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FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1994

AND ΤΟ

"ON

ONE HAND, CSD'S ROLE IS TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER PROVIDE A STABLE AND PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT IN THE DETENTION CENTRES AND HE ON THE OTHER HAND, IT HAS A MAJOR ROLE IN REPATRIATION EXERCISE, POINTED OUT.

"

"IT HAS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND EMPHASISED THAT THERE ARE EXTRA- ORDINARILY DIFFICULT TASKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

"I AM

THAT CONVINCED FULLY APPRECIATE THIS, MR WONG ADDED.

It

A TOTAL

OF

112 ASSISTANT

THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE DOES

OFFICERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE 23-WEEKS' BASIC TRAINING TOOK PART IN TODAY'S PARADE.

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED * * * * *

THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN 1994/95 WHICH AIMS AT THE STANDARD OF SAFETY AND HEALTH IN WORK PLACES IN HONG KONG AND TO REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF ACCIDENTS AND ILL-HEALTH AT WORK LAUNCHED TODAY (FRIDAY).

AT

THE

PRESS CONFERENCE

TO

LAUNCH

THE

IMPROVING

IS. BEING

PUBLICITY

SPEAKING

MR CHAN CAMPAIGN, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR,

DEVELOP A TAT-KING, SAID: "THROUGH THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN, WE HOPE TO

WORKFORCE AND THE PROPER SAFETY CULTURE AMONG THE MANAGEMENT, THE GENERAL PUBLIC."

LABOUR DEPARTMENT WAS ALWAYS MR CHAN POINTED OUT THAT THE COMMITTED TO CUTTING DOWN ACCIDENTS AT WORK.

"HOWEVER, TO RELY WHOLLY ON FACTORY INSPECTORS TO SOLVE ALL THE SAFETY PROBLEMS IS NEITHER COST-EFFECTIVE NOR PRACTICABLE," HE SAID.

"EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES HAVE TO DO A LOT MORE TO

LOOK AFTER

THEMSELVES.

**

A WIDE THE CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR NOTED THAT OVER THE YEARS,

ΤΟ PROMOTE SAFETY, OF PUBLICITY MATERIALS HAD BEEN PRODUCED CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.

RANGE

HE SAID THAT ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE WERE GIVEN TO MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE, RANGING FROM WORKERSON WAYS TO IMPROVE THEIR SAFETY DEVELOPING SAFETY POLICY TO ENSURE AN ORGANISED SYSTEMATIC APPROACH IN PROPER ENHANCING SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENTS TO ADVISING ON

WITH SPECIAL USE OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, EMPHASIS ON CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, AND PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS ARISING, FROM THE USE OF MACHINERY AND HARMFUL OR FIRE-HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS.

IN

ADDITION,

THE -FACTORY INSPECTORATE

TO SAFETY AND TO

HELPS INDUSTRIES DEVELOP IN-PLANT SAFETY COMMITTEES TO ADDRESS THEIR OWN HEALTH PROBLEM IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF SELF-REGULATION CURB ACCIDENTS IN A DO-IT-YOURSELF MANNER.

THE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, ARRANGEMENTS FOR

HEALTH AT THEIR PLACE OF WORK CAN BE MADE AND

"IT IS ONLY THROUGH MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION

ENSURING SAFETY MONITORED, MR

OF

"

AND CHAN.

SAID.

/HE SAID