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NEW INDUSTRIAL SAFETY LAW TO COME INTO OPERATION
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THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT} ORDINANCE 1989, WHICH SPELLS OUT THE GENERAL DUTIES OF
AND HEALTH AT EMPLOYEES IN ENSURING SAFETY OPERATION ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15.
EMPLOYERS AND WORK, WILL COME INTO
PUBLISHED A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT WAS (FRIDAY).
IN THE GAZETTE TODAY
"THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF LEGISLATION TOWARDS ENACTED IN RECENT YEARS TO PROMOTE A SELF-REGULATION APPROACH
OFFENDERS, INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, BACKED UP BY STIFF PENALTY ON RECKLESS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID.
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OF THE PROPRIETOR "UNDER THE ORDINANCE, IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF AN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT, FAR AS IS SAFETY TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND SO
PRACTICABLE, ΤΟ REASONABLY
PROVIDE A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKING FOR ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED ENVIRONMENT
BY HIM IN THE INDUSTRIAL
UNDERTAKING.
"THE
AT WHILE
ALSO LAW
REQUIRES EVERY. EMPLOYEE
WORK TO.
AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE PROPRIETOR IN IMPLEMENTING SUCH MEASURES,
OF NOT ONLY HIMSELF TAKE REASONABLE CARE FOR THE SAFETY AND HEALTH
OTHER PERSONS WHO MAY BE
BY BUT ALSO
HIS
OR ACTS
NEGLIGENCE AT WORK.
AFFECTED
A
RISK EXCUSE
THE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE PROVIDES CUSTODIAL PENALTIES FOR OFFENCES WHICH ARE LIABLE TO CAUSE FATAL OR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR TO HEALTH, WHICH ARE COMMITTED WILFULLY AND WITHOUT REASONABLE AND WHICH ARE WITHIN THE OFFENDER'S ABILITY TO PREVENT.
IMPRISONMENT MAY BE IMPOSED AS
UNDER
CURRENTLY CARRY
THE ORDINANCE, A
A
MAXIMUM PENALTY OF SIX AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY FOR
AND A MAXIMUM FINE OF $30,000,
A
MONTHS'
OFFENCES
MAXIMUM
MAXIMUM
WHICH OF 12 MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR THOSE WHICH CURRENTLY CARRY FINE OF $50,000.
"THESE PENALTIES APPLY TO BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO OF THOSE WORKING IN AN BLATANTLY DISREGARDS THE SAFETY AND HEALTH INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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0
GOOD MANAGEMENT OF EMPLOYEES IMPORTANT
WHILE
GOOD MANAGEMENT OF EMPLOYEES IS THE KEY TO HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY,
PRODUCTIVITY IS THE HIGHER
KEY
TO
FUTURE, HONG KONG'S THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI EXECUTIVE COUNCILLOR AND THE CHAIRMAN OF BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED, MR WILLIAM PURVES, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
CEREMONY OF THE "HONG KONG LABOUR SPEAKING AT THE OPENING
SAID HONG KONG HAD BECOME A RELATIONS CONFERENCE '90", MR PURVES SOPHISTICATED, DEVELOPED ECONOMY AND ITS FUTURE RESTED ON ITS ROLE A SERVICE CENTRE.
AS
/"IT NEEDS