Experts Call for Improved Construction Safety Design in Hong Kong After Fatalities
Experts are calling for improved construction safety design in Hong Kong to reduce fatal accidents, with crunch culture and tight timelines blamed for 15 construction site deaths this year.
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Construction safety design needed to reduce fatal accidents in Hong Kong: experts
Hong Kong should make safety design a part of all building development plans and address the culture of rushing work at construction sites, industry leaders have said after the city recorded 15 fatal industrial accidents earlier this year. Their calls followed the warning by Construction Industry Council chairman Thomas Ho On-sing on Monday that the number of such accidents was on the rise despite stiffer penalties, reflecting that a safety culture had failed to take root. Ho pointed out that...
By William Yiu
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Construction sector representatives have blamed the industry’s crunch culture for the 15 fatal worksite accidents recorded in Hong Kong since the beginning of this year. Speaking on RTHK radio, Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union chair Chau Sze-kit said that aloof attitudes toward occupational safety stem from a pervasive culture of rushing work at […]
By James Lee
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