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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