Activities by Civil Service Bureau

• The Labour Department has launched the revised “Guidance Notes on Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work” (GN) in May 2024, to assist employers and employees in taking appropriate measures to prevent heat stroke when working under hot weather or in high-temperature environment. This seminar aims at enhancing participants’ understanding of the content and main requirements of the GN.

• The seminar aims at enhancing staff’s awareness of upper and lower limb disorders. Speaker from the Labour Department will introduce the structures and functions of the upper limbs, main causes of upper limb strain, symptoms and treatment of commonly seen lower limb problems, etc.

19 June 2024

Seminar on "Prevention of Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents"

Priority will be given to supervisors/officers responsible for Occupational Safety and Health matters.

• Slips, trips and falls are a major cause of preventable accidents in the workplace.

• This seminar aims at enhancing the participants’ awareness of the hazards of slip, trip and fall in the workplace, and their ability to prevent these accidents, ultimately creating a safer work environment for all employees.

21 June 2024

Seminar on "Manual Handling Operations"

Priority will be given to supervisors/officers responsible for Occupational Safety and Health matters, as well as colleagues who are required to perform duties frequently involving manual handling operations.

This seminar aims to provide participants with an understanding of the factors necessary to ensure their own safety and that of their colleagues, covering the following topics:

1. Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health regulations;
2. Role and responsibility of employer and employee;
3. Risk assessment and control measures for manual handling operations;
4. Safe work practices and safety principles for conveying work, including proper lifting, moving and conveyance techniques;
5. Case studies and experience sharing;
6. Introduction and demonstration of lower back exercises.