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EMPLOYMENT

December and was shown as a Commonsense television programme. To promote industrial safety through entertainment, a five-day industrial safety campaign was launched in early September as part of the popular television programme, Enjoy Yourself Tonight.

The Labour Advisory Board Committee on Industrial Safety and Accident Prevention organised in August a contest in captioning winning photographs in an industrial safety photographic competition. Various other promotional activities were also undertaken by the industry-based safety sub-committees. These activities included the preparation of codes on safe practices for the relevant industries, the organising of a safety seminar and quiz competitions and the designing of safety stickers. A safety award scheme was organised by the Construction Industry Safety Sub-committee for the third time.

Throughout the year, the Factory Inspectorate's Industrial Safety Training Centre provided safety training courses for supervisors and workers from various industries and for technical teaching staff and students. In conjunction with the Hong Kong Polytechnic, the centre continued to organise an evening course and a part-time day-release programme, leading to a certificate of proficiency in industrial safety. For the second year, the department assisted the Construction Industry Training Authority to run construction. safety officer courses.

Pressure Equipment Division

The Pressure Equipment Division of the Labour Department enforces the requirements of the Boilers and Pressure Receivers Ordinance and the Gasholders Examination Ordinance for ensuring the safe use and operation of all equipment covered by the ordinances. This includes all types of boilers, steam receivers, steam containers, air receivers, cement tanks mounted on trucks or trailers and the gasholders used for storage of town gas. Such equipment must be vetted by the division before it is approved for use. The division is increasingly involved with industry and the Fire Services and other government depart- ments in rendering technical advice relating to pressure equipment, especially that covered by the Dangerous Goods Ordinance.

The division conducts examinations for boiler attendants for the issue of certificates of competency. Comprehensive training courses for electric boiler attendants are organised in collaboration with the Haking Wong Technical Institute. A short training course is also conducted for electric boiler attendants. Technical material on safety of pressure equip- ment is disseminated to the owners and attendants of such equipment.

Qualified engineers in the private sector appointed under the Boilers and Pressure Receivers Ordinance are authorised to issue certificates of fitness for pressure equipment. Spot checks are carried out by the staff of the division to monitor full compliance with statutory requirements.

Occupational Health and Hygiene

The Occupational Health Division of the Labour Department provides an advisory service to the government and the public on matters concerning the health of workers and the hygiene of the workplace and complements the Factory Inspectorate Division in super- vising health standards and practices in industry. It works to maintain and improve the physical and mental well-being of workers and to protect them against any health hazard arising from their employment. During the year, the division participated in a number of seminars and exhibitions for the promotion of occupational health and also published a series of booklets and codes of practice on the prevention of occupational hazards.