SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1993
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SPECIAL INSPECTION CAMPAIGN ON FACTORIES
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH A SPECIAL INSPECTION CAMPAIGN ON FACTORIES TOMORROW (MONDAY) AS PART OF ITS CONTINUED EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SAFETY AWARENESS AMONG EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES AND TO FURTHER IMPROVE WORKPLACE SAFETY IN FACTORIES.
"THE TERRITORY-WIDE SPECIAL INSPECTION OPERATION WILL FOCUS ON FACTORIES WITH UNSATISFACTORY SAFETY PERFORMANCE RECORDS, PROBLEMATIC PLANTS OR WITH HIGH-RISK WORK PROCESSES, DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR KAN HON-SANG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
DURING THE CAMPAIGN, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WILL BE ADVISED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN COMPLYING WITH THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE LAW.
IN ADDITION, FACTORY INSPECTORS WILL CONCENTRATE THEIR ATTENTION ON HIGH-RISK PLANTS AND PROCESSES IN FACTORIES, AND ALSO SAFETY PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE IN HOUSEKEEPING, MEANS OF ESCAPE, USE OF CHEMICALS AND FIRE HAZARDS.
"RIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST WITH UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE HE SAID.
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"PROSECUTIONS WILL BE TAKEN OUT BY OUR FACTORY INSPECTORS, WITHOUT HESITATION, AGAINST BLATANT OFFENDERS WHO REPEATEDLY TURNED A BLIND EYE TO THE REQUIRED SAFETY MEASURES," HE ADDED.
MR KAN POINTED OUT THAT SIMILAR I
INSPECTION CAMPAIGN HELD LAST YEAR HAD PROVED TO BE EFFECTIVE IN IMPROVING SAFETY IN FACTORIES.
"ABOUT 800 FACTORIES HAD BEEN INSPECTED IN A SIMILAR LAST YEAR, AND 152 SUMMONSES WERE TAKEN OUT HE SAID.
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"IT IS ENCOURAGING TO NOTE THAT THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR HAS GONE DOWN BY 17 PER CENT IN THE PAST YEAR. HE ADDED.
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