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Thursday, May 25, 1972

ACCIDENTS ON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITES

In April, 340 workers were injured and five killed while

working on building construction sites, according to reports received

by the Labour Department.

Of this number, 71 were injured and two killed because of

falling objects.

A spokesman of the department said: "Injuries and deaths caused

by falling objects are the direct results of unsafe acts of the individual

and poor standards of housekeeping."

He explained that an object could not become a "falling object"

unless it was placed in an unsafe position.

In preventing objects from falling, he said, "all people concerned

must ensure that all tools, materials and in fact anything which could

cause an injury to persons working at a lower level are safely placed,

stored and used. Accumulations of rubbish, debris, discarded planks,

reinforcing bars, piles of sand, etc must be avoided."

He emphasized that "a tidy site with a high standard of housekeeping

is not only a safer but is also a more efficient place of work."

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