Labour Department to hold occupational health public talks

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     The Labour Department (LD) will hold a public talk entitled "Manual handling operations and prevention of back injuries" on May 9 (Wednesday). The talk will give a brief account of the structure and functions of the back, the causes and preventive measures of back injuries, and proper modes of manual handling operation.

     The talk will be held at 3pm at Activity Room 1, Hong Kong Central Library (66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay). An occupational health nurse and an occupational hygienist from the LD will lead demonstrations and practice of workplace exercise.

     The LD will hold another talk entitled "First aid in the workplace" on May 17 (Thursday). The talk will introduce basic knowledge of first aid and proper handling of injured employees in workplace accidents through case illustrations.

     The talk, to be given by the LD's occupational health nurse, will be held at 3pm in the Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.

     Both talks will be conducted in Cantonese. Admission is free. For enquiries or registration, please call 2852 4040.

Ends/Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Issued at HKT 12:15

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