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FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1993

IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ON THE COMPENSATION MATTERS RELATING TO THE YOUNGEST VICTIM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE FATHER OF THE DECEASED WORKER WHO MIGHT BE QUALIFIED FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE

(ECO).

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THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THE ECO, THE DEFINITION DEPENDANTS PROVIDES, INTER ALIA, THAT IF THE FATHER, MOTHER, GRANDFATHER, GRANDMOTHER, STEPFATHER OR STEPMOTHER OF THE DECEASED I ''PLOYEE RETIRES WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF THE DECEASED EMPLOYEE AND WOULD BUT FOR THE DEATH OF THE EMPLOYEE HAVE BEEN REASONABLY EXPECTED ΤΟ BE WHOLLY OR IN PART DEPENDENT UPON THE EARNINGS OF THE DECEASED EMPLOYER AFTER HIS RETIREMENT, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DEPENDANT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ORDINANCE.

HE ADDED THAT OFFICERS OF THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION UNIT ARE ALSO HELPING DEPENDANTS OF OTHER DECEASED WORKERS то SEEK

COMPENSATION.

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PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS REMINDED TO ENSURE SITE SAFETY

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THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS,

MR JAMES BLAKE, TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY AND TO ENSURE THAT ALL HOISTS AT SITE WERE OPERATED AND KEPT IN A SAFE CONDITION.

IN A LETTER TO ALL APPROVED CONTRACTORS FOR PUBLIC WORKS LIST I AND II, MR BLAKE SAID: "IN VIEW OF WEDNESDAY'S INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT IN NORTH POINT,

AM WRITING TO SEEK YOUR PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN ENSURING THAT ALL HOISTS ON YOUR CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE THOROUGHLY SAFE AND IN GOOD ORDER."

"IN PARTICULAR, EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT OVERLOADING OF THESE HOISTS IN USE," ** HE SAID.

MR BLAKE URGED THE APPROVED CONTRACTORS ΤΟ IMPLEMENT IMMEDIATELY SPECIAL CHECKS ON ALL HOISTS AND ΤΟ ENSURE THAT INSPECTIONS REQUIRED UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION SITE (SAFETY) REGULATIONS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY CARRIED OUT RIGOROUSLY AND PUNCTUALLY NOT ONLY ON HOISTS BUT ALL OTHER MECHANICAL PLANT THAT COULD AFFECT THE SAFETY WORKERS ON SITE.

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