FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1982
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LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS IMPROVING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY LAWS AS WELL AS EXPANDING AND STRENGTHENING ITS FACTORY INSPECTORATE, THE HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, DR T.K. ANN, SAID THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT HELD AT THE SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, DR ANN POINTED OUT THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO INTENSIFYING EDUCATION ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY BY ORGANISING SAFETY TRAINING COURSES AND LAUNCHING A WIDE VARIETY OF PUBLICITY PROJECTS,
HE SAID, HOWEVER, THAT GOVERNMENT ACTION ALONE COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURY INVOLVED EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS AS WELL.
*THE EMPLOYERS' RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND TO INSTRUCT THEIR WORKERS IN GOOD SAFETY PRACTICES, WHILE THE WORKERS' RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ABIDE BY SAFETY RULES AND USE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT PROVIDED IN CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES,+ HE ADDED.
DR ANN STRESSED THAT WITHOUT THE FULLEST CO-OPERATION OF ALL CONCERNED, THE EFFORTS OF ANY ONE PARTY ALONE WOULD LIKELY TO BE UNBALANCED AND INEFFECTIVE.
HE TOLD THE SEMINAR THAT IT WAS AN ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT THAT MORE AND MORE MANAGERS WERE TAKING AN INCREASED INTEREST IN AND ADOPTING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO SAFETY AT WORK.
APPEALING TO THEM TO HELP DISSEMINATE THE SAFETY MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY, DR ANN NOTED, +1 AM SURE THAT THE CAUSE OF MAKING SAFETY A WAY OF LIFE WILL BE FÜRTHERED THROUGH YOUR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION.
SAFETY PROFESSIONALS, ACADEMICS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICERS GAVE SPECIALIST TALKS ON VARIOUS TOPICS AT THE ONE-DAY SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.
THE SEMINAR ALSO FEATURED AN EXHIBITION OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND A FILM SHOW ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
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