Labour Department to hold occupational health public talks
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     The Labour Department (LD) will hold a public talk entitled "First aid in the workplace" on May 3 (Friday). The talk will present basic information on first aid and explain how to assist and handle 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, Hong Kong Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.
      
     The LD will hold another talk entitled "Manual handling operations and prevention of back injuries" on May 9 (Thursday). The talk will give a brief account of the structure and functions of the back, causes of back injuries and preventive measures, and proper manual handling operations. The demonstration and practice of workplace exercises will also be included.
      
     Given by the LD's occupational health nurse and occupational hygienist, the talk will be held at 6.30pm in Activity Room 1, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay.
      
     Both talks will be conducted in Cantonese. Admission is free. For enquiries or registration, please call 2852 4040.

Ends/Friday, April 26, 2019
Issued at HKT 11:00

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