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SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1986
IN THIS WAY THE ELDERLY COULD RECEIVE PROPER CARE AND AT THE SAME TIME KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THEIR FAMILIES, MRS CHAN SAID.
+THIS IS AN ANCILLARY SERVICE TO CARE AND ATTENTION HOMES IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE WELFARE SYSTEM FOR THE ELDERLY, SHE ADDED.
IT IS ALSO PART OF THE OVERALL SERVICE PROVIDED, BASED ON THE +COMMUNITY CARE+ PRINCIPLE TO KEEP THE ELDERLY IN THE COMMUNITY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE MULTI- SERVICE CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY, HOME HELP AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE.
THE DIRECTOR NOTED THAT IN THE PAST 25 YEARS, THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION AGED 60 AND ABOVE HAD RISEN FROM 4.8 PER CENT TO 11.1 PER CENT. THIS WAS EXPECTED TO REACH 13 PER CENT BY 1995, REPRESENTING OVER 800 000 PEOPLE.
WARNING ON USE OF ELECTRIC DRYING CABINETS
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FACTORY PROPRIETORS HAVE BEEN URGED TO OBSERVE ALL NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING ELECTRIC DRYING CABINETS FOR DRYING ARTICLES COVERED WITH FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ELECTRIC DRYING CABINETS COULD BE PREVENTED IF EFFECTIVE SAFETY MEASURES WERE ARRANGED AND ADEQUATELY MAINTAINED,
HE WAS REFERRING TO A RECENT ACCIDENT IN WHICH A WORKER WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN AN ELECTRIC DRYING CABINET USED FOR DRYING LACQUER-DIPPED METAL BUCKLES EXPLODED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF A SUITABLE AND EFFICIENT MECHANICAL EXHAUST SYSTEM.
*ANY HEATING ELEMENT INSIDE THE DRYING CABINET SHOULD BE SUITABLY PROTECTED, HE SAID.
+REGULAR REMOVAL OF DEPOSITS OF WASTE RESIDUE FROM THE SURFACE OF THE CABINET IS ALSO ESSENTIAL TO PREVENT IGNITION OF FLAMMABLE VAPOUR ACCUMULATED IN THE DRYING CABINET.+
THE DRYING CABINET SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH A SUITABLE EXPLOSION RELIEF SHUTTER SYSTEM WHICH SHOULD BE POSITIONED AWAY FROM ANY WALL OR FIXTURE. +THIS WOULD REDUCE THE RISK OF ANY EXPLOSION TO A MINIMUM,✦ HE SAID.
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