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SUNDAY, JULY 6, 1980
IN HER OPENING SPEECH, MRS DOE UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE COULD BE HELPED TO DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, BUILD UP PHYSIQUE AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY.
SHE SAID SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES WERE GEARED TOWARDS THIS NEED, ENABLING YOUNG PEOPLE TO SPEND THE SUMMER MONTHS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY AND AT THE SAME TIME HELPING THEM TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT.
SHE SAID THE RESULTS OF SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMES IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS HAD BEEN MOST ENCOURAGING AND SHE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE EFFORTS AND SUPPORT MADE BY THE SPONSORING ORGANISATIONS, VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
+ IT IS ENCOURAGING THAT MANY OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AS PART OF THE PROGRAMME HAVE CONTINUED TO HELP IN COMMUNITY BUILDING, SHE SAID.
SAFETY GUIDE FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES
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A PERMIT-TO-WORK SYSTEM IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES.
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SAFETY
DETAILS OF THE SYSTEM ARE CONTAINED IN A NEW BOOKLET GUIDE TO WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES - RECENTLY PRODUCED BY THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THE GUIDE SETS OUT THE PRACTICAL MEASURES WHICH HAVE TO BE ADOPTED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES.
IT ALSO DEFINES A CONFINED SPACE, IDENTIFIES HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES AND OUTLINES THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISORS AND WORKMEN IN A SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK IN CONFINED SPACES.
THE PERMIT SYSTEM, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED, WAS ESSENTIALLY A DOCUMENT THAT SET OUT THE WORK TO BE DONE AND THE PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN.
IT PREDETERMINED A SAFE DRILL ARD WAS A CLEAR RECORD INDICATING THAT ALL FORESEEABLE HAZARDS HAD BEEN CONSIDERED IN ADVANCE AND THAT ALL APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS WERE DEFINED AND TAKEN IN THE CORRECT SEQUENCE.
IT DID NOT, IN ITSELF, MAKE THE JOB SAFE, BUT WAS DEPENDENT FOR ITS EFFECTIVENESS ON THE PEOPLE CONCERNED CARRYING IT OUT CONSCIENTIOUSLY.
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