Labour Department extremely worried about deadly work mishap that occurred in Tai Po today
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The Labour Department (LD) is extremely worried about a deadly work mishap that occurred at a building and construction website in Tai Po this afternoon (September 30), in which a female employee was caught in between a mobile crane and a metal railing close by. She was licensed dead later on in medical facility. The LD is distressed by the death of the employee and reveals its inmost compassion to her household.
The LD’s spokesperson stated, “We commenced an immediate on-site investigation as soon as we were notified of the accident and have issued suspension notices to the contractors concerned, suspending the use of the mobile crane involved. The contractors 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 avoid employees from being struck or caught by moving or slewing mobile home appliance, the LD advises owners of such home appliance to make sure that (i) an unblocked passage, not less than 600 millimetres broad, is preserved in between the device and any neighboring railing or component; (ii) a safe range is preserved in between the home appliance and employees close by. Otherwise, all sensible actions will be required to avoid any employee from getting in the operation zone of the mobile home appliance.
The basic task arrangements of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance need companies to supply safe workplace, plant and systems of work for their staff members. Those who contravene the pertinent arrangements are accountable to an optimum fine of $10 million and jail time for 2 years.
In regard to today’s mishap, the LD will release a Work Safety Alert through its mobile application “OSH 2.0″site and e-mail, providing a quick account of the mishap to responsibility holders, employees’ unions, expert bodies of security specialists and others, and advising the market of the value of following security preventive procedures to avoid a reoccurrence of comparable mishaps.
The LD will likewise advise the company worried of the liability for staff members’ payment under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, help relative of the deceased to declare staff members’ settlement and carefully act on the case. For those with monetary troubles, the LD will help them to make an application for suitable emergency situation funds. Topic to the requirements and desires of relative of the departed, the LD will likewise communicate with the Social Welfare Department for monetary or other help.
For the sake of protecting the security and health of staff members at work, the LD attract companies to supply plant and systems of work that are safe and without dangers to health. Workers must 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.