The Mercury Control Ordinance (Cap. 640) will come into effect on 1 December 2021. The full text of the Ordinance can be downloaded from the following link. s12021252619 (gld.gov.hk)

Please note that the captioned Health and Safety Alert has been posted on the FMO website under Safety and Health Information>Health and Safety Alert. HSA011 Fume Hood Caught Fire 202109 The purpose of the Health and Safety Alerts is to draw attention to potential hazards arising from workplace, including laboratories, offices, workshops and communal areas; and the relevant measures taken to...

Please note that the captioned Health and Safety Alert has been posted on the FMO website under Safety and Health Information>Health and Safety Alert. HSA010 Fume Hood Caught Fire 202109 The purpose of the Health and Safety Alerts is to draw attention to potential hazards arising from workplace, including laboratories, offices, workshops and communal areas; and the relevant measures taken to...

It is only one week into the new semester and there are already two injury cases involving chemicals splashing into eyes. Both are experiment-related and allegedly in each case the injured was not wearing safety goggles when the incident happened. Please help remind all staff and students to wear proper PPE in labs. In particular, safety goggles are required for chemical labs. You are welcome to...

Timely reporting and thorough investigation of incidents or accidents are critical to preventing repeat occurrences. An accident is an unplanned event that causes personal injury or property damage. A “near miss” is an event that could have caused personal injury, danger to health, and/or property damage or the environment. In the event of an accident, incident or exposure, the injured or exposed...

Please note that the captioned policy has been posted on the FMO website under Safety and Health Information>Policies and Regulations of CityU. Policy on Radiation Worker Registration and Medical Examination The new policy was discussed and endorsed in the 3rd University Laboratory Safety Committee Meeting held on 7 January 2021 and in the 33rd Safety and health Committee Meeting held on 10...

Please note that the captioned Health and Safety Leaflet has been posted on the FMO website under Safety and Health Information>Health and Safety Leaflets. HSL Lab005 Use and Handling of Compressed Gas Cylinders 202104 Recommendations of Compressed Gas Cylinders in Laboratories The Health and Safety Leaflets aim to provide easy-to-read, essential safety information so as to assist the CityU...

The current work request form (for LA/LG, PAS, fumehood cleansing, TLD badge, pressure vessel) and consumable issue form have been adopted for more than a decade since CSE. In view of this, LSU re-design both forms to streamline the reimbursement process, simplify the administrative works, shorten the processing time and reduce the use of paper. The new forms are attached ( file link 1, file link...

Under the Chemical Weapons (Convention) Ordinance, Cap. 578, the HKSAR Government is required to submit a report to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons of Hong Kong's past activities involving Scheduled Chemicals (see Annex B). In order to enable CityU to collect the required data and report to the HKSAR Government for their necessary action, please note the following: 1)...

The Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC) has issued the latest edition of Green Cross, please click the following link to view. http://www.oshc.org.hk/oshc_data/files/greencross/2020/Greencross%202020%20Vol30%20No3%20web.pdf