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WERE PUBLISHED THE FINDINGS OF THE LOCAL CRAFT REVIEW CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT WHICH RESULTED IN CONSIDERABLE COMMENT FROM LOCAL VESSEL INDUSTRY AND THE GENERAL CONSENSUS WAS POSITIVE.

AS A THE

OF

THE INSTITUTE MR SZE PRAISED THE GOOD WORKS UNDERTAKEN BY

FROM ALL FIELDS OF SHIPPING ENCOMPASSING MEMBERS SEATRANSPORT TRANSPORT; FROM PILOTS TO PORT CAPTAINS, ENGINEERS TO INSURERS.

SICK BUILDING SYNDROME

A HEALTH CHALLENGE

*

IMPROVEMENTS TO

THE

IN ENVIRONMENT

OLD AND

NEW

BUILDINGS

AVAILABLE TO BUILDING

SHOULD BE INTRODUCED AS NEW CONCEPTS AND FACILITIES ARE MEET THE CHALLENGES OF HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SICK SYNDROME AND BUILDING RELATED ILLNESS.

AND MECHANICAL ADDRESS TO THE BUILDING RELATED ILLNESS

ELECTRICAL THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SERVICES, MR MIAO CHI, TODAY (TUESDAY) IN AN OPENING

AND SYNDROME BUILDING SYMPOSIUM ON SICK ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.

MR MIAO

SAID

INSTALLATION

THE TO

OF ENVIRONMENT

PLANT,

EQUIPMENT

OR

INSIDE

AND OUTSIDE

SYSTEMS OF

ALREADY PROVEN HARMFUL BUILDINGS MUST BE AVOIDED.

"IN NEW

BUILDINGS,

WE

SHOULD

INTRODUCE

NEW

EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS AND INSTALLATIONS TO GIVE US A AT REASONABLE COST," HE SAID.

FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR DEFICIENCIES RECTIFIED.

BETTER

MATERIALS, ENVIRONMENT

FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS, MR MIAO ADVISED

ENVIRONMENT

SHOULD BE

THAT THE QUALITY OF

REVIEWED

AND

THIS

INCLUDED

THE

MAINTENANCE OF PLANT

AND

QUALITY,

AIR

FLOW,

STANDARDS FUNCTIONS,

OPERATING EQUIPMENT

LIGHTING NOISE, HUMIDITY,

AND

QUALITY

OF

AND

CONTROLLING

AIR

DUST,

SMELL

AND

CLEANLINESS.

MR MIAO POINTED

OUT THAT A

THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING

OF ELIMINATE

THE

CONCEPT AND DEFINITIONS OF THE ISSUES WAS THE FIRST STEP TO SUCH HEALTH RISKS.

RELATED

"UNLIKE EACH TYPE OF BUILDING TRACKED TO A SPECIFIC IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE, THE SICK CANNOT BE EASILY TRACKED TO ANY SPECIFIC CAUSE; IT

EACH OF VARIOUS FACTORS WHICH WILL BE DIFFERENT IN EACH GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.

ILLNESS WHICH CAN BE BUILDING SYNDROME IS A COMBINATION BUILDING AND IN

THAT HAS BEEN ON VARIOUS

"WE SHOULD CODIFY THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

AND NEW STANDARDS

MINIMUM GAINED TO SET

REQUIREMENTS FACTORS AFFECTING BUILDING ENVIRONMENT," HE SAID.

/TO MAKE