SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1991
SIR DAVID SAID THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY
WORKPLACE RESTED WITH THE PEOPLE WHO CREATED THE
THE RISKS AND
PEOPLE WHO WORKED WITH THEM.
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THIS WAS THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND GOVERNMENT'S LEGISLATION WHICH AND IMPOSED A DUTY ON EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE A WORKPLACE THAT WAS SAFE HEALTHY, HE EXPLAINED.
WORKING
"EQUALLY, EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO ADOPT SAFE PRACTICES SO AS NOT TO PUT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FELLOW WORKERS UNNECESSARY RISK," HE SAID.
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SIR
DAVID APPEALED TO THE INDUSTRY TO TAKE THE BECOME SAFETY AND HEALTH CONSCIOUS.
INITIATIVE
TO
HE
SAID LEGISLATION ALONE WAS NOT ENOUGH AND THAT SAFETY AND PARTICIPATION HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE MUST BE ACHIEVED THROUGH ACTIVE AND CO-OPERATION OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES,
DAVID,
RELATIONSHIP
WAS BETWEEN
THE BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT ACHIEVING THIS, SAID SIR THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORT OF THE TRIPARTITE GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL IN 1988 WAS A MANIFESTATION OF THIS APPROACH, HE SAID.
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AM INDEED IMPRESSED BY THE SENSE OF COMMITMENT OF ITS MEMBERS AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PAST THREE YEARS HAVE LAID A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.
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ABOUT
THE
BRINGING
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY SAID THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE WHICH WAS PASSED 11 MONTHS AGO, WOULD COME INTO EFFECT AT THE FND OF THE YEAR THE 180,000 EMPLOYEES IN THE CATERING TRADE UNDER THE COVERAGE OF SAFETY LEGISLATION.
"OTHER LEGISLATIONS IN THE PIPELINE WILL AIM AT IMPROVING SAFETY PROVISIONS IN CONTAINER YARDS, IN NOISY INDUSTRIES AND IN USR
LIFTING OF
APPLIANCES AND GEARS IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES.
AND
THE
THE
OTHER
"WE MUST
BRING THE WORK ACCIDENT RATES SHALL BE ABLE TO DO IT, HE SAID.
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