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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1991

CALL TO HEED FIRE AND CHEMICALS SAFETY

CAMPAIGN TODAY

SAFETY CHEMICALS

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL EMBARK ON A SPECIAL

AND (FRIDAY) TO BRING HOME THE MESSAGE OF FIRE ALL EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS IN INDUSTRY.

TO

FACTORIES HOUSED PROCESSES WITH

ON THE TWO-MONTH EXERCISE WILL SET A TARGET IN POORLY MANAGED BUILDINGS, AND THOSE INVOLVING WORK FIRE HAZARDS AND USING INFLAMMABLE CHEMICALS OR MATERIALS.

"WITH THE ONSET OF THE DRY SEASON, IT IS PARTICULARLY UP EFFORTS IN IMPORTANT FOR FACTORY PROPRIETORS AND WORKERS TO STEP FIRE PRECAUTION AND TO TAKE EXTRA CARE IN USING DANGEROUS CHEMICALS, THE ACTING DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR KAN HON-SANG, SAID.

"DURING VISITS TO THE FACTORIES, OUR INSPECTORS WILL EXPLAIN ΤΟ EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS THEIR

AND DUTY UNDER THE FACTORIES INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRE PRECAUTIONS IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES) AND (DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS, AND ASSIST THEM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS.

"PROSECUTION

H

IN COMPLYING

ACTION WILL BE TAKEN OUT AGAINST BLATANT

OFFENDERS,' MR KAN SAID, NOTING THAT DURING A SIMILAR OPERATION LAST YEAR.

320

EMPLOYERS

WERE

PROSECUTED

WILL

SAFETY

A DISTRIBUTE

SPECIALLY

то PRECAUTIONS

BE

IN ADDITION, FACTORY INSPECTORS DESIGNED NOTICE TO FACTORY MANAGEMENTS ON TAKEN IN HANDLING DANGEROUS CHEMICALS.

"THEY WILL BE URGED TO POST IT UP PROMINENTLY IN THE

TO REMIND WORKERS OF THE NEED TO MAINTAIN WORKPLACE AND TO WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,

DROPPED

WORKPLACE

GOOD VENTILATION IN THE MR KAN EXPLAINED.

FROM 156 CASES WITH

15

FIRE-RELATED ACCIDENTS HAD FATALITIES IN 1986 TO 90 CASES WITH NO DEATH LAST YEAR.

ALL

FACTORY PRECAUTION

KAN

ON CALLED ADVISING AGAINST COMPLACENCY, MR PROPRIETORS AND WORKERS TO KEEP UP THEIR GOOD WORK IN FIRE AND TO CO-OPERATE CLOSELY IN CURBING ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY FIRE.

COMMUNITY CALLED TO BACK SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

OF

MR WELFARE, SOCIAL

M.D.

CARTLAND,

FORTHCOMING

TODAY AS

THE DIRECTOR (FRIDAY) APPEALED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE MORE SUBSTITUTE PARENTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AWAITING ADOPTION.

MR CARTLAND WAS ADDRESSING A SEMINAR ON SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WHICH WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY MOTHER'S CHOICE, SERVICE HONG KONG BRANCH, THE ADOPTION SUPPORT GROUP AND THE UNIT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT,

ADOPTION

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