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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1992
THANKED
ALL
MEANWHILE, THE COMMISSIONER
AMS VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION, EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE SERVICE, AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY.
"THEIR CARING ATTITUDE HAS AGAIN BEEN EXEMPLIFIED RECENTLY IN THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE ORGAN DONATION CAMPAIGN WHICH TURNED TO BE A GREAT SUCCESS," DR LEE SAID.
HE SAID A NEW RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK COVERING 80 CENT OF THE TERRITORY WAS SET UP DURING THE YEAR TO MODERNISE THE FACILITIES AND TO MAINTAIN AN EFFICIENT AND HIGH QUALITY SERVICE.
OUT
PER
AMS
AMS
THIS WAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY THE OPENING OF THE NEW HEADQUARTERS LAST YEAR WHICH PROVIDED THE MUCH-NEEDED TRAINING FACILITIES FOR THE AMS.
DR LEE WAS CONFIDENT THAT ALL AMS VOLUNTEERS WOULD CONTINUE ΤΟ SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH LOYALTY, DEDICATION AND DEVOTION.
"IN THE YEARS AHEAD, WE LOOK FORWARD TO FULFILLING OUR ROLES IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CIVIL DEFENCE COVERAGE ΤΟ THE COMMUNITY," HE ADDED.
SAFE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS AND WASTES URGED
MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND USERS OF CHEMICALS, AND MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKERS' SAFETY AND HEALTH ARE URGED TO DEVISE AND ADOPT A WASTE SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME TO PROTECT WORKERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT AGAINST HAZARDS ARISING FROM CHEMICALS AND THEIR WASTES.
SPEAKING AT
THE SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SAFE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS TODAY (FRIDAY) AT THE VICTORIA HOTEL, LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S DIVISIONAL FACTORY INSPECTOR KWAN PING-KWUN SAID LOCAL INDUSTRY PRODUCED A LARGE QUANTITY OF INCLUDING CHEMICAL WASTES, EVERY YEAR.
POLLUTANTS,
INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS
MR KWAN SAID THE FACTORIES AND ORDINANCE AND TTS SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS SPELL OUT THE DUTIES OF OWNERS AND WORKERS IN THE HANDLING OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES.
"THE GENERAL DUTIES PROVISIONS ALSO MAINTAIN A SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK," HE SAID.
REQUIRE PROPRIETORS то
INFORMATION, INSTRUCTION, POTENTIAL CHEMICAL
IN ADDITION, OWNERS
MUST PROVIDE FOR WORKERS
ON
TRAINING AND SUPERVISION HAZARDS, HE SAID.
PROGRAMME"
MR KWAN POINTED OUT THAT TO REDUCE RISKS ARISING FROM THE HANDLING OF CHEMICAL WASTES, A "WASTE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK.
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