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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1988

AMENDMENTS WERE PROPOSED

THE TWO

BY COUNCILLORS CAREFUL SCRUTINY OF THE REGULATIONS, MR BRIDGE POINTED OUT.

FOLLOWING

THE REGULATIONS, MR BRING THEM INTO

AS EMPLOYERS WOULD NEED TIME TO ADAPT TO BRIDGE SAID THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR INTENDED TO OPERATION SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE COUNCIL GIVING APPROVAL.

AN KONG IS

INCREASING HONG

USING "INDUSTRY IN CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES. MANY OF THESE SUBSTANCES ARE DANGEROUS THEY MAY BE EXPLOSIVE, INFLAMMABLE OR HARMFUL TO HEALTH," HE MOVING HIS MOTION.

THE MANUFACTURE, CONVEYANCE AND

OF

NUMBER

IN THAT SAID IN

STORAGE OF THESE SUBSTANCES GOODS (GENERAL) DANGEROUS THE UNDER CONTROLLED REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.

WERE ALREADY

LABELLING,

IN INDUSTRY, WE "WITH THE INCREASING USE OF THESE SUBSTANCES

SAFE USE AND SAFE NOW PROPOSE TO LEGISLATE FOR THE

HE SAID. HANDLING OF THESE SUBSTANCES ACTUALLY ON THE FACTORY FLOOR,

HONG KONG APPEARED TO BE THE FIRST

SUCH REGULATIONS.

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JURISDICTION TO INTRODUCE

AND INDUSTRIAL

BEEN CONSULTED, AND

COMMERCIAL

MR BRIDGE SAID THE APPROPRIATE ORGANISATIONS AND THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD HAD SUPPORTED THE INTRODUCTION OF THE REGULATIONS.

POINTED

FROM

A

BY

OUT THAT THE DANGERS ARISING THE SECRETARY

OF SUBSTANCES AND THEIR CONSEQUENT IGNORANCE ABOUT THE PROPERTIES MISUSE WERE DEMONSTRATED TRAGICALLY IN 1986 WHEN 14 WORKERS DIED AS RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN A FUR FACTORY, WHICH WAS CAUSED IMPROPER USE OF A HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE LIQUID.

PROVIDED

THAT

THE

PROPRIETOR

OF

A

BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUBSTANCES WHICH WERE

HE SAID THE REGULATIONS SPECIFIED

UNDERTAKING WOULD INDUSTRIAL LABELLING IN A PRESCRIBED MANNER OF DANGEROUS USED, HANDLED OR STORED IN HIS WORKPLACE.

WITH

IN HANDLING

"THE PROPRIETOR IS ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE HIS EMPLOYEES INFORMATION ON THE HAZARDS AND THE PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY THESE SUBSTANCES.

SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS,

ΤΟ EMPLOYEES

THAT THE

CLOTHING

ANI

"HE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE TRAINING AND SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

TO ENSURE EXPOSED TO SUCH SUBSTANCES, EQUIPMENT ARE PROPERLY USED.

MR BRIDGE SAID

THE

AND

||

ALSO REGULATIONS

REQUIRED

EMPLOYEES

T

AND TO

TAKE OTHER

APPROPRIATI

COMPLY WITH THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PRECAUTIONS.

"AN EMPLOYEE