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Wednesday, August 1, 1973
TIVE-YEAR EDUCATIONAL PLAN ON SAFETY IN INDUSTRY
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A comprehensive five-year programme for an overall educational
campaign to generate a greater awareness of safer working conditions among
employers and workers in industry is now in an advanced stage of preparation.
This was revealed in the Legislative Council today by the Commissioner
of Labour, the Hon. Paul Tsui.
The programme was aimed at reducing the figures of industrial
accidents in Hong Kong.
Mr. Tsui said that industrial safety remained an important aspect
of the work of the Labour Department, and for this reason it was planning
a major safety exhibition later this year in conjunction with the annual
exhibition of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association.
He also announced that additional staff had been approved by the
government so that a second team could be formed to intensify the inspection
of building and engineering construction sites and to give advice on the
new safety regulations.
One team of experienced factory inspectors has been operating in
this field since July last year and its main task has been to advise
contractors and foremen on ways and means of improving safety standards and
to assist in locating areas of potential hazard to workers.
Mr. Tsui also mentioned the work of the Industrial Safety Training
Centre which had organised a number of special training courses and seminars
during the past year.
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