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MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1991
FREE HEALTH GUIDE ON USE OF VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT
DEPARTMENT HAS THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DIVISION OF THE LABOUR
HEALTH ASPECTS OF VISUAL RECENTLY PUBLISHED A CONCISE GUIDE ON THE
FOR DISPLAY UNIT (VDU) UNDER ITS PROTECTION OF WORKERS' HEALTH SERIES THE INFORMATION OF GENERAL VDU OPERATORS.
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THE WHILE OF
ENTITLED "HEALTH GUIDE ON THE USE OF VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT" BOOKLET AIMS TO CLEAR THE DOUBTS AND ANXIETY IN THE USE OF VDU,
THE OCCURRENCE ADVISING ON WAYS AND MEANS TO MINIMISE OR PREVENT HEALTH COMPLAINTS.
THE GUIDE LOOKS INTO PROBLEMS COMMONLY THOUGHT TO BE ASSOCIATED
EPILEPSY, CATARACT,
FACIAL DERMATITIS, WITH VDU SUCH AS RADIATION,
FATIGUE AND EYE MISCARRIAGE AND FOETAL ABNORMALITIES, MUSCLE PAINS, STRAIN.
MEASURES ΤΟ BE TAKEN AND
IT ALSO SUGGESTS VARIOUS PRECAUTIONARY BEFORE OPERATING THE MACHINE AS RELATED TO THE JOB, THE EQUIPMENT FURNITURE USED, THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND THE USER.
THE
NOW HEALTH
IS BOOKLET AND CHINESE, PUBLISHED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND
THE DEPARTMENT'S OCCUPATIONAL AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM DIVISION AND ITS OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE UNIT REGIONAL OFFICES.
BE OBTAINED FROM THE
FURTHER ADVICE ON THE SUBJECT MAY ALSO DIVISION ON 15TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, HONG KONG.
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WORK OF ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY PRAISED
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то
PLAYS IN
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (MONDAY) PAID TRIBUTE
THE IMPORTANT ROLE IT THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING WATER SAFETY.
SPEAKING AT THE CENTENARY
HONG KONG BRANCH, THE GOVERNOR
RE-UNION DINNER OF THE SOCIETY'S SAID EVERY YEAR THE LOCAL BRANCH ACCIDENTS TAUGHT THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO SAVE LIVES, PREVENT IN THE WATER AND GIVE FIRST AID TREATMENT.
"THOSE WHO RECEIVE THIS TRAINING BECOME MORE CONFIDENT IN THEIR OWN ABILITIES.
"THEY
ALSO
HAVE THE GREAT SATISFACTION OF EQUIPPED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY," HE SAID.
LAST 30
BEING
BETTER
SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT OVER THE
YEARS MORE AND MORE HONG KONG PEOPLE HAD FOUND THEIR RELAXATION IN WATERSPORTS.
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