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(D) WORKS BRANCH RECEIVES RETURNS ON ACCIDENTS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES ON QUARTERLY BASIS AND WORKS DEPARTMENT ARE REQUIRED TO CLOSELY MONITOR CONTRACTS IF THERE IS A HIGH OCCURRENCE OF ACCIDENTS. THE EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG TRAINEES BY CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL INCLUDES INSTRUCTION ON WORKING AND THE USE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING:
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INSPECTION TEAMS, COMPRISING GOVERNMENT, THE CONTRACTOR AND SUB-CONTRACTORS, TO JUDGE WHETHER THE REQUIRED SAFETY MEASURES ARE BEING ACHIEVED. INDEPENDENT AUDITS MAY BE CARRIED OUT ON LARGER SITES.
MEANS TO ENSURE THAT CONTRACTORS CLEARLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THEM SO THAT THEY CAN PRICE THEIR TENDERS THE KNOWLEDGE THAT ALL CONTRACTORS WILL BE TREATED IN THE SAME WAY ARE ALSO IN HAND.
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INTRODUCTION OF INCENTIVES AS WELL AS PENALTIES CONTRACTORS AND SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE BEING CONSIDERED.
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CONTRACTORS MUST ALSO HAVE AN APPROVED SAFETY POLICY, NOT ONLY TO GAIN ENTRY BUT ALSO TO MAINTAIN THEIR STATUS AS AN APPROVED CONTRACTOR ON OUR LISTS. PERFORMANCE ON SAFETY WILL BE GIVEN MUCH GREATER PROMINENCE IN DECIDING WHETHER REGULATING ACTIONS, SUCH AT SUSPENSION FROM TENDERING, SHOULD BE TAKEN.
IN OUTLINING THESE MEASURES TO YOU, I MUST AVOID GIVING ANY IMPRESSION THAT UNTIL RECENTLY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IMPROVE CONSTRUCTION SAFETY. THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT THE CASE. FROM MY OWN DIRECT EXPERIENCE, I CAN ASSURE MEMBERS THAT THE INDUSTRY IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE NEED AND HAS MADE CONSIDERABLE EFFECTS TO CAUSE OF SITE SAFETY. WHAT WE ARE NOW PRESSING FOR IS A AND A FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF THESE EFFORTS.
PROMOTE THE CONTINUATION
BUT I MUST UNDERLINE THE VIEWS OF SPEAKERS WHO WARN THAT THE NATURE OF THE SAFETY PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED. CONCERTED EFFORTS FROM ALL PARTIES INVOLVED: GOVERNMENT, DEVELOPERS, CONTRACTORS, SUB-CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS WILL BE NEEDED TO BRING THE PROBLEM UNDER CONTROL. GOVERNMENT IN ITS ROLE AS A MAJOR DEVELOPER CAN AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THE THINK SAFE' MESSAGE, AND WILL ALSO USE EVERY AVAILABLE MEANS TO INFLUENCE PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPERS, MUST ALSO PLAY THEIR PART.
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THANK YOU MR DEPUTY PRESIDENT.
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