Activities by Civil Service Bureau

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; and
5. Case studies and experience sharing;

Priority will be given to colleagues who are required to perform outdoor work and their supervisors

• To strengthen the protection of employees’ occupational health, the Labour Department published “Guidance Notes on Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work” (GN) in 2024 so that employers can take appropriate measures with reference to the specified criteria to reduce the risks of employees suffering from heat stroke at work.

• This seminar aims at enhancing participants’ understanding of the content and main requirements of the GN.

15 June 2026

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

• Slips, trips or falls is a major cause of preventable accidents in the workplace.  

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

22 June 2026

Colleagues who are interested in the topic

• The seminar aims at enhancing the knowledge of frontline staff on verbal violence at work and strengthening their skills in handling difficult customers.

• Speaker will introduce the aggressive situations/behaviours and elaborate on the coping strategies to handle them. Also, the speaker will speak on the measures to manage the stress and emotional disturbances arising from verbal violence at work.