---On 23rd Nov, still a warm day though 
                        already in winter at Hangzhou, 2007 training workshop 
                        on hydropower safety supervision was successfully concluded 
                        at the scenic city of Hangzhou. Sponsored by Bureau of 
                        Rural Hydro & Electrification, Ministry of Water Resources, 
                        the Workshop has been implemented by National Research 
                        Institute for Rural Electrification (HRC).
                         In all over 200 trainees across the 
                        country attended the training workshop which has been 
                        divided into two phases with a duration of 5 days each. 
                        The unified teaching material <Rural Hydropower Safety 
                        Supervisor> compiled by Bureau of Rural Hydro & 
                        Electrification, Ministry of Water Resources was adopted 
                        for the first time. Based on the teaching material, the 
                        training organizer set out the training objectives, worked 
                        out the outlines, scheduled the training arrangement and 
                        conducted a close-type examination.
                         Through the training, participants 
                        had better understanding that safety dominates everything. 
                        Meanwhile, the qualification, requirement, duty and task 
                        of safety supervision are further clarified. The participants 
                        recognized further the targets, procedures and content 
                        of safety supervision. They have learnt more measures 
                        and techniques for accident prevention. The trainees returned 
                        home with bump harvest.
                         The questionnaires by the trainees 
                        show that the training effect is salient and they placed 
                        high evaluation of the training workshop. (2007-12-03) 
                      
                      
                      Opening ceremony
                      
                      Classroom
                      
                      Examination