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MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1993

"WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE ACCOUNTS FOR LESS THAN 10 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE, CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS ACCOUNT FOR ALMOST HALF OF ALL INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, SHE SAID.

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"I HOPE THROUGH OUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE DISCUSSION, WE WILL FIND A WAY TO WORK TOGETHER IN OUR SEARCH FOR IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT, SHE ADDED.

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DURING THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR BLAKE, ALSO TALKED ON THE SAFETY OF AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME PROJECTS.

JAMES AND

ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL, THE HALF-DAY SYMPOSIUM WAS AIMED AT PROMOTING THE CONCEPTS OF MODERN SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN HONG KONG'S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

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TODAY'S SYMPOSIUM, MR RAE STEWARD, SENIOR LECTURER OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD (CITB) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, SPOKE ON THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTION SAFETY MANAGEMENT.

MR STEWARD SAID IN HIS ROLE WITH THE CITB, HE HAS SPENT THE LAST 10 YEARS HELPING UNITED KINGDOM COMPANIES то STRIVE TOWARD EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION SAFETY MANAGEMENT.

HE ASKED PARTICIPANTS TO CONSIDER THE TERM MANAGEMENT IN ALL ITS ASPECTS.

"MANAGEMENT CAN BE CONSIDERED AS A SERIES OF INTERCONNECTED PROCESSES WHICH IF SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT ALLOW THE MANAGER ΤΟ OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES AND ACHIEVE HIS OBJECTIVES EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY," HE SAID.

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THE SENIOR LECTURER SPOKE ON 12 MAJOR TOPICS ON MANAGING CONTROLLING A SAFE AND HEALTHY SITE. ON THE QUESTION OF LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES, MR STEWARD TOLD THE AUDIENCE THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT

ESTABLISH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF NOT ONLY THE EMPLOYER, BUT

BUT ALSO EMPLOYEE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE INDIVIDUAL MANAGER'S RESPONSIBILITY, AS DEFINED IN THE COMPANY'S SAFETY POLICY.

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THE COMPANY'S SAFETY POLICY MUST BE A DOCUMENT WHICH NOT ONLY ESTABLISHES RESPONSIBILITIES BUT IS ALSO SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR AND AVAILABLE SO THAT ALL EMPLOYEES, AT EVERY LEVEL IN THE COMPANY ARE AWARE NOT ONLY OF THESE RESPONSIBILITIES BUT ALSO OF THEIR AUTHORITY TO BE ABLE TO MEET THEM," HE ADDED.

SPEAKING ON SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT IN HEAVY BUILDING AND ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT THE SYMPOSIUM, MR DAVID EVES, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, SAID RISK WAS A SUBJECT OF UNIVERSAL

SIGNIFICANCE.

"MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY CANNOT BE

EFFECTIVE UNLESS

RISKS HAVE BEEN UNDERSTOOD AND THE CORRECT MEASURES TAKEN TO KEEP THEM UNDER CONTROL, HE SAID.

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THE SYMPOSIUM