Activities by Civil Service Bureau

• Speakers from the Labour Department and the Hong Kong Observatory will elaborate on the occupational safety of working under inclement and hot weather and the points to note in drawing up codes of practice. 

• They will also introduce the “Guidance Notes on Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work” and the appropriate measures to be adopted under inclement and hot weather.

16 July 2025

Seminar on "Manual Handling Operations"

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

• 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

   

23 July 2025

Colleagues who are interested in the topic

• The seminar aims at enhancing the awareness of staff on workplace violence, including verbal violence.  

• The speaker will introduce the circumstances of workplace violence, risk factors associated with violent behaviour, strategies and skills for handling violence at workplace, tactics for prevention of violence and means for de-escalation in situations with risk of violence etc.

31 July 2025

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

• The seminar aims at enhancing staff’s awareness of back injuries.  Speaker from the Labour Department will elaborate on the possible health hazards in relation to incorrect manual handling operation, main causes and preventive measures of back injuries. 

• The seminar will also explain how exercise can enhance employees’ physical fitness and empower them to cope with their daily work and prevent work related injuries.