SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1988
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MORE COURSES ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PLANNED * * * * *
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL OFFER A WIDE BRING HOME THE MESSAGE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TO INDUSTRIES.
RANGE OF EMPLOYEES
COURSES
TO
IN VARIOUS
ACCORDING ΤΟ THE TRAINING PROGRAMME OF THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE, A TOTAL OF 198 BASIC COURSES OF 28 TYPES WILL BE ORGANISED IN THE FIRST HALF
DEPARTMENT'S AND ADVANCED OF NEXT YEAR.
LASTING FROM HALF A DAY TO FIVE DAYS, THE COURSES COVER AREAS SUCH AS INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION, CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, WORK SAFETY IN CONFINED SPACES, MANUAL LIFTING AND HANDLING OF WEIGHTS, SAFE USE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, AND
IN PLASTICS AND ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES.
SAFETY CONTROL
OTHER COURSES FOR SAFETY OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS, SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE MEMBERS INCLUDE HEARING ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, CHEMICAL HAZARDS, WORK SAFETY IN TUNNELLING AND CAISSON WORK, AND CONTROLS IN CONSTRUCTION AND ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES.
AND
FOREMEN CONSERVATION, AND ASBESTOS HAZARDS AND
THERE WILL ALSO BE COURSES ON SAFETY PROGRAMME, PROMOTION, AND SAFETY REGULATIONS.
COMMENTING ON THE SCOPE OF THE COURSES, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID A NUMBER OF NEW COURSES INCLUDING TWO ON CRANE SAFETY, FOUR ON SAFETY IN WORKING AT HEIGHT AND
AND TWO ON ELECTRICAL SAFETY-FATAL ACCIDENTS ANALYSIS AND CASE STUDY, WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED NEXT YEAR.
"IN THE LIGHT OF THE RECENT ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATIONS ON DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES, MORE COURSES ON LABELLING AND SAFE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS ARE TO BE ORGANISED, AND ADDITIONAL CLASSES WILL BE ARRANGED SHOULD THE NEED ARISE, HE SAID.
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THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THERE WOULD ALSO THE NUMBER OF COURSES ON "HIGH-RISK" OPERATIONS IN A AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
AN INCREASE IN MOVE то FOSTER
ALL THE SAFETY COURSES ARE CONDUCTED MAINLY IN CANTONESE AND ADMISSIONS ARE FREE OF CHARGE, THOUGH APPLICATION FOR ENROLMENT MUST BE MADE THROUGH EMPLOYERS.
PROSPECTUS AND APPLICATION FORMS ARK OBTAINABLE FROM THE CENTRE ON THE 13TH FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING IN CENTRAL.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE AT 5-8523563.
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