Collapsed Scaffolding on Broadwood Road | Chairman of Collapsed Scaffolding Dependent Scaffolding Corporation: Review with the contractor next week

One death and one injury were caused by the collapse of the scaffolding in Beverly Hills on Broadwood Road, Happy Valley. After reviewing the 2019 documents of the Owners’ Corporation of the housing estate, the contractor Huaying Construction once proposed that if F1 and J1 units are scaffolded in stages and part of the walls are erected Independent scaffold, worry about whether the scaffold can withstand the wind of super typhoon.

Yang Minjian, chairman of the Owners’ Corporation, responded to the enquiry of "Hong Kong 01" and said that they accepted Huaying's statement that day, so the F1 and J1 units are not independent scaffolds, but are connected to the scaffolds of other units, and the degree of stability is relatively strong.

He also pointed out that he will meet with Huaying next week to review the accident and discuss the follow-up arrangements for the project.

As for the death of a female worker in the accident, he said that he was "sorrowful" and expressed his deep condolences to the survivors. He also said that many owners wanted to express their feelings and that the management office might coordinate fund-raising matters next Monday.

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Yang Minjian, chairman of the Beverly Hills Owners’ Incorporated Corporation, pointed out that if the housing estate is fully built during major maintenance, the front and rear windows of the unit will be shielded, making it difficult for the residents to live. Therefore, the corporation hired a consulting company to obtain advice and divide the project. It is the first and second phase, so that only part of the windows of the unit will be covered during the construction period.

However, the F1 and J1 units are located in the corners of the housing estate, with all windows facing the outer street. Huaying proposed that if the scaffolding works of the above two units are divided into two phases, that is, the scaffolds in one phase must be independent scaffolds, "independent scaffolds" It means sticking on the front of a wall, and the code will not be true when there is wind.” Huaying pointed out that the method may not be able to withstand the wind, so for safety reasons, F1 and J1 units should not be built in stages.

In the end, the Owners’ Corporation accepted Huaying’s proposal that the F1 and J1 types of units do not have independent scaffolds, but are connected to other scaffolds, which will be more robust.

Because of this, all windows of F1 and J1 units were covered during the construction period, and many residents had to move out temporarily.

All windows of the F1 unit (shown in green squares) face the outer street. The consultant company once proposed to divide the scaffolding project into phase I (blue line) and phase II (red line) so that all windows of the unit will not be covered at the same time, but Huaying replied Refers to the first phase of the F1 unit scaffolding will be an independent scaffolding, worrying that it will be difficult to withstand strong winds.

Yang Minjian pointed out that the OC finally accepted Huaying’s opinion that the F1 unit did not build scaffolding in stages and did not use independent scaffolding. As a result, all windows of the unit were covered, and many owners temporarily moved out of the unit during the construction period.

Yang Minjian continued that the scaffolding of buildings E, F, and G has been erected for less than one year, so I believe that the bamboo branches themselves do not have aging problems, and the repair work is nearing completion. The scaffolding was originally scheduled to be demolished from the end of October to the beginning of November and will be completed in December. tear down.

At present, the contractor is stepping up to clean up the collapsed scaffolding, but the progress is hindered by the influence of Typhoon Signal No. 8. It is expected that the high-level bamboo branches will be removed as soon as the typhoon is far away.

The OC will also meet with the contractor next week to review the accident and whether the existing scaffolding is dangerous and whether it needs to be reinforced to cope with the next tropical cyclone "Compass".

He was deeply saddened by the accident that unfortunately led to the death of the female worker, and expressed his deep condolences to the family of the deceased.

He continued that although the Huaying party had purchased insurance and would support their families, many owners of the housing estates, after learning of the incident, spontaneously asked the management office to express their wishes to the survivors, and believed that the management office would coordinate the fundraising.

The incident occurred at 10:16 am yesterday (8th) when a 100-meter by 150-meter scaffold in Building F in Beverly Hills collapsed and pressed against the round-trip traffic lanes on Broadwood Road. Two private cars and two cars Workers working on the ground were crushed under the scaffolding.

The drivers of the two vehicles escaped by themselves. One of them suffered a hand injury. One of the workers also went to a safe position with the assistance of firefighters. He was not injured.

The whereabouts of the other 55-year-old female handyman surnamed Wei is unknown.

Due to the harsh environment, narrow space, and heavy winds and heavy rains, the scaffolds were in danger of collapsing again, which made the search and rescue work difficult. In the end, it took the firefighters 1 hour and 20 minutes to find the location of the female worker and rescue her. Unfortunately, she was sent to the hospital. Proved dead.

It is understood that the female worker and her husband had a pair of adult children. Relatives and friends rushed to the hospital to find out afterwards, and they were shocked to learn that the female worker had passed away.

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