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SUNDAY, JULY 22, 20
THE OFFICE HOURS WILL BE FROM 8.45 AM TO 5.15 TO FRISAD AND FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON ON SATURDAY.
PM FROM MONDAY
THE PESC WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING ANSWERING GENERAL ENQUIRIES, DISTRIBUTING GOVERNMENT FORMS HANDLING SIMPLE COMPLAINTS AGAINST GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, AND RENDERING ASSISTANCE IN SOLVING PERSONAL PROBLEMS.
STATUTORY DECLARATION SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE PRSC BETWEEN 10 AM AND 12.30 PM ON WEDNESDAYS.
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CAUTION AGAINST OVERLOADING OF CRANES
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) WARNED CONTRACTORS AGAINST OVERLOADING OF CRANES TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS.
THE APPEAL WAS MADE FOLLOWING A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH THE GUANG LEE PILING ENGINEERING CO. LTD. WAS CONVICTED OF HAVING FAILED TO ENSURE THAT A MOBILE CRANE IT USED WAS NOT OVERLOADED.
IT HAD ALSO FAILED TO PROVIDE THE CRANE WITH AN INDICATOR WHICH SHOWED THE RADIUS OF THE JIB AT ALL TIMES AND THE SAFE WORKING LOAD APPLICABLE TO THAT RADIUS.
THE CRANE OVERTURNED AS A RESULT OF OVERLOADING WHEN USRD FOR PILING AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN WESTERN DISTRICT EARLY THIS YEAR.
THE COMPANY WAS EVENTUALLY FINED $6,000.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE USE OF CRANES WERE SET OUT IN THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS.
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PROSECUTION
"FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS BY CONTRACTORS NOT ONLY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS, BUT WILL ALSO RENDER THEM AND A MAXIMUM FINE OF $50,000, HE WARNED.
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