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Sir,

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DRAFT SPEECH BY HƠN CHENG HON KWAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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29 OCTOBER 1986

Motion on the Factories and

Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations 1986

a motion I am delighted that Government has now moved on the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations 1986 which is long overdue.

our

In recent years, records revealed that the majority of

at occurred and fatal, accidents, industrial

both severe construction sites. I am sure the mandatory employment of safety officer and safety supervisor by the proprietor of an industrial undertaking will hopefully improve construction safety which is badly needed in the public interests.

It

Although the regulations were drafted in general terms, they are intended solely for construction sites at this time.

in the is suggested that this should be clearly spelled out guides to be issued by the Commissioner for Labour to avoid undue worries by proprietors of factories and industrial undertakings other than construction sites.

The membership of the Safety Officer Advisory Committee should, in my opinion, be such as to include safety officers as well as representatives

interested organizations interests of all parties may be well protected.

of

In the implementation

so that

it

is

to be

important

to

ensure

the

required

the of

safety

regulations,

programme

effectively carried

out

without being

improperly influenced by his employer, i.e. the proprietor who

by the safety officer

should be

responsible ultimately

the for

safety

construction site.

at the

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