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SUNDAY, JULY 28, 1991

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CONTRACTORS MUST CONSTANTLY OBSERVE WORK SAFETY

BUILDING CONTRACTORS MUST TAKE EXTRA CARE

LIKELY ARE

TO FACE NIGHT, WHEN THEIR WORKERS CONSTRUCTION SITES.

OF WORK SAFETY AT IN HAZARDS GREATER

LABOUR DEPARTMENT CHAN

DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE TAT-KING TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED THAT HIS STAFF WOULD CONDUCT SURPRISE VISITS TO WORK SITES IN OPERATION, DAY AND NIGHT.

"CONTRACTORS SHOULD NOT TAKE CHANCE TO GAMBLE ON THE SAFETY OF Of THE WORKERS AND SHOULD ALWAYS COMPLY STRICTLY WITH THE PROVISIONS

INSPECTOR CHAN STRESSED. CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS,

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CENTRAL, TO COVER OR

DURING A RECENT NIGHT VISIT TO A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN FACTORY INSPECTORS FOUND THAT THE CONTRACTOR HAD FAILED PROVIDE RAILINGS TO A FLOOR OPENING AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

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to

"UNCOVERED OR UNFENCED OPENINGS ARE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS TO.

THE IN

LATE HOURS, INSPECTOR WORKERS WHO MOVE AROUND IN THE SITE CHAN NOTED.

"THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN PROSECUTED LIABLE ON CONVICTION TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF FOR 12 MONTHS," HE ADDED.

FOR THE OFFENCE AND Is $50,000 AND IMPRISONMENT

HE SAID THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAD SET UP A SPECIAL

AGAINST "BLACK SPOT TO TAKE VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT ACTION CONSTRUCTION SITES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH.

FIRST

TASK FORCE IN AREAS"

TWO WEEKS 26 SITES FLOOR EDGES

"INSPECTORS HAVE VISITED 48 SITES DURING THE OF THE OPERATION AND HAVE TAKEN OUT 52 PROSECUTIONS AGAINST FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES, MANY OF WHICH RELATED TO UNFENCED OR WORKING PLATFORMS," HE SAID.

44 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN MAY

THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE

OF OFFICE

THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS

DEPARTMENT APPROVED 44 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN MAY.

OF THESE, 17 WERE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, 12 FOR KOWLOON FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

AND 15

THE

APPROVED

PLANS

INCLUDED

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FOR

COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL

DEVELOPMENTS,

APARTMENT, NINE FOR

APARTMENT/ COMMERCIAL

DEVELOPMENT AND TWO FOR FACTORY PURPOSES.

/DURING THE