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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1988

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PROPOSAL FOR CENTRAL CENTRE ON CHEMICALS WILL BE STUDIED

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A PROPOSAL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A CENTRAL INFORMATION CENTRE ON BE SAFETY COMMITTEES IN INDIVIDUAL CHEMICALS, AND THAT THERE ALSO

THE PRESENT REGULATIONS,

FACTORIES, WENT RATHER BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

RON BRIDGE, TOLD

HIS

HE WAS SPEAKING IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS MADE BY MEMBERS ON

AND INDUSTRIAL MOTION THAT THE

APPROVE THE FACTORIES COUNCIL UNDERTAKINGS (DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS 1988.

HOWEVER, MR BRIDGE SAID HE WOULD ASK THE DEPARTMENTS TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSALS.

SECRETARY PAID THE

TO TRIBUTE

CONCERNED

THE AD HOC GROUP CHAIRED WHICH HAD SCRUTINISED THE

BY PROF THE HON POON CHUNG-KWONG REGULATIONS AND PROPOSED THE TWO AMENDMENTS WHICH WERE NOW INCLUDED,

BODIES THAT THE LIST OF 231 MIGHT NOT BE ADEQUATE, MR BRIDGE LISTED WERK ONES COMMONLY USED IN

ON THE CONCERN OF INTERESTED CHEMICALS IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE EMPHASISED THAT THOSE INDUSTRY.

ALREADY

"WE WILL CAREFULLY MONITOR THE ADD TO THE LIST," HE SAID.

SITUATION AND, IF NECESSARY,

SHOULD ВЕ

ALREADY BEING CONSIDERED

A SUGGESTION THAT IMPORTERS OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SAFETY DATA SHEETS WAS

THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE, HE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE REVIEW OF SAID.

ON A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SYMBOLS, THE USE OF BOTH CHEMICAL

EXEMPTION AND THE

OF SOME CONTAINERS, COMMON NAMES ON LABELS

IN MIND IN MONITORING BRIDGE SAID THESE POINTS WOULD BE BORNE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REGULATIONS.

AND

MR

THE

HE ASSURED MEMBERS THAT FACTORY OWNERS TO PUT UP NOTICES AT ANY WORK SUBSTANCES WERE SUBJECT TO CHEMICAL CHANGE,

DEPARTMENT WOULD ADVISE PLACE WHERE DANGEROUS

THE LABOUR

MR BRIDGE NOTED THAT THE HON PANG CHUN-HOI AND THE HON TAM YIU- CHUNG WERE WORRIED ABOUT IMPOSING PENALTIES ON EMPLOYEES. "I DO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS EMPLOYERS SHOULD TAKE SHARE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR INDUSTRIAL SAFETY," HE SAID.

THINK

THEIR

...

"HOWEVER, I AM SURE THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE CARE IN PROSECUTING EMPLOYEES.

GREAT

VON A

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