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construction sites, and other industrial undertakings. Advice and assistance is given to management on the guarding of dangerous parts of machinery, the adoption of safe working practices, and the general layout of factories to achieve safer working conditions.
The Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Cargo Handling) Regulations came into operation on April 1. They are designed to provide for the safety of people employed in the loading, unloading or handling of cargo or goods at docks, quays or wharves.
The Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Amendment) Regulations, which amended regulation 17, also came into operation on April 1. The amended regulation provides a uniform and more effective procedure for submission of accident reports under both the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations and the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance.
The Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Abrasive Wheels) Regulations, which provide for certain safety measures for the operation of abrasive wheels, were approved by the Legislative Council on April 23. These regulations came into operation on January 1, 1976.
During the year, the Industrial Safety Training Centre continued to provide a variety of safety training courses for workers and supervisory staff from industry and government departments, and for students from technical schools and vocational training centres. They ranged from the one-day course on the safe use of abrasive wheels to the six-week course for safety officers in industry. Staff of the centre assisted in the forming, in July, of the Central Container Handling Safety Committee, consisting of representatives of container handling firms.
The centre maintains a permanent display which includes personal protective items, machinery fitted with a variety of safety guards, and models of construction sites depicting safe working conditions. During the year the centre also made use of the department's mobile exhibition unit to stage industrial safety exhibitions in various industrial districts.
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The Labour Department, in co-operation with the Building Contractors Asso- ciation, staged Hong Kong's first Construction Safety Exhibition at the construction site of the World Trade Centre in Causeway Bay, in January. It lasted five days and attracted some 9,000 visitors, most of whom came from the construction industry.
Finding Employment
The local employment service operates a free placement service from five offices. In 1975 the service helped 4,816 workers find employment.
In December 1973, a special register was established along the lines of the 'Professional and Executive Register' maintained by employment exchanges in Britain. It offers employment assistance to graduates of local universities as well as Hong Kong graduates from overseas universities and post-secondary colleges seeking