A fatal industrial accident occurred on Wednesday (14th) at a construction site on Tung Yuen Street in Yau Tong, which was undertaken by Jingjin Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., and 55-year-old ironworker Lu Weiying died.
"Advanced Construction Co., Ltd.", a subsidiary of the same parent company, had three fatal accidents at the Anderson Road site in Tiancheng in early September. A few months later, another fatal work accident occurred in another branch. The Labor Department stated that today (15th) ) to launch a special operation to inspect the construction sites of the relevant contractors located throughout Hong Kong, including a comprehensive review of their safe work systems.
If violations are found, they will be dealt with in accordance with the law.
This operation will continue over the next few days.
▼December 15: Industrial accident on Tung Yuen Street in Yau Tong▼
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In response to systemic construction risks, the Labor Department will continue to control work hazards from the source, and strengthen the analysis of systemic safety issues behind serious accidents to ensure the safety of workers.
The Labor Department will also issue "systematic safety alerts" for similar accidents to relevant stakeholders to remind the industry of systemic safety issues.
As for 3 fatal industrial accidents in Hong Kong within 3 days, 3 workers were killed.
The Labor Department stated that it is very concerned about the recent series of fatal work accidents, and is deeply saddened by the accidental deaths of three workers.
The Labor Department will strictly follow up on every work accident and conduct in-depth investigations to ascertain the cause of the accident and find out the legal responsibilities of the responsible parties.
If the investigation finds that there is a violation of occupational safety and health regulations, it will be dealt with according to law.
Depending on the nature of fatal work accidents, the Labor Department will, when necessary, conduct special enforcement actions and comprehensive and in-depth inspections to curb operations that violate work safety regulations; if any violations are found, the Labor Department will immediately take enforcement actions without Will be forewarned.
A spokesman for the Labor Department reiterated that there is zero tolerance for accidents at work.
If violations that may cause casualties are found, the Labor Department will immediately prosecute.
Contractors and employers must provide safe and non-hazardous working equipment and working systems to protect the work safety of construction workers.
Employees are also required to cooperate with their employers to observe all safety measures and properly use the provided personal protective equipment to avoid endangering the safety of themselves and others at work.
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