October 8, 2013 - As part of its effort to provide a safe and comfortable work environment, Galaxy Macau™ specially launches the “Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Protection Promotion Week” and invites experts and professionals from Macau and Hong Kong to present ten seminars on various topics for its team members. The promotion week aims to provide a rewarding learning experience for the participants by sharing with them useful information about occupational safety, as well as the practical techniques of energy conservation and environment protection.

Held at Galaxy Macau on Monday, the opening ceremony of the promotion week was attended by Ms. Teng Nga Kan, Deputy Director of Labour Affairs Bureau, Mr. Leong Wai Tong, President of Association of Macau Occupational Safety and Health Professionals and Dr. Tommy Ho, President of Hong Kong Institute of Environmentalist. During his speech, the President of Association of Macau Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Mr. Leong Wai Tong said, “Galaxy Macau has made significant contribution to promoting a safe and healthy work environment through hosting the promotion week to provide very useful information about occupational safety and health to its management team as well as the front-line team members.”

Mr. Gabriel Hunterton, Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Galaxy Macau, said during the opening ceremony that Galaxy Macau endeavored to create a safe workplace by establishing a comprehensive safety management system since its opening in 2011; the integrated resort demonstrated full dedication to minimizing occupational accidents through constantly improving the work environment across all aspects. He also added that Galaxy Macau had made substantial investment on major facilities and equipment improvement with respect to energy saving and environmental protection, such as the installation of LED re-lamping and motion sensors, which has achieved over 5 million KWh saving in the past 2 years.

With two seminars being hosted each day, the promotion week aims to enhance understanding of common occupational diseases and prevention methods, and to promote awareness of occupational safety among team members from the food & beverage department, as well as other hotel front-line departments. The 10 seminars are presented by representatives from Labour Affairs Bureau, Association of Macau Occupational Safety and Health Professionals and Hong Kong Institute of Environmentalist. Some participants of the seminars found that the information about occupational diseases was particularly useful, as it made them realize that an appropriate working style would not only help protect their health but also enhance efficiency at work all.