MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1981
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WORKERS TOLD TO CONSIDER OTHERS' SAFETY AS WELL
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A WORKER WHO FLOUTS SAFETY REGULATIONS ENDANGERS NOT ONLY HIMSELF BUT ALSO OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE, THE ACTING CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR YIP YUK-LUN, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
A CASE IN POINT, HE ADDED, WAS A FIRE WHICH BROKE OUT IN A FURNITURE SHOP IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, KILLING AN APPRENTICE.
THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LIGHTED MATCH DISCARDED BY A WORKER AFTER LIGHTING A CIGARETTE.
THE WORKER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SUMMONSED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND FINED $500 BY THE COURT.
+THIS TRAGEDY UNDERLINES THE IMPORTANCE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO BE CONSCIOUS OF SAFETY AND TO COMPLY WITH SAFETY REGULATIONS AT ALL TIME.+
MR YIP SAID THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TOOK A SERIOUS VIEW OF WORKERS PUTTING THE LIVES OF OTHERS IN JEOPARDY THROUGH FAILURE TO OBSERVE SAFETY RULES, OR THROUGH SELFISH ACTS OR INCONSIDERATION.
HE POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS AND THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS REGULATIONS, IT IS AN OFFENCE FOR ANY WORKER TO DO ANYTHING LIKELY TO ENDANGER HIMSELF OR OTHERS.
THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR THE OFFENCE IS $10 000.
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