MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1986
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FREE TRAINING COURSES TO ENHANCE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
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THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE, WHICH IS RUN BY THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF BASIC AND ADVANCE SAFETY TRAINING COURSES FOR WORKERS, FOREMEN AND TECHNICIANS FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIES.
THESE COURSES, LASTING FROM HALF A DAY TO FIVE DAYS, ARE OFFERED FREE ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS.
+THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF ORGANISING THESE TRAINING COURSES IS TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY UNSAFE ACTS AND UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS IN THEIR OWN WORKING ENVIRONMENTS, AND TO EQUIP THEM WITH KNOWLEDGE IN TACKLING SAFETY PROBLEMS AND TO ZERO IN ON INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE SUBJECTS INCLUDE BASIC INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS PREVENTION SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION AND PLASTICS INDUSTRIES; SAFE USE IN ABRASIVE WHEELS, ELECTRICITY, SLINGING, MACHINERY AND POWER PRESS: WORK IN CONFINED SPACE AND MANUAL LIFTING AND HANDLING.
IN ADDITION, VARIOUS SHORT SPECIALIST SAFETY TRAINING COURSES FOR SUPERVISORY STAFF FROM INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE ALSO ORGANISED FROM TIME TO TIME. THESE INCLUDE HEARING CONSERVATION INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALT AND CHEMICAL HAZARDS HAZARDS IN THE USE OF ASBESTOS AND ITS CONTROL; DUST HAZARDS AND CONTROL IN CONSTRUCTION AND QUARRYING INDUSTRY; SAFETY SUPERVISOR; AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.
+ALL COURSES ARE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE AND ARE HELD AT THE CENTRE ON THE 13TH FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING IN CENTRAL BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 5 PM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+TO ADD REALISM TO INSTRUCTION IN SAFE WORKING PROCEDURES, THE CENTRE ALSO HOUSES A DISPLAY OF POWER-DRIVEN MACHINERY FITTED WITH SAFETY GUARDS, MODELS DEPICTING SAFE WORKING PRACTICES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.+
PROSPECTUS AND APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE CENTRE AND ENROLMENTS SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH EMPLOYERS.
LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 10 000 PEOPLE ATTENDED A TOTAL OF 383 SAFETY COURSES ORGANISED BY THE CENTRE.
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