Congratulations to the new Council
A new
Council was formed in the last Annual General Meeting on 28 September 1999:
President:
Mr. KS CHIU
Vice-President:
Mr. SK LAM
Hon.
Treasurer: Mr. Joseph CW LEE
Hon.
Secretary: Mr. Paul KP FUNG
Council
Members: Mr. YK
KAM
Mr.
CM POON
Mr.
Percy MT TO
Mr.
TW TSIN
Mr.
ST YIP
Members at AGM have
endorsed amendment of the HKIOEH Constitution. The revised issue will be
distributed to members very soon. After AGM, Dr. KF LEE, JP, the Deputy
Commissioner for Labour, enlightened us with an excellent presentation on the “Impacts
of the proposed F&IU (Medical Examination) Regulation on Occupational
Hygiene Practice”. Any member who missed the presentation but now wishes to
find out the details, may contact the Secretariat (fax: 2565 1349) for a copy
of handout.
MEMBERSHIP
In the recent Council
Meetings, new members were nominated and admitted by the Council. Welcome you all!
Full
Members
Mr. CHENG Chi-ming
Mr.
LEE Yiu-yin, Raymond
Mr.
LEUNG Cho-shing
Mr.
CHUA Manuel
Members upgraded to Full Members
Mr.
LAM Chi-sing
Associated Member
Mr. WONG Kin-chung, Ken
For
new application and membership affairs, readers may write to the Secretariat
(attn. Mr. Paul FUNG Kai-ping, at fax 2581 2049/ 2565 1349) 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 2000 as follows:
Fellow HK$ 350
Member HK$ 300
Associate HK$ 200
Affiliated
Member
Person HK$ 100
Company HK$ 3,000
Members are reminded to send in their annual
subscription, which is due January 2000. A penalty may be imposed for late
payment after the AGM in September 2000. Payments may be made by a crossed
check addressed to the “Hong Kong Institute of
Occupational and Environmental Hygiene” or “香港職業及環境衛生學會” .
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 (漏電保護器應用) 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 (涉外工業職業安全衛生指南) 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 – 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.
Members are reminded to
make their options via the address: hkioeh@netvigator.com
before 15 February 2000.
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
1.
ANZAOHSE
Conference in Hong Kong from 19 – 21 January 2000. This is a conference about
the education and training of Occupational Safety and Health professionals
organised by leading experts from Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.
Delegates from overseas as well as the local will attend and present on the
current issues at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
2.
Occupational
Safety and Health Exposition (OSH Expo’ 2000)
Date: 21-23 March 2000
Venue: Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
This will be a large international conference on occupational safety and health in Hong Kong. Many local and overseas delegates are coming to the meeting. The Exposition consists of a 2-day international conference and a 3-day large scale trade exhibition Dear Members! Don't miss out this good opportunity to enhance your professional knowledge, advance your career and enrich your personal growth. You may contact http://www.hk2.com/she/eng/f02.htm
for registration of the event at your earliest
convenience.
3. The 4th
International Scientific Conference of the International Occupational Hygiene
Association (IOHA), 10 –14 July 2000
Venue:
Cairns International Hotel, Cairns, Australia.
The main Theme of the event is “ Occupational Hygiene in Developing Countries
Occupational”. Members can contact the HKIOEH Secretariat for information or
check with the IOHA conference web-site: http://www.curtin.edu.au/org/aioh/cairns2000/intro.htm.
4. The 26th International
Congress on Occupational Health (ICOH)
Time: 27 August – 1 September 2000
Venue: Raffles Convention Centre, Singapore
The Congress is meeting in about once every 3 to
4-year. It is a good opportunity for professionals to come together to discuss
the main theme on “Healthy workers, healthy workplace: A New Millennium” It is expected thousands of delegates
will be attending.
For registration and
submission of abstract and further details: please check http://www.icoh.org.sg/icoh2000.htm.
Continuous Professional Development for
Occupational Hygienists
Registered
Professional Hygienists (RPH)
The
registration scheme will soon start 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 May 2000. Members are required to pass two papers:
one core paper (20 May) and one advanced paper (27 May). Application fee for
the examination is HK$ 200 (non-refundable) and the examination fee is HK$ 800
for each paper. The deadline for application for examination is 1 March
2000.
Detail
information and application forms for registration and the examination may be
obtained by fax or e-mail to the Secretariat.
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMES
Keep watching!
l
Factories
and Industrial Undertakings (Medical Exam) Regulation
l
Factories
and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors, amendment)
Regulation
l
Occupational
Safety and Health (Display screen Equipment) Regulation
l
Occupational
Safety and Health (Personal Protective Equipment) Regulation
Passed !
l Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation on 24 November 1999
Enacted!
l
Factories
and Industrial Undertakings (Confined Spaces, amendment) Regulation – to become
effective in January 2000.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
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Chief Editor: T.W. TSIN
Editor: Paul FUNG
December 1999 ***************** 