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TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1993
"MOREOVER, ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM NOT WEARING SAFETY HELMETS ARE COMMON AND OFTEN LEAD TO SERIOUS OR EVEN FATAL INJURIES, HE SAID.
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MR KAN POINTED OUT THAT THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS REQUIRED A CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE SUITABLE SAFETY HELMETS FOR ALL HIS WORKERS AND TO TAKE ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE WORKERS WEAR THEM WHILE REMAINING ON SITE.
PROPRIETORS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE SAFETY PROVISION IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $30,000 WHILE EMPLOYEES MAY BE FINED UP TO $10,000.
HE ALSO SAID A SPECIAL INSPECTION CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN LAUNCHED SINCE LAST MONTH ON CONSTRUCTION SITES WITH UNSATISFACTORY SAFETY RECORDS AND HIGH-RISK WORK ACTIVITIES.
"FACTORY INSPECTORS WILL CONCENTRATE ON TARGET AREAS LIKELY TO CAUSE FALL OF PERSONS SUCH AS SCAFFOLDS, WORKING PLATFORMS, FLOOR OPENINGS, FLOOR EDGE AND CAISSON, HE SAID.
"WE WILL ALSO CHECK ON THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS SAFETY BELTS AND SAFETY HELMETS, HE ADDED.
APART FROM HIGH-RISK AREAS, MR KAN SAID PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO HOUSEKEEPING ON THE SITES TO ENSURE THEIR PROPER AND ORDERLY MAINTENANCE AS POOR HOUSEKEEPING HAS BEEN THE CAUSE OF MANY ACCIDENTS ON SITE.
HE CALLED ON EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS ΤΟ PAY HEED то THE HOUSEKEEPING OF THEIR SITES.
ANTI-POLLUTION PROSECUTION CASES RELEASED
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TODAY RELEASED A LIST OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN THE COURTS DURING APRIL OF BREACHING ANTI-POLLUTION LEGISLATION CURRENTLY ENFORCED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
SIMILAR ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE MONTHLY.
AS THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS COULD BE VERY TIME CONSUMING, THERE SOMETIMES A LENGTHY TIME GAP BETWEEN THE DATE OF THE OFFENCE AND THE CONVICTION DATE.
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FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF PROSECUTION CASES AND THE ASSOCIATED FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURTS DURING APRIL THIS YEAR:
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