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FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1994

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY LAW CLARIFIED

* * * *

COMMISSIONER ASSISTANT

FOR

SAID

AND

SAI-YIU

FACTORY LIFTING GEAR)

MR LABOUR

MAK

OPERATORS

WOULD OF FRONT STACKERS

BE REQUIRED BY THE

AND APPLIANCES (LIFTING INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS TO POSSESS A VALID OPERATION LICENCE.

AFTER

RECEIVING

A LABOUR

GROUP

THE AT

LABOUR DEPARTMENT

THERE WERE HEADQUARTERS THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON, MR MAK NOTED THAT REMARKS IN A CHINESE NEWSPAPER THAT FRONT STACKERS WERE NOT COVERED IN THE LEGISLATIVE BY THE

REGULATIONS WHICH WAS PASSED AMENDMENT COUNCIL IN JULY LAST YEAR.

"THIS IS NOT TRUE AND WE HAVE TO CLARIFY THE SITUATION TO AVOID MISCONCEPTION IN THE CONTAINER INDUSTRY, HE SAID.

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MR MAK SAID THREE ORGANISATIONS IN THE CONTAINER INDUSTRY SO FAR SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR ACCREDITATION OF TRAINING FOR OPERATORS INTENDING TO SEEK A LICENCE FOR THE OPERATION OF

STACKERS.

HAD

COURSES FRONT

TWO

OTHER

ORGANISATIONS

TRAINING

HAD ALREADY BEEN SPECIFIED COURSES FOR LORRY-MOUNTED

BY THE CRANE

COMMISSIONER TO RUN OPERATORS.

THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY IS ALSO PROVIDING TRAINING COURSES FOR CRANE OPERATORS TO HELP THEM OBTAIN A LICENCE.

UNDER SECTION

WHICH

CRANE ARE

REGULATIONS, 15A(1)(B) OF THE AMENDMENT OPERATORS

BE LICENSED WILL

IF THEY PASS EXAMINATIONS SUPERVISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S FACTORY INSPECTORS.

THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF LAW WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR.

ON A DATE

"THE REGULATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN REGULATORY MEASURES ON THE

IN USE OF LIFTING EQUIPMENT

AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS

* MR CONSTRUCTION SITES AS WELL AS THE COMPETENCE OF CRANE OPERATORS, MAK ADDED.

PARAMEDIC AMBULANCE SERVICE

A SUM OF $6.95 MILLION HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL ACCOUNT ESTIMATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARAMEDIC AMBULANCE SERVICE.

STAFF

AND PROCUREMENT IT WILL BE USED FOR TRAINING EQUIPMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR LAM CHEK-YUEN, SAID.

EMERGENCY

OF

MEDICAL SPEAKING AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR 24

MR LAM ASSISTANTS AT THE AMBULANCE TRAINING SCHOOL TODAY (FRIDAY),

TO ALLOCATED HAD BEEN SAID IN

ABOUT ADDITION, RECURRENT EXPENDITURE FOR CONSUMABLE ITEMS.

$2 MILLION

MEET

"OUR PLAN