Hong Kong Institute of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

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 A member of International Occupational Hygiene Association

and Hong Kong Federation of Medical Societies

 

P.O. Box  25645,  Harbour Building Post Office,  Central,  Hong Kong.

 

HKIOEH Newsletter/ e-News       No. 26, January 2001

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New Council

 

A new Council was elected in the last Annual General Meeting on 22 September 2000:

 

President:                    Mr. SK LAM

Vice-President:           Mr. TW TSIN

Hon. Treasurer:          Mr. Joseph CW LEE

Hon. Secretary:           Mr. Percy MT TO

Council Members:      Mr. Paul KP FUNG

                                      Mr. YK KAM

                                      Ms. Tammy SY LO

                                      Mr. CM POON

                                      Mr. ST YIP

                                      Mr. Edmund KM HAU

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

In the recent Council Meetings, new members were nominated and admitted by the Council. Welcome you all!

Full Members

             Mr. Peter CK CHOI

             Ms. Alice KL KWAN

 

Members upgraded to Full Members

             Mr. KW LAU

 

Associated Member

             Mr. Gary KW TSE

 

             For new application and membership affairs, readers may write to the Secretariat (attn. Mr. Percy TO, at fax 2581 2049/ 2565 1349 or e-mail to hkioeh@netvigator.com.) for information. New applicants for full membership will normally be required to attend an interview before admission.

 

Annual Fees. The membership fees for different grades remain the same in Year 2001 as follows:

                   Fellow                          HK$ 350

                   Member                       HK$ 300

          Associate                    HK$ 200

          Affiliated Member

                                      Person       HK$ 100

                                      Company  HK$ 3,000

 

For maintenance fee of RPH        HK$ 100

 

Members are reminded to send in their annual subscription, which is due January 2001.  Payments may be made by a crossed check addressed to the ¡§Hong Kong Institute of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene¡¨ or ¡§­»´ä¾·~¤ÎÀô¹Ò½Ã¥Í¾Ç·|¡¨. The following is an invoice to ALL members.  If you need the invoice for budget or refund of the membership fee, please fill in the appropriate amount.

 

Invoice to all Members

 

Name:

 

Membership Grade:

 

Fee:

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From Secretary of                                  

¡§Hong Kong Institute of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene¡¨

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5 January 2001                

 

EDITORIAL

 

News and comments from the readers are most welcome.  The deadline for contribution to the next issue of the newsletter will be 15 February 2000. Please send your articles to the Editorial Board at P.O. Box 25645, Harbour Building Post Office, Central, Hong Kong or fax (+852) 2565 1349 or e-mail to hkioeh@netvigator.com.

 

The articles in the newsletter represent the views of the authors only. The editorial board is not responsible for the accuracy of the information or any legal liability. Any comments can however be channelled through the editor to the writer for exchange of views.

 

Reference for Members

 

             Limited copies of the following titles are still available to members from the Editorial Board:

 

1.      The Handbook of Electricity Safety (º|¹q«OÅ@¾¹À³¥Î) at HK$ 10.

2.      Guide Book for Occupational Health & Safety in Industrial Joint Venture Enterprises in China by Prof. JL Zhou, H K Lee and Alison Margary (¯A¥~¤u·~¾·~¦w¥þ½Ã¥Í«ü«n) at price HK$ 100 including postage and packaging. The book is written in Chinese.

 

For order of the above reference or other books, members may contact the Editorial Board. (Fax: 2565 1349 or telephone 2852 4047).

 

 

HKIOEH Goes Electronic

 

In the coming new century, it will be the era of electronic. Accessibility can be improved through transforming ways of business being conducted ¡V by going electronic. The Electronic Service Delivery will become dominant. We may contact other persons via the television, Internet, public kiosk, or telephone linked to the computer system - that is to go electronic. HKIOEH strongly supports it, as it would be more green and efficient.

 

Therefore, the Secretariat wishes to have the consent from with members who want their e-mail address made known to the others and allow the Council to contact them via the e-mail. They may also indicate whether they want to obtain information by the electronic version only if the document can be transmitted electronically. This is the last Newsletter to you if you do not indicate you need the HARD COPY VERSION of the HKIOEH Newsletter.

 

Members can make their options by writing or via e-mail to the address: hkioeh@netvigator.com before 28 February 2001.

 

 

VACANCY for Occupational Hygienist

Experienced Occupational Hygienist is wanted! Please check out the vacancy for Government Post in the daily ¸gÀÙ¤é³ø in this January 2001 or Labour Department web site: www.jobs.gov.hk/.

 

 
 


               PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Continuous Professional Development for Occupational Hygienists

 

Registered Professional Hygienists (RPH)

 

The registration scheme has started to register members who want their names to be put in the list of RPH. It is the first step towards the continuous professional development programme, equivalent to the certification scheme administered by other International Associations. Members, who have attain the qualification of the Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) granted by the American Board of Industrial Hygienist (ABIH), the Diploma in Occupational Hygienist (DOH) granted by the British Examining Board of Occupational Hygienist (BEBOH) or equivalent plus relevant working experience in the field, may be considered for admission to the register until 2001. From 2002 onwards, members have to take the local examination before admission to be RPH.

 

Members who do not have the above qualification may take the examination offered by the HKIOEH Examination Board in Mid-2001. Members are required to pass two papers: one core paper and one advanced paper. Application fee for the examination is HK$ 200 (non-refundable) and the examination fee is HK$ 800 for each paper. The deadline of application for examination and exact examination date will be announced in the next issue.

 

OSH LEGISLATION UPDATE

 

Keep watching!

l         Occupational Safety and Health (Display screen Equipment) Regulation is being discussed in the LEGCO and important in the agenda

l         Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Medical Exam) Regulation is still under negotiation.

l         Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors, amendment) Regulation is coming soon.

l         Occupational Safety and Health (Personal Protective Equipment) Regulation

 

Enactment !

l         Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation will be expected in mid 2001.

 

Enacted!

l         Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces) Regulation ¡V became effective in June 2000.

 

 

          IOHA News

 

The December 2000 Newsletter can be found in the web site: http://www.bohs.org/ioha/

 

 The IOHA newsletter brings us news about musculoskeletal injuries, which are key health problems and often disabling young people. In UK, the problem among health care workers is not less than construction and agriculture. The UK Government has proposed a 10-year strategy to tackle the issue. In Germany, the disease becomes the most prevalent. In 30% (44 million workers) of European workers complain of back pain, 17% complain of muscular pain in arms and legs and 45% reported working in painful or tiring positions.

 

Working on VDU in a fixed position for prolonged periods with repetitive hand and wrist movements is one of the reasons.

 

HK Federation of Medical Societies Column

 

The Homepage of the Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong has come to operation on 1 December 1999. The objective of this Homepage is to provide a convenient and effective means for member societies to make use of the latest information technology in access of advanced information. The web site of the Homepage is http://www.FMSHK.com.hk. 

 

Chief Editor: T.W.  TSIN             Editor:Percy TO       December 2000  ****