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TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1993
THE FOLLOWING TABLE ORDERS-ON-HAND:
SHOWS THE
PERCENTAGE
CHANGES
IN
AS AT THE
INDUSTRY
END OF MARCH 1993
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 93 MARCH 92
(MONTHS)
(%)
(%)
ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED
4.56
+1
+1
WEARING APPAREL
4.85
+2
TEXTILES
2.48
+2
+4
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
3.88
+6
-2
FABRICATED METAL
4.41
-2
PRODUCTS
ELECTRICAL AND
5.85
+1
+6
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
OTHERS
3.88
- 2
- 1
* CHANGES WITHIN +/
-
0.5%
0
OWNER GIVEN MAXIMUM FINE TWICE FOR NEGLECTING WORK SAFETY
BUILDING CONTRACTORS MUST CARRY OUT THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND TAKE ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT WORKERS WEAR SUITABLE SAFETY HELMETS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES AT ALL TIMES.
THE ACTING CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR KAN HON-SANG, MADE THE ADVICE FOLLOWING TWO RECENT CASES IN WHICH THE F MAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED WAS GIVEN THE MAXIMUM FINE OF $30,000 FOR EACH OF THE TWO SUMMONSES BY A SHA TIN MAGISTRATE FOR PAILING ΤΟ ENSURE WORKERS WEAR SAFETY HELMETS AT ITS SHA TIN CONSTRUCTION SITES.
ITS
MR KAN SAID THE OFFENCES WERE DETECTED BY FACTORY INSPECTORS DURING A SPECIAL TASK FORCE CAMPAIGN ON CONSTRUCTION SITES.
"DURING ONE INSPECTION, SIX WORKERS WERE FOUND NOT WEARING SAFETY HELMETS WHILE WORKING ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE," HE SAID.
"TWO DAYS LATER, OUR FACTORY INSPECTORS VISITED ANOTHER NEARBY CONSTRUCTION SITE AND FOUND 22 WORKERS NOT WEARING SAFETY HELMETS.
MR KAN REITERATED THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS DETERMINED TO TAKE VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST BLATANT OFFENDERS BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS STILL CONSIDERED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS TOO HIGH.
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