XN000022-1993-08-23 — Page 16

MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1993

15

SEMINAR ON SAFETY IN SHIP-BUILDING AND SHIP-REPAIRING

A SEMINAR TO PROMOTE SAFETY AT WORK IN THE SHIP-BUILDING AND SHIP-REPAIRING INDUSTRY WILL BE HELD THIS FRIDAY (AUGUST 27) STARTING AT 2.30 PM AT LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE.

ORGANISED BY THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION, THE SEMINAR IS DESIGNED FOR EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRY TO HELP THEM REALISE THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND THEIR DUTIES IN PREVENTING INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.

DURING THE SEMINAR, THERE WILL BE TALKS ON THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS, SUCH AS FALLING FROM HEIGHT, INJURING BY MOVING PARTS OF MACHINERY AND IN WELDING PROCESSES, AND NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS PREVENT SUCH INJURIES,

TO

PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON LEGISLATIONS ON SHIP-BUILDING AND SHIP-REPAIRING INDUSTRY, THE STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WITH REGARD TO THE GENERAL DUTIES PROVISIONS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SETTING UP OF SAFETY COMMITTEES.

A DISCUSSION SESSION IS ARRANGED SO THAT PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXCHANGE THEIR VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES.

FREE.

THE SEMINAR WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE AND ADMISSION IS

THERE WILL BE ABOUT 50 PLACES AND ENROLMENT IS ON A FIRST-COME- FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

ENQUIRIES AND RESERVATION CAN BE MADE ON TEL 852 3564.

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY} STOOD AT 79 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 462.745 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 500.337 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 85.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

/16