proposed location and its area for
holding Pre-work Activities for the approval of the Engineer’s
Representative within 14 days from the date of commencement
of the Works on the Site.

(c) If the proposed location for holding of Pre-work Activities is

outdoors, consideration shall be given to provide a cover for
the hard-paved area unless otherwise approved by the
Engineer’s Representative that the provision is not necessary.
Details of construction of the cover shall be submitted to the
Engineer’s Representative for approval.

(d) The Contractor shall maintain the hard-paved area and the
cover throughout the Contract, and shall demolish and reinstate
the area to the satisfaction of the Engineer’s Representative
prior to completion of the Works unless otherwise agreed by
the Engineer.

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