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Friday, January 4, 1974

Mr. Price said the Labour Department this year would continue

to prescribe minimum safety standards, advise and assist employers to improve general working conditions at all workplaces, and offer more

intensive safety training to people in industry.

In 1973 the Industrial Safety Training Centre had organised 102 training courses, free of charge, for 2,089 people from 94 establishments. "I hope that the present high accident rate will serve as an

impetus to employers to take more advantage of these training facilities,"

Mr. Price said. "This year we plan to increase the number of safety

courses by 30 per cent and to arrange for 150 interested groups to visit the Industrial Safety Training Centre where safety equipment and properly

guarded machinery are on permanent display."

He added: "The present industrial safety exhibition at the CMA

Exhibition reflects the government's determination to promote industrial

safety."

The exhibition, which closes on January 9, has received excellent

response from the public, attracting some 860,000 visitors.

Ir. Price strongly advised those who had not yet visited it not

to miss this opportunity.

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