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The two amendments proposed are, first, to specify how
the concentration of a substance should be measured and,
secondly, to delete the clause by which laboratories within
factories and industrial undertakings are exempted from the various
regulations. We have received strong representation from various quarters that such an exemption would create a major loophole, and now agree that there is a good case for including them under
the regulations.
The Labour Department has published reference materials, technical information and literature on this subject.
These include a booklet on the classification
the classification and labelling of
dangerous substances commonly used in industry; leaflets on the
safe use of chemical substances; and technical data sheets for
the listed substances. Standard sample labels, with prescribed risks, safety information and symbols will be made available to
factory proprietors before the regulations come into force.
Employers will need time to adapt to the regulations. The Commissioner for Labour therefore intends to bring them into
operation six months after their approval by this Council. A publicity campaign will be
will be conducted during this period to
The explain the purpose and content of the regulations.
We shall monitor the effectiveness of the Regulations
once they come into force.
Sir,
clear that
undertakings
and
many of our existing regulations already make it
both employers
employees in industrial
share the responsibility for safety in the workplace. I believe that these regulations are a significant step in our continued efforts to reduce the toll of accidents and illnesses arising from unsafe working conditions.
Sir, I beg to move.
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