Mrs Erika HUIDeputy Commissioner (Occupational Safety and Health)Labour DepartmentHong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

Target-oriented and Safety Management Target-oriented and Safety Management Enforcement Approach – Enforcement Approach –

The Hong Kong ExperienceThe Hong Kong Experience

5 November 20095 November 2009

International ILO Conference –Implementing OSH Standards Globally

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“Labour Inspection in the Path of Change”

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Prescriptive

Goal-Setting based on Assessment

Performance-Based

Long-Term Goal

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This Presentation will cover

The OSH Legal Framework Target-oriented Enforcement

Strategy From a Prescriptive Approach to

Self-Regulation Safety Management System

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The OSH Legal Framework

Factories & Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (FIUO)

+ 30 pieces of regulations

Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (OSHO)

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Prescriptive

Goal-Setting based on Assessment

Performance-Based

Long-Term Goal

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Target-oriented Target-oriented Enforcement StrategyEnforcement Strategy

EnforcementEnforcement

Deterrence to non-compliance

Regular surprise inspections + Blitz operations

Prosecutions; Suspension Notices; Improvement Notices

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Target-oriented Target-oriented Enforcement StrategyEnforcement Strategy

Priority-weighting to Selected Industries

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Changing Environment

Need for Ownership

Voluntary Initiatives: Safety Management Approach

Prescriptive Approach Self-regulation

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Airport Core Programme (ACP)

The Safety Management Approach

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Safety Management System (SMS)

Self-regulation deregulation

Self-regulation through a company-based SMS

1999 : Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation

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SMS: Hong Kong Disneyland Project

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SMS: Public Works and Public

Housing

Significant decline in accident rates

109.8

26.3

Accident rate / 1000 workers

1999 2008

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Concluding Remarks

The law at best prescribes the minimum

standard. It is through ownership that

duty holders ensure sustained

improvements in safety and health at

work.

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Thank YouThank You