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SUNDAY, JULY 26, 1987

COURSES TO ENHANCE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS TO HOLD MORE THAN 150 FREE SAFETY COURSES FOR WORKERS, SUPERVISORS, MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYERS BETWEEN AUGUST AND DECEMBER.

THESE ARE IN ADDITION TO THE 200 SIMILAR COURSES

ORGANISED IN

THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (SUNDAY} SPECIALLY TAILORED TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY UNSAFE UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS IN THEIR WORKPLACES.

SAID

THE COURSES

WERE ACT AND

"THEY WILL ALSO BE TAUGHT ON HOW TO TACKLE SAFETY PROBLEMS TO ZERO IN ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, HE ADDED.

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AND

THE COURSES COVER A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING BASIC PLASTICS AND INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION; SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION,

PRESS AND ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES; SAFE USE IN ABRASIVE WHEELS, POWER

SPACES, COMPRESSED AIR WOODWORKING MACHINERY; WORK IN CONFINED

AND CAISSON; AND MANUAL LIFTING AND HANDLING.

STAFF

AND

HAZARDS AND CONTROL IN

OTHER SPECIALIST SAFETY TRAINING COURSES FOR SUPERVISORY INCLUDE HEARING CONSERVATION; INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CHEMICAL HAZARDS; LABELLING AND SAFE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS; IN THE USE OF ASBESTOS AND ITS CONTROL; DUST HAZARDS CONSTRUCTION AND QUARRYING INDUSTRIES; SAFETY SUPERVISORS; AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS.

DAY ALL COURSES LAST BETWEEN HALF A

AND FIVE DAYS AND ARE ON THE 13TH CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE. THEY WILL BE HELD AT THE CENTRE FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING, CENTRAL.

FURTHER

MAY ENQUIRIES

BE DIRECTED ΤΟ

THE CENTRE

OR

AT

TELEPHONE 5-8523563.