FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1994
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS DURING BAD WEATHER URGED
LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) PERSONNEL AND WORKERS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ON MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY PROLONGED RAIN.
URGED SITE
WORKS THAT
"SPECIAL CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO AVOID ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY SLIPPERY AND WET FLOOR, UNSTABLE WORKING PLATFORMS, DETERIORATED SCAFFOLDS, IRRUPTION OF WATER OR DISLODGMENT OF EARTH IN EXCAVATION," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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CRANES SHOULD NOT BE USED WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITION IS LIKELY TO ENDANGER ITS STABILITY.
MATERIALS, SUITABLE
AND EQUIPMENTS ARE ALSO
"GOOD HOUSE KEEPING, PROPER STACKING OF PROTECTION OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS NECESSARY DURING BAD WEATHER, HE SAID.
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"IN ADDITION, STABILITY OF LIFTING APPLIANCES AND SCAFFOLDS SHOULD BE FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY WALL-TIES, BALLASTING, LASHING OR GUY ROPES."
HE ALSO URGED SITE PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE ADVICE ON SAFETY MEASURES TO WORKERS WHO WERE REQUIRED TO WORK AT HEIGHT.
NOTING THAT THE STABILITY OF LIFTING APPLIANCES, SCAFFOLDS AND EXCAVATIONS MIGHT BE AFFECTED AFTER EXPOSURE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE SPOKESMAN ASKED CONTRACTORS TO ASSIGN COMPETENT PERSONS TO RE- EXAMINE THESE AREAS OF WORK TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE STABLE, SECURE AND SAFE.
UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE, EMPLOYERS WHO FAIL TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK WILL LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $200,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX
BE MONTHS.
WORKERS WHO BREACH THE LAW WILL FACE A MAXIMUM FINE OF $50,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.
NO POSTAL DELIVERY IN YUEN LONG
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THE POST OFFICE REGRETS THAT BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING, THERE WAS NO DELIVERY TODAY (FRIDAY) IN YUEN LONG AND OTHER ISOLATED AEAS IN THE TERRIROTY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID DELIVERY WOULD RESUME SOON AS WEATHER PERMITTED.
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