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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1987

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SAFETY CAMPAIGN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER MONTH

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THE EIGHT-WEEK SPECIAL FIRE AND CHEMICAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO END LAST WEEK, HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER MONTH.

A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXTENSION WAS TO ENABLE FACTORY INSPECTORS TO CARRY OUT INSPECTIONS ON ALL FACTORIES MANUFACTURING NON-WOVEN POLYESTER-FIBRE SHEETINGS, POLYURETHANE- FOAM PADDINGS, EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE PRODUCTS, QUILTS, PADDED GARMENTS WITH SYNTHETIC SPONGY LININGS OR NATURAL-FIBRE UNDERLININGS, STUFFED TOYS, AND CARTONS.

FACTORY INSPECTORS CALLING AT THESE FACTORIES WILL PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO LOCKED EXITS, MAINTENANCE OF FIRE ESCAPES STORAGE AND USE OF INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES, AND SOURCES OF IGNITION.

IN ADDITION, THEY WILL ALSO REMIND EMPLOYERS OF THE IR RESPONSIBILITIES TO CARRY OUT REGULAR CHECKS ON EXHAUST SYSTEMS TO PLANTS AND PROCESSES TO ENSURE SAFETY IN THEIR WORKPLACES.

THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN IS THE FOURTH MOUNTED BY THE DEPARTMENT SINCE OCTOBER LAST YEAR. THE FIRST THREE RELATED TO FIRE IN FUR PROCESSING FACTORIES, SMOKING AT WORK, AND SAFE HANDLING AND USE OF CHEMICALS IN FACTORIES.

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SEMINAR ON AIDS FOR TEACHERS

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A SEMINAR ON AIDS AND OTHER BLOOD-BORNE DISEASES WILL BE HELD FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS AS PART OF THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME ON AIDS.

THE SEMINAR, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 9 AM TO 12.15 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE AUDITORIUM, DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICES BUILDING, HENNESSY ROAD.

THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF SEMINARS AND TALKS PLANNED FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS BY THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ON AIDS TO HELP SPREAD THE MESSAGE ON THE KILLER DISEASE TO SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG.

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