THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1993
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MORE FACTORY INSPECTORS VISIT SITES
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL DEPLOY MORE FACTORY INSPECTORS ΤΟ VISIT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN THE TERRITORY TO ENSURE THAT SAFETY MEASURES ON PASSENGER HOISTS ARE ADOPTED BY CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS.
THE DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR DOMINIC MAK, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING THAT ABOUT 50 FACTORY INSPECTORS TAKING PART IN A SPECIAL SITE INSPECTION CAMPAIGN TODAY ALREADY VISITED 101 CONSTRUCTION SITES WITH 30 OF THEM HAVING 49 PASSENGER HOISTS.
"SO FAR, ONE OFFENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOIST GATE HAS BEEN DETECTED, MR MAK SAID.
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"PROSECUTION ACTION WILL BE TAKEN IN DUE COURSE AGAINST THE
CONTRACTOR.
"THE NUMBER OF INSPECTORS BEING DEPLOYED FOR THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN WILL INCREASE TO 60 FROM TOMORROW, HOPING THAT ALL SUCH HOISTS CAN BE INSPECTED WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME, HE ADDED.
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MR MAK CALLED ON ALL CONTRACTORS AND PEOPLE WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION SITES TO OBSERVE SAFETY RULES,
PARTICULARLY ON OVERLOADING, PERIODICAL EXAMINATIONS AND REGULAR INSPECTIONS, WHEN USING PASSENGER HOISTS.
HE TOLD REPORTERS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD EARLIER TODAY THAT FACTORY INSPECTORS, WITH THE ASSISTANCE FROM ENGINEERS OF THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ARE STILL INVESTIGATING YESTERDAY'S INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT AT NORTH POINT IN WHICH 12 WORKERS DIED.
"WE HOPE A PRELIMINARY REPORT CAN BE COMPILED WITHIN TWO WEEKS," MR MAK SAID.
MEANWHILE, MR MAK SAID FACTORY INSPECTORS HAD BEEN GIVING SAFETY TALKS SINCE LAST MONTH ΤΟ STUDENTS IN MORE THAN 10 SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHO INTENDED TO SEEK SUMMER JOBS.
HE SAID THE STUDENTS WERE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS JOBS AND JOBS WITH DANGEROUS WORK PROCESSES.
"THESE TALKS FORMED PART OF A SERIES OF SAFETY JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY
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PROMOTIONS EDUCATION MR MAK
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"AS MANY STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE UP TEMPORARY JOBS DURING SUMMER VACATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO EQUIP THEM WITH WORK SAFETY KNOWLEDGE, HE SAID.
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"OUR FACTORY INSPECTORS WILL BE VISITING ANOTHER 34 SCHOOLS DUE COURSE, HE ADDED.
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/MR MAK