SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1981
SAFETY IN SCHOOL LABORATOR JES URGED
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SCHOOL AUTHORITIES ARE URGED TO OBSERVE SAFETY IN SCHOOL LABORATORIES, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO FIRE PRECAUTIONS AND THE STORAGE OF CHEMICALS.
+EVERY LABORATORY MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH AT LEAST ONE APPROPRIATE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, WHICH SHOULD NORMALLY BE INSTALLED NEAR AN EXIT AND BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE SUGGESTED THAT THE MOST SUITABLE TYPES OF EXTINGUISHER FOR LABORATORY USE ARE THE CARBON DIOXIDE TYPE OR THE DRY POWDER+ TYPE.
IN ADDITION, THERE SHOULD BE A FIRE-BLANKET AND A BUCKET OF SAND IN THE LABORATORY, AND ALL LABORATORY STAFF SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE OPERATION AND HANDLING OF THESE APPLIANCES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+WHENEVER A LABORATORY IS NOT IN USE, ITS GAS AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES SHOULD BE SWITCHED OFF AT THE MAINS, HE SAID.
IF A SCIENCE LABORATORY IS USED AS A CLASSROOM FOR NON- SCIENCE LESSONS DUE TO FLOATING CLASS ARRANGEMENTS, THE TEACHER INVOLVED SHOULD SEE THAT STUDENTS DO NOT ENTER THE LABORATORY UNLESS HE IS PRESENT, AND THAT THEY DO NOT DISTURB OR REMOVE ANY OF THE SCIENCE MATERIALS IN THE LABORATORY.
+ IF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS IS USED IN THE LABORATORY, FORMAL APPROVAL MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES AND ALL RELEVANT FIRE SERVICES REQUIREMENTS MUST BE OBSERVED,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
DETAILS ON THE STORAGE OF CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN LAID OUT IN A PAMPHLET ENTITLED +SAFETY IN THE LABORATORY WHICH HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SCHOOLS.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES ON LABORATORY SAFETY CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, OR ON 5-774001 EXT. 37, 38 OR 41.
SUCCESSFUL SEARCH FOR RECREATION SITES
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A SEARCH IN TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG FOR SITES WHICH CAN BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES HAS SO FAR REVEALED A TOTAL OF SEVEN SITES.
THEY ARE IN ADDITION TO PROJECTS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME FOR NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR.
FOUR OF THE SITES ARE IN TSUEN WAN AND THREE ARE IN KWAI CHUNG. THE IR DEVELOPMENT IS PART OF A $10 MILLION OVERALL PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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