XN000022-1977-02-20 — Page 4

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1977

HE SAID MANUFACTURED SAND WAS BASICALLY MADE BY CRUSHING GOOD QUALITY GRANITE AND EMPLOYING SPECIAL SCREENS TO GIVE THE REQUIRED GRADING CHARACTERISTICS.

THE MAXIMUM PRODUCTION CAPACITY AT THE MOMENT IS 19,000 CUETO METRES PER MONTH. THIS QUANTITY SHOULD HELP IMPROVE THE OVERALL CONCRETE AGGREGATE SUPPLY SITUATION BY REPLACING QUARRY FINES WHICH HAVE FOR A LONG TIME BEEN IN RATHER SHORT SUPPLY, HE SAID.

MANUFACTURED SAND IS SOLD THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT SAND HONOPOLY SALES OFFICES IN THE SAME WAY AS MARINE SAND.

HANDBOOK ON GUARDING METHODS FOR MACHINES

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A HANDBOOK ON THE EFFECTIVE GUARDING OF DANGEROUS PARTS OF MACHINERY AND PLANT HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR THE GUIDANCE OF PROPRIETORS OF INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS.

THE 52-PAGE HANDBOOK, WRITTEN IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, IS BEING DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE TO FACTORY OWNERS AND EMPLOYERS.

IT SETS OUT THE GUARDING STANDARDS REQUIRED BY THE NEW FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (CUARDING AND OPERATION OF MACHINERY) REGULATIONS 1976 WHICH COMES INTO EFFECT ON APRIL 1.

IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE FIVE PRINCIPLE GUARDING METHODS FROM WHICH A PROPRIETOR CAN CHOOSE ONE OR A COMBINATION OF SEVERAL TO ADOPT FOR THEIR MACHINE GUARDS.

IN ADDITION, THE HANDBOOK CONTAINS 30 PAGES OF EXAMPLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE 17 GROUPS OF DANGEROUS PARTS OF MACHINERY WHICH REQUIRE EFFECTIVE GUARDING AS DEFINED IN THE NEW REGULATIONS.

ACCORDING TO A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN THE HANDBOOK, TOGETHER WITH A FULL SCALE MACHINERY GUARDING EXHIBITION NOW BEING PLANNED AT THE KOWLOON RAILWAY TERMINUS IN HUNG HOM WILL FORM PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY PROGRAMME TO COINCIDE WITH THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE NEW REGULATIONS.

THE EXHIBITION, WHICH WILL RUN FROM MARCH 11 TO 20, WILL FEATURE DISPLAYS OF MACHINERY LITH MOCK UP ACCIDENTS TO DRIVE HOME THE DANGERS OF UNGUARDED MACHINERY AND THE NECESSITY FOR EFFECTIVE MACHINE GUARDS IN INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.