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FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1990

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CALL TO HEED WORK SAFETY ON GONDOLAS

AND

USING GONDOLAS

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) CALLED ON CONTRACTORS WORKERS TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN AT WORK SITES.

YESTERDAY IN COLLAPSED GONDOLA UNDER INVESTIGATION

THE APPEAL WAS MADE FOLLOWING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHICH TWO WORKERS WERE KILLED AFTER FALLING FROM A AT A BUILDING SITE IN QUEENSWAY. THE ACCIDENT IS BY THE DEPARTMENT.

PRECAUTIONS

"TRAGEDIES OF THIS KIND CAN BE AVOIDED IF ADEQUATE

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

ARE TAKEN BY THE PARTIES CONCERNED,

IT

TO PREVENT SUCH ACCIDENTS, THE SPOKESMAN ASKED

OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING SAFETY MEASURES:

BE

CONTRACTORS TO

OF SUBSTANTIAL CONSTRUCTION THE GONDOLA USED SHOULD SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH PROPER RAILINGS;

AND

IT MUST BE THOROUGHLY TESTED BY USE, AND INSPECTED AFTERWARDS, AT REGULAR INTERVALS;

A COMPETENT

EXAMINER

BEFORE

UNIT

MUST BE

FOR HANGING THE GONDOLA AND SAFE CONSTRUCTION OF

THERE MUST BE SECURE ROOF ANCHORAGE AND THE DRIVING

OPERATION;

IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH A SAFE DEVICE TO GUARD AGAINST DESCENT:

FAST

NUMBER THE

OF RIDERS PERMITTED ALL CONTROLS ON THE GONDOLA,

AND MARKED; AND SAFE WORKING LOAD SHOULD BE CLEARLY SPECIFIED AND

WORKERS CONCERNED SHOULD BE PROPER OPERATION OF THE GONDOLA.

ON WELL-BRIEFED

THE SAFE AND

WORKERS ON THE GONDOLA ARE IN ADDITION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID

BE ANCHORED TO A REQUIRED TO WEAR PROPER SAFETY BELTS WHICH SHOULD SECURE ANCHORAGE OR AN INDEPENDENT LIFE LINE.

"IT IS THE DUTY

OF THE CONTRACTOR

TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT AND TO ENSURE THAT IF IS PROPERLY USED BY THE STRESSED.

SUCH WORKERS,

"I

SAFETY HE

APPLIANCES REGULATIONS.

ARE

SAFETY MEASURES ON REQUIRED

THE USE OF GONDOLAS AND OTHER

CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE

LIFTING SITES (SAFETY }

PROVISIONS ARE LIABLE

CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS WHO BREACH THE TO MAXIMUM FINES OF $50,000 AND $30,000 RESPECTIVELY.

/THE SPOKESMAN