MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1987
SAFETY OFFICER LAW BECOMES EFFECTIVE
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY [MONDAY} REMINDED BUILDING CONTRACTORS THAT THE PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE COMPULSORY EMPLOYMENT SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WOULD COME INTO EFFECT TOMORROW.
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UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS) REGULATIONS, A PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR OR SPECIALIST CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO EMPLOY ONE REGISTERED SAFETY OFFICER FULL-TIME IF HE EMPLOYS 200 OR MORE PEOPLE ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE OR SITES, AND TO EMPLOY ONE SAFETY SUPERVISOR ON EACH CONSTRUCTION SITE ON WHICH HE EMPLOYS 20 OR MORE WORKERS.
"A PROPRIETOR WHO FAILS TO EMPLOY A SAFETY OFFICER IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $20,000," A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
"IF HE FAILS TO EMPLOY A SAFETY SUPERVISOR OR CONTRAVENES OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATIONS, HE IS LIABLE ΤΟ A FINE OF $10,000.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAD PUBLISHED A GUIDE THE USF OF EMPLOYERS AND SAFETY OFFICERS EXPLAINING THE REGULATIONS AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE APPLIED.
COPIES OF THIS GUIDE ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM BRANCH OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FACTORY INSPECTORATE DEVISION.
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BLITZ OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF POSTERS
MORE THAN 15 SUMMONSES HAD BEEN ISSUED DURING A TWO-DAY BLITZ OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF POSTERS ON WALLS OF PRIVATE BUILDINGS AND AT PUBLIC PLACES.
THE COMMON PRACTICE OF DISPLAYING POSTERS OR SIMILAR FORM OF PUBLICITY MATERIALS AT PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PLACES DURING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS HAD CREATED ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
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THE BLITZ OPERATION, CARRIED OUT BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT LAST SATURDAY AND AIMED TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM.
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