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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1994

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FIRST DAY COVERS AFFIXED WITH THE $1 SPECIAL STAMP AND CANCELLED WITH THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE POSTMARK WILL BE PLACED ON SALE ON OCTOBER 5 AT THE FOLLOWING SIX PHILATELIC OFFICES AT $4 BACH:

* BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE

* GENERAL POST OFFICE

* GRANVILLE ROAD POST OFFICE

* PEAK POST OFFICE

* SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE

* TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE

ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, A HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED AT ALL POST OFFICES, EXCEPT THE

TO OFFICIAL AND PRIVATELY-MADE COVERS BEARING INDICATION.

AIRPORT POST OFFICE, THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE

406 SUMMONSES AGAINST PROPRIETORS ON MACHINERY SAFETY

FACTORY INSPECTORS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ISSUED 406 SUMMONSES AGAINST PROPRIETORS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE SAFETY PROVISIONS OF THE LAW TO ENSURE WORKERS' SAFETY DURING A RECENT TWO- MONTH MACHINERY SAFETY AND SUMMER JOB SAFETY CAMPAIGN CONCLUDED EARLIER THIS MONTH.

TO

"THE CAMPAIGN IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUED EFFORTS ENSURE THAT THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF WORKERS ARE WELL PROTECTED, DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR MR KAN HON-SANG SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

"ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF MACHINERY HAS BEEN DECLINING IN RECENT YEARS, EMPLOYERS HAVE THE DUTY TO INSTALL AND PROPERLY MAINTAIN GUARDS AS WELL AS PROVIDE INFORMATION OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS, SUPERVISION AND TRAINING TO MACHINE OPERATORS."

MR

KAN POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO LEAVE A MACHINE UNGUARDED OR INADEQUATELY GUARDED AS EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED OPERATORS COULD MAKE MISTAKES.

"DANGEROUS PARTS OF MACHINERY, IF NOT PROPERLY GUARDED, OFTEN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN LOSS OF LIMBS OR EVEN DEATHS,

+ HE SAID.

"SOME MACHINES ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS, SUCH AS POWER PRESSES, GRANULATORS, AND MACHINES USED IN WOODWORK PAPER AND CATERING INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS PRINTING AND PLASTICS FACTORIES.

"PROPER GUARDING OF MACHINERY CAN HELP AVOID INJURIES AT ALL TIMES AND GIVES CONFIDENCE TO OPERATORS, HE ADDED.

MR KAN SAID DURING THE CAMPAIGN, FACTORY INSPECTORS VISITED MORE THAN 11,022 WORK PLACES TO EXPLAIN TO EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVELY GUARDING THE DANGEROUS PARTS OF MACHINES.

/MORE THAN