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SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1989

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SITES SHOW SIGNS OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

RECENT ACTION BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON CONSTRUCTION SITES HAS PROMPTED SITE MANAGEMENT TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS.

"THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST THREE PHASES OF THE SITE OPERATION, LAUNCHED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S FACTORY INSPECTORATE IN APRIL, IS REFLECTED IN A DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES AGAINST THE SITES VISITED FROM 124 IN THE FIRST PHASE ΤΟ 98 IN THE SECOND PHASE AND 95 IN THE THIRD, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

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HE NOTED THAT THE SAFETY PERFORMANCE IN BUILDING SITES HAD IMPROVED, PARTICULARLY IN SUCH AREAS AS FENCING OF FLOOR EDGES, FLOOR OPENINGS AND LIFT SHAFTS.

OF THE 90 BUILDING SITES VISITED BY FACTORY INSPECTORS OVER THE TERRITORY DURING THE RECENTLY COMPLETED THIRD PHASE OPERATION ON SHAFT OPENING SAFETY, ONLY 28 PROSECUTIONS WERE TAKEN OUT AGAINST OFFENCES CONCERNING FLOOR EDGES OR OPENINGS AND LIFT SHAFTS.

IN ADDITION, 67 PROSECUTIONS WERE TAKEN OUT FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS AND THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS REGULATIONS.

THESE INCLUDED 24 FOR FAILURE TO WEAR SAFETY HELMETS ON SITE, 20 IN CONNECTION WITH HOIST-WAY GATES AND 12 RELATED TO GUARD RAILS OF WORKING PLATFORMS AND GANGWAYS.

"THE LAST PHASE OF THE OPERATION, WHICH IS NOW UNDERWAY, FOCUSSES ON THE SAFETY OF WORKERS IN STRUCTURES MORE THAN THREE STOREYS HIGH TO COINCIDE WITH THE WET AND WINDY SEASON, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"IT IS SCHEDULED TO LAST UNTIL OCTOBER, HE ADDED.

KAIFONG LEADERS TO EXAMINE THEIR ROLE * * * * *

THE ROLE OF LOCAL KAIFONG HONG KONG WILL BE EXAMINED AT A THIS WEEK.

ASSOCIATIONS

IN A

FAST-DEVELOPING

SEMINAR FOR KAIFONG LEADERS LATER

OF LONG

KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS ARE DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS STANDING. AND HAVE BEEN HAILED AS A PIONEER IN THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE EARLY POST-WAR YEARS.

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