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SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1975

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BESIDES CHECKING THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT, THE UNIT ALSO CONDUCTS BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF WORKERS ENGAGED IN HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIES.

MINERS, DIVERS

DIVERS, COMPRESSED AIR WORKERS, RADIATION WORKERS AND FLUORIDATION WORKERS ARE EXAMINED REGULARLY TO SAFEGUARD THEIR LEALTH AND TO PREVENT THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE.

THE DIVISION HAS PRODUCED A SERIES OF FREE PAMPHLETS, GIVING POINTERS FOR THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS AGAINST HARMFUL SUBSTANCES AND ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS. IT ALSO GIVES ADVICE TO SMALL FACTORIES ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL SERVICES.

TO ASSIST ITS WORK, THE DIVISION RUNS AN INDUSTRIAL HEALTH LABORATORY WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATIONS OF TOXIC GASES AND VAPOURS, LEVELS OF DUST AND RADIATION, AND THE INTENSITY OF NOISE AND LIGHTING, AND FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT.

THE LABORATORY, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AS A COLLABORATING LABORATORY ON AIR POLLUTION, ALSO CONDUCTS AN AIR POLLUTION MONITORING PROGRAMME.

IT CONSISTS OF 37 STATIONS SCATTERED ALL OVER HONG KONG, FOUR OF WHICH ARE FOR DAILY MEASUREMENTS OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE AND SMOKE. AND THE REST FOR MONTHLY ASSESSMENT OF SULPHUR COMPOUNDS IN THE AIR.

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