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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1984
+ON THE EMPLOYEE'S SIDE, HE MUST PAY ATTENTION TO WORKPLACE RULES LAID DOWN BY HIS EMPLOYER, TAKE WHATEVER PROTECTIVE MEASURES ARE ADVISED, AND WEAR WHATEVER EQUIPMENT IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR HIS USE, DR HAYES SAID.
HE STRESSED THAT HEALTH AT WORK WAS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND SHOULD BE GIVEN THE SAME ATTENTION AS DESIGN PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND PUBLICITY.
HE SAID THE TSUEN WAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROMOTION SCHEME, WHICH HAD ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS, WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD.
DR HAYES, WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD, SAID THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DIVISION PROVIDED A STRONG BACK-UP IN THE PROMOTION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN HONG KONG.
HE SAID THE DIVISION ADVISED BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS CONCERNING THE HEALTH OF WORKERS AND THE HYGIENE OF THE WORKPLACE.
IT ALSO UNDERTOOK A SUPERVISORY FUNCTION TO ENSURE THE OBSERVANCE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH STANDARDS AND PRACTICES IN INDUSTRY.
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IN 1983, THE DIVISION CONDUCTED 945 FIELD SURVEYS INCLUDING REFERRAL CASES BY THE DEPARTMENT'S FACTORY INSPECTORATE
AND STUDIES IN SELECTED AREAS SUCH AS COTTON DUST EXPOSURE IN THE SPINNING AND WEAVING INDUSTRIES, ASBESTOES HAZARDS IN THE BUTTON, SHIPBUILDING, INSULATING AND CAR INDUSTRIES, AND OTHER OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS.
DR HAYES SAID THE DIVISION STROVE TO APPLY TO THE WORKPLACE A FULL RANGE OF MEDICAL AND HYGIENE KNOWLEDGE IN SAFEGUARDING THE WORKERS AND PROTECTING THEM AGAINST HEALTH HAZARDS.
EXTENDED TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR NEW YEAR
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES WILL BE EXTENDED ON NEW YEAR'S EVE UNTIL EARLY THE FOLLOWING MORNING.
THE STAR FERRY'S ROUTE BETWEEN CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI WILL RUN ALL NIGHT. HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY'S SERVICE BETWEEN CENTRAL AND JORDAN ROAD WILL OPERATE UNTIL 1 AM, WHILE ITS NORTH POINT-HUNG HOM SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
/KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY