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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1980
BLASTING SITES REGULARLY CHECKED
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ABOUT 1 350 INSPECTIONS OF 135 BLASTING SITES WERE CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1980 BY OFFICERS FROM THE MINES DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, THE HON J.C.A. HAMMOND, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE NUMBER REPRESENTED AN AVERAGE FREQUENCY OF 10 INSPECTIONS OF EACH SITE DURING THE YEAR. HOWEVER, MORE FREQUENT INSPECTIONS WERE MADE IN CASES WHERE THIS WAS CONSIDERED TO BE NECESSARY, HE ADDED.
REPLYING TO REV THE HON JOYCE BENNETT, MR HAMMOND SAID THERE WERE 17 OFFICERS OF VARIOUS RANKS EMPLOYED IN THE MINES DIVISION WHO WERE INVOLVED IN ENSURING THAT PROPER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN BY BOTH EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS DURING BLASTING OPERATIONS.
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TRAINING FOR TEACHERS OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED
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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR KENNETH TOPLEY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THAT THE PRESENT ONE YEAR IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED WOULD BE PHASED OUT AND WOULD BE REPLACED BY A TWO-YEAR PART-TIME DAY RELEASE COURSE INCORPORATING AN ELEMENT OF FULL-TIME TRAINING.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM REV THE HON JOYCE BENNETT, MR TOPLEY SAID A FULL-TIME TRAINING COURSE WAS NOT PROPOSED AT PRESENT.
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