In Hong Kong, an industrial accident occurred recently in which a gondola fell from a height and caused two deaths.
The Construction Industry Council, the Development Bureau, the Architectural Services Department and other departments held a webinar with the industry yesterday (20th). Chairman of the Construction Industry Council's Construction Safety Select Committee, Pang Yipong, pointed out that there were eight fatal accidents in the first half of this year, and about seven fell from heights. successful, revealing the industry's lack of precautions against high-altitude work.
The Construction Industry Council hopes that the seminar will enhance the industry's safety awareness of gondola work and "learn from the hard lessons of accidents".
Construction Industry Council, Development Bureau, Architectural Services Department and other departments held a webinar with the industry yesterday (20th).
(Photo by Construction Industry Council)
The Construction Industry Council, the Development Bureau, the Architectural Services Department, the Housing Authority, the Labour Department, the Hong Kong Gondola Lift Association Limited, contractors and the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies jointly organized a webinar yesterday.
Pang Yipong, Chairman of the Construction Safety Select Committee of the Construction Industry Council, pointed out that in the first half of this year alone, there have been eight fatal industrial accidents, and nearly 70% of the cases of falls from heights, revealing that the industry's accident prevention measures for working at heights are still insufficient .
At the seminar, representatives from the government, professional organizations and contractors shared key information on the relevant requirements and management of gondola work, including relevant laws and work codes, policies for managing contractors, key points for daily gondola work, Priorities from pre-construction planning to testing to project completion and the management company's role and recommended measures for the safety of gondola operations.
The Construction Industry Council hopes to strengthen the industry's safety awareness of the relevant requirements and management of gondola work, learn from the painful lessons of accidents, and practically improve site safety.
+3
In his speech, Principal Assistant Secretary-General of the Development Bureau Lam Tat Ming expressed that he hoped that the industry would send the safety messages issued by the seminar to the frontline of the construction site, so that the measures could be effectively implemented and accidents would be reduced.
Assistant Commissioner for Labour Chan Ka-lai expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and reiterated that the owner of the gondola must ensure that the gondola is in good condition and maintained and operated in accordance with legal requirements.
Lam Kin-wing, president of the Hong Kong Construction Association, pointed out that the same type of accident still occurs repeatedly, and he hopes that the industry can establish a construction site culture in which everyone is responsible for construction site safety.
The Construction Industry Council reminds frontline workers in the construction industry that if they encounter unsafe conditions, they should stop work immediately and report the situation to the management.
The Construction Industry Council spends 120 million to help confirmed workers get 500 yuan a day for quarantine and 300 yuan a day for the construction industry. The future is bright!
The courses of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction help you to upgrade your skills and education at the same time. Huang Wai Lun expects to increase the annual expenditure of construction industry projects to 300 billion, and strive to submit a streamlined planning draft this year. Accidental footage revealed that the steel cable beer suddenly broke away from the support, the gondola tilted and fell to the gondola, two dead work-related injuries | Two families lost their relatives and family members returned to the accident scene and two dead work-related injuries on the gondola | Gondola Accident Two Dead Gondola Work Injuries | Steel Cable Broken Hanger Collapse Engineer: Installation or Process Errors Can Not Be Ruled Out Two Gondola Dead Work Injuries | Housing Estate Residents Feel Painful and Wish to Donate to the Surviving Family: How Much Help?
