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Monday, April 30, 1973

"It is therefore obvious that debris, scrap items and the like

should never be thrown down from heights. Instead they should be lowered

in properly constructed containers," he said.

He said he was disappointed to find that managements in general were

still apathetic towards carrying out safety measures while workers, on the

other hand, rarely pressed for the implementation of such.

"Some of the workers are even reluctant to take advantage of the

safety equipment provided by managements," he said.

He quoted "safety helmets" as an example.

"I always advocate that the wearing of a safety helmet will definitely

reduce the severity of the injury sustained by the worker in the event of

an accident, but it is a pity that only a minority of workers have taken my

advice."

Mr. Carter stressed that the only means to overcome industrialists'

as well as workers' ignorance of industrial safety was properly organised

accident prevention training.

"I cannot stress more the importance of safety training for those

working in industry, especially on construction sites," he said.

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