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MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1993

SPECIAL CAMPAIGN ON SITE SAFETY

PROMOTE SITE

A SPECIAL TASK FORCE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO

BOTH EMPLOYERS SAFETY AMONG

AND EMPLOYEES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WILL BE IN ACTION FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

IN SITES "THE OPERATIONS, SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO ENSURE SAFETY

BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN THROUGH INTENSIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, WILL

MR * DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, APRIL AND OCTOBER THIS YEAR, HON-SANG SAID TODAY (MONDAY)

"EXPERIENCE FROM PREVIOUS SIMILAR

EXERCISES HAS

THE OPERATION IS VERY EFFECTIVE PARTICULARLY SEASON, MR KAN SAID.

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KAN

PROVED THAT IN THE HOT AND RAINY

INSPECTORS AND DUTIES SITES WITH SUCH AS WORKING

OUR FACTORY DURING THE OPERATIONS, NOT ONLY WILL REMIND CONTRACTORS AND SUB-CONTRACTORS OF THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LAW, THEY WILL ALSO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO POOR ACCIDENT RECORD AND HIGH RISK WORK ACTIVITIES, AT HEIGHT AND CAISSON WORKS.

APPLIANCES AND SUCH AS

"WE WILL ALSO CHECK ON THE SAFE USE OF LIFTING

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT LIFTING GEARS AND THE USE OF PERSONAL SAFETY BELTS AND SAFETY HELMETS, HE ADDED.

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THAT A9

IMPROVEMENTS

OF

MR KAN POINTED OUT

TO THE SAFETY SCAFFOLDS IS ONE OF THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE'S MAIN TARGETS THIS YEAR, FACTORY INSPECTORS WILL EXERCISE GREAT VIGILANCE ON OFFENCES TO UNSAFE AND SUB-STANDARD SCAFFOLDS.

RELATING

WE WILL NOT || MR KAN

"ALTHOUGH THE CAMPAIGN IS EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE, HESITATE TO TAKE OUT PROSECUTIONS AGAINST BLATANT OFFENDERS, SAID.

ON APART FROM THE HIGH RISK AREAS, ATTENTION WILL ALSO BE PAID

WILL HAVE A THE HOUSEKEEPING IN THE SITES, THE IMPROVEMENT OF WHICH SIGNIFICANT EFFECT IN AVOIDING SITE ACCIDENTS.

MR KAN CALLS ON EMPLOYERS HOUSEKEEPING OF THEIR SITES.

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то WORKERS

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