THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1993
PUTTING ACROSS MACHINE SAFETY MESSAGE
THE
LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY} LAUNCHED A PUBLICITY DRIVE ΤΟ PUT ACROSS THE MESSAGE OF PROPER GUARDING OF MACHINERY ΤΟ ENSURE WORKERS' SAFETY.
DURING THE TWO-MONTH MACHINERY SAFETY AND SUMMER JOB SAFETY CAMPAIGN, FACTORY INSPECTORS WILL VISIT WORKPLACES то EXPLAIN то EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVELY GUARDING THE DANGEROUS PARTS OF MACHINES.
"IN THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN, FACTORY INSPECTORS WILL FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF SUMMER JOB WORKERS IN THE MANUFACTURING, CATERING AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR KAN HON-SANG, SAID.
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*CATERING HAS BECOME A TRADE WHICH ATTRACTS MANY STUDENTS TO TAKE UP SUMMER JOBS, WHILE SOME OTHER STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE EMPLOYED ΤΟ WORK ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, " MR KAN EXPLAINED.
THESE STUDENTS MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY TRAINED AND MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS THAT EXIST IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT, HE ADDED.
IN LAST YEAR'S CAMPAIGN, FACTORY INSPECTORS TOOK OUT 398
AGAINST OFFENDING FACTORY PROPRIETORS.
SUMMONSES
IN ADDITION, OVER 12,000 PUBLICATIONS ON SUMMER JOB AND MACHINERY SAFETY WERE DISTRIBUTED DURING VISITS TO INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS, AND MORE THAN 400 SUMMER JOB WORKERS WERR ADVISED OF SAFETY AND HEALTH MATTERS.
HE SAID DANGEROUS PARTS OF MACHINERY, OFTEN CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN DEATHS.
IF NOT PROPERLY GUARDED, LOSS OF LIMBS OR EVEN
"SOME MACHINES ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS, SUCH AS POWER PRESSES, GRANULATORS, AND MACHINES USED IN WOODWORK PAPER AND CATERING INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS PRINTING AND PLASTIC FACTORIES.
"STUDENTS WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO VARIOUS KINDS OF RISK THAT MAY EXIST IN THE WORKPLACE AND SITES. AS SUCH, WE WILL ALSO LOOK OUT WHETHER LIFTING APPLIANCES AND HEAVY PLANTS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE OPERATED BY PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18," MR KAN SAID.
DURING THE CAMPAIGN, INSPECTORS WILL ALSO TAKE OUT PROSECUTIONS AGAINST OFFENDERS UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL. UNDERTAKINGS (GUARDING AND OPERATION OF MACHINERY) REGULATION, IF UNGUARDED MACHINERY ARE FOUND TO BE OPERATING.
SINCE MAY, FACTORY INSPECTORS HAVE GIVEN TALKS TO ABOUT 4,900
ADVISING STUDENTS IN 15 SCHOOLS,
THEM ΤΟ REFRAIN FROM TAKING up SUMMER JOBS WITH POTENTIAL HAZARDS.
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