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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1994

WHEN THE USE OR HANDLING OF FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES IS INDISPENSABLE, A NUMBER OF SAFETY MEASURES MUST BE OBSERVED.

UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS, EVERY CONTAINER HOLDING FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES SHOULD BE PROPERLY LABELLED AND KEPT IN NON-SPILLABLE METAL CONTAINERS WITH SELF-CLOSING LIDS.

"ADEQUATE INFORMATION, TRAINING IN FIRST-AID, FIRE-FIGHTING AS WELL AS INSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION SHOULD BE PROVIDED ΤΟ EVERY PERSON WHO WORKS WITH OR IS LIKELY TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH A FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCE," MR KAN SAID.

"SMOKING OR USE OF NAKED FLAME SHOULD BE STRICTLY AND SERVICEABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED.

PROHIBITED

"IF THERE IS A RISK OF INDISCRIMINATE DROPPING OF HEATING ELEMENTS SUCH AS CIGARETTE BUTTS FROM UPPER FLOORS, OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING UNDER SERVICE SHOULD BE WARNED OF THE HAZARD OR CONSPICUOUS WARNING SIGNS SHOULD BE PUT UP AT SUITABLE PLACES," HE ADDED.

UNDER THE GENERAL DUTIES PROVISION OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE, AN EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK WHICH INCLUDED AN ASSESSMENT OF. THE HAZARDS INVOLVED AND AN EMERGENCY PLANNING.

"FAILURE ΤΟ COMPLY WITH THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS WILL BE LIABLE TO

MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $200,000 AND A

IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS," HE ADDED.

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ACTING MARINK DIRECTOR WELCOMES INAUGURAL VOYAGE

THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR IAN DALE, TODAY (THURSDAY) WELCOMED THE "SEABOURN SPIRIT" ON HER INAUGURAL VOYAGE TO HONG

KONG, THE BIGGEST CONTAINER PORT AND ONE OF THE BEST NATURAL HARBOURS IN THE WORLD.

AT SPEAKING

A CEREMONY TO MARK THE INAUGURAL CRUISE OF THE SHIP, MR DALE SAID: "YOUR PASSENGERS NO DOUBT ENJOY THE SUPERB FACILITIES AND EXOTIC DESTINATIONS THIS VESSEL OFFERS, BUT THEY RARELY SEE ITS MOST IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTES - ITS SAFETY SYSTEMS."

MR DALE POINTED OUT THAT THE SEA WAS A WONDERFUL WAY TO TRAVEL, BUT SHE CAN BE CRUEL AND FICKLE TO THOSE WHO DO NOT PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM HER WILDER MOMENTS.

REGISTERED IN NORWAY, THE "SEABOURN SPIRIT" MAINTAINED THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN INTERNATIONAL MARINE SAFETY, HE SAID.

/HE ADDED

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