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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986

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VOLUNTARY SAFETY MOVEMENT PRAISED

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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY IS A TRIPARTITE MATTER IN WHICH SUCCESS DEPENDS ON CONCERTED EFFORTS BY EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE GOVERNMENT, THE CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR YIP YUK-LUN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

WEAKENING OF ANY ONE LINK WOULD SPELL FAILURE, HE SAID WHEN PRESENTING PRIZES TO WINNERS OF A FORKLIFT TRUCK DRIVING COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG AIR CARGO TERMINAL LIMITED (HACTL).

MR YIP PRAISED THE COMPANY FOR ITS GOOD RECORD IN OPERATING FORKLIFT TRUCKS.

+THIS CAN ONLY BE THE RESULT OF CONSTANT SUPERVISION ON THE PART OF THE MANAGEMENT PLUS A GENERAL SAFETY AWARENESS AMONG ITS EMPLOYEES,+ HE SAID.

HE NOTED THAT AS A PIONEER IN THE VOLUNTARY SAFETY MOVEMENT, HACTL ORGANISED AN ANNUAL SAFETY WEEK PROGRAMME FOR ITS EMPLOYEES.

SUCH ACTIVITIES WOULD GIVE IMPETUS TO THE VOLUNTARY SAFETY MOVEMENT, HE ADDED.

GIVE WAY AT 'WIG-WAG' SIGNAL, MOTORISTS TOLD

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MOTORISTS DRIVING ON COTTON TREE DRIVE SHOULD STOP THEIR CARS AND GIVE WAY TO FIRE APPLIANCES AND AMBULANCES COMING OUT FROM THE CENTRAL FIRE STATION WHEN RED LIGHTS OF A 'WIG-WAG' TRAFFIC SYSTEM OUTSIDE THE STATION ARE ON.

FIRE APPLIANCES AND AMBULANCES. IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY CALLS IN CENTRAL, USUALLY HAVE TO CROSS COTTON TREE DRIVE AND PASS THE GOVERNMENT CARPARK BEFORE ENTERING GARDEN ROAD, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE SERVICES SAID.

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+IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT MOTORISTS DRIVING ON THAT BUSY ROAD OBSERVE THE WIG-WAG' SIGNAL AND GIVE WAY TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES,+ HE SAID.

THE SYSTEM, INSTALLED OUTSIDE MANY FIRE STATIONS, CONSISTS OF AN ALARM BELL AND TWO RED LIGHTS. THE RED LIGHTS FLASH ALTERNATELY AND THE ALARM BELL SOUNDS.

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