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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1993
MR EASON SAID THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, IN ADDITION TO THE ROUTINE INSPECTIONS, CONDUCTED 118 SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT INSPECTIONS AT CONTAINER YARDS LAST YEAR.
ONE SUMMON HAS BEEN ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEW CONTAINER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS SINCE THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE NEW REGULATIONS.
ON
THE LAND-USE PLANNING SIDE, WHERE PLANNING PERMISSION FROM THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD IS REQUIRED, THE BOARD CAN ALSO IMPOSE CONDITIONS TO ENSURE THAT APPROPRIATE SAFETY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE.
HOWEVER, SINCE MOST CONTAINER STORAGE YARDS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE LOCATED ON PRIVATE LAND, ANY CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY SHOULD BE TAKEN UP WITH THE OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF THE YARDS IN QUESTION.
ARISE.
THEREFORE, THE QUESTION OF PRIORITY FOR REHOUSING DOES NOT
CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS TO BE REVIEWED
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THE LABOUR
DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING TO REVIEW ACCIDENT STATISTICS TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR, THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID.
IT'S SYSTEM OF
SECRETARY
FOR
MONITORING OF
ANY FACTORS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE то EFFECTIVE ACCIDENT SITUATIONS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, HE ADDED.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HENRY TANG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR LEUNG SAID THE CURRENT CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS WAS BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION.
THE
ACCIDENTS
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT DOES NOT CLASSIFY INDUSTRIAL ACCORDING TO WHETHER THEY ARE CAUSED BY HUMAN FACTORS OR NON-HUMAN FACTORS.
MR LEUNG SAID: "EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT MOST ACCIDENTS BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO HUMAN FAILING OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER.
MAY
"FOR EXAMPLE, IF A MACHINE FAILS, THE CAUSE CAN USUALLY BE TRACED TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CAUSES, E.G. DEFECTIVE DESIGN, IMPROPER MANUFACTURE, INCORRECT INSTALLATION, POOR MAINTENANCE, INADEQUATE TRAINING OF OPERATORS, FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, ETC.
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MR LEUNG ALSO NOTED THAT THE ACCIDENT RATE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LAST YEAR WAS 302.34 ACCIDENTS PER 1,000 WORKERS EMPLOYED.
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