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30% Much of the increase in accidents reported in the

plastics industry consisted of comparatively minor accidents.

In previous years these may well have gone unreported because

the complicated assessment procedures at that time made them

not worth reporting..

The Labour Department will continue to try to reduce

industrial accidents in all sectors of industry, by inspection

and law enforcement and by encouraging safety awareness

among both employers and employees.

The

In 1984 over 24,000 people took part in courses and

talks on industrial safety organized by the Department.

industrial safety publicity campaign which began six years

ago will continue next year and, as in the past, we shall

make the fullest possible use of television, radio and

newspapers. We are discussing with Radio Television Hong Kong

joint plans to organize a series of industrial safety

programmes on television and radio. Other publicity activities

will include safety exhibitions, posters and television

announcements.

The Labour Advisory Board's Committee on Industrial

Safety and Accident Prevention and its five industry-based

safety sub-committees play a major role in bringing

together all those involved in industrial safety. The plastics

industry sub-committee, thanks to the energy and enthusiasm

of Mr. Kenneth Tongson, has been one of the more active.

Its programme last year included a very successful safety

seminar and the production of a code of safe practice for the

industry. The sub-committee is now making its plans for the

coming year.

On the enforcement side, the Factory Inspectorate

pays particular attention to the guarding of plastic