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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1994

(INDUSTRY)

CONDITIONS

"UNDER THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS

REGULATIONS,

OF YOUNG THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ALSO ON THE EMPLOYMENT

BETWEEN 15 PEOPLE

AND 18 YEARS OF AGE WORKING IN INDUSTRIAL

ESTABLISHMENTS.

PROVIDE SOME SALIENT WE

POINTS IN THE BOOKLET ON EMPLOYMENT

OF RELATIONSHIP AND CONTRACT

EMPLOYMENT COVERING ASPECTS ON PAYMENT TERMINATION OF CONTRACT, HOLIDAYS, REST DAYS, SICK LEAVE AND OF WAGES," MR HO ADDED.

AND STUDENTS

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOMED

OF THE THE BOOKLET FROM THE 11 OFFICES OF COLLECT COPIES RELATIONS SERVICE IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS.

то

LABOUR

OF SUPERINTENDENT

FACTORY

SPEAKING ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, INSPECTORS (TRAINING) MR MA SHI-HANG SAID THE NUMBER OF SUMMER WORKERS INJURED IN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS WAS ON THE RISE IN THE PAST TWO ALTHOUGH IT HAD NOT REACHED AN ALARMING LEVEL.

THE

YEARS

TO

CORROSIVE POTENTIALLY

NOTING THAT MOST OF THESE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS WERE RELATED

OF OPERATION

MACHINERIES AND

OR HANDLING OF HOT SUBSTANCES, MR MA ASKED STUDENTS TO STAY AWAY FROM THESE DANGEROUS JOBS.

"JOBS

THE OPERATION OF WOOD-WORKING REQUIRING

MACHINES, HANDLING OF CHEMICALS, TOXIC SUBSTANCES OR FIRE-RELATED PROCESSES NOT SUITABLE FOR STUDENTS AS THEY HAVE NO PROPER TRAINING.

THE

ARE

"UNTRAINED YOUNG PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE WILL NOT BE ++ HE SAID. ALLOWED TO WORK IN CONSTRUCTION SITES STARTING FROM JUNE 22,

UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY LAWS, NO PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS AGE SHALL OPERATE ANY LIFTING APPLIANCE DRIVEN BY MECHANICAL POWER TO GIVE SIGNALS TO THE DRIVER OF THE APPLIANCE.

ALSO PROHIBITS YOUNG PERSONS TO CLEAN 'THE LAW PARTS OF MACHINERY IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES.

MA CALLED

OF

OR

ANY DANGEROUS

MR

ON STUDENTS INTENDING ΤΟ WORK IN CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS TO EXERCISE EXTRA CARE AS THEY MIGHT BE REQUIRED TO USE SHARP KNIVES AND COOKING EQUIPMENT ON A POTENTIALLY SLIPPERY FLOOR.

COMPREHENSIVE WORK SAFETY INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHEN FACTORY INSPECTORS LAUNCH A SERIES OF SAFETY TALKS TO AT LEAST 54 SECONDARY SCHOOLS FROM JUNE 1.

MORE THAN 16,400 STUDENTS ATTENDED WORK SAFETY LECTURES PROVIDED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN LAST YEAR'S PUBLICITY EXERCISE.

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