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Construction sites shortlisted for safety award scheme

A total of 37 construction sites were shortlisted from 94 participating sites to enter the final assessment to compete for the six awards under the Hong Kong Construction Safety Award Scheme.

Factory inspectors of the Labour Department have inspected all the sites during the preliminary assessment period to select those with good safety performance for the final assessment. The preliminary assessment was completed earlier this month.

Final assessment will start next Monday (February 17) and will be concluded in early March. An assessment team comprising representatives from the Hong Kong Construction Association (HKCA), the Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees' General Union (HKCIEGU), the Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC) and the Labour Department will visit the shortlisted sites to choose winners of the six awards.

The six awards are the Best Building Works Site Award, Best Building Works Contractor Award, Best Civil Works Site Award, Best Civil Works Contractor Award, Best Safety Team Award and Safety Workers Award.

The assessment team will base on the physical conditions and safety management system of the sites to select the winners.

In addition, the team will review the safety program records of the sites and test participants' safety knowledge during the visits. Contractors should, therefore, keep their records and documents readily available at the sites for inspections.

Deputy Commissioner for Labour (Occupational Safety and Health), Mr Lee Kai-fat, today (Friday) extended his appreciation to the construction industry's support of the scheme.

"We will continue to organise more activities to promote industrial safety and we look forward to having their continued support in the future," he said.

Mr Lee noted that a gala evening will be held on March 24 at the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kowloon Bay to present prizes to the award winners.

The Hong Kong Construction Safety Award Scheme is jointly organised by the Labour Department and the Radio Television Hong Kong and co-organised by the HKCA, HKCIEGU and OSHC. This is the first major award scheme which covers projects in both the public and private sectors.

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