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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1992
THE
THE
ΤΟ
VARIOUS VARIOUS Up 'SAFETY
SECOND
OF THE MOTION URGES PART
ADMINISTRATION FORMULATE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, CODES OF SAFETY PRACTICES FOR ΤΟ REQUIRE TRADES
TO CONSIDER INTRODUCING LEGISLATION AND TRADES, IN PARTICULAR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, TO SET COMMITTEES'.
THIS WORK IS ACTUALLY ON-GOING. TO DATE, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED 10 CODES OF PRACTICE COVERING INDUSTRIAL PLASTICS, SMELTING, ASBESTOS
POWER
LEAD AND
NOISY PROCESSES.
UP
PROCESSES IN COTTON SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP-REPAIR,
SPINNING,
QUARRYING PRESS OPERATION, DIVING, TUNNELLING, WORK, AS WELL AS PROTECTION OF HEARING IN ANOTHER 10 CODES ARE BEING DRAWN UP FOR THE MAJOR TYPES OF BOILERS AND PRESSURE EQUIPMENT. THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL BE DRAWING
LIMITS EXPOSURE
(OELS) FOR THE ON OCCUPATIONAL GUIDELINES
UNDERTAKINGS CHEMICALS ALREADY LISTED IN THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL
BY THE AS RECOMMENDED (DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS. STEERING COMMITTEE, THE GUIDELINES WILL BE WRITTEN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE
DIFFERENT GUIDELINES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AND TRADES AND INDUSTRIES TO CATER FOR THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. INDUSTRY-BASED TRIPARTITE COMMITTEES OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL ARE ALSO ACTIVELY PRODUCING OR UPDATING GUIDELINES SAFETY PRACTICES FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE INDUSTRIES.
AND
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JOINT LAYMEN'S
TO
DIFFERENT THE EIGHT SAFETY AND ON
HAS WOULD TAKE
PRACTICES.
A
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE,
THE JOINT
COMMITTEE STEERING RECOMMENDED THAT THE EXISTING STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON SAFETY BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE IF THEY COULD BE REGULARLY UPDATED TO ACCOUNT
LATEST OF
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
STANDARDS PRACTICAL WAY TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL IS TO LIFT THE DETAILED
FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ADVICE OUT OF THE REGULATIONS AND PUBLISH THEM AS FREE-STANDING CODES OF PRACTICE
UPDATE GUIDES FOR INDUSTRY. IT WILL BE EASIER AND FASTER TO CODES OR GUIDES THAN TO AMEND STATUTORY REGULATIONS. THIS IS THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL BE WORKING.
AND
FAR,
OR SUCH NEW
THE
SO
HAVE
SAFETY COMPANIES
THE ON
QUESTION OF SETTING
'SAFETY UP
COMMITTEES' GOVERNMENT'S POLICY HAS BEEN TO ENCOURAGE RATHER THAN TO COMPEL.
238 COMPANIES MOST OF WHICH EMPLOYING MORE THAN 100 STAFF
SECTOR, IN THE CONSTRUCTION ESTABLISHED SAFETY COMMITTEES. COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN 50 LEADING CONSTRUCTION WHICH TOGETHER EMPLOY OVER 80% OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN HONG
JOINT FOLLOWING THE
RECOMMENDATION, STEERING COMMITTEE'S
SETTING UP OF OF REQUIRING THE FEASIBILITY
ΤΟ
THE LARGER ESTABLISHMENTS. DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONSULTING THE INDUSTRIES
BEFORE
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EXPLORING THE
COMMITTEES
IN
THE
CONSTRUCTION SECTOR,
PUTTING
ENDORSEMENT BY THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.
END,
KONG. WE ARE SAFETY LABOUR
PARTICULARLY
FOR
THIS CONCERNED, FORWARD PROPOSALS
THE ADMINISTRATION RECOGNIZES THE MERIT OF SAFETY COMMITTEES AS A MEANS OF FORGING CLOSER COOPERATION BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS. HOWEVER, SOME 86% OF BUSINESSES IN HONG KONG ARE SMALL UNDERTAKINGS EMPLOYING FEWER THAN 20 DIFFICULTY IN WORKERS. THEY MAY HAVE VARYING DEGREES OF PRACTICAL
COMMITTEES. WE WILL NEED TO CONSIDER HOW TO
FORMING SAFETY THIS PROBLEM.
TACKLE
/INDUSTRIAL SAFETY