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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1990

TENDERS INVITED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

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THE DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAN WAI SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT IN YUEN LONG AS PART OF THE NORTH WEST NEW TERRITORIES SEWERAGE SCHEME.

THE CONTRACT COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TREATMENT PLANT AND THE ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS, PIPELINES, ROADS AND DRAINAGE WORKS.

WORK IS SCHEDULED ΤΟ START IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 19 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S DESIGN DIVISION AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY ITS NEW WORKS DIVISION.

FORMS OF TENDER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CHIEF ENGINEER, NEW WORKS DIVISION, DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, 14TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON,

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING TENDERS IS NOON ON OCTOBER 12.

BAN ON SUB-STANDARD SAFETY HELMETS

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT

WILL ISSUE A WARNING ΤΟ CONTRACTORS SAFETY HELMETS ON CONSTRUCTION

SUB-STANDARD

CONCERNING THE USE OF SITES WHICH CANNOT AFFORD WORKERS THE INJURY BY FALLING OBJECTS.

REQUIRED PROTECTION

FROM

DURING A RECENT STUDY BY THE DEPARTMENT'S FACTORY INSPECTORATE, IT WAS FOUND THAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF LOCALLY-MADE SAFETY HELMET WORN BY WORKERS WAS WHOLLY INADEQUATE

THE IMPACT OF OBJECTS DROPPED FROM A HEIGHT.

TO WITHSTAND

THE HELMET, WHICH BEARS THE DESCRIPTION "SAFETY HELMET-MALTON-

ETC ABS-10-3054, UV 2017-PASS

SAFETY TEST" DOES NOT CONFORM TO OF BRITISH STANDARD 5240 PRESCRIBED FOR THE TESTING

SAFETY HELMETS, THE CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR YIP YUK-LUN, SAID.

"HENCE, WE

REQUIREMENT OF

CONSIDER REGULATION REGULATIONS," MR YIP SAID.

THIS TYPE OF HELMET UNABLE TO MEET 48 OF THE

SITES CONSTRUCTION

THE (SAFETY)

HE EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THE REGULATIONS, CONTRACTORS WERE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EACH WORKER WITH A SUITABLE SAFETY HELMET ENSURE THAT IT WAS WORN BY WORKERS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.

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TO

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