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In order to promote occupational and industrial safety, the Labour Department has launched the Occupational Safety Charter and the Hong Kong Construction Safety Award Scheme respectively. These two large-scale functions are also featured in the bulletin.
Safety training for the construction industry, electrical safety and the introduction of a trial scheme to test the safety management systems in real operation are also mentioned.
To give readers an idea on the industrial safety performance in Hong Kong, the bulletin also publishes tables illustrating the number of industrial accidents in 1996 with comparison to those in 1995.
Additional copies of the bulletin can be obtained from the field offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Branch (OSHB) of the Labour Department and the district offices early next week.
Interested parties can also get extra copies by calling the Safety Promotion Unit of the Support Services Division of the OSHB at 2852 4927.
In addition to this bulletin, the Labour Department will soon publish several other user-friendly pamphlets and booklets to support the OSH Bill. They include "Working with Employers", "Five Steps to Risk Assessment", "Construction Safety and Health Checklist" and "Fire Safety in Workplaces".
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Entries invited for chop design competition
Entries are now invited for a chop design competition jointly organised by the Home Affairs Department (HAD) and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service.
The competition is aimed at enhancing public understanding of the social services available in Hong Kong and arousing interest in volunteer work.
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An HAD spokesman said today (Tuesday) the competition was a prelude to the Volunteer Trail a territory-wide community-building and caring project to be organised from May to August to encourage visits to various welfare service units grouped under nine districts.