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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;