August 2014

August 2014
H K NEWSLETTER
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (Hong Kong)
Chairman’s Message
Hi Members of IOSH HK
May I introduce myself as Mr Allen Wan working
for a local university and grateful to be voted as
the Chairman for 2014/15.
More importantly, I hope you are just as proud
as I am and the new ECs to be involved in this
largest professional health and safety
organization in the world (globally and locally) with over 40,000 total
members in 99 countries strong as well as supported by over 100
monthly staff.
In terms of strategy ahead, our team will:
1. Promote CMIOSH as the preferred choice of local OSH
employment;
2. Be more active in bringing our voices to influence Hong Kong
government’s policy related to OSH;
3. Strengthen the IPD processes aiming to assist local members in
obtaining their Chartership status smoother at IOSH; and
4. Attempt to form closer alliances with key Hong Kong and South
East Asia & Pacific region stakeholders as to be more influential
in this region.
Many consider 2014 is a challenging year for Hong Kong. No doubt,
we being part of IOSH Hong Kong will encounter challenges too. If
you are still not clear how you can be relevant for IOSH, consider
reading the IOSH in 60 seconds here, or watch the new IOSH
strategy 2012-17 here or simply talk to me or one of the ECs.
Inside this Issue
Chairman’s Message
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New Management Team for
2014/15
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Asia Pacific Occupational
Safety & Health Organization
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IOSH Chief Executive Talk:
Our Strategic Directions for
Promoting Health and Safety
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IOSH Hong Kong Executive
Networking Dinner
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Guangzhou Work Safety
Symposium 2014
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Professional Development
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Event Management
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Snapshots of Professional
Development Events
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Membership Update
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OSH Article for Sharing:
Paper of Mr H K Lee,
Extracted from Hong Kong
Engineer of the Hong Kong
Institution of Engineers (Sep
2013 Issue)
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Acknowledgement
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Editorial
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Allow me to echo President Tim Briggs’ slogan that “Together wE Achieve More” (TEAM) and look
forward to meeting you in person soon.
Good health and safety,
Allen Wan
Chairman 2014/15
IOSH Hong Kong
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New Management Team for 2014/15
Executive Committee Members
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Chairman
Immediate Past Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Honorary Secretary
Honorary Treasurer
Director – Mainland China Affairs
Director – International Affairs
Director – Public Relations
Director – Technical Supports
Director – Membership
Director – Mentorship Programme
Director – Professional Development
Director – Event Management
Director – Publications
Director – Communications
Mr
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Mr
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Mr
Mr
Mr
Ir Dr
Mr
Mr
Mr
Mr
Allen Wan Chi-kong
Richard Tse Wing-ning
Wong Wai-yin
Lewis Cheng Wing-cheung
Ivan Lam Kai-wing
Chow Chi Wai
Chow Kwok-yiu
Tang Pak-shing
Tang Wai-hung
Ma Chi-sing
Cheung Ka-fu
Edmund Fung Chi-leung
Tony Tang Chi-hou
So Kin-hoi
Hayes Wong Hon-hei
温志剛
謝永寕
黃偉賢
鄭永祥
林啟榮
周志偉
周國堯
鄧伯誠
鄧偉雄
馬志成
張嘉富
馮志良
鄧志豪
蘇建開
黃漢希
Honorary Advisors
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Mr
Mr
Ir
Ir
Mr
Ir Dr
Philip Ng Mau-cheong
Alexander Chan Chung-shing
Jonathan Chung For
Poon Yut-ming
Alex Tse Chun-kuen
Sammy Wan Kin-man
吳茂昌
陳宗城
鍾 科
潘日明
謝津權
温建文
Administrative Support
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Mr
Raymond Man Siu-fung
文少峰
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Asia Pacific Occupational Safety & Health
Organization 29
The Asia Pacific Occupational Safety & Health Organization (APOSHO) is a non-government, not
profit-making, non-political organization. One of the major aims of APOSHO is to promote
Occupational Safety & Health Standard in Asia Pacific area. With the support from our HQ, we
submitted our application for Member to APOSHO this year.
To show the importance, our Chairman, Mr Allen Wan and EC Member for International Affairs, Mr K Y
Chow therefore attended the 29th Annual Conference of APOSHO (APOSHO 29) and Annual General
Meeting (AGM) of APOSHO.
The AGM of APOSHO was held in the morning of 5 July 2014 and our application was recommended
by the Membership Committee and approved in the AGM of the APOSHO. Our Chairman Mr Allen
Wan then represented IOSH HK to declare to join APOSHO as full member after the announcement of
approval.
Mr Wan then announced that IOSH HK would like to join 3 committees of APOSHO, namely:
1) Technical Committee;
2) Education and Training Committee; and
3) OSH Management System Committee.
More, Hong Kong would also be the host of APOSHO 33 in Year 2018.
Mr Allen Wan declared to join APOSHO as Full
Member
Mr John Lacey (right), Vice President of IOSH was
presenting his talk in the conference
Secretary General of APOSHO, Mr C M Law (centre) and
IOSH Officers in APOSHO 29
Mr Tim Briggs was presenting his talk in the conference
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IOSH Chief Executive Talk: Our Strategic Directions
for Promoting Health and Safety
The IOSH Chief Executive Talk: Our Strategic Directions in Promoting Health and Safety was held on
28 May, 2014 at PQ305, Core P, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom. The seminar
attracted more than 50 participants.
IOSH Chief Executive, Mr Jan Chimel, visited Hong Kong in late June and it provided unrivalled
opportunities for our members of the Hong Kong Branch to talk to Mr Chimel and of course, share our
experience and ideas for promoting a world of work which is safe, healthy and sustainable. With a
wealth of international experience in developing and implementing strategies in various sectors, Mr
Chimel shared with our members his experience and updated us on the IOSH strategies and
directions. In his talk, he updated our members on how IOSH is progressing in promoting health and
safety at works. He presented the strategic directions’ in the context of the vision and highlighted the
key components in achieving the vision which are through influential leadership and membership
development. Furthermore, he presented the roadmap for influential leadership and membership
development. In summary of the way forward, he stated that the profession needs to become more
externally facing to shape its future direction as this would drive more aspiration and clarity about its
role. He also stated that competence of members needed to reflect the changing demand placed on
the profession from this external world. Finally, he expressed that IOSH needed to ensure that all
members of the profession, whatever their role or location, were supported in delivering the IOSH
vision. At the end of his presentation, he promoted all the participants the following three questions for
Hong Kong for discussion.
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What were the key challenges facing Hong Kong?
What could we do to support the health and safety agenda in Hong Kong?
How could IOSH support members to deliver its agenda?
At the same evening, Mr Lawrence Waterman, OBE, former president of IOSH and the former Head of
Health and Safety of the Olympic Delivery Authority also shared his experience in managing health
and safety for the London Olympic project in 2012 for a five step programme in achieving high
performance.
Mr Jan Chimel in his presentation
Mr Lawrence Waterman in his presentation
Group photos taken at end of the seminar
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IOSH Hong Kong Executive Networking Dinner
An Executive Networking Dinner was organised by IOSH Hong Kong on the evening of 27 May 2014
at World Trade Club aiming to provide an excellent opportunity for the local and overseas experts,
professionals and executives to share their valuable experiences and exchange ideas and good
practices in health and safety together with our IOSH Chief Executive, Mr Jan Chimel, and our Past
President and the former Head of Health and Safety of Olympic Delivery Authority, Mr Lawrence
Waterman, OBE, and the government officials, industry influencers and safety professionals during
their visit to Hong Kong from 26 – 29 May 2014 for the Construction Safety Week 2014.
During the Networking Dinner, Mr Jan Chimel, shared with the participants IOSH’s experience and
updated us on the IOSH strategies and directions in promoting health and safety at works. He
presented the strategic directions’ in the context of the vision and highlighted the key components in
achieving the vision which are through influential leadership and membership development. Finally, he
expressed that IOSH needed to ensure that all members of the profession, whatever their role or
location, were supported in delivering the IOSH vision.
Further to Jan’s talk, Mr Lawrence Waterman, OBE, also shared his experience in managing health
and safety for the London Olympic project in 2012 for a five step programme in achieving high
performance. The speeches were well received by the participants and some of the participants
shared their own views at the end of their speeches.
Guests attended the CE Networking Dinner
Mr Lawrence Waterman, OBE was presenting his speech
Mr. Jan Chimel was presenting his speech
Experience sharing captured most participants’
attention as well as high tide of the dinner
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Guangzhou Work Safety Symposium 2014
A group of 3 IOSH HK EC members attended the above Symposium, including the Chairman, Mr Allen
Wan; Mr K Y Chow, EC Member, and Director for International Affairs; and Mr C W Chow, EC Member,
and Director for Mainland China Affairs.
IOSH HK supported the captioned Symposium by participation and contribution of a talk. In his name,
Chairman Allen Wan delivered a talk titled “Sharing of Hong Kong’s examples” in the Symposium.
The paper was published in the Symposium.
The Symposium was chaired by Mr YU Shu-xi (俞述西）, Chairman of Guangzhou Association of
Work Safety (GZAWS); and the Guest of Honour included Miss ZHOU Xue-fang (周雪芳), Head of
Guangzhou Administration of Work Safety. The person liaised with IOSH HK for the event was Miss
Annie Wang ( 王 燕 玲 ), Secretary of GZAWS. The symposium was a success with about 100
participants.
Opening address by Miss ZHOU Xue-fang (周雪芳),
Head of Guangzhou Administration of Work Safety
(middle)
Mr Allen WAN Chi-kong in his presentation.
Mr Allen WAN Chi-kong (left) received an
appreciation certificate from Mr YU Shu-xi (俞述西)
Audience of the Symposium.
Group Photo:
Miss Zhou Xue-fang (周雪芳) (3rd from left),
Mr Yu Shu-xi (俞述西) (3rd from right),
Mr Allen Wan Chi-kong (2nd from left),
Mr Chow Kwok-yiu (2nd from right)
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Professional Development
Date
Event
Speaker
23 Apr 2014
Occupational Safety and Health
Seminar on Protecting People from
Respiratory Diseases at Work
Mr Tim Briggs, IOSH President
25 Apr 2014
Hong Kong Annual Safety
Conference 2014 - Measuring
Safety performance
25 Apr 2014
The 14th Annual General Meeting
and Members' Dinner
26 Apr 2014
Occupational Safety and Health
Seminar on Upgrading your IOSH
Skills from the President and more
Ir Conrad T C Wong BBS, JP
Chairman, Occupational Safety and
Health Council, Hong Kong
Mr S K Wu
Risk Manager, Alliance Construction
Materials Ltd
Mr Victor C L Kwong
Head of Corporate Health, Safety and
Environment, The Hong Kong and
China Gas Co. Ltd
Mr Kam Yiu-kuen
Head of Health, Safety and
Environment, The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University
Ir Terence T M Lam
Chief Assistant Secretary (Works),
Development Bureau, Government of
the HKSAR
Mr Timothy C T Lau
Senior Manager / Safety and Health,
Hong Kong Housing Authority,
Government of the HKSAR
Ir Christopher To
Executive Director, Construction
Industry Council
Mr Tim Briggs
IOSH President
Mr Tim Briggs
IOSH President
27 May 2014
IOSH Hong Kong Executive
Networking Dinner
Mr Jan Chimel, IOSH Chief Executive
Mr Lawrence Waterman, OBE
28 May 2014
IOSH Chief Executive Talk on Our
Strategic Directors for Promoting
Health and Safety
Mr Jan Chimel, IOSH Chief Executive
28 Jun 2014
Technical Visit – Sharing of Safety
Aspects at West New Territories
Landfill
15 Aug 2014
Occupational Safety and Health
Seminar on Integrated S&E
Management System in Container
Terminal
Mr William Wan
Process Plant Manager, West New
Territories Landfill
Mr Bernard Wong
Safety and Environment Manager of
ATL Logistics Centre Hong Kong Ltd
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Event Management
Date
Event
Hosting Organisation
9 May 2014
Symposium on Mindset Change &
Technology Embrace in Safety
Engineering
HKIE – SSC
SOEHK
12 May 2014
Safety Seminar at Housing
Department
Housing Department
17-18 May 2014
2nd International Behavioural
Safety Management Symposium
Natural Scientific Foundation of China
(NSFC)
10 Jun 2014
MTR Corporate Safety Month
Opening Ceremony
MTR Corporation
21 Jun 2014
Society Link Gathering on “MTR
Ease Crowding Measures”
MTR Corporation
14 Jul 2014
HK Electric Safety Week and
delivered a speech
Hong Kong Electric
15 Jul 2014
Safety Practitioner Award 2014
Lighthouse Club Hong Kong
24 Jul 2014
Technical Seminar on "Safety
Operation of Mobile Cranes"
CIC
30 Jul 2014
Information Session of BSc (Hons)
in Occupational Safety, Health and
Environment (Top-up)
OUHK LiPACE
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Snapshots of Professional Development Events
Dr William Wan demonstrated a stretching exercise how to
relieve the neck and back pain during the seminar on
Chiropractic at Work
Vice-Chairman Mr WY Wong presented a certificate of
appreciation to Dr William Wan at the end of Seminar
Mr Bernard Wong was presented his talk in the seminar
on Integrated S&E Management System in Container
Terminal
Vice-Chairman Mr WY Wong presented a certificate of
appreciation to Mr Bernard Wong at the end of Seminar
A panorama view of West New Territories Landfill (WENT)
at Nim Wan, Ping Shan
Chairman Mr Allen Wan presented a certificate of
appreciation to Mr William Wan, Processing Manager at
the end of visit
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Membership Update
NO. OF IOSH MEMBERS
Membership Statistics as of 23 June 2014
CFIOSH
CMIOSH
FIOSH (retired)
Grad IOSH
MIOSH (retired)
Tech IOSH
Affiliate
Total
Member
28
454
2
174
4
42
200
904
Tech
IOSH
5%
MIOSH
(retired)
1%
Affiliate
22%
CFIOSH
3%
CMIOSH
50%
Grad
IOSH
19%
FIOSH
0%
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OSH Article for Sharing: Paper of Mr H K Lee,
Extracted from Hong Kong Engineer of the Hong
Kong Institution of Engineers (Sep 2013 Issue)
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OSH Article for Sharing: Paper of Mr H K Lee,
Extracted from Hong Kong Engineer of the Hong
Kong Institution of Engineers (Sep 2013 Issue) (cont.)
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Acknowledgement
We are most grateful to the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers for their kind permission to insert this
article in our Newsletter for sharing with members.
Editorial
Welcome to the new and existing readers of our Branch Newsletter. This is the first issue for the
session 2014/2015. As usual, you may find a summary of activities that IOSH HK has involved since
last issue.
In the AGM of APOSHO on 5 July 2014, IOSH HK succeeded in joining APOSHO as a full member.
Mr Wan then announced that IOSH HK would join three committees, viz, Technical Committee,
Education and Training Committee, and OSH Management System Committee.
IOSH HK has accepted the invitation of the Hong Kong Federation of Occupational Safety & Health
Association and will be joining the Federation as a full member. Besides, IOSH HK is actively liaising
with Safety Specialist Committee (SSC) of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) the
feasibility of partnering in OSH issues in future.
Commencing this issue, the Editorial got the consent of Hong Kong Engineer, Journal of the HKIE, to
share with members and readers an OSH article from the September 2013 issue.
We would appeal to members with any articles, papers, etc. being valuable for sharing in this
Newsletter to contact the Editorial Team at [email protected] for coming issues.
Editorial Team
Mr Allen Wan
Mr K H So
Mr Hayes Wong
Mr Raymond Man
IOSH Hong Kong
P.O. Box 60010
Tsat Tsz Mui Post Office
North Point, Hong Kong.
Tel: 9025 6767
Fax: 2773 0550
Website: www.ioshhongkong.com
Email: [email protected]
Copyright 2014 IOSH Hong Kong
All Rights Reserved
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