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More safety officers required
Building contractors and shipyard owners are reminded today (Saturday) that more safety officers will be required on construction sites and shipyards when the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 1994 becomes effective on June 11, 1995.
Chief Factory Inspector of the Labour Department, Mr Chan Tat- king, said under the amended regulation, a contractor who has 100 or more employees on his construction site is required to engage a full-time safety officer.
In the existing regulation, only a site with 200 or more employees needs to have a full-time safety officer.
Although shipyards are not covered by the present regulations, the Amendment Regulation will require a shipyard owner to employ a full- time safety officer if he has 100 or more employees in his shipyard.
"Where 20 or more persons are employed in a shipyard, the owner has to employ a safety supervisor," Mr Chan added.
The Amendment Regulation also requires the owner to display in a conspicuous place in his industrial undertaking a notice with his own name and the particulars of the responsible safety officer or safety supervisor.
"Anyone who fails to comply with these legal obligations will be prosecuted and liable to a maximum fine of $50,000," he cautioned.
End/Saturday, April 15, 1995