SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1994
CAMPAIGN ON CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY COMPLETED
CAMPAIGN ON
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A CONSTRUCTION SITES TO REMIND EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE NEED FOR CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT OF SITE SAFETY IN A BID TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
DURING THE TWO-PHASE
SPECIAL
IN
FORCE TASK
CAMPAIGN MOUNTED AND AUGUST
OCTOBER, FACTORY BETWEEN
AND MARCH
JUNE, AND BETWEEN
ΤΟ 585 CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORS MADE A TOTAL OF 1,295 INSPECTIONS
TAT-KING, SITES, LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR CHAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
DAY-TO- "THESE INSPECTIONS WERE MADE IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL
FROM PREVIOUS SIMILAR BECAUSE EXPERIENCE DAY ROUTINE INSPECTIONS EXERCISES HAS PROVED THAT THE OPERATION IS VERY EFFECTIVE PARTICULARLY IN THE HOT AND RAINY SEASON,
"TO TIE IN WITH THE CAMPAIGN, THE FACTORY
PRECAUTIONS ISSUED SAFETY ADVICE ON NECESSARY
DURING ON APPROACH OF, CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS UNSTABLE WEATHER, HE ADDED.
"
INSPECTORATE ALSO TO BE TAKEN BY AND AFTER BAD OR
AND
MR CHAN DISCLOSED THAT DURING THE CAMPAIGN, FACTORY INSPECTORS CONCENTRATED ON HIGH-RISK AREAS SUCH AS SCAFFOLDS, CAISSON WORK, PLACES THAT MIGHT CAUSE FALLS OF PERSONS.
THEIR
LIFTING APPLIANCES AND "WE ALSO CHECKED ON THE SAFE USE OF LIFTING GEARS, TO SEE WHETHER THE CONTRACTOR HAD COMPLIED WITH STATUTORY DUTIES IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND SUPERVISION ON USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS SAFETY BELTS AND HELMETS.
WHETHER
WORKERS
HAD
FULFILLED "WE ALSO CHECKED RESPONSIBILITY IN CO-OPERATING WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS IN COMPLYING THE LAW ON SAFETY AND HEALTH.
AREAS,
THE
SAFETY
THEIR WITH
WAS ATTENTION
PAID ON "APART FROM THE HIGH-RISK
WHICH WILL HAVE A HOUSEKEEPING ON THE SITES, THE IMPROVEMENT OF
ACCIDENTS GENERALLY," HE ADDED. SIGNIFICANT EFFECT IN AVOIDING
MR CHAN SAID DURING THE CAMPAIGN, FACTORY INSPECTORS HAD TAKEN OF SAFETY PROSECUTION ACTION AGAINST 285 SITES FOR SERIOUS BREACHES REGULATIONS, RESULTING IN THE ISSUING OF 541 SUMMONSES.
A
AMONG THE SUMMONSES, 304 WERE OFFENCES RELATED TO FALL FROM
OF MACHINERY HEIGHT AND SCAFFOLD SAFETY, 72 RELATED TO THE SAFE USE INCLUDING WOODWORKING MACHINES, LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING AND 41 ON ELECTRICAL SAFETY.
GEARS,
CONTRACTORS FOR FIVE SUMMONSES FOR FOR FAILURE ΤΟ
ANOTHER 111 SUMMONSES WERE TAKEN OUT AGAINST FAILING TO ENSURE WORKERS WEAR SAFETY HELMETS, FAILING TO ENSURE WORKERS WEAR EYE-PROTECTORS, ONE PROVIDE EYE-PROTECTORS TO WORKERS, ONE FOR FAILURE TO PREVENT MATERIALS AND ONE ON POOR SITE HOUSEKEEPING.
FALLING
THERE ARE