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TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1989

CARE SHOULD

TAKEN BE

WHILE USING WET

AND

PARTICULAR SLIPPERY WORKING PLATFORMS, GANGWAYS, LADDERS AND SCAFFOLDS.

SCAFFOLDS SHOULD BE

INSPECTED

BY

A

BECAUSE EXPOSURE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AFFECTED THEIR STRENGTH OR STABILITY ANY PART BEFORE THEY ARE USED AGAIN.

COMPETENT

PERSON 15 LIKELY TO HAVE OR TO

HAVE DISPLACED

[S CARRYING

OUT

A

SPECIAL

MEANWHILE, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMME ON CONSTRUCTION SITES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

UNDER THE PROGRAMME WHICH

WAS

COMMENCED

TASK FORCE TEAMS MADE UP OF 14 EXPERIENCED BEEN FORMED.

IN FACTORY

FOUR MID-APRIL, INSPECTORS HAVE

POOR

PERFORMANCE SAFETY

AND OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TO

WITH SITES "THEY ARE TO VISIT ACCIDENT RECORDS TO BRING HOME THE MESSAGE BOTH CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

STILL IN PROGRESS, AT HAZARDOUS EDGES LIKELY

THE FIRST PHASE OF THE OPERATION WHICH IS IS AIMED AT ADVISING WORKERS WORKING CAUSE FALLS OF PERSONS.

ΤΟ

SAFETY IN

BY THE PROMOTION OF WORK THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED CAISSONS. SHAFT OPENINGS AND STRUCTURES OVER THREE STOREYS HIGH.

"WE HOPED THAT THE STEPPED-UP

COULD ACTION

HELP ENFORCEMENT

AND FURTHER ENHANCE THE

THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ACCIDENTS

AVERT THE SOARING TREND OF SITE SAFETY AWARENESS OF CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS,

CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE INSPECTS PRIVATE DEMONSTRATION FARMS

WHICH

HAVE

COMMITTEE BEEN

MEMBERS OF THE LIVESTOCK WASTE DISPOSAL CONSULTATIVE

THREE PRIVATE FARMS INSPECTED (TUESDAY} EQUIPPED WITH NEW LIVESTOCK WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS.

TODAY

OPERATORS OF THESE

IN FARMS

NORTH DISTRICT HAVE ALL BEEN DESIGNED AND TRAINED ON THE USE OF THE SYSTEMS. THE NEW DEVICES WERE INSTALLED BY A CONSULTANT COMPANY.

TWO OF THE FARMS

'DRY MUCK-OUT

-

ONE FOR PIG AND

METHOD'

THE OTHER FOR WHILE THE THIRD

CHICKEN EMPLOYED

THE

ADOPTED THE

'PIG-ON-LITTER' SYSTEM.

SYSTEMS TEETHING PROBLEMS THAT

ΤΟ PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT WAS MEMBERS TO INSPECT AND OBSERVE THE OPERATION OF THE TREATMENT AND TO DISCUSS WITH THE FARM THEY MIGHT HAVE ENCOUNTERED.

ANY OPERATORS

THE MEMBERS