Occupational Health and Hygiene

The Occupational Health Service of the Occupational Safety and Health
Branch of the Labour Department provides an advisory service to the
public and the government on workers' health and workplace hygiene, and
supervise health standards and practices in workplaces. The service's
major responsibility is to investigate complaints, occupational diseases
notified and potential health hazards reported and to determine preventive
action.

The service also undertakes medical examination of persons exposed to
hazardous work such as ionising radiation and government employees
engaged in diving, asbestos work and pest control. It runs an occupational
health clinic providing consultative services to workers with work-related
illnesses and provides medical support services for the recompression
chamber. It also handles medical clearance for employees' compensation
cases.

An enquiry service is available to the public on occupational health and
hygiene problems. Talks on health education were provided on request.
To supplement the recently enacted Occupational Safety and Health
Ordinance and Regulation, a series of publicity booklets, guidelines, and
codes of practice on occupational health and hygiene were published
during the year.

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