In the Yau Ma Tei Maternal and Child Health Center, a tragic collapse of the iron gate of the parking lot occurred on Monday (15th). The 43-year-old female security guard Wei Yuyun was crushed by an iron gate of about 4.7 meters by 2.5 meters. After being sent to the hospital for 6 hours die.
At 7:30 pm today (17th), the government issued a press release expressing its great concern over the incident. The Labour Department has launched an investigation, during which the authorities will also inspect similar switchgear installations in all government premises. The inspection is expected to be completed within one to two weeks.
In a press release, the government stated that it is very concerned about the fatal work accident in the Yau Ma Tei Maternal and Child Health Centre. The Labour Department has launched an investigation to find out the cause of the accident and the legal responsibilities of those responsible.
Although the cause of the accident has yet to be established, in order to safeguard public safety and allay concerns, relevant government departments will also take follow-up actions to inspect similar electrical switch installations on all government premises.
Officers from the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and the Labour Department attended the scene yesterday for investigation↓
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The spokesman said, "The Architectural Services Department and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department have launched inspection operations today to inspect all government premises of the same type of large electric gates, especially the manual mode related devices, to ensure that they can be safely operated by hand to avoid similar accidents. The inspection will be completed within two weeks. Other works departments, including the Water Supplies Department, Drainage Services Department, Civil Engineering and Development Department and Highways Department, will also complete the inspection of the electrical switch installations in their facilities within one week.”
The Hong Kong Housing Authority, the Hong Kong Housing Society, the Hospital Authority, the Urban Renewal Authority, the MTR Corporation and the Airport Authority Hong Kong will also take corresponding actions to inspect similar large-scale electrical switch installations in their premises to ensure that manual operation is safe.
In addition, the Buildings Department will also send letters to property management companies, urging them to conduct corresponding inspections on the large electrical switches in the properties they manage to ensure public safety.
This Monday, the iron gate collapsed and killed the female security guard↓
According to the "Guidelines for Working Safety of Gates" formulated by the Labour Department, the relevant persons should formulate a mechanism for regular maintenance of the gates for the electric switch, and qualified technicians should maintain and repair the gates according to the mechanism.
In addition, with reference to the "Code of Practice for Electric Switches, Electric Glass Doors and Electric Rolling Shutters" formulated by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and the "Work Safety in Handling Gates and Glass Doors" published by the Occupational Safety and Health Council, the switch owner must follow the manufacturer's instructions to provide The switchgear is regularly serviced to keep it in good operating condition.
The spokesman stressed that it is the responsibility of the parties concerned to ensure that the switch is installed and operated in a safe manner.
The spokesman also reminded switch operators to be more vigilant when manually controlling the switch, pay attention to the moving range and speed of the gate, do not move the gate away from the operating limit, and keep a safe distance from the device.
In addition, the EMSD responded to the enquiry of "Hong Kong 01", expressing that it was very saddened by the unfortunate death of a security guard in the incident, and expressed its deep condolences to his family, and stressed that the EMSD will fully cooperate with the investigation of relevant departments to find a Unexpectedly, there are no other supplements for the time being.
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