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effectively the occurrence of various kinds of industrial accidents, though it would certainly help to a certain extent.
Sir, I welcome the regulations tabled today though there are still some defects, e.g. the low ratio of 1 safety officer to 200 workers. But to progress from having no regulation at all to having some regulations is no doubt an improvement, it shows Government's concern for the labour
However, there are certain points which deserve our
force.
attention:
(a) The safety officer is only an employee in the
construction site. If he is to carry out his duty effectively, he must obtain the full support and cooperation of his employer and related administrative staff, otherwise it would be asking him to make bricks without straw.
(b)
(c)
The composition of the membership of the Safety Officer Advisory Committee is not mentioned in the regulations. I consider that it should include labour representatives because they are the ones most directly affected.
The regulations are only meant for the construction industry but industrial accidents do occur frequently in other industries in Hong Kong. As far as I know, there are many jobs in the Government which are of a dangerous nature. In order to protect the safety of the lives of more workers, I earnestly hope that the regulations can be extended in future to cover other industries of a more dangerous nature as
well.
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