LegCo Panel on Manpower visits Occupational Safety and Health Academy (with photos)
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The Legislative Council Panel on Manpower visited the Occupational Safety and Health Academy of the Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC) today (May 30) to learn more about the Academy’s training facilities designed to improve the occupational safety and health (OSH) of practitioners of different industries.
Members first received a briefing by representatives of OSHC on its latest work on fostering a safe and healthy working culture and environment in Hong Kong. They then visited a number of training facilities in the Academy, including the Solar Cooling Kiosk, which is the first-generation rest station designed by OSHC for workers working in outdoor and remote areas to prevent heat stroke at work. Members understood that the kiosk, equipped with air-cooling and ventilation appliances, is powered by solar energy, addressing the challenge of finding electricity supply in rural and remote areas.
Members also went to the OSH Immersive Experience Hall to experience different mock accidents in industrial undertakings with the help of virtual reality technology, to understand the importance of adhering to safety measures. They then visited other training venues and facilities, which provide various interactive teaching as well as simulated work environments for different industries, including those for working-at-height, maintenance of external walls of buildings and catering kitchen, etc.
During the visit, Members also exchanged views with representatives of OSHC on what other trainings or courses could be provided to employers and practitioners of different industries for further enhancing the OSH performance in Hong Kong.
Members who joined the visit were the Chairman of the Panel, Mr Luk Chung-hung; the Deputy Chairman, Mr Lam Chun-sing; and Panel members Mr Chau Siu-chung, Ms Lillian Kwok, Mr Kingsley Wong and Dr Ngan Man-yu.
Ends/Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Issued at HKT 19:42
Issued at HKT 19:42
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