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Plea on safe use of electrical and mechanical products
The Deputy Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Mr Leung Cham- tim, today (Sunday) urged members of the public to exercise more care in the use of electrical products and mechanical machinery.
"Improper usage of these facilities may post a danger to our lives," he warned.
Mr Leung made the appeal when officiating at the opening ceremony of an electrical and mechanical safety carnival at the Shek Wu Hui playground this aftemoon.
The carnival was organised by the Electrical and Mechanical Industry Safety and Health Committee.
Mr Leung noted that in order to protect workers and the general public from unsafe mechanical and electrical facilities, the Government had introduced, through legislation, a series of essential safety regulations and standards.
"Electrical work can only be carried out by electrical workers and contractors who have registered under the Electricity Ordinance.
"Their performance are monitored through a point system to ensure that their works comply with the required safety standards," he said,
Turning to the safety of electrical products, Mr Leung said the Plugs and Adaptors (Safety) Regulation enacted on March 23 this year had helped improve considerably the safety standards of plugs and adaptors sold to consumers.
"A more comprehensive Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation, which aims at controlling all household electrical products, is being drafted. The drafting is expected to be completed by early 1996," he said.
On the safety of lifts and escalators, Mr Leung said all such installations in Hong Kong must be tested, inspected and registered in accordance with the Lifts and Escalators (Safety) Ordinance.
"In order to ensure that only compatible persons are allowed to carry out such work, all lifts and escalators engineers and contractors must be registered with the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department," he noted.
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