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Wednesday, December 20, 1972
ACCIDENTS ON BUILDING SITES
Better Safety Standards Needed
Managements in the building industry are urged to maintain
"higher safety standards" on building sites in an effort to cut down on
the number of injuries caused by falls.
Six workers were killed and 243 injured on building sites last
month, according to reports received by the Labour Department.
Of this number, 49 were the result of "falls of persons", of which
three were fatal and occurred at the same time.
Mr. A.H. Carter, the Industrial Safety Training Officer of the
Labour Department, said: "Falls of persons are a continuing problem in
this industry. Since April this year over 454 persons have suffered injuries
and 14 have been killed as a result of falling from height, into openings in
floors or excavations in the ground.
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He said: "Many of these accidents are directly attributable to the
poor standards of housekeeping prevailing on far too many building sites.
These poor standards are not only responsible for accidents but also hinder
progress of orderly construction work, thereby increasing the total cost of
the work being done."
He stressed: "If management, through continual supervision of the
work force, ensured that higher safety standards were maintained there would
be a reduction in the number of injuries caused by falls of persons."
/Mr. Carter said;