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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1992

THANKED

ALL

MEANWHILE, THE COMMISSIONER

AMS VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION, EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE SERVICE, AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY.

"THEIR CARING ATTITUDE HAS AGAIN BEEN EXEMPLIFIED RECENTLY IN THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE ORGAN DONATION CAMPAIGN WHICH TURNED TO BE A GREAT SUCCESS," DR LEE SAID.

HE SAID A NEW RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK COVERING 80 CENT OF THE TERRITORY WAS SET UP DURING THE YEAR TO MODERNISE THE FACILITIES AND TO MAINTAIN AN EFFICIENT AND HIGH QUALITY SERVICE.

OUT

PER

AMS

AMS

THIS WAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY THE OPENING OF THE NEW HEADQUARTERS LAST YEAR WHICH PROVIDED THE MUCH-NEEDED TRAINING FACILITIES FOR THE AMS.

DR LEE WAS CONFIDENT THAT ALL AMS VOLUNTEERS WOULD CONTINUE ΤΟ SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH LOYALTY, DEDICATION AND DEVOTION.

"IN THE YEARS AHEAD, WE LOOK FORWARD TO FULFILLING OUR ROLES IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CIVIL DEFENCE COVERAGE ΤΟ THE COMMUNITY," HE ADDED.

SAFE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS AND WASTES URGED

MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND USERS OF CHEMICALS, AND MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKERS' SAFETY AND HEALTH ARE URGED TO DEVISE AND ADOPT A WASTE SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME TO PROTECT WORKERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT AGAINST HAZARDS ARISING FROM CHEMICALS AND THEIR WASTES.

SPEAKING AT

THE SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SAFE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS TODAY (FRIDAY) AT THE VICTORIA HOTEL, LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S DIVISIONAL FACTORY INSPECTOR KWAN PING-KWUN SAID LOCAL INDUSTRY PRODUCED A LARGE QUANTITY OF INCLUDING CHEMICAL WASTES, EVERY YEAR.

POLLUTANTS,

INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS

MR KWAN SAID THE FACTORIES AND ORDINANCE AND TTS SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS SPELL OUT THE DUTIES OF OWNERS AND WORKERS IN THE HANDLING OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES.

"THE GENERAL DUTIES PROVISIONS ALSO MAINTAIN A SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK," HE SAID.

REQUIRE PROPRIETORS то

INFORMATION, INSTRUCTION, POTENTIAL CHEMICAL

IN ADDITION, OWNERS

MUST PROVIDE FOR WORKERS

ON

TRAINING AND SUPERVISION HAZARDS, HE SAID.

PROGRAMME"

MR KWAN POINTED OUT THAT TO REDUCE RISKS ARISING FROM THE HANDLING OF CHEMICAL WASTES, A "WASTE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK.

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