TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1980
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+THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY GIRL SETS AN EXAMPLE TO WORKERS BY WEARING SAFETY GEAR INCLUDING SAFETY HELMET, SAFETY BELT, EARMUFFS AND SAFETY BOOTS.+
SHE ALSO REMINDS EMPLOYERS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR WORKERS.
SHE STRESSES THAT EMPLOYERS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SHOULD MAINTAIN A GOOD HOUSE-KEEPING STANDARD+ IN THEIR FACTORIES, AND EMPLOYERS IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES SHOULD ENSURE THAT SAFETY DEVICES ARE EFFECTIVE AND THAT ALL SAFETY MEASURES ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY THEIR WORKERS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, WORKERS SHOULD FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY, USE SUITABLE SAFETY DEVICES. THEY SHOULD WEAR SAFETY HELMETS WHEN WORKING AT CONSTRUCTION SITES AND WEAR SAFETY BELTS WHEN WORK ING AT HEIGHTS. THEY NEED TO WEAR EARMUFFS WHEN WORKING IN A NOISY ENVIRONMENT AND USE BREATHING APPARATUS WHEN WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES.
EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS WHO WISH TO ENQUIRE FURTHER ABOUT INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MAY CONTACT THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AT TEL: 5-282523 EXT 55 OR 3-688111 EXT 401.
CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS VISIT STANLEY PRISON
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DELEGATES FROM 14 COUNTRIES NOW ATTENDING THE FIRST ASIAN AND PACIFIC CONFERENCE OF CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON VISITED THE STANLEY PRISON AND THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR T G GARNER, THE GROUP FIRST TOURED STANLEY PRISON. THEY WERE BRIEFED BY SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON, MR IK BHAGAT ON VARIOUS PROGRAMMES AND FACILITIES IN THIS MAXIMUM ŠECURITY PRISON WHICH ALSO INCLUDES AN INDUSTRIAL SECTION WITH LARGE AND WELL-EQUIPPED WORKSHOPS.
THE DELEGATES THEN WENT TO THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE WHICH OFFERS A VARIETY OF COURSES TO MEET THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE PRISON SERVICE.
THEY WERE SHOWN ROUND THE INSTITUTE BY ITS PRINCIPAL SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON, MR PI WING-LEE AND SAW AN ANTI-DISTURBANCE DRILL BY PRISON OFFICERS.
THE GROUP WILL VISIT FOUR OTHER PENAL INSTITUTIONS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) - A PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE, A DETENTION CENTRE, A DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE AND THE TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN.
THE VISITS ARE AIMED AT GIVING THE DELEGATES AN INSIGHT INTO VARIOUS PROGRAMMES AND FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT.
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