H K NEWSLETTER Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (Hong Kong)

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1 H K NEWSLETTER Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (Hong Kong) DECEMBER 2015 Congratulations to Ir Dr Vincent Ho on appointment as IOSH Vice- President Ir Dr Vincent Ho of our Hong Kong Branch was appointed as a Vice-President of IOSH for a three-year term at the 13th Annual General Meeting of IOSH on 3 November Vincent had previously served on the IOSH Council for six years, and as the Chairman of IOSH Hong Kong in 2007/2008. Vincent currently works for MTR Corporation Limited overseeing safety governance for MTR businesses in Mainland China, Europe and Australia. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Fellow of IOSH, and a Fellow of IMechE, CILT, and HKIE. With more IOSH members involving with business in Asia (particularly China), or working with other companies with business in Asia, the cross-fertilisation of knowledge and experience between IOSH and Asia network would be a win-win for members to expand our horizon. Inside this Issue Congratulation to Ir Dr Vincent Ho on appointment as New IOSH Vice President Occupational Safety and Health Visit to HY/2011/09, HZMB Hong Kong Link Road Occupational Safety and Health Seminar on Successful Cases in Application for Chartered Membership of IOSH through Mentoring Programme IOSH Networks Conference 2015 in UK CILTHK 2-day Course - Law of Contract Professional Development 8 Event Management 9 Snapshots of MTR Major Exercise on 11^12 Dec 2015 As a new VP, Vincent is determined to foster relations within Asia-Pacific networks, and will strive to position Hong Kong as a regional hub for IOSH. Let us congratulate Vincent s achievement and look forward to working with him in the coming years Membership Update 13 Editorial 14 Wong Wai Yin Chairman, 2015/2016 Page 1 of 14

2 Occupational Safety and Health Visit to HY/2011/09, HZMB Hong Kong Link Road On 26 September 2015, a technical visit was arranged to HY/2011/09, HZMB Hong Kong Link Road. The section of Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR) serves to connect the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge (HZMB) at the HKSAR boundary and the portal of the Scenic Hill Tunnel at the Hong Kong International Airport Island. The section of HKLR is basically a dual 3-lane carriageway in the form of viaduct of approximately 9.4km in length over the open sea and also partially on the Airport Island. The project involves a variety of challenges, marine conditions, navigation requirements, airport height restriction, logistics, noise, ecological and cultural heritage, etc. In the visit, Ms C S Ma, QSE Manager of Dragages-China Harbour-VSL Joint Venture introduced the participants the safety precautions and the PPE used in the project, including the way of inspecting the life jacket before the visit followed with how the project team overcome these challenges by sustainable project management, advanced design, and specialized construction methods throughout the visit. The Visit was deeply impressed by the participants. Mr W K Poon, Deputy Project Director of Dragages-China Harbour-VSL Joint Venture welcomed participants at the start of the Visit Mr C S Ma, QSE Manager of Dragages-China Harbour-VSL Joint Venture demonstrated how to inspect the life jacket Segment erection by the launching girder on land Segment erection by the lifting frame above the sea Page 2 of 14

3 Occupational Safety and Health Visit to HY/2011/09, HZMB Hong Kong Link Road (con t) The HZMB China portion Mr W K Poon was presented with a souvenir by Mr Tony Tang, Director - Event Management Group photo taken outside the project office at the end of the OSH Visit Page 3 of 14

4 Occupational Safety and Health Seminar on Successful Cases in Application for Chartered Membership of IOSH through Mentoring Programme A seminar of Successful cases in Application of Chartered Membership of IOSH through Monitoring Programme was held at Construction Industry Resource Centre of Construction Industry Council on 13 Oct Three speakers Ir Richard Tse, Mentor, Mr K C Kwok and Mr C H Lam, Mentees newly upgraded to CMIOSH, shared their first-hand experience in completing the Initial Professional Development (IPD) Scheme, the core requirements for the Chartered membership, together with their personal tips how to get the success. Ir Richard Tse shared his personal experience and advice for those who wanted to embark on CMIOSH process. The seminar attracted most Graduate members of IOSH particularly. Group photo of Mr Gary Laird, Chairman of IOSH Fire Risk Management Group (Left), Mr Andy Lo, IOSH Council Member (2 nd left), Mr KC Kwok (3 rd left), Ir Richard Tse (3 rd right), Mr WY Wong (2 nd right) and Mr CH Lam (1 st right) taken at the seminar Mr KC Kwok (1 st left), Mr CH Lam (middle) and Ir Richard Tse (1 st right) shared their experience and the tips in the talk Page 4 of 14

5 IOSH Networks Conference 2015 in UK IOSH Networks Conference was held on 3 and 4 November 2015 together with the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of IOSH on 3 November 2015 at Chesford Grange, Kenilworth, Nr Warwick CV8 2LD. The following five members had joined the Conference and the AGM: IOSH Council Member, Mr Andy Lo IOSH (Hong Kong) Vice Chairman, Mr C S Ma Honourable Secretary, Mr Lewis Cheng IOSH (Hong Kong) EC Member, Mr Edmund Fung IOSH Vice-President, Ir Dr Vincent Ho Apart from the two-day conference, there were two separate workshops and training session arranged for Mr Ma and Mr Fung. IOSH President delivered his kick-off speech Annual General Meeting 2015 Andy Lo (1 st left), Vincent Ho (2 nd left) joined the happy moments with participants of other branches C S Ma (2 nd left front), Edmund Fung (middle front), Lewis Cheng (2 nd right front), & Andy Lo (1 st right front) joined the Experience Sharing Page 5 of 14

6 CILTHK 2-day Course - Law of Contract This is the 13th consecutive year of 2-day course organised by the Chartered Institute of Logistic and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK). IOSH Hong Kong was the co-organiser of the course. The aim of the seminar was to introduce fundamental information in respect of law of contract to the audience. The speakers of the course were Mr Philip YANG, Prof. Albert LEUNG, and Prof. Anselmo REYES. The details of the 2-day course are as follows: 1 Mr Sunny HO, President of CILTHK giving opening address Mr Sunny HO 2 Dr Venus LUN, Director of Shipping Research Centre, HKPolyU, giving welcome address 3 Presentation of souvenirs to the speakers, Mr Philip YANG, Prof. Albert LEUNG and Prof. Anselmo REYES (in afternoon session) Dr Venus LUN Mr Sunny HO 4 Taking of group photos with Council Members of CILTHK, speakers and the representatives from co-organising institutions 5 Introduction of speakers Ms Rita CHAN 6 7 November 2015 (Day 1, Sessions I and II) Mr Philip YANG presenting topics of: Introduction to the Law of Contract and its Importance to Commerce/Business (Formation of Contract; Freedom of Contract; Privity etc. Understanding a Contract Rules of Construction of Contract; Express and Imply Terms etc. Imply by Law and Imply by Fact (Examples in Different Type of Contracts; Measure of Damages etc.) 7 7 November 2015 (Day 1, Session II) Prof. Anselmo REYES presenting topic of: Contract Estoppel, Basic Clauses and the Control of Exemption Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 71) 8 8 November 2015 (Day 2, Sessions III and IV) Mr Philip YANG presenting topics of: Imply by Law and Imply by Fact (Examples in Different Type of Contracts; Measure of Damages etc.) Performance and Discharge of Contract) 9 8 November 2015 (Day 2, Session IV) Prof. Albert LEUNG presenting topic of: Recent Development in Engineering Contracts: NEC3 and Security of Payment Legislation Mr Philip YANG Prof. Anselmo REYES Mr Philip YANG Prof. Albert LEUNG 10 Q & A Session Mr Philip YANG, Prof. Albert LEUNG & Prof. Anselmo REYES Page 6 of 14

7 CILTHK 2-day Course - Law of Contract (con t) The 11.5-hour course was run smoothly and the audience enjoyed the materials. Group photo taken before Session I on Day 1 Group photo taken before Session II on Day 1 Mr Philip YANG gave his presentation Page 7 of 14

8 Professional Development Date Event Speaker 25 Sep 2015 Risk Management and Safety Seminar on Dust Explosion A Preventable Accident at Work Place Ir Dr Vincent Ho Chairman of HKARMS 13 Oct 2015 Occupational Safety and Health Seminar on Successful Cases in Application for Chartered Membership of IOSH through Mentoring Programme 7~8 Nov 2015 CILTHK 2-day Course - Law of Contract Ir Richard Tse, Mentor Mr K C Kwok, Mentee newly upgraded to CMIOSH Mr C H Lam, Mentee newly upgraded to CMIOSH Mr Philip Yang 楊良宜先生 Maritime & Commercial Arbitrator Prof. Albert Leung 梁永強教授 Adjunct Professor at HKU and CityU Prof. Anselmo Reyes 芮安牟教授 Professor of Legal Practice at HKU Page 8 of 14

9 Event Management Date Event Hosting Organisation 26 Sep 2015 OSH Visit to HY/2011/09, HZMB Hong Kong Link Road 3 & 4 Nov 2015 IOSH Networks Conference 2015 in UK IOSH IOSH Hong Kong 5 Dec 2015 MTR Society Link Gathering on MTR South Island Line (East) for an update of the medium capacity railway with 7-km long connecting the MTR network at Admiralty Station which will be a fully automatic train operations system MTR Corporation 11 & 12 Dec 2015 MTR Society Link Gathering on MTR Major Exercise between MTR Sai Wan Ho and Tai Koo Stations to confirm the readiness and coordination amongst MTR, Fire Services Department and Hong Kong Police Force in emergencies MTR Corporation Page 9 of 14

10 Snapshots of MTR Major Exercise on 11^12 Dec 2015 Dr Jacob Kam, Operations Director of MTR Corporation shared with participants the update on the 7-km long South Island Line (East) Mr Lewis Cheng, Honorary Secretary (left), Mr Andy Lo, Council Member (middle) and Mr K H So participated in the MTR Major Exercise between MTR Sai Wan Ho and Tai Koo Stations Mr Sammy Wong, Head of Operating (West Region) expressed that it was the first time to invite member organisations to participate in one of their regular exercises. He furthered to invite participants to feedback valuable comments immediate after the Exercise Mr K L So, Duty Services Manager shared with participants an overview of MTR past exercises Page 10 of 14

11 Snapshots of MTR Major Exercise on 11^12 Dec 2015 (con t) Mr Terence Chan, Duty Services Manager briefed that there were some other friends and guests joining the MTR Major Exercise as passengers Group photo taken at Sai Wan Ho Station platform before start of the Exercise Mr K L So gave briefing on the course of the Exercise in the 1st train compartment immediate outside the driving cab and the emergency escape route to Tai Koo Station platform The passenger evacuated via the emergency gangway to the four-foot (the path between the running rails) leading to the station platform The passengers evacuated to the platform of Tai Koo Station in an orderly manner with the assistance of Police officers and MTR staff Page 11 of 14

12 Snapshots of MTR Major Exercise on 11^12 Dec 2015 (con t) Firemen got ready to rescue the injured Incident Control Post and Incident Engineer s Control Post were set up by MTR staff to handle the serious incident Observers (MTR, Police, and FSD Officials, and various members of MTR Society Link) at the platform Debriefing and sharing of comments immediate after the Exercise at Tai Koo Station Concourse Page 12 of 14

13 Membership Update Membership Statistics as of 7 December 2015 Member CFIOSH 26 FIOSH (retired) 2 CMIOSH 446 MIOSH (retired) 6 Grad IOSH 181 Tech IOSH 33 AIOSH 1 Affiliate 75 Total 770 Tech IOSH 4.29% Percentage of Members by Membership Category Afiliate 9.74% AIOSH 0.13% CFIOSH 3.38% MIOSH (retired) 0.78% Grad IOSH 23.51% CMIOSH 57.92% FIOSH (retired) 0.26% Page 13 of 14

14 Editorial We would like to appeal to members who have articles, papers, etc. being valuable for sharing in this Newsletter to contact the Editorial Team at for coming issues. Editorial Team Mr W Y Wong Mr K H So Mr Hayes Wong Mr Raymond Man IOSH Hong Kong P.O. Box Tsat Tsz Mui Post Office North Point, Hong Kong. Tel: Fax: Website: mailbox@ioshhongkong.com Copyright2015 IOSH Hong Kong All Rights Reserved Page 14 of 14