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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1935
+LAW ALONE WON'T STOP CRANE ACCIDENTS+
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GOOD SUPERVISION OF THE USE OF LIFTING CRANES WAS ALSO NECESSARY IN PREVENTING ACCIDENTS IN CONSTRUCTION SITES, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, THE HON RON BRIDGE, SAID TODAY.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CARL TONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR BRIDGE STRESSED THAT LEGISLATION ALONE COULD NOT PREVENT ACCIDENTS.
+WHAT IS ALSO NEEDED IS GOOD SUPERVISION AND A RECOGNITION BY TOP MANAGEMENT THAT THEY MUST MAKE ACCIDENT PREVENTION A MAJOR PART OF THEIR POLICIES, HE SAID.
THE OPERATIONAL SAFETY OF LIFTING CRANES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, HE SAID, WAS GOVERNED BY PART 1 OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS. THE REGULATIONS PROVIDE FOR THE STRENGTH, STABILITY, TESTING, MAINTENANCE AND FREQUENT INSPECTION OF ALL SUCH CRANES. ENFORCEMENT WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
THE REGULATIONS WERE DRAFTED IN SOME DETAIL AND HE WAS SATISFIED THAT THEY WERE ADEQUATE FOR THE PURPOSE.
SCHOOL NOISE ABATEMENT REPORT ON THE WAY
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RECOMMENDATIONS ON A MAXIMUM TOLERABLE NOISE EXPOSURE LEVEL FOR CLASSROOMS, AND PROPOSED MEASURES TO ABATE NOISE IN EXCESS OF THIS LIMIT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FE WEEKS.
IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO CONSULT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON NEIL HENDERSON, SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION EY THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG TODAY.
INFORMING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE PROGRESS IN THE FIELD, HE SAID THE STEERING COMMITTEE WAS NOW FINALISING ITS REPORT BASED ON DATA FROM THE PILOT STUDY CONDUCTED IN 1981-82 AND TWO BROAD SURVEYS SUBSEQUENTLY UNDERTAKEN.
+IN ADDITION, THE HONG KONG PLANNING STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ARE ALSO BEING AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR THE NOISE FACTOR TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE LOCATION OF FUTURE SCHOOL SITES.
+WHERE SCHOOLS MUST BE BUILT IN NOISY LOCATIONS TO SUIT THE DEMANDS OF ACCESSIBILITY OR PROXIMITY TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE SCHOOL BUILDING WILL BE ORIENTED TO SHIELD CLASSROOMS FROM NOISE OR APPROPRIATE NOISE INSULATION MEASURES WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN, HE DISCLOSED.
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