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Friday, August 21, 1970

MORE GET INDUSTRIAL SAFETY CERTIFICATES

Three Basic Rules For accident Prevention

The private sector of industry and government departments responsible for industrial operations were showing a greater awareness of the need for

industrial safety training for their supervisory staff, Mr. Yiu Yan-nang,

Acting Senior Labour Officer, said today.

He was presenting certificates at the end of a Labour Department

basic industrial safety training course. He said since they were introduced

in 1968, there had been a constant increase in demand for vacancies on the

courses.

Mr. Yiu told the graduates there were three basic rules for

accident prevention to make the working environment as safe as possible,

to protect workers from hazards that remained, and to train staff to act

in a safe manner at all times.

It would be a vast undertaking to attempt to give safety training

to all engaged in industry, but considerable progress could be made

by giving priority to training foremen and supervisors who were in constant

daily contact with workers.

"One of the greatest contributions that you can make in the areas

of accident prevention is by the exercise of self discipline, in obeying

safety regulations and by ensuring that those under your charge are instructed

to perform their respective duties in the safe way," Mr. Yiu said.

A prominent British industrialist said recently "There is no job

that is so urgent that cannot be done safely. I commend this remark to you,

and I hope you will remember it before you burry to do a job,"

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