SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1992
FROM ESTIMATES
THE
UNITED
NATIONS INTERNATIONAL
OF THE
80,000 MARKETED
RECENT PROGRAMME FOR CHEMICAL SAFETY INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 70,000 AND CHEMICALS ARE CURRENTLY
THE WORLD MARKET. IN SUBSTANCES, FIVE TO 10 PER CENT ARE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS.
ARE BEING INTRODUCED TO AS NEW CHEMICALS AND PRODUCTS
BE FOUND IN THE KONG, DR LEE SAID NEW WORK-RELATED ILLNESSES MIGHT WORKERS.
HONG
OCCUPATIONAL
"THE
OF PROMOTION RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
HEALTH
IS
NOT
SOLELY
THE
OF THE EMPLOYEES,
"TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE, ALL EFFORTS IN HEALTH EDUCATION
SUPPORT OF EMPLOYERS, WORKFORCE MUST HAVE THE ESSENTIAL THE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GOVERNMENT," DR LEE NOTED.
MR
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR,
AT AROUSING AWARENESS AMONG DARWIN CHEN, SAID THE EXHIBITION AIMED
FAMILIES OF THE EMPLOYERS, WORKERS AND THEIR
NECESSITY TO HANDLE INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS WITH CARE AND THE CONTROL MEASURES.
"IF CONTROL MEASURES ARE NEGLECTED, HARMED, CAUSING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES TO SAID.
HEALTH WORKERS'
WILL BE THEIR FAMILIES, MR CHEN
"AS FOR EMPLOYERS,
SUFFICIENT CONTROL
MEASURES WILL PREVENT
PAYMENTS IN COMPENSATION AND LOSSES IN PRODUCTIVITY," HE ADDED.
IN SHA TIN, THE EXHIBITION, BEING HELD AT THE NEW TOWN PLAZA
SLIDE AND VIDEO FEATURES
DISPLAYS, PHOTOGRAPH AND EQUIPMENT
AND PRESENTATIONS, A LUNG FUNCTION TEST, A RESPIRATOR EFFICIENCY TEST A QUIZ GAME.
IT IS OPEN TO PUBLIC FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM DAILY MARCH 6. ADMISSION IS FREE.
UNTIL 3 PM ON
DIVISION OF
THE EVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND IS SPONSORED BY THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY HEALTH COUNCIL.
AND
BUS PARADE TO PUBLICISE DANGERS OF FALLING OBJECTS
* *
PEOPLE LIVING IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT WERE TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED OF THE GRAVE HARM THAT COULD BE DONE BY FALLING OBJECTS.
SPEAKING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF A BUS PARADE TO PUBLICISE SUCH DANGERS, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS ROSANNA URE, RECALLED THAT AN ELDERLY WOMAN IN LEI TUNG ESTATE WAS KILLED BY A BAG OF CEMENT THROWN OUT FROM A BLOCK IN JULY LAST YEAR.
/SHE ALSO