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MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1994

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AWARD SCHEME FOR OUTSTANDING SAFETY OFFICERS

REGISTERED SAFETY OFFICERS WHO HAVE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND

EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED THEIR

IN IMPROVING THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF WORKERS AT WORKPLACES WILL BE ABLE TO WIN PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS UNDER SCHEME TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY IN HONG KONG.

SCHEME, THE

SAFETY

THE

A

LABOUR

THE

AND

WHICH IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT,

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL, AND WORKING COMMITTEE ON SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT,

BY THE HONG CO-ORGANISED

KONG OCCUPATIONAL

AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION, HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ASSOCIATION, SOCIETY OF REGISTERED

OFFICERS SAFETY

AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, IS NOW INVITING NOMINATIONS.

SAFETY

"EVERY MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY, NO MATTER OF WHAT PERSUASION INTEREST, SHOULD HAVE THE DUTY TO TAKE POSITIVE STEPS TO PROTECT ONLY THEIR OWN HEALTH AND SAFETY BUT THAT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE," LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

"THE

PROFESSION, SAFETY

HOWEVER, HAS A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS REGARD.

OR

NOT

A

PARTICULAR

AND

EFFORTS

THE

"THROUGH THE SCHEME, WE HOPE THAT THEIR COMMITMENT AND CAN BE RECOGNISED AND THEIR SUCCESSFUL IDEAS CAN BE SHARED AMONG OTHERS.

"WE

HOPE ALSO

THAT THE STATUS AND MORALE OF THE SAFETY PROFESSION CAN BE ENHANCED,' HE ADDED.

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HONG

KONG

THE AWARD

SCHEME IS OPEN TO ALL FULL-TIME

PRACTISING

SAFETY

PERSONNEL WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

*

UNDER

THE NOMINEE IS A REGISTERED SAFETY OFFICER REGISTERED SECTION 7 OF THE FACTORIES

UNDERTAKINGS AND INDUSTRIAL (SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS) REGULATION AND IS UNDER THE

FROM TIME BEING SUSPENDED

REGISTRATION SECTION 10 OF THE REGULATION;

NOT AT

HE/SHE IS NOMINATED BY HIS/HER CURRENT EMPLOYER; AND

WILL

IS PERFORMING

A THE DUTIES OF HE/SHE

OFFICER SAFETY

THE ENGAGING IN

WORK RELATING TO

AND HEALTH SAFETY INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN THE PRECEDING 24 MONTHS.

OR IN

ENTRIES THERE WILL BE NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF AWARDS AND ALL

FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRIES BE JUDGED BY A PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS

BASING ON THEIR PROFESSIONALISM.

TRAINING

SAFETY SHOULD BE SENT TO THE INDUSTRIAL NOMINATIONS CENTRE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, 13TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG, ON OR BEFORE MARCH 22 (TUESDAY).

THE

ON ENQUIRIES DEPARTMENT ON TEL 852 3558.

AWARD

SCHEME CAN BE

MADE

TO THE LABOUR

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