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"This is the most satifying response we have ever had to these
courses, " he said. "I hope these employers will also be taking advantage
of our other safety and accident prevention courses.
"For quite some time now industry has been faced with a sovere
shortage of trained first-aid personnel. I hope that this new display
of awareness and co-operation from industry marks the beginning of an
end of this problem.
"Under the law, an industrial proprietor must provide a qualified
first-aid officer for every 100 workers he employs.
"In the case of construction sites, there must be a person
trained in first aid on every site with 30 or more workers. A. site
with 100 or more workers must have at least two trained people on site.
"And I would remind Hong Kong's hundreds of building contractors
that the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations come into effect on
May 1 so there's not that much time left now for those who haven't
yet complied with the law to do so."
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