TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1975
GUIDE FOR BOILER OPERATORS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED A TECHNICAL HANDBOOK FOR BOILER OPERATORS - WHICH MARKS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE SAFE OPERATION OF STEAM PLANTS.
A GUIDE FOR BOILER OPERATORS+, ALSO SERVES AS A USEFUL TEXTBOOK FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY UNDER THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS ORDINANCE.
THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MRS. SOO MOK SAU-HA, POINTED OUT THAT THE HANDBOOK SHOULD BE USEFUL AND HELPFUL FOR POLYTECHNIC ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND FIREMEN AND BOILER ATTENDANTS ON BOARD SHIPS.
THE 182-PAGE GUIDE WAS INITIATED AND WRITTEN BY MR. RUDOLF COLACO, THE THEN PRINCIPAL SURVEYOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S PRESSURE EQUIPMENT UNIT.
THE BOOK DEALS WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF STEAM PLANTS AND CONTAINS A SPECIAL CHAPTER ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY AND ONE ON FIRE PRECAUTIONS.
THE TEXT HAS DEEN KEPT SUFFICIENTLY NON-TECHNICAL FOR THE BEGINNER, AND YET CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT WILL BE OF INTEREST AND VALUE TO THE MORE EXPERIENCED BOILER OPERATOR.
NOW AVAILABLE AT $9 A COPY IN GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION CENTRES, THE GUIDE IS PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, TOGETHER WITH MORE THAN 50 ILLUSTRATION DIAGRAMS.
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