SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1991
SEMINAR
5
ON
THE
CIVIC
PROMOTION OF MEANWHILE, A THROUGH COMPUTER STUDIES HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 22 VENUE.
·DUCATION SAME
AT THE
ON COMPUTER AND ITS RELATED GUEST SPEAKERS AT THIS SEMINAR
HONG KONG SOCIETY OF MEDICAL AILMENTS WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
THE DEPARTMENT INFORMATICS, DR C.P. WONG, AND THE SENIOR LECTURER OF OF COMPUTING, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, MISS W.L. MOK.
THEY WILL TALK
ON
THE HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT FOR COMPUTER USERS.
HAZARDS
OF AND
THE
OPTIMAL
SAFETY URGED FOR CONFINED SPACE WORKERS
*
ALL CONSTRUCTION WHEN ENTERING
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) URGED SITE WORKERS TO TAKE EXTRA CARE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS MANHOLES, CAISSON OPENINGS OR OTHER CONFINED SPACE WORKPLACES.
KONG
FOR
AT THE SAN CASE
PO A RECENT THE APPEAL FOLLOWED MAGISTRACY IN WHICH THE GAMMON CONSTRUCTION LTD WAS FINED $30,000
UNDER THE FACTORIES FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING (CONFINED SPACES) REGULATIONS.
FAILED HAVE
ΤΟ PROVIDE SUFFICIENT RECEIVING APPARATUS TWO WORKERS то ENTER A AN APPROVED BREATHING APPARATUS
THE COMPANY WAS FOUND TO SUPPLY OF APPROVED BREATHING APPARATUS, SUITABLE AND OXYGEN VESSELS TO WORKERS, AND ALLOWED CONFINED WORKPLACE WITHOUT WEARING AND SAFETY BELT.
THE TWO WORKERS WERE
OVERCOME BY AN UNKNOWN GAS
INSIDE
A
MANHOLE.
MR CHAN TAT-KING, UNDER THE LAW AND EMERGENCY SPACE CONFINED
THE DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, CAUTIONED THAT IT WAS AN OBLIGATION OF THE PROPRIETOR TO ENSURE THAT SUFFICIENT APPROVED BREATHING APPARATUS
IN FOR WORKERS PROVIDED ESCAPE
WERE EQUIPMENT WORKPLACES.
"AS A STANDARD
PRACTICE,
AN AIR TEST
BEFORE ENTERING A CONFINED SPACE EACH TIME," MR CHAN ADDED.
BR SHOULD
CONDUCTED
SUPPLY OF
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT
"OTHER PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES INCLUDE THE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, DUST EXTRACTION, FRESH AIR SUPPLY AND NECESSARY FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE," HE SAID.
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