Where are the locations requiring VSS installation?
VSS must be installed at the following locations:
Every area, including every floor of a building under construction, where any of the following works is carried out or intended to be carried out:
– Work at height where a person may fall off or through a distance of more than 2 metres
– Erection, dismantling and maintenance of scaffolds and formwork structures
– Excavation works and shoring
Every area where lifting operations are carried out or intended to be carried out or lifting machines, such as cranes, gondolas or mobile elevated working platforms are used.
Every area where industrial trucks such as forklifts, excavators or steam rollers are used.
Every area where vehicular traffic might pose danger to persons carrying out any work.
Every loading or unloading area.
Every confined space where any work is carried out or intended to be carried out, if a VSS can be safely installed.
What are the required specifications for VSS?
The VSS must be able to:
Record colour images at the resolution of at least HD 1080, which is 1920×1080 pixels or equivalent
Record images of at least 12 frames per second
Support the export of recorded images or video footages in *.avi, *.mp4 or other common multi-media container formats
Make recordings with a date stamp, time stamp and camera identification code, which do not materially obstruct the recorded images.
Recordings should be kept for a period of:
– At least 30 days after the recording is made
– At least 180 days after the date of the incident if there is a reportable WSH incident