Labour Department extremely worried about deadly work mishap that took place in Siu Ho Wan today
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The Labour Department (LD) is extremely worried about a deadly work mishap that took place at a train depot in Siu Ho Wan this midday (August 15), in which a male employee was struck by a reversing engineering train. The LD is distressed by the death of the employee and reveals its inmost compassion to his household.
The LD’s representative stated, “We commenced an immediate on-site investigation as soon as we were notified of the accident and have issued a suspension notice to the employer concerned, suspending the operation of the engineering train. The employer cannot resume the work process until the LD is satisfied that suitable measures to abate the relevant risks have been taken.”
The spokesperson included, “We will complete the investigation as soon as possible to identify the cause of the accident, ascertain the liability of the relevant duty holders and recommend improvement measures. We will take actions pursuant to the law if there is any violation of the work safety legislation.”
To safeguard the traffic security of employees in train depots, the LD advises companies to take appropriate security preventative measures, consisting of supplying and preserving safe sidewalks far from trains and demarcating designated sidewalks for employees by appropriate barriers and cautioning notifications; and offering all employees worried about the needed security direction and training and guaranteeing that employees comply with the appropriate security preventative measures.
The basic task arrangements of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance need companies to supply safe workplace, plant and systems of work for their workers. Those who contravene the appropriate arrangements are responsible to an optimum fine of $10 million and jail time for 2 years.
In regard to today’s mishap, the LD will provide a Work Safety Alert through its mobile application “OSH 2.0″site and e-mail, offering a quick account of the mishap to task holders, employees’ unions, expert bodies of security professionals and others, and advising the market of the significance of following security preventive steps to avoid a reoccurrence of comparable mishaps.
The LD will likewise advise the company worried of the liability for staff members’ settlement under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, help member of the family of the deceased to declare workers’ settlement and carefully act on the case. For those with monetary troubles, the LD will help them to obtain suitable emergency situation funds. Topic to the requirements and desires of member of the family of the departed, the LD will likewise communicate with the Social Welfare Department for monetary or other support.
For the sake of protecting the security and health of staff members at work, the LD interest companies to supply plant and systems of work that are safe and without threats to health. Staff members ought to co-operate with their companies, embrace all precaution and utilize individual protective devices supplied appropriately to prevent threatening their own work security which of other employees.