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Title
(ii)
Purpose
To ensure employees' safety in connection with the use of electricity in industrial undertakings.
(iii) To amend the 19 sets of
regulations made under the F & IU Ordinance by raising the level of penalties in
Reference in
Annex D
Para. 1(7)(g)
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order to create a more
effective deterrent against industrial accidents.
(iv)
To legislate for the provision of ear protectors.
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(b) Boilers and Pressure
Receivers Ordinance
To make various minor amendments and revise
fines.
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Present Position
Second draft of the F & IU
(Electricity) Regulations being prepared.
The first five sets of regulations were approved by Legislative Council on 8 April 1981. Drafting of another 13 sets of amending regulations is proceeding.
Drafting approval for
F & IU (Hearing Protection) Regulations given by S for SS on 10 July 1981.
Drafting approval given by S for SS on 14 July 1981.
Target date
Legislative Council Session 1981-82
Legislative Council Session 1981-82.
Legislative Council Session 1981-82.
Legislative Council Session 1981-82.
IV. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
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Vocational Training Board Bill
To set up a statutory body to administer industrial training and technical education.
IN TERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTIONS
To seek to improve their application in Hong Kong.
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Drafting approval given
by S for SS on 23 June 1981
Legislative Council Session 1981-82.
Para. 10
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Applied with modification
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Decision reserved
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