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The Labour Department (LD) will hold a public talk entitled "Health Hazards of Hot Environment at Work" on July 3. The talk is designed for workers working in hot environments to enhance their awareness of heat stroke prevention. The symptoms of heat stroke as well as first aid management and preventive measures will be discussed.
The talk will be held at 3pm in Activity Room 1, Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
The LD will hold another talk entitled "Health Hints on the Use of Display Screen Equipment" on July 8. The talk will introduce the Occupational Safety and Health (Display Screen Equipment) Regulation and elaborate on occupational health hazards among display screen equipment users and the preventive measures.
The talk will be held at 3pm in Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
The LD's Occupational Hygienist and Occupational Health Nurse will give the above talks in Cantonese. Admission is free.
For enquiry or registration, please call 2852 4040.
Ends/Monday, June 29, 2015
Issued at HKT 10:02
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