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FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1988

SAFETY LEGISLATION

IN

THE EVENT, ENTITLED CONSTRUCTION PERSPECTIVE, PROVIDES A FORUM FOR BOTH THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE AND THOSE WORKING IN THE TRADE TO HAVE AN OPEN DISCUSSION ON SAFETY MATTERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION

INDUSTRY.

IN PARTICULAR, SIX SETS OF CONSTRUCTION-RELATED REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE WERE LOOKED INTO IN DEPTH DURING THE SESSION.

THESE WERE:

CONSTRUCTION SITES SAFETY REGULATIONS

* CONFINED SPACES REGULATIONS

*

WORK IN COMPRESSED AIR REGULATIONS

CARTRIDGE-OPERATED FIXING TOOLS REGULATIONS

* SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS REGULATIONS

WOODWORKING AND MACHINERY REGULATIONS

MR YIP POINTED OUT THAT WHENEVER A SERIES INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD QUERY ABOUT THE ADEQUACY OF THE EXISTING SAFETY REGULATIONS.

AND AT THE SAME TIME THEY WOULD ASK ΤΟ STRENGTHEN THE LEGISLATION SO AS TO PROVIDE A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR WORKERS.

"HOWEVER, INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CAUSE OF SUCH ACCIDENTS OFTEN REVEALED THAT THEY WERE LARGELY RESULTED FROM EITHER NON-COMPLIANCE WITH OR NEGLIGENCE OF THE SAFETY REGULATIONS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE, MR YIP SAID.

TO

HE STRESSED THAT WHILE ENFORCEMENT OR ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION BY THE GOVERNMENT WAS FUNDAMENTAL, IT WAS NOT BY ITSELF SUFFICIENT ENSURE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

"IN SHORT, THERE MUST DE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE TO FOSTER AN SAFE PRACTICE IN THE WORKPLACE.

CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT* ATTITUDE ON MIND FAVOURABLE ΤΟ

MR YIP ASSURED THE GATHERING THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WOULD REVIEW THE INDUSTRIAL

SAFFTY

LEGISLATION

REGULARLY TO MERT THE

CITANGING NEEDS.

TODAY'S SESSION,