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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1975

MORE TRAINED INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PERSONNEL NEEDED

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THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. M.C. LAO, TODAY CITED A LACK OF ADEQUATELY-TRAINED SAFETY PERSONNEL AS ONE OF THE MAJOR OBSTACLES TO THE PREVENTION OF WORK ACCIDENTS IN HONG KONG.

SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S THIRD INDUSTRIAL SAFETY OFFICER TRAINING COURSE, HE SAID THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH PROPERLY-TRAINED PEOPLE +TO SHOULDER THE WORK IN A COMPETENT WAY AND TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS ON THE NEED FOR INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.+

HE ADDED: +THE EMPLOYMENT OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY OFFICERS BY PRIVATE INDUSTRY IS VERY COMMON IN OVERSEAS COUNTRIES. I TRUST THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TRAINED PERSONNEL AVAILABLE HERE TO FILL THIS SERIOUS GAP IN OUR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE.+

THE SIX-WEEK' FULL-TIME TRAINING COURSE JUST ENDED WAS ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE (ISTC) FOR 23 CANDIDATES FROM VARIOUS FIRMS AND ORGANISATIONS.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, MR. C.P. HUNG, TODAY PRESENTED DIPLOMAS OR CERTIFICATES TO THE PARTICIPANTS.

SPEAKING BEFORE THE PRESENTATION BY MR. HUNG, MR. LAO URGED INDUSTRY TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ISTC WHICH, HE SAID, INCLUDED A WIDE RANGE OF FREE SAFETY COURSES OF A HIGH STANDARD.

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ALSO THANKED GUEST LECTURERS FROM PRIVATE COMPANIES, THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESS OF THE COURSE, AND HE PRAISED THE EMPLOYERS OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE GENUINE INTEREST THEIR FIRMS WERE SHOWING IN ACCIDENT PREVENTION,

IN PRESENTING THE COURSE DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES

MR. HUNG URGED THE GRADUATES TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQUES THEY HAD ABSORBED DURING THEIR SIX WEEKS OF TRAINING, AND TO RECOMMEND TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MANAGEMENTS WAYS IN WHICH INDUSTRIAL SAFETY COULD BE IMPROVED,

FURTHERMORE, HE SAID, THEY SHOULD PRESS FOR PERSONNEL AT DIFFERENT LEVELS IN THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS TO RECEIVE PROPER SAFETY TRAINING.

/MR. HỤNG SAID-