Monday, April 30, 1973
"It is therefore obvious that debris, scrap items and the like
should never be thrown down from heights. Instead they should be lowered
in properly constructed containers," he said.
He said he was disappointed to find that managements in general were
still apathetic towards carrying out safety measures while workers, on the
other hand, rarely pressed for the implementation of such.
"Some of the workers are even reluctant to take advantage of the
safety equipment provided by managements," he said.
He quoted "safety helmets" as an example.
"I always advocate that the wearing of a safety helmet will definitely
reduce the severity of the injury sustained by the worker in the event of
an accident, but it is a pity that only a minority of workers have taken my
advice."
Mr. Carter stressed that the only means to overcome industrialists'
as well as workers' ignorance of industrial safety was properly organised
accident prevention training.
"I cannot stress more the importance of safety training for those
working in industry, especially on construction sites," he said.
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