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Friday, May 11, 1973
"Insurance companies can play a very worthwhile role in the promotion
of accident prevention in Hong Kong. By stressing the importance of industrial
safety to their clients, and by encouraging them to take effective safety
measures, insurance companies can not only help prevent deaths and injuries,
but also make considerable financial savings both for their clients and for
themselves."
Mr. T.T. Harley, Manager of Jardine Insurance, who is one of the
speakers at the conference, said: "Most accidents on construction sites are:
caused by carelessness, ignorance of hazards, and a lack of common-sense
precautions."
"The toll in injuries and deaths is frightening. Last year 65
people were killed and 4,435 injured - a very great number of them just for
want of basic safety measures.
"The Industrial Safety Training Centre provides excellent facilities
for instructing site supervisors in accident prevention methods and we hope
this conference will persuade many construction companies to take advantage
of these courses," he said.
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