FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1991
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LABOUR DEPT REMINDER ON CHEMICAL HAZARDS
MANY INDUSTRIAL SOLVENTS ARE DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY POSE SERIOUS HAZARDS TO THE HEALTH OF WORKERS USING THEM.
"FACTORY PROPRIETORS SHOULD ENSURE THAT SUCH SOLVENTS ARE HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE AND SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR WORKERS FROM THE HAZARD," THE CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR YIP YUK-LUN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
NOTING THAT ORGANIC SOLVENTS WERE WIDELY USED IN MANY INDUSTRIES FOR CLEANING, DEGREASING AND OTHER PURPOSES, MR YIP CAUTIONED THAT SOME OF THEM WERE TOXIC AND COULD ENTER THE HUMAN BODY THROUGH INHALATION OR CONTACT WITH THE SKIN.
"TO MINIMISE THE HAZARD, FACTORY PROPRIETORS SHOULD USE OTHER, SAFER SUBSTITUTES WHEREVER POSSIBLE AND SHOULD MAINTAIN GOOD VENTILATION AND EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION IN THE WORKPLACE,' HE SAID.
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"THEY SHOULD ALSO ENSURE THAT WORKERS USE SUITABLE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS LONG-SLEEVED PVC GLOVES TO AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SOLVENTS.
"MOREOVER, EMPLOYERS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW то INSTRUCT WORKERS ON THE DANGER INVOLVED IN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS AND TO EXPLAIN то THEM THE NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS," HE ADDED.
MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE WILL ORGANISE FIVE ONE-DAY CHEMICAL SAFETY COURSES AND SEMINARS BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE TO PROMOTE HEALTH EDUCATION IN INDUSTRY.
THESE SEMINARS AND COURSES, INCLUDING ONE ON THE SAFE HANDLING OF INDUSTRIAL SOLVENTS, ARE FOR FACTORY MANAGEMENTS AND SUPERVISORY STAFF.
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ENQUIRIES ON THE COURSES AND SEMINARS, AS WELL AS THE SAFE OF INDUSTRIAL SOLVENTS, CAN BE MADE TO THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION ON TEL. 852 3564.
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