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Monday, February 12, 1973

TRAINING COURSE FOR INDUSTRIAL SAFETY OFFICERS

First Of Its Kind In Hong Kong

The Industrial Safety Training Centre of the Labour Department

today launched its first six-week training course for Industrial Safety

Officers.

The course

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the first of its kind. to be held in Hong Kong ➡ covers

all aspects of accident prevention and safety management.

According to Mr. A.H. Carter, Industrial Safety Training Officer

of the Labour Department, the course is the most ambitious one ever

organised by the Department.

Of the 16 participants, 12 are from private companies while

the remaining four are from Government departments.

Mr. Carter stressed that Safety Officers could play an important

role in helping to prevent and reduce industrial accidents.

He outlined the general duties of a safety officer as follows:

(a) to advise management on industrial safety and

accident prevention;

(b) to detect and remove unsafe working conditions

and practices;

(c) to draw up safety training programmes in conjunction

with the Labour Department and

(d) to ensure that sufficiently trained first aid, rescue

and fire-fighting teams were always available.

In addition ..................

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