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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1992

"INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS ARE WIDELY USED IN WORKPLACES NOWADAYS AND IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT THE PUBLIC, WORKERS IN PARTICULAR, SHOULD HAVE A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE HARM THEY MAY HAVE ON HEALTH NOT APPROPRIATELY HANDLED,

HEALTH CONSULTANT CHARGE OF THE OHD, DR CHAN SIK-YUEN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

·

THE

OCCUPATIONAL

IF

IN

"THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS AS WELL AS SLIDE AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS,

BETTER UNDERSTANDING VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION WILL ALSO GAIN A THE CONTROL MEASURES BY THE SAFE

OF THESE CHEMICALS,

CHAN SAID.

HANDLING

OF

DR

TWO MAJOR GROUPS

OF INDUSTRIAL

CHEMICALS

COMMONLY USED

IN

INDUSTRY ARE SOLVENTS AND METALS.

PERSONAL A WIDE RANGE OF MONITORING AND FOR VARIOUS WORK PROCESSES WILL BE ON DISPLAY.

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

"VISITORS CAN TRY A LUNG FUNCTION TEST TO CHECK

IN A RESPIRATOR HEALTH OF THEIR LUNGS AND CAN TAKE PART TEST TO IDENTIFY THE SUITABLE TYPE OF RESPIRATOR FOR OF WORK," DR CHAN ADDED.

THE STATE OF EFFICIENCY DIFFERENT TYPES

TEST THEIR THE TOURED

EXHIBITION.

ON STAFF OF THE OHD WILL BE

HAND ΤΟ ANSWER ENQUIRIES FROM VISITORS AND DISTRIBUTE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PAMPHLETS.

GAME FOR

ΤΟ VISITORS THERE WILL ALSO BE A QUIZ

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AFTER THEY HAVE

KNOWLEDGE OF

MR

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPENED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR DARWIN CHEN, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH DR LEE SHIU-HUNG AND THE CHAIRMAN TONGSON AT 11 OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL MR K.Y.

AM ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 29).

IT WILL BE OPEN TO PUBLIC FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM DAILY UNTIL ON MARCH 6. ADMISSION IS FREE.

3 PM

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

THE

OF THE AND YOU" FOOTBRIDGE

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY

CHEMICALS PERSPECTIVE INDUSTRIAL "OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 29) AT EXHIBITION AT 11 AM GALLERY, LEVEL THREE, NEW TOWN PLAZA, SHA TIN,

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