SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1992
MR HU, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC BOARD OF THE IWSA, POINTED OUT THAT THE EVENT WOULD PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EXCHANGE OF VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF WATER SUPPLY.
IT WILL FOSTER GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WATER EXPERTS AMONG COUNTRY MEMBERS OF THE IWSA, HE ADDED.
OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF WATER SUPPLY, THE EVENT WOULD ALSO ENHANCE THE PROFILE OF HONG KONG AS AN INTERNATIONAL CITY.
IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE IWSA, HOSTED THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON "ALUMINIUM IN DRINKING WATER".
"THIS EVENT, ALTHOUGH OF A MUCH SMALLER SCALE THAN THE ASIA- PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE, HAS PROVIDED THE DEPARTMENT WITH VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN HOSTING AN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY-RELATED GATHERING," HE SAID.
CAMPAIGN ON CONSTRUCTION SITES A SUCCESS
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED A SPECIAL CAMPAIGN ON CONSTRUCTION SITES TO REMIND EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT IN SITE SAFETY TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS.
LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR MR KAN HON- SANG SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) DURING THE TWO-PHASE CAMPAIGN MOUNTED BETWEEN APRIL AND JULY, AND BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, FACTORY INSPECTORS INSPECTED A TOTAL OF 422 CONSTRUCTION SITES INCLUDING 39 CAISSON SITES.
DURING THE INSPECTIONS, FACTORY INSPECTORS CONCENTRATED ON HIGH RISK AREAS SUCH AS PLACES WHICH MAY CAUSE FALLS OF PERSONS AND CAISSON WORK.
THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS THE SAFE OPERATION OF LIFTING EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS, AND HOUSE-KEEPING WERE ALSO LOOKED AT, MR KAN SAID.
MR KAN SAID ENFORCEMENT ACTION WAS TAKEN OUT AGAINST 224 SITES FOR SERIOUS BREACHES OF SAFETY REGULATIONS RESULTING IN THE ISSUING OF 475 SUMMONSES, INCLUDING 30 SUMMONSES AGAINST 19 CAISSON SITES.
AMONG THE SUMMONSES, 256 WERE OFFENCES RELATED TO FALL FROM A HEIGHT, 67 RELATED TO THE SAFE USE OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND
49 ON ELECTRICAL SAFETY.
THERE IS ALSO ONE SUMMONS AGAINST A WORKER FOR NOT WEARING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR, HE ADDED.
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