WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1993
SCAFFOLD SAFETY URGED
BUILDING CONTRACTORS ARE REMINDED OF THEIR STATUTORY PLATFORMS FOR THE OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE SAFE SCAFFOLDS AND WORKING WORKERS.
THE ACTING CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR KAN HON-SANG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL AND THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS, CONTRACTORS OF CONSTRUCTION SITES WERE ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE PERSONS EMPLOYED ON THE SITES.
UNDERTAKINGS
ORDINANCE
REQUIRED
то
"THEY SHOULD ALSO ENSURE THAT THE SCAFFOLDS ARE SAFE AND SOUND, AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED, HE SAID.
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MR KAN POINTED OUT THAT EVERY SCAFFOLD SHOULD, BEFORE INSPECTED BY A COMPETENT PERSON TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS IN A CONDITION, THE MATERIALS USED WERE SOUND, SUFFICIENT AND SUITABLE THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS INTENDED, AND THE GUARDRAILS IN POSITION.
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PLATFORMS "THE SCAFFOLDS AND THE WORK FURTHER INSPECTION AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH OR AFTER EACH
THEY WEATHER BY COMPETENT PERSONS TO ENSURE THAT
ARE GOOD AND PROPER CONDITION, MR KAN SAID.
SHOULD
BE
SUBJECT
BAD SPELL OF MAINTAINED IN
TO
SCAFFOLD DISMANTLING SHOULD ONLY BE DONE UNDER THE IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OF A COMPETENT PERSON AND BY TRAINED WORKMEN.
THROUGHOUT THE "THE WORKERS SHOULD BE PROTECTED AGAINST FALL,
BY SAFETY BELTS DISMANTLING OPERATION,
WITH LANYARDS SECURED TO INDEPENDENT LIFE-LINE OR OTHER SUITABLE ANCHORAGES, HE ADDED.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH
THE MAXIMUM PROSECUTION, AND IMPRISONMENT FOR 12 MONTHS.
ANY OF THE PROVISIONS MAY LEAD ΤΟ
PENALTY IS A FINE OF $50,000
AND
HE URGED BOTH CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS TO OBSERVE THE NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
ENQUIRIES RELATING TO
SCAFFOLD
SAFETY
CAN BE
FACTORY 815 0678.
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