Wednesday, December 6, 1972
SAFETY TRAINING FOR INDUSTRY
The Industrial Safety Training Centre of the Labour Department
has recently circulated its safety training programme for 1973 to all
trade associations, vocational training establishments, industrial
undertakings, and other Government departments.
A total of 69 courses on work in confined spaces, fire prevention,
basic and advanced industrial safety, safety in the operation of woodworking
machinery and safety in the operation of power presses will be offered
free of charge.
A six week training course for industrial safety officers has
also been planned. The course is the first of its kind in Hong Kong.
Mr. A.H. Carter, Industrial Safety Training Officer of the
Labour Department, said: "It is only by training and education at all
levels in safe working procedures that we can ever hope to reduce the
high rate of accidents."
"The purpose of the course is to provide industry with suitably
qualified personnel to effectively perform the duties of a safety officer.
"The employment of a safety officer, who will act as an adviser to
management in all safety matters, will make a positive contribution to the
reduction of accidents. It is hoped that a similar course conducted in
Cantonese will be run later in the year,
* he said.
There will also be new short courses on electrical safety in
industry, safe operation of lifting equipment and slings be added.
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