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Saturday, December 29, 1973
FOUR KILLED ON WORK SITES LAST MONTH
Four workers were killed and 401 injured last month in accidents
on construction sites, according to statistics released today by the
Labour Department.
The department's Industrial Safety Training Officer, Mr. A.H. Carter
said that despite repeated appeals to industry to take utmost precautions
to cut back the soaring accident rate, the number of accidents at work
so far this year had not shown any improvement over the 1972 figure.
Mr. Carter said many accidents on construction sites were due
One would not be surprised to find hand tools
to poor housekeeping.
lying about the sites and other materials blocking passageways.
"In fact it is as easy to keep a site tidy as it is to develop
it into a jungle of industrial waste," he said. "Good housekeeping will
not only increase productivity, but also lower accident rate and reduce
fire risks."
The
Mr. Carter stressed that accidents could be prevented. And the
most effective method was for management to train aupervisory staff to be
safety conscious. He said the Industrial Safety Training Centre currently
ran a wide-range of courses free of charge for personnel in industry.
courses included accident prevention in building construction and civil
engineering industries, manual lifting and handling, fire prevention,
electrical safety, and work in confined spaces.
"A visit to the industrial safety exhibition at the CMA fair
site will also help industrialists, supervisors and workers to see what
can be done to promote industrial safety," he added.
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