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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1994

WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING SAFETY ON THEIR WORK SITES, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING THE AVERAGE ACCIDENT RATE OF ALL THEIR SITES DOWN TO ABOUT ONE-THIRD THAT OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY'S RATE OF 302 ACCIDENTS PER THOUSAND WORKERS IN 1992.

"A GOOD SAFETY RECORD TRANSLATES INTO FEWER CLAIMS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND THIS IN TURN MEANS THAT OUR COMPANY PAYS A LOWER PREMIUM FOR EMPLOYEE INSURANCE. IN ADDITION, LESS TIME IS LOST FROM JOBS THAT ARE HELD UP BECAUSE OF ACCIDENTS. SO ON THE COST SIDE WE ARE MORE COMPETITIVE.

'FURTHERMORE, WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF BEING AWARDED TENDERS FOR JOBS BECAUSE SOME CLIENTS NOWADAYS INSIST ON HAVING GOOD CONTRACTORS WITH GOOD SAFETY TRACK RECORDS, MR WILD SAID.

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ACHIEVING A GOOD SAFETY RECORD CALLS FOR SERIOUS COMMITMENT FROM THE MANAGEMENT AND A CONTINUAL EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT WORKERS PROPERLY TRAINED AND MOTIVATED.

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APART FROM GIVING WORKERS ONGOING AND INTENSIVE INDUCTION ON-SITE TRAINING COURSES, THE COMPANY ALSO SETS SAFETY TARGETS FOR THEIR SITES AND EVERY WORKER EMPLOYED BY THE COMPANY RECEIVES A MONTHLY CASH BONUS IF THE SITE ACHIEVES THESE NOMINATED SAFETY TARGETS DURING THE MONTH.

REWARDS SUCH

ACHIEVEMENT OF LONGER-TERM TARGETS BRING GREATER AS BANQUETS FOR THE WHOLE WORKFORCE AND OTHER PRIZES. EACH YEAR THE COMPANY ORGANISES A "BEST SITE" COMPETITION AND WHEN A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY MILESTONE IS ACHIEVED, WORKERS ON THE SITE ARE PRESENTED WITH

A TROPHY AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY THAT IS FOLLOWED BY A BARBECUE.

ALL THIS EFFORT PAID OFF FOR LEIGHTON WHEN THEY WON TWO GOLD AWARDS AT THE RECENT { FEBRUARY 1} ACP CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AWARDS CEREMONY FOR BEST SAFETY PERFORMANCE AND BEST SAFETY RECORD IN THE ADVANCE EARTHWORKS CONTRACT IN NORTH WEST TSING YI.

THERE WAS NO FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE TSING YI SITE. IT HAD THE LOWEST ACCIDENT RATE AMONG THE ACP CONTRACTS, AND IT HAD A GOOD QUALITY OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT.

IN ADDITION, LEIGHTON AND ITS JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS, CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION, VAN OORD ACZ AND LAU CHRONG KEE, ALSO PICKED UP THE BRONZE AWARDS IN THE SAFETY PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY RECORD CATEGORIES FOR THEIR WORK ON THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION NORTHERN AREA PHASE II SITE.

THE SAFETY AWARDS SCHEME IS ONLY PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SAFETY ON ACP WORKS.

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THE NAPCO SPOKESMAN SAID BESIDES THE VARIOUS MEASURES THAT ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED UNDER THE ACP SAFETY PROGRAMME, OTHER EFFORTS WERE BEING PLANNED OR BEING IMPLEMENTED.

"THEY INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION OF POCKET-SIZED SAFETY HINT CARDS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO WORKERS AND SUPERVISORY STAFF TO REMIND THEM OF THE HAZARDS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES AND THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN, AND THE LAUNCHING OF SAFETY BRIEFINGS BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TO EDUCATE WORKERS ON SAFETY ON BOARD MARINE VESSELS.

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