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Common hazards found on sites after inclement weather include:

(a) flooding in excavations or caissons;

(b) damaged bamboo scaffolds or damaged working platforms on these

scaffolds;

(c)

caving in of the sides of excavations and damage to the shoring,

(d)

loosened anchorage of lifting appliances;

(e)

leakage of electric current from electrical installations; and

(1)

missing safety fencing.

Mr Mak said the general duties provisions of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance required employers to provide a safe plant and a safe system of work for employees.

Meanwhile, employees are also urged to co-operate with employers by using safety equipment provided by them.

"Factory Inspectors will monitor the situation to ensure that hazardous situations on sites are duly rectified before workers resume work," Mr Mak said.

Contractors who have any safety problems are requested to contact the Factory Inspectorate Division on 2815 0678.

End/Monday, August 14, 1995

2,699 apply for S6 places in central allocation

A total of 2,699 students have today (Monday) applied for central allocation of the remaining 235 secondary 6 places in the S6 admission procedures.

A spokesman for the Education Department reminded applicants to return on Friday (August 18) to the same centre where they applied for central allocation to see if they have been allocated with a place. Application results will be displayed at the specified centre at 9 am on Friday. Successful candidates should take their allocation slips to their chosen schools for registration before 3.30 pm on the same day. The spokesman reiterated that a place was allocated on the basis of the applicants' Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) results under central allocation in stage V.