ON
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1993
LAST MONTH
DECEMBER 1992
NOVEMBER
INCREASE
HK$ MN.
1992 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
21,658
20,327
1,332
6.6
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(25.2%)
(24.3%)
RE-EXPORTS
64,284
63,305
978
1.5
TOTAL EXPORTS
85,942
83,632
2,310
2.8
IMPORTS
90,232
85,107
5,124
6.0
TRADE BALANCE
-4,290
- 1,476
-2,814
JAN 92 TO
JAN 91 TO
INCREASE
LAST 12 MONTHS
DEC 92
HK$ MN.
DEC 91 HK$ MN,
HK$ MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
234,123
231,045
3,078
1.3
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS}
(25.3%)
(30.2%)
RE-EXPORTS
690,829
534,841
155,989
29.2
TOTAL EXPORTS
924,953
765,886
159,067
20.8
IMPORTS
955,295
778,982
176,313
22.6
TRADE BALANCE
-30,342
-13,096
-17,246
THE
A
GUIDELINES TO ASSESS CHEMICAL HAZARDS IN
WORKING ENVIRONMENT PUBLISHED
* * * * *
IN
BOOKLET CONTAINING GUIDELINES TO ASSESS CHEMICAL HAZARDS WORKING ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY THE LABOUR
DEPARTMENT.
THE BOOKLET AIMS TO HELP OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTITIONERS, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN DESIGNING DEVICES OR TO TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PROTECT WORKERS.
**AS MORE AND MORE CHEMICALS ARE BRING USED IN INDUSTRY NOWADAYS, THEY MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND CAUSE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS ON WORKERS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CONSULTANT OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, DR S Y SAID AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY).
** EXPOSURES OF WORKERS TO THESE AIRBORNE CHEMICAL SHOULD BE KEPT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE SO THAT MOST WORKERS ARE FROM THE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS ARISING FROM THEIR REPEATED DAY AFTER DAY," HE SAID.
П
CHAN,
SUBSTANCES PROTECTED EXPOSURE
DR CHAN SAID THE BOOKLET - "A REFERENCE NOTE ON OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT" PROVIDED A REFERENCE IN THE FORM OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS (OELS) TO DETERMINE THE ADEQUACY OF THE CONTROL MEASURES TAKEN SOME CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN INDUSTRY.
FOR
/"THE OELS
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