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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1992

FROM ESTIMATES

THE

UNITED

NATIONS INTERNATIONAL

OF THE

80,000 MARKETED

RECENT PROGRAMME FOR CHEMICAL SAFETY INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 70,000 AND CHEMICALS ARE CURRENTLY

THE WORLD MARKET. IN SUBSTANCES, FIVE TO 10 PER CENT ARE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS.

ARE BEING INTRODUCED TO AS NEW CHEMICALS AND PRODUCTS

BE FOUND IN THE KONG, DR LEE SAID NEW WORK-RELATED ILLNESSES MIGHT WORKERS.

HONG

OCCUPATIONAL

"THE

OF PROMOTION RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT.

HEALTH

IS

NOT

SOLELY

THE

OF THE EMPLOYEES,

"TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE, ALL EFFORTS IN HEALTH EDUCATION

SUPPORT OF EMPLOYERS, WORKFORCE MUST HAVE THE ESSENTIAL THE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GOVERNMENT," DR LEE NOTED.

MR

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR,

AT AROUSING AWARENESS AMONG DARWIN CHEN, SAID THE EXHIBITION AIMED

FAMILIES OF THE EMPLOYERS, WORKERS AND THEIR

NECESSITY TO HANDLE INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS WITH CARE AND THE CONTROL MEASURES.

"IF CONTROL MEASURES ARE NEGLECTED, HARMED, CAUSING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES TO SAID.

HEALTH WORKERS'

WILL BE THEIR FAMILIES, MR CHEN

"AS FOR EMPLOYERS,

SUFFICIENT CONTROL

MEASURES WILL PREVENT

PAYMENTS IN COMPENSATION AND LOSSES IN PRODUCTIVITY," HE ADDED.

IN SHA TIN, THE EXHIBITION, BEING HELD AT THE NEW TOWN PLAZA

SLIDE AND VIDEO FEATURES

DISPLAYS, PHOTOGRAPH AND EQUIPMENT

AND PRESENTATIONS, A LUNG FUNCTION TEST, A RESPIRATOR EFFICIENCY TEST A QUIZ GAME.

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

UNTIL 3 PM ON

DIVISION OF

THE EVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND IS SPONSORED BY THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY HEALTH COUNCIL.

AND

BUS PARADE TO PUBLICISE DANGERS OF FALLING OBJECTS

* *

PEOPLE LIVING IN HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT WERE TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED OF THE GRAVE HARM THAT COULD BE DONE BY FALLING OBJECTS.

SPEAKING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF A BUS PARADE TO PUBLICISE SUCH DANGERS, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS ROSANNA URE, RECALLED THAT AN ELDERLY WOMAN IN LEI TUNG ESTATE WAS KILLED BY A BAG OF CEMENT THROWN OUT FROM A BLOCK IN JULY LAST YEAR.

/SHE ALSO