FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1994
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY LAW CLARIFIED
* * * *
COMMISSIONER ASSISTANT
FOR
SAID
AND
SAI-YIU
FACTORY LIFTING GEAR)
MR LABOUR
MAK
OPERATORS
WOULD OF FRONT STACKERS
BE REQUIRED BY THE
AND APPLIANCES (LIFTING INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS TO POSSESS A VALID OPERATION LICENCE.
AFTER
RECEIVING
A LABOUR
GROUP
THE AT
LABOUR DEPARTMENT
THERE WERE HEADQUARTERS THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON, MR MAK NOTED THAT REMARKS IN A CHINESE NEWSPAPER THAT FRONT STACKERS WERE NOT COVERED IN THE LEGISLATIVE BY THE
REGULATIONS WHICH WAS PASSED AMENDMENT COUNCIL IN JULY LAST YEAR.
"THIS IS NOT TRUE AND WE HAVE TO CLARIFY THE SITUATION TO AVOID MISCONCEPTION IN THE CONTAINER INDUSTRY, HE SAID.
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MR MAK SAID THREE ORGANISATIONS IN THE CONTAINER INDUSTRY SO FAR SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR ACCREDITATION OF TRAINING FOR OPERATORS INTENDING TO SEEK A LICENCE FOR THE OPERATION OF
STACKERS.
HAD
COURSES FRONT
TWO
OTHER
ORGANISATIONS
TRAINING
HAD ALREADY BEEN SPECIFIED COURSES FOR LORRY-MOUNTED
BY THE CRANE
COMMISSIONER TO RUN OPERATORS.
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY IS ALSO PROVIDING TRAINING COURSES FOR CRANE OPERATORS TO HELP THEM OBTAIN A LICENCE.
UNDER SECTION
WHICH
CRANE ARE
REGULATIONS, 15A(1)(B) OF THE AMENDMENT OPERATORS
BE LICENSED WILL
IF THEY PASS EXAMINATIONS SUPERVISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S FACTORY INSPECTORS.
THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF LAW WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR.
ON A DATE
"THE REGULATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN REGULATORY MEASURES ON THE
IN USE OF LIFTING EQUIPMENT
AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS
* MR CONSTRUCTION SITES AS WELL AS THE COMPETENCE OF CRANE OPERATORS, MAK ADDED.
PARAMEDIC AMBULANCE SERVICE
A SUM OF $6.95 MILLION HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL ACCOUNT ESTIMATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARAMEDIC AMBULANCE SERVICE.
STAFF
AND PROCUREMENT IT WILL BE USED FOR TRAINING EQUIPMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR LAM CHEK-YUEN, SAID.
EMERGENCY
OF
MEDICAL SPEAKING AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR 24
MR LAM ASSISTANTS AT THE AMBULANCE TRAINING SCHOOL TODAY (FRIDAY),
TO ALLOCATED HAD BEEN SAID IN
ABOUT ADDITION, RECURRENT EXPENDITURE FOR CONSUMABLE ITEMS.
$2 MILLION
MEET
"OUR PLAN