The chairman of the Construction Industry Council on Saturday stated much heavier charges enforced previously this year have actually not minimized the variety of deaths at building and construction websites, which it is more vital to support the awareness of security. Thomas Ho informed an RTHK radio program while managers might now deal with a two-year prison sentence and a fine of HK$ 10 million over commercial events, the variety of casualties have actually increased somewhat this year. He worried that half of the over twenty deadly events this year might have been avoided if employees had actually utilized safety belt appropriately and run the risk of evaluation had actually been done. Ho included the council has actually been training employees to prioritise security and he wants to see an enhancement in the next couple of years. “A modification in culture can not be accomplished over night. I hope that in 3 to 5 years’ time, every employee will connect their security utilizes [to a point] as soon as they’re working [from height]… which vibrant threat evaluation will be done,” he stated. Ho included that Hong Kong might import as much as 7,000 building and construction employees by the 3rd quarter of 2024 to alleviate a workforce crunch, which the council is increase efforts to train more regional employees.
‘Safety culture required to avoid employee deaths’
