TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1934
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NEED FOR CARE IN STACKING GOODS STRESSED
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) WARNED THAT ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN STACKING OR UNSTACKING GOODS.
UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE,
. ALL GOODS AND MATERIALS IN A REGISTRABLE WORKPLACE SHOULD BE
STORED, STACKED OR OTHERWISE ARRANGED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT NO DANGER IS CAUSED TO ANY PERSON, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
HE SAID THAT A WORKER WAS RECENTLY CRUSHED TO DEATH WHEN A PILE OF HARDWOOD DOORS WHICH HAD BEEN LEANING AGAINST A WALL FELL ON HIM. THE WORKER HAD BEEN TRYING TO REMOVE A DOOR FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE PILE.
+ACCIDENTS OF THIS KIND COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT EVERY SINGLE LEAF OF DOOR COULD BE REMOVED OR INSERTED CONVENIENTLY AND SAFELY WITHOUT THE NEED TO MOVE ANY OTHER DOORS, IF SHELF TYPE STORAGE RACKS OF ADEQUATE STRENGTH WITH INDIVIDUAL COMPARTMENTS ARE PROVIDED.
THE SPOKESMAN URGED EMPLOYERS TO SEEK ADVICE FROM THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE OF THE DEPARTMENT IF THEY HAVE ANY DOUBTS.
HEALTH PROMOTION FORTNIGHT IN MONG KOK
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A HEALTH PROMOTION FORTNIGHT, FEATURING TALKS, SLIDE SHOWS, FIRST-AID DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS, WILL BE HELD IN MONG KOK FROM THURSDAY (MAY 17).
THE TWO-WEEK PROGRAMME IS FUNDED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD TO TIE IN WITH THE HONG KONG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION'S PUBLIC MEDICAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FORTNIGHT'S WORKING GROUP. DR RONALD LEUNG, SAID THE EVENT WAS TO AROUSE RESIDENTS' AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD HEALTH.
+THE ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT TARGET GROUPS AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO DISCUSS THEIR HEALTH PROBLEMS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, HE SAID.
TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE FORTNIGHT, A TALK ON THE CARE OF HYPERTENSION+ FOR ELDERLY WILL BE HELD AT THE CHAN HING SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRE AT 2 PM ON THURSDAY.
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