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SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1992

NEW HANDBOOK ON CATERING TRADE SAFETY

SAFETY THE CATERING

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED A GUIDE TO

PROPRIETORS AND HEALTH AT WORK FOR TRADE.

AND EMPLOYEES IN

IN

GUIDE FOR CATERING TRADE", ENTITLED "SAFETY AND HEALTH

COMPLYING THEM

WITH THE REQUIREMENTS BOOKLET SERVES TO ASSIST

ORDINANCE UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT} 1990.

THE

ALL

AT

CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES PROPRIETORS OF

TO TAKE AND COOKED-FOOD SHOPS RESTAURANTS, CAFES SUCH AS REASONABLE MEASURES TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES WORK.

CO-OPERATE WITH TAKE REASONABLE

ON THE OTHER HAND, AN EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO HIS EMPLOYER IN IMPLEMENTING SAFETY MEASURES AND TO CARE OF THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF HIMSELF AND OTHERS AT WORK.

CATERING EMPLOYEES AS TO MAKB THE WORKPLACE

THE BOOKLET PROVIDES USEFUL HINTS TO HELP PREVENT PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL HAZARDS SO SAFE AND WITHOUT RISKS TO HEALTH.

IT ALSO

SETS

OUT OFFICES

FACTORY HEALTH IN THE

OF THE DEPARTMENT'S INSPECTORATE DIVISION WHERE ADVICE ON WORK SAFETY AND CATERING INDUSTRY CAN BE OBTAINED.

IS THE BILINGUAL BOOKLET BRANCH OFFICES OF THE DIVISION.

AVAILABLE

OF FREE

CHARGE AT

ALL

FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 399 2243 OR 399 2244.

DB BY-ELECTION FORUM ON TUESDAY

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ATTEND

WO

RESIDENTS OF LEK YUEN AND WO CHE ESTATES ARE INVITED TO

YUEN BOARD'S DISTRICT SHA TIN FOR THE FORUM CANDIDATE CONSTITUENCY BY-ELECTION ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 14).

A

THE FORUM, BEGINNING AT 8 PM IN LEK YUEN COMMUNITY PLATFORMS THEIR ELABORATE GIVE CANDIDATES A CHANCE TO QUESTIONS FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS.

HALL, WILL AND ANSWER

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF FOUR CANDIDATES FOR BOARD SEAT.

THE VACANT DISTRICT

/THEY ARE