TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1992
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SAFETY COURSE FOR CAISSON WORKERS
A "SAFETY COURSE FOR CAISSON WORK" WILL BE HELD LATER THIS ΤΟ ENHANCE WORKERS' AWARENESS OF POTENTIAL DANGERS WHEN
MONTH OPERATING IN CAISSONS AND MANHOLES.
THE ONE-DAY COURSE, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL, WAS PLANNED TO BE HELD IN MID-SEPTEMBER BUT HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD FOLLOWING RECENT ACCIDENTS INVOLVING SUCH WORKERS.
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IT IS ONE IN A SERIES OF THE "SAFETY COURSES OF HIGH-RISK
ARE
AS ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CAISSON AND MANHOLE OPERATIONS CAUSED MAINLY BY THE PRESENCE OF HARMFUL GASES AND OXYGEN DEFICIENCY WHICH MAY RESULT IN DEATHS, THE COURSE WILL AIM AT TEACHING WORKERS THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS THEY SHOULD TAKE BEFORE THE OPERATION.
IN ADDITION, A NUMBER OF SELECTED CASES WILL BE ANALYSED AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS TO FURTHER INCREASE THE GENERAL SAFETY AWARENESS AMONG WORKERS AND HELP PREVENT THE OCCURENCE OF SIMILAR ACCIDENTS.
THE COURSE, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FROM 9.30 AM TO 5 PM ON AUGUST 20, WILL BE HELD AT THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, 13TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.
INTERESTED WORKERS MAY CALL THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL ON 739 9377 FOR APPLICATION OR ENQUIRIES.
4.4M USE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE
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PROVIDED
MORE THAN 4.4 MILLION PEOPLE MADE USE OF THE SERVICES BY THE 20 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES (PESCS) AND THE CENTRAL TELEPHONE ENQUIRY CENTRE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA) SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE PESCS, ATTACHED ΤΟ THE 19 DISTRICT OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, PROVIDED VARIOUS TYPES SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.
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"THESE INCLUDED ANSWERING GENERAL ENQUIRIES ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES; HANDING OUT GOVERNMENT FORMS, LEAFLETS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS; ADMINISTERING DECLARATIONS AND OATHS; AND MAKING REFERRALS UNDER THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME AND THE RENT ADDED
OFFICER
SCHEME," HB
DURING THE PERIOD, 222,017 DECLARATIONS AND OATHS WERE ADMINISTERED. THE MOST IN DEMAND WERE DECLARATIONS OF TRUE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO EDUCATION, EXAMINATION AND EMIGRATION.
/THE PESCS