MONDAY, APRIL 5. 1982
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IV. FINANCE INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND
BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT IN
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
INDUSTRY GROUP
DEC. 80
SEPT. 81 DEC. 81
DEC. 81
ON DEC. 80
DEC. ci
ON
SEPT. 81
MONETARY INSTITUTIONS
INCLUDING BANKS
44 800
47 800
49 400
+13.3
+ 3.4
REAL ESTATE COMPANIES 19 300
22 300
23 100
+19.7
+ 3.7
OTHER FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
20 000
24 700
26 200
+31.2
+ 6.0
ACCOUNTING AND
AUDITING FIRMS
5 100
5 600
5 700
+11.0
+ 1.7
ENGINEERING,
ARCHITECTURAL AND
TECHNICAL SERVICES
8 300
9 800
10 300
+23.9
+ 5.3
NEW POLICY ON GAS WATER HEATER INSTALLATION
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THE GAS INDUSTRY HAS TAKEN IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT WILL ENSURE THE SAFETY OF FUTURE GAS WATER HEATER INSTALLATIONS.
IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT NO NEW INSTALLATIONS OF OPEN FLUED WATER HEATERS, THAT IS THE TYPE WITH A ROUND FLUE PIPE GOING THROUGH THE WALL TO A TERMINAL, WILL BE MADE IN BATHROOMS. THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO MAKE THIS TYPE OF INSTALLATION COMPLETELY SAFE UNLESS THERE IS A LOT OF VENTILATION IN THE BATHROOM WHEN THE HEATER IS IN OPERATION.
NEW BATH WATER HEATERS WILL BE THE ROOM SEALED TYPE. THESE REQUIRE ONLY A SHORT FLUE THROUGH THE WALL, REQUIRE NO SPECIAL ROOM VENTILATION AND THUS THERE IS NO NEED TO OPEN A WINDOW WHEN IT IS OPERATING.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ADVISED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO CHECK THAT ANY BATH WATER HEATER THEY BOUGHT WAS THE ROOM SEALED, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BALANCED FLUED, TYPE.
IT HAS ALSO BEEN AGREED THAT THE SMALL FLUELESS SINK WATER HEATER WILL NOT BE FITTED IN BATHROOMS AND WILL BE USED ONLY TO PROVIDE WATER FOR A SINK. THIS MEANS THAT IT WILL ONLY BE WORKING FOR A SHORT TIME, CERTAINLY NOT MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES.
/IT WILL BE
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