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SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1974
+FIRST-AIDERS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY ON THE
SHOPFLOOR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. FACTORY PROPRIETORS ARE
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REQUIRED BY LAUS TO PROVIDE A TRAINED FIRST-AIDER FOR EVERY
100 EMPLOYEES.+
MR. HENDERSON SAID THE DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE WAS STILL GETTING A VERY GOOD RESPONSE TO ITS
FIRST-AID COURSES BEING RUN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ST. JOHN
ANBULANCE ASSOCIATION.
+WE'VE SO FAR HAD 632 APPLICATIONS FROM 185 DIFFERENT
FIRMS
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BY FAR THE BEST RESPONSE EVER, HE SAID.
+ORIGINALLY VE HAD PLANNED THREE COURSES THEN WE HAD TO
ADD ANOTHER SEVEN AND THEN A FURTHER TWO. NOU WE'RE PLANNING
11 MORE.
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+HQUEVER I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT KORE BUILDING CONTRACTORS
ARE NOT SHOWING INTEREST. THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HAS,
AFTER ALL, BY FAR THE WORST ACCIDENT PATE IN HONG KONG.
+SO FAR ONLY 30 OUT OF THE 1,800 REGISTERED WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAVE SENT THEIR EMPLOYEES ALONG FOR
FIRST-AID TRAINING.
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+THIS IS PARTICULARLY BAD IN VIEU OF THE FACT THAT THE
CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS WILL BE COMING INTO
FORCE ON MAY 1.
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