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SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1990
THE CULTURAL,
ALL THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE VETTED BY RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD.
ISLANDS DISTRICT
38 PIER ROAD,
APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE BOARD SECRETARIAT, 20TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, CENTRAL. FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL. 8524325.
MORE SAFETY COURSES IN THE PIPELINE
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THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE OF THE LABOUR WILL RUN A WIDE RANGE OF COURSES UNDER ITS ONGOING SAFETY PROGRAMME FOR EMPLOYEES IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES THIS YEAR.
DEPARTMENT TRAINING
EMPLOYEES то
AND THE
HON-TING,
"THE COURSES ARE AIMED AT ENABLING INDUSTRIAL IDENTIFY UNSAFE ACTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN THEIR WORKPLACES TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF TACKLING SAFETY PROBLEMS, SUPERINTENDENT OF FACTORY INSPECTORS OF THE CENTRE, MR CHAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
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MR CHAN NOTED THAT MORE THAN 13,600 EMPLOYEES TOOK PART IN COURSES ON 32 MAJOR SAFETY SUBJECTS ORGANISED BY THE CENTRE LAST YEAR.
IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, HE SAID, 218 BASIC ADVANCED COURSES OF 31 TYPES WOULD BE OFFERED.
AND
FOREMEN
KNOWLEDGE SO
"THEY ARE DESIGNED MAINLY FOR MANAGERS, TECHNICIANS, AND WORK SUPERVISORS WHO ARE EXPECTED ΤΟ APPLY THE ACQUIRED TO THEIR WORKING ENVIRONMENT," HE SAID.
THE COURSES, WHICH LAST FROM HALF A DAY ΤΟ FIVE SUCH AREAS AS INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
DAYS, COVER PREVENTION, HEARING CONSERVATION, MANUAL LIFTING AND HANDLING, ELECTRICAL SAFETY, OCCUPATIONAL AND CHEMICAL HAZARDS, SAFE USE OF ABRASIVE WHEELS, SLINGING, MACHINERY, POWER PRESS, AND SO ON.
HEALTH
TO CURB THE SPIRALLING INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, COURSES OFFERED ON ACCIDENT-PRONE OPERATIONS SUCH
WILL BE AS CONSTRUCTION, WORK IN CONFINED SPACES, ASBESTOS HAZARDS AND CONTROLS, CAISSON WORK, CRANE SAFETY, WORKING AT HEIGHT, SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPREPAIRING.
EMPHASIS WILL ALSO BE LAID ON THE LABELLING AND SAFE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS AND THE PROMOTION OF SAFETY PROGRAMMES, WHILE NEW COURSES WILL BE INTRODUCED ON SAFETY IN FOOD CATERING AND HANDLING INDUSTRIES.
CONTAINER
THE COURSES ARE CONDUCTED MAINLY IN CANTONESE AND ADMISSION FREE. APPLICATION MUST BE MADE THROUGH EMPLOYERS.
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