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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1980

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COURSES ON WORK SAFETY OFFERED

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A SERIES OF 86 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FROM JULY TO DECEMBER THIS YEAR AND EMPLOYERS ARE URGED TO SEND THEIR WORKERS TO ATTEND THEM.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE COURSES, TO BE HELD AT THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE IN CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, FELL INTO 12 CATEGORIES BASIC INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION, CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, MANUAL LIFTING AND HANDLING, WORK IN CONFINED SPACES, SLING SAFETY, ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN INDUSTRY, SAFETY IN THE USE OF ABRASIVE WHEELS, MACHINERY SAFETY, SAFETY IN DIE-CASTING WORK, SAFETY IN PLASTIC INDUSTRY, SAFE USE OF WOODWORKING MACHINERY, AND SAFE USE OF POWER PRESS.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE TRAINING CENTRE WAS TRYING TO OFFER MORE TRAINING COURSES WITHIN ITS RESOURCES.

+ IT IS HOPED THAT EMPLOYERS CAN MAKE FULL USE OF OUR FREE SERVICES SO THAT MORE EMPLOYEES WILL BENEFIT FROM THE COURSES, HE SAID.

THE COURSES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR TECHNICIANS, FOREMEN, WORKS SUPERVISORS AND THOSE WHO MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM SUPERVISORY DUTIES, HE ADDED.

THEY ARE DESIGNED TO ENABLE TRAINEES TO IDENTIFY UNSAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENTS, TO SUGGEST METHODS FOR THEIR ELIMINATION AND TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE DUTIES OF A SAFETY SUPERVISOR, IN ADDITION TO THE IR NORMAL RESPONSIBILITIES AT WORK.

THE COURSES, TO BE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE, WILL LAST FROM ONE TO THREE DAYS. DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED ON TELEPHONE 3-688111 EXT. 347.

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