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NEW INDUSTRIAL SAFETY LAW TO COME INTO OPERATION

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THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT} ORDINANCE 1989, WHICH SPELLS OUT THE GENERAL DUTIES OF

AND HEALTH AT EMPLOYEES IN ENSURING SAFETY OPERATION ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15.

EMPLOYERS AND WORK, WILL COME INTO

PUBLISHED A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT WAS (FRIDAY).

IN THE GAZETTE TODAY

"THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF LEGISLATION TOWARDS ENACTED IN RECENT YEARS TO PROMOTE A SELF-REGULATION APPROACH

OFFENDERS, INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, BACKED UP BY STIFF PENALTY ON RECKLESS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID.

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OF THE PROPRIETOR "UNDER THE ORDINANCE, IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF AN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT, FAR AS IS SAFETY TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND SO

PRACTICABLE, ΤΟ REASONABLY

PROVIDE A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKING FOR ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED ENVIRONMENT

BY HIM IN THE INDUSTRIAL

UNDERTAKING.

"THE

AT WHILE

ALSO LAW

REQUIRES EVERY. EMPLOYEE

WORK TO.

AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE PROPRIETOR IN IMPLEMENTING SUCH MEASURES,

OF NOT ONLY HIMSELF TAKE REASONABLE CARE FOR THE SAFETY AND HEALTH

OTHER PERSONS WHO MAY BE

BY BUT ALSO

HIS

OR ACTS

NEGLIGENCE AT WORK.

AFFECTED

A

RISK EXCUSE

THE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE PROVIDES CUSTODIAL PENALTIES FOR OFFENCES WHICH ARE LIABLE TO CAUSE FATAL OR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OR TO HEALTH, WHICH ARE COMMITTED WILFULLY AND WITHOUT REASONABLE AND WHICH ARE WITHIN THE OFFENDER'S ABILITY TO PREVENT.

IMPRISONMENT MAY BE IMPOSED AS

UNDER

CURRENTLY CARRY

THE ORDINANCE, A

A

MAXIMUM PENALTY OF SIX AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY FOR

AND A MAXIMUM FINE OF $30,000,

A

MONTHS'

OFFENCES

MAXIMUM

MAXIMUM

WHICH OF 12 MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR THOSE WHICH CURRENTLY CARRY FINE OF $50,000.

"THESE PENALTIES APPLY TO BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO OF THOSE WORKING IN AN BLATANTLY DISREGARDS THE SAFETY AND HEALTH INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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0

GOOD MANAGEMENT OF EMPLOYEES IMPORTANT

WHILE

GOOD MANAGEMENT OF EMPLOYEES IS THE KEY TO HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY,

PRODUCTIVITY IS THE HIGHER

KEY

TO

FUTURE, HONG KONG'S THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI EXECUTIVE COUNCILLOR AND THE CHAIRMAN OF BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED, MR WILLIAM PURVES, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

CEREMONY OF THE "HONG KONG LABOUR SPEAKING AT THE OPENING

SAID HONG KONG HAD BECOME A RELATIONS CONFERENCE '90", MR PURVES SOPHISTICATED, DEVELOPED ECONOMY AND ITS FUTURE RESTED ON ITS ROLE A SERVICE CENTRE.

AS

/"IT NEEDS