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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1982

REMINDER ON NEED TO FENCE OFF DANGEROUS PLACES

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BUILDING CONTRACTORS WERE REMINDED TODAY (THURSDAY) TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO FENCING OFF WORKING PLATFORMS, LIFT SHAFT OPENINGS AND OTHER DANGEROUS PLACES IN BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THEY SHOULD ALSO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT NO WORKER REMAINS ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE UNLESS HE IS WEARING A SUITABLE SAFETY HELMET.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ISSUED THE REMINDER FOLLOWING A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH A BUILDING CONTRACTOR WAS FINED A TOTAL OF $67 000 ON THREE SUMMONSES FOR FAILING TO SECURELY FENCE OFF A WORKING PLATFORM AND LIFT SHAFT OPENINGS AND FAILING TO ENSURE THAT WORKERS WEAR SAFETY HELMETS ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE.

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UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS, SPOKESMAN STRESSED, ALL PLACES LIABLE TO CAUSE FALLS OF PERSONS ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE, SHOULD BE SECURELY FENCED TO A HEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 0.9 METRÉ. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, OTHER PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR. SUCH PLACES INCLUDE EVERY OPENING IN FLOORS AND EVERY WORKING PLATFORM FROM WHICH A WORKER MIGHT FALL A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN TWO METRES.

THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR FAILURE TO FENCE OFF DANGEROUS

PLACES IS $50 000, HE ADDED.

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR SHA TIN ***

SHA TIN RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY CANTONESE OPERA SHOWS AT LOW PRICES NEXT MONTH.

THE SHOWS ARE PART OF THE $750 000 SHA TIN ARTS FORTNIGHT WHICH WILL BE OPENED ON DECEMBER 18 BY EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MISS LYDIA DUNN, AT THE SIR RUN RUN SHAW HALL OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.

ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR BENJAMIN NG, SAID TICKETS FOR THE CANTONESE OPERA SHOWS WILL RANGE FROM $5 TO $40.

THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES SIX PERFORMANCES AT THE DISTRICT'S CARITAS SOCIAL CENTRE BY THE REC KONER TROUPE, WITH MISS LI PO-YING AND MR LAW KAR-YING PLAYING THE LEADING ROLES.

/MR NG