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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1991
COMMONLY SUBSTANCES
USED ARE EITHER TOXIC,
FLAMMABLE,
"THERE ARE 231 CLASSIFIED DANGEROUS AND HANDLED IN INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THEY
EXPLOSIVE, OXIDISING OR HARMFUL, CORROSIVE, IRRITANT, MR WONG SAID.
MR WORK,
ORDINANCE DUTIES GENERAL
WONG SAID
CAME
ON
BOTH
TO ENSURE WORKERS' SAFETY AND HEALTH AT THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT}
ΤΟ INTO OPERATION
IMPOSE PROPRIETORS AND EMPLOYEES FOR WORK SAFETY.
LAST DECEMBER
"PROPRIETORS ARE REQUIRED TO CLEARLY AND CORRECTLY LABEL
IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE
CONTAINER OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE PRESCRIBED FORM," HE SAID.
EVERY IN THE
OTHER MEASURES, SUCH AS
MR WONG SAID THEY SHOULD ALSO ADOPT PROVIDING ADEQUATE INFORMATION, INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING AS WELL AS
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND WORKERS LIKELY TO BE EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES.
OR
EQUIPMENT
TO CO-OPERATE "ON THE OTHER HAND, EMPLOYEES HAVE A DUTY
WORKERS BY FOLLOWING SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS EMPLOYERS AND OTHER WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT," HE SAID.
A
то
WITH AND
LEGISLATION AND MOUNTS
"ON ITS PART, THE GOVERNMENT DRAWS UP PUBLICITY TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY," HE WENT ON.
MR WONG
SAID THIS
TRIPARTITE
CO-OPERATION IS
AN
EFFECTIVE
FRAMEWORK WITH WHICH INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COULD BE ACHIEVED.
FOR COMMISSIONER
LABOUR, MR THE SYMPOSIUM WAS OPENED BY THE
KONG ASSOCIATION OF TEXTILE DARWIN CHEN, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG BLEACHERS, DYERS, PRINTERS AND FINISHERS LIMITED, MR KWAN KON-WAH CHEMICALS DIRECTOR OF SHELL HONG KONG LIMITED, MR CLARENCE ENG.
AND
FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN TO START ON SUNDAY
* * * *
THE 1991/92 FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN
LAUNCHING CEREMONY
BE HELD ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 3) AT THE EDINBURGH PLACE IN CENTRAL.
WILL
ORGANISED BY THE FIRE
CAMPAIGN PREVENTION
PUBLICITY WORKING
TO MARK
OF THE
SERIES COMMENCEMENT OF A GROUP, THE FUNCTION IS
OF CIGARETTE PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR ON THE THEME OF "DISPOSE ENDS SAFETY".
A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMES, PERFORMANCE, FIRE-FIGHTING DEMONSTRATION, DRAMA, VIDEO SHOW WILL BE STAGED FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM ON THE DAY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO BOARD A FIRE BERTHED AT THE QUEEN'S PIER. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO TAKE CLOSER LOOK AT VARIOUS TYPES OF FIRE ENGINES PARKED AT THE VENUE.
LION INCLUDING
DANCE, STATIC
PIPERS BAND DISPLAY AND
BOAT ΤΟ BE
A
/THE DIRECTOR