By Cheryl Lim, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 28 June 2009 1622 hrs
SINGAPORE: Companies which follow the tripartite guidelines on H1N1 will not only ensure their employees stay protected against the virus but it will also act as a safeguard for their businesses.
NTUC's Deputy Secretary-General Halimah Yacob said this at a community event in Jurong on Sunday.
She said the manufacturing sector will be the worst affected by the current situation.
She said while it is possible to move employees involved in administration departments, those working in the operations and production departments will find it more challenging because their work flow offers less flexibility.
However, Madam Halimah added that it is always better to take more precautions than necessary.
She said companies should also use these guidelines as an opportunity to exercise social responsibility.
"If a person has not contracted H1N1 but is suspected of being exposed, then it is in the company's interest to make sure the person goes on leave rather than come back and... expose everyone to the possibility of the H1N1 infection as well," she said.
- CNA/ir
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Posted: 28-May-2009 15:18 hrs
A worker stitches teddy bears in a factory in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Guangdong village, in 2008. Nearly half of the clothing and a third of the furniture made for children in China's top manufacturing province is unsafe, with many products containing harmful chemicals, state media said.
Nearly half of the clothing and a third of the furniture made for children in China's top manufacturing province is unsafe, with many products containing harmful chemicals, state media said.
The discovery was made in an official investigation by authorities in the southern province of Guangdong, the centre of China's manufactured export industry, the China Daily reported.
It said just 53.5 percent of garments surveyed met safety standards, with many containing excess amounts of formaldehyde, a chemical that can cause skin or respiratory infections.
As for children's furniture, 67.7 percent of it was deemed safe, with some of the questionable products containing too much formaldehyde or health-endangering heavy metals including lead, cadmium and chromium.
"The main reason for the excessive content of formaldehyde and heavy metals is the use of substandard raw materials and paints," Lin Ruixi, spokesman for the province's product safety administration, was quoted as saying.
The reputation of China's poorly regulated and corruption-plagued manufacturing industry has been deeply tarnished in recent years by safety scandals involving dangerous foods, toys and other products.
The investigation found that 95 percent of the toys made in Guangdong were safe, the report said.
Millions of toys made in China -- the world's largest producer of toys -- have been recalled globally in recent years amid fears they were made with toxic lead paints or had design flaws. — AFP
From TODAYOnline.com, Health – Thursday, 28-May-2009; see the source article here.
SINGAPORE: Companies which follow the tripartite guidelines on H1N1 will not only ensure their employees stay protected against the virus but it will also act as a safeguard for their businesses.
