A 65-ton scale collapsed on the Anderson Road Housing Society site in Sau Mau Ping yesterday (7th), killing three workers and injuring 6 others.
The Labour Department said today (August 8) that it is highly concerned about the industrial accident, and has immediately stopped issuing a "Temporary Suspension Notice" to the main site contractor "Jing Jin Construction", suspending the use of the Anderson Road site and prohibiting Jin Jin from using the site in Hong Kong Libra will not resume work until the government is satisfied that they have taken adequate safety measures to eliminate the hazards.
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The Labour Department stated that, after the accident happened at the site of the Housing Society on Anderson Road, it immediately issued a "Temporary Suspension Notice" to the main contractor of the site, Jingjin Construction, to stop the operation of all tower cranes at the site.
In addition, the authorities also stated that they will complete inspections of all sites where Jingjin Construction has tower cranes in Hong Kong within today, and will issue a "Temporary Suspension Notice" to suspend the operation of all tower cranes at Jingjin's sites in Hong Kong. Work will not resume until the authorities are satisfied that they have taken adequate safety measures to eliminate the hazard.
Three people were killed and six injured when a Libra hit a container at the Anderson Road site.
(Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
According to the information on the "Hing Lian" website, Jingjin Construction won the subsidized sale housing construction project at the site "R2-2" of the Anderson Road Quarry, which was approved by the Hong Kong Housing Society.
(Photo by Yang Jialang)
The Labour Department continued to point out that a special enforcement operation was launched yesterday to conduct targeted inspections of other construction sites using tower cranes in Hong Kong to check whether the relevant tower cranes comply with relevant safety laws and the "Code of Practice for Safe Use of Tower Cranes". Requirements, especially pay special attention to the erection and support of the crane.
If it is found that it does not meet the requirements of the above-mentioned laws or codes of practice, a "Suspension Notice" will be issued immediately to stop its operation, and prosecution will be considered without giving a warning.
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According to the General Liability Clause of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, contractors and employers must provide their employees with a safe working system, work equipment and working environment.
Contractors and employers who breach these requirements can be fined up to $500,000 and jailed for six months upon conviction.
The Labour Department also pointed out that in order to further strengthen the vigilance of the industry on the safe use of tower cranes, it will soon send letters to relevant stakeholders, including contractors, chambers of commerce, trade unions, professional organizations of safety practitioners, etc., urging them to Must comply with the requirements of occupational safety and health laws and the "Code of Practice for Safe Use of Tower Cranes" and take appropriate safety measures, including paying special attention to the erection and support of cranes, to protect workers' occupational safety and health.
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