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Do the statistics which I have quoted from the
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accidents are only those which take place in a defined
industrial place such as a factory, construction site, quarry or mine and involve an industrial process. Unless the accident occurred with both criteria, such an accident may not be defined as an industrial accident. This means that the total number of industrial accidents
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in the industrial safety net. A tripartite co-operation in the promotion of industrial health and safety is what we need most. By tripartite, I mean the Government, the employers and employees must join together to tackle this problem. It is very unfortunate that when industrial disasters occur, the accusing finger is first and foremost pointed at the Labour Department, criticising that
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of safety rules. It is therefore imperative for the Labour Department to play a more aggressive and regulatory role, it must step up its inspections and increase
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