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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1992
THE ISSUE OF A DUPLICATE OF ANY DOCUMENT DY A PUBLIC OFFICER
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ANY ALTERATION, TRANSFER, ENDORSEMENT OR ADDITION TO A DOCUMENT BY A PUBLIC OFFICER
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CERTIFICATION OF A TRUE
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EXTRACT OF ANY DOCUMENT, BOOK,
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THE ADJUSTMENTS ARE IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY THAT CHARGED FOR SERVICES SHOULD RECOVER THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST
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CONFINED SPACES MUST BE PROPERLY TESTED
SAFETY TESTS MUST BE CONDUCTED RY A COMPETENT PERSON WITH SCIENTIFIC MONITORING INSTRUMENTS BEFORE ANY WORKER ENTERS A CONFINED SPACE, CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR CHAN TAT-KING, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY),
"EMPLOYERS AND CONTRACTORS MUST REALISE THAT POSSIBLE HAZARDS, SUCH AS DANGEROUS AND TOXIC GASES AS WELL AS OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, IN CONFINED SPACES, " HE SAID.
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"CARELESSNESS AND NEGLIGENCE MAY RESULT
IN FATALITIES,' HE
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MR CHAN POINTED OUT THAT TO ENSURE WORKERS SAFETY, EMPLOYERS AND CONTRACTORS HAD A STATUTORY OBLIGATION TO DEVISE AND ADOPT A SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK TO GUARD AGAINST DANGERS INCLUDING EXPLOSIVE OR TOXIC GASES AND OXYGEN DEFICIENCY.
"TESTING OF THE CONFINED SPACE FOR THE PRESENCE OF ANY DANGEROUS GASES AND THE OXYGEN CONTENT BEFORE WORK BEGINS THEREFORE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK,
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"IT IS OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE THAT THE TESTS ARE CARRIED OUT BY A COMPETENT PERSON WITH SCIENTIFIC MONITORING INSTRUMENTS, HE SAID.
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**DANGEROUS PRACTICES, SUCH AS DROPPING A LIGHTED PAPER INTO A CONFINED SPACE, SHOULD IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES HE STRESSED.
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HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT WORKERS SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH CONFINED SPACES.
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