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World Of Safety & Health Online Magazine September 2022

Greetings, Safety Advocates!

The World of Safety and Health Asia is thrilled to share this September 2022 eMagazine edition with all safety professionals across the world!

The September 2022 edition highlights the topic of Oil and Gas. We cover a wide range of issues, including Gas Detection, Transportation Safety, Electrical Safety, Chemical Safety and other intriguing topics.

Did you know that based on the USA market, from 2011 to 2018, 1,030 workers died from occupational injuries involving a confined space? The annual figures range from a low of 88 in 2012 to a high of 166 in 2017. Discover and stay updated with any new or innovative OSH solutions readily accessible by manufacturers that could be recommended in the workplace.

This edition also includes the second podcast episode with Ms Twinkle Lok, a clinical psychologist. In Episode 6, we discussed how to focus on what we can do to be proactive in improving mental well-being at the workplace. Among the intriguing topics discussed include: Dealing with difficult people in the workplace, encouraging a supportive culture, and promoting open communication. With her expertise in psychology, she will enlighten you on common mental disorders affecting employees at the workplace and why we must regard them seriously.

Don't miss out on another captivating chapter! We quote, “ Safety comes in a can, I can, You can, We can be safe.”

Best Regards,

Raymond Wat
Founder of World of Safety & Health Asia

View the magazine now!

(職安局)建築工地塔式起重機安全網上講座-9月30日 (星期五)

SRSO NEWS

Dear member,

We forward the captioned information from OSHC for your information.

致：建造業安全及健康委員會

　　主席、副主席及各委員

建築工地塔式起重機安全網上講座9月30日 (星期五)

建築工地不時需要使用塔式起重機設備協助施工，為加強業界對塔式起重機工作安全意識，並鼓勵管理層和前線員工實踐安全工作系統，勞工處聯同職安局將於9月30日(星期五)合辦「建築工地塔式起重機安全網上講座」，詳情如下：

日期：2022年9月30日 (星期五)

時間：下午2時30分至4時30分 (登入時間:下午2時25分)

形式：網上講座

講者: 勞工處、香港工程師學會、香港塔吊聯會有限公司、香港建造商會代表

網上報名：https://bit.ly/3xaoCfO (截止報名日期：2022年9月23日)

現誠邀　閣下參加是次網上講座，並呼籲業界踴躍報名。

如有查詢，請致電2116 5054或電郵 katy@oshc.org.hk 與潘小姐聯絡。

職安局)【截止日期延長至9月16日!】第十四屆全港傑出職安健員工嘉許計劃

SRSO NEWS

Dear member,

We forward the captioned information from OSHC for your information.

致：建造業安全及健康委員會

主席、副主席及各委員

【截止日期延長至9月16日!】
第十四屆全港傑出職安健員工嘉許計劃

為響應「世界工作安全健康日」，職業安全健康局、勞工處、立法會勞工界議員及勞顧會僱員代表合辦第十四屆全港傑出職安健員工嘉許計劃。計劃旨在推廣職業安全健康，並表揚在各行各業致力推動安全文化發展的員工。報名及遞交報告截止日期將延長至9月16日，盡快把握機會報名！參加者可利用附件的「報告範本」，簡單輸入文字和相片就完成報告遞交程序。

另外，為鼓勵更多參加者報名，特設現金獎；得獎者更有機會獲邀出席頒獎禮獲獎盃嘉許，並於網上媒體/報章上分享獲獎心得，機會難得！

現金獎:
金獎得獎者	$500
銀獎得獎者	$300
銅獎得獎者	$200
優異獎得獎者	$100

自問致力推動職安健的你們，快點叫老闆提名你！亦歡迎機構/企業或工會提名出心出力的好僱員！

截止報名及遞交報告日期為 9月16日(星期五)。

獎項類別︰

I. 機構/企業組

-設前線員工組、管工組及管理層組三個組別

-每組各設金、銀、銅及優異獎

II. 工會組

-設金、銀、銅及優異獎

重要日期：
2022年9月16日(星期五) - 截止報名及遞交報告

2022年10月5日至10日(星期三至一) - 入圍者面試

2022年11月 - 公布得獎名單

2022年11月 - 頒獎典禮

*以上時間表或會因應2019新型冠狀病毒病疫情而作出更改

查詢:

潘小姐

電話︰2116 5054

電郵：hkoe2022@oshc.org.hk

詳情及報名表格：https://bit.ly/14thHKOEA_Form

網上報名： https://bit.ly/14thHKOEA_Enrolment

建造業安全及健康委員會

秘書林凱盈

2022年9月5日

CIC Safety Message (Disconnect and fall of I-beam) 安全訊息 (工字鐵斷開下墮)

SRSO NEWS

Dear member,

We forward the captioned from CIC for your information.

中文版隨英文版之後)

To: Committee on Construction Safety and all sub-committee members,

An accident happened in Kai Tak construction site on 2 September 2022, a worker was injured, suspected that being hit by a disconnected falling I-beam and was sent to hospital for treatment.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) would like to deliver this safety message for your attention. It would be much appreciated if you could distribute the message below to your fellow members, relevant personnel or other industry stakeholders where appropriate.

Thanks & Regards,

Industry Development – Construction Safety

Construction Industry Council

致：

建造安全專責委員會及各小組委員會成員

於2022年9月2日在啟德工地發生一宗工業意外，一名工人疑遭斷開倒塌下墮的工字鐵擊中受傷，送院治理。

建造業議會就此向各持份者發放以下安全訊息。煩請閣下在合適情況下，將以下安全訊息轉發給貴會會員 / 機構相關人員及業界其他持份者。

謝謝！

行業發展 – 建造安全

建造業議會

Distribution of Pamphlet on Employees' Compensation Insurance in ethnic minority languages

SRSO NEWS

Dear member,

We forward the captioned information from Labour Department for your reference.

Dear Sir/ Madam,

We write to solicit your kind assistance in disseminating pamphlet on Employees' Compensation Insurance (ECI) in ethnic minority languages produced by the Labour Department to facilitate the ethnic minorities in Hong Kong to better understand the importance and protection of proper ECI. The pamphlets were uploaded to the homepage of Labour Department where links could be found below. We should be grateful if you could disseminate the information to the members of your Association and/ or parties concerned under your purview as appropriate.

Chinese:	https://www.labour.gov.hk/tc/public/pdf/ecd/LD_No_Employees_Compensation_Insurance_chi.pdf
English:	https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/pdf/ecd/LD_No_Employees_Compensation_Insurance_eng.pdf
Hindi:	https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/pdf/ecd/LD_No_Employees_Compensation_Insurance_hindi.pdf
Indonesian:	https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/pdf/ecd/LD_No_Employees_Compensation_Insurance_indonesian.pdf
Sinhala:	https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/pdf/ecd/LD_No_Employees_Compensation_Insurance_sinhala.pdf
Tagalog:	https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/pdf/ecd/LD_No_Employees_Compensation_Insurance_tagalog.pdf
Thai:	https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/pdf/ecd/LD_No_Employees_Compensation_Insurance_thai.pdf
Nepali:	https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/pdf/ecd/LD_No_Employees_Compensation_Insurance_nepali.pdf
Urdu:	https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/pdf/ecd/LD_No_Employees_Compensation_Insurance_urdu.pdf

Thank you for your assistance. Should there be any questions, please feel free to contact me at 2852 3868.

Regards,
Phoebe WONG
Employees’ Compensation Division (Central Services 2)
Labour Department
Tel.: 2852 3868