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Friday, August 25, 1972

POSITIVE ACTION NEEDED TO PREVENT INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

The Director of Marine, Mr. A. Fletcher, said today the value of

industrial safety training could not be over-emphasised.

He said such training would lead to a better understanding of the

hazards involved and enable people to take positive action to prevent them.

The Director was speaking at a ceremony in which he presented

certificates to 30 foremen and supervisors who had finished a five-day course

on basic industrial safety.

Mr. Fletcher said a new section

the Industrial Safety Unit

would soon be formed in his department in order to avoid re-occurrence of the

shipping disasters that happened a few months ago.

"Whether on land or on sea, industrial safety is related to the

same basic factors, the common effort being directed at reducing both human

suffering and financial loss," he said.

Mr. Fletcher urged the successful participants to further their

knowledge and gain practical experience in this field by applying the safety

knowledge they had acquired.

"Remember that accidents do not happen; they are caused, and if there

is a cause, then there must a remedy," he told the participants.

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