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MONDAY, MAY 22, 1989

WORKERS

AGED BETWEEN 15

AND 19 WERE

YOUNG LAST YEAR, 35 INJURED WHILE AT WORK DURING THE SUMMER VACATION.

OPERATION OF MACHINERY STEPPING MACHINERY AND

OF THE TOTAL, 21 WERE INVOLVED IN THE AND THE REST IN THE HANDLING OF HOT OR CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES, ON OR STRIKING AGAINST OBJECTS, HANDLING ITEMS WITHOUT USE OF HANDTOOLS.

EMPLOYERS CHO9B "IT IS MOST DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THAT SO MANY

то NON-SKILLED WORKERS, MR TO DELEGATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WORK YIP SAID.

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"OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO CONTINUE OUR PUBLICITY AS TO STRENGTHEN OUR ENFORCEMENT ACTION THIS YEAR.

EFFORTS AS WELL

MR YIP ADVISED STUDENTS WHO PLANNED TO TAKE UP SUMMER

STAY AWAY FROM "DANGEROUS" JOBS.

THE TYPES OF JOBS HE ADVISED STUDENTS TO AVOID ARE:

JOBS ΤΟ

*

AT CONSTRUCTION SITES.

THOSE REQUIRING THE OPERATION OF HEAVY MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, POWER-DRIVEN MACHINERY, VIGOROUS MANUAL WORK, OR WOODWORKING MACHINES.

THOSE INVOLVING THE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS, TOXIC OR FIRE-RELATED PROCESSES.

THOSE INVOLVING ASBESTOS PROCESSES.

SUBSTANCES

THOSE INVOLVING

THE

GIVING SIGNALS IN LIFTING OPERATION.

"IF IN

DOUBT.

OF OPERATION

LIFTING

APPLIANCES OR

CONSULT

THEIR DIVISION

PARENTS, CAREERS

OF

THE

LABOUR

THEY SHOULD

TEACHERS OR THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DEPARTMENT FOR ADVICE," HR ADDED.

MR YIP ALSO CALLED ON EMPLOYERS TO ENSURE THAT THOSE EMPLOY WERE CLOSELY AND PROPERLY SUPERVISED AND NOT GIVEN WERE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.

IN THEIR JOBS WHICH

WITH THE CAREERS

OF WORK SAFETY ΤΟ ALL SECONDARY TO BRING HOME THE MESSAGE

IN CO-OPERATION LABOUR SCHOOL STUDENTS, THE

DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, IS ORGANISING A LARGE-SCALE SEMINAR FOR TEACHERS AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ON FRIDAY (MAY 26).

IT IS INTENDED TO UPDATE THE KNOWLEDGE OF CAREERS INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

TEACHERS ON

IN ADDITION