Alert / Message

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Crane Safety: Smoke pouring from a tower crane and a sudden fall of a precast concrete unit during lifting operation - Safety Message No. 035/23 (November 2023)	Link
Fire Safety: Fire prevention in construction site in dry season - Safety Message No. 034/23 (November 2023)	Link
Lifting Safety: A worker was struck to death by steel bars in a construction site at Yuen Long - Safety Message No. 033/23 (October 2023)	Link
Demolition Work: A worker broke his Leg when a steel plate toppled on him in a construction site at Kwun Tong and sent to hospital - Safety Message No. 032/23 (October 2023)	Link
Hole Management: A Worker was injured by falling into a hole in a construction site at Sau Mau Ping - Safety Message No. 031/23 (October 2023)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell to death while laying cables at a construction site - Safety Message No. 030/23 (October 2023)	Link
Confined Space: Two workers died after found unconscious inside the underground pipework - Safety Message No. 029/23 (September 2023)	Link
Precast Concrete Construction: A worker crushed to death by a toppled precast concrete element in a construction site at Hung Shui Kiu - Safety Message No. 028/23 (September 2023)	Link
Guided-SWP Safety: A guided suspended working platform fell in a construction site at Murray Road and two workers were injured - Safety Message No. 027/23 (September 2023)	Link
Crane Safety: A mobile crane overturned in a construction site at Tsim Sha Tsui and its jib damaged the shelter of an adjacent bar - Safety Message No. 026/23 (September 2023)	Link
Electrical Work: A worker died after being electrocuted during electrical work in Hong Kong Science Park - Safety Message No. 025/23 (September 2023)	Link
Crane Safety: Mobile crane tilted in a construction site at Tung Chung and one worker was injured - Safety Message No. 024/23 (August 2023)	Link
Work-above-ground: A worker fell to his death from a ladder in a residential building at Kau To Shan - Safety Message No. 023/23 (August 2023)	Link
Electrical Safety/Dismantle Work: One worker died after being electrocuted and one worker was pressed by a collapsing wall and died on the same day - Safety Message No. 022/23 (August 2023)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell to death from power-operated elevating work platform during maintenance work at a sports centre - Safety Message No. 021/23 (August 2023)	Link
Confined Space: Workers working in water tank suffered from hypoxia and one lost consciousness - Safety Message No. 020/23 (July 2023)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell from a working platform in a deep pit with a steel bar piercing his thigh - Safety Message No. 019/23 (July 2023)	Link
Machinery Safety: A worker lost forearm during escalator maintenance works at Tseung Kwan O Hospital - Safety Message No. 018/23 (July 2023)	Link
Confined Space: A worker died after found collapsed inside a water tank in a construction site at Tseung Kwan O - Safety Message No. 017/23 (July 2023)	Link
New Repair, Maintenance, Alteration and Addition (RMAA) Intermediate Tradesman Collaborative Training Schemes and Certificate Programmes (July 2023)	Link
Alert on Cashflow Problems in Construction Industry (July 2023)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell to his death in a construction site at mid-levels west - Safety Message No. 016/23 (June 2023)	Link
Work Safety: An I-beam was slipped down from a steep road - Safety Message No. 015/23 (May 2023)	Link
Machinery Safety: 8 people were injured after the collapse of power-operated elevating work platform - Safety Message No. 014/23 (May 2023)	Link
Machinery Safety: Safety reminder on the management and operation of mobile plant in construction site - Safety Message No. 013/23 (May 2023)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell from 6 metres height at Tsing Yi shipyard and certified death - Safety Message No. 012/23 (May 2023)	Link
Fork-lift truck Safety: A worker was hit by a fork-lift truck at a construction site in To Kwa Wan and certified death after sending to hospital - Safety Message No. 011/23 (May 2023)	Link
Lifting Safety: 1 dead and 10 injured after a crane collapsed onto a Taichung metro train - Safety Message No. 010/23 (May 2023)	Link
Crane Safety: A worker crushed to death by gantry crane - Safety Message No. 009/23 (May 2023)	Link
Work Safety: A ferry Captain died after collapsing on board - Safety Message No. 008/23 (May 2023)	Link
Working at Height: Work Safety on Bamboo Scaffolds at Tai Kok Tsui - Safety Message No. 007/23 (May 2023)	Link
Lifting Safety: A worker was suspected to have been accidentally entangled by a rope while hoisting steel materials with a crane at a Tseung Kwan O construction site - Safety Message No. 006/23 Industrial Accident (April 2023)	Link
Working at Height: A demolition worker fell from height in a construction site at Barker Road - Safety Message No. 005/23 Industrial Accident (March 2023)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell to his death in a construction site at Anderson Road - Safety Message No. 004/23 Industrial Accident (March 2023)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell from height at Sha Tin Mei Lam Estate - Safety Message No. 003/23 Industrial Accident (March 2023)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell to his death in a construction site - Safety Message No. 002/23 Industrial Accident (February 2023)	Link
Alerts on Variation Management (February 2023)	Link
Lifting Safety: A worker fell from height together with a load during lifting operation - Safety Message No. 001/23 Industrial Accident (January 2023)	Link
Crane Safety: Serious tower crane accidents in construction sites within a week, a worker required amputation on left foot - Safety Message No. 024/22 Industrial Accident (December 2022)	Link
Crane Safety: Worker being struck by a falling I-beam and certified death after sending to hospital - Safety Message No. 023/22 Industrial Accident (December 2022)	Link
Working at Height: Scaffolder fell from height and certified death after sending to hospital - Safety Message No. 022/22 Industrial Accident (December 2022)	Link
Fire Safety: Fire prevention in construction site in dry season - Safety Message No. 021/22 Industrial Accident (December 2022)	Link
Crane Safety: Fatal accident at Tuen Mun recycling plant, the person-in-charge was struck by the I-beam and died - Safety Message No. 020/22 Industrial Accident (December 2022)	Link
Machinery Safety: A mechanic was pressed by a heavy machinery and certified died later in hospital - Safety Message No. 019/22 Industrial Accident (November 2022)	Link
Structural Safety: Steel bars fell at a construction sites in Tsim Sha Tsui, a worker was hit and died - Safety Message No. 018/22 Industrial Accident (November 2022)	Link
Traffic Works: Suspected to be hit by a concrete truck, an electrician was trapped underneath it and died - Safety Message No. 017/22 Industrial Accident (October 2022)	Link
Crane Safety: Tower crane collapsed and hit container offices resulting in three deaths and several injured - Safety Message No. 016/22 Industrial Accident (September 2022)	Link
Structural Safety: Suspected I-beam disconnected and collapsed, worker was hit and injured - Safety Message No. 015/22 Industrial Accident (September 2022)	Link
Structural Safety: Suspected concrete pier falling and hit the working platform, three workers fell from the platform - Safety Message No. 014/22 Industrial Accident (August 2022)	Link
Working at Height: Mid-levels demolition worker fell to his death - Safety Message No. 013/22 Industrial Accident (July 2022)	Link
Working at Height: Sudden descent of Gondola trapping two workers - Safety Message No. 012/22 Industrial Accident (June 2022)	Link
Working at Height: Fall of Gondola from 20th floor resulting in two deaths - Safety Message No. 011/22 Industrial Accident (June 2022)	Link
Trapped in and between objects: Worker died in Pat Heung recycling plant - Safety Message No. 010/22 Industrial Accident (May 2022)	Link
Dismantle Work: Worker struck to death in Tseung Kwan O - Safety Message No. 009/22 Industrial Accident (May 2022)	Link
Working at Height: Scaffolder fell to death in Yau Ma Tei - Safety Message No. 008/22 Industrial Accident (May 2022)	Link
Fire Safety: Two injured in a blaze at a site office in Tsuen Wan - Safety Message No. 007/22 Industrial Accident (April 2022)	Link
Working at Height: Workers fell from scaffolds and one dead, one injured - Safety Message No. 006/22 Industrial Accident (April 2022)	Link
Working at Height: A female worker fell to death at Kai Tak - Safety Message No. 005/22 Industrial Accident (April 2022)	Link
Working at Height: A worker was struck by a steel plate while operating an aerial platform - Safety Message No. 004/22 Industrial Accident (April 2022)	Link
Working at Height: A worker was suspected to have fallen from height during scaffold dismantling – Safety Message No. 003/22 Industrial Accident (February 2022)	Link
Crane Safety: A worker was trapped in between lowered jib and a pile casing - Safety Message No. 002/22 Industrial Accident (January 2022)	Link
Working at Height: Two workers were suspected to have fallen from height during metal work - Safety Message No. 001/22 Industrial Accident (January 2022)	Link
Confined Space: Two confined space accidents were happened and caused three casualties - Safety Message No. 018/21 Industrial Accident (December 2021)	Link
Falling Object: A worker was suspected to have been struck by a fallen bricks – Safety Message No. 017/21 Industrial Accident (December 2021)	Link
Market Alert No. 001/21 Considerations for Construction Material Supply Shortages around Chinese New Year 2022 (December 2021)	Link
Bamboo Scaffolds: Two workers were suspected to have fallen from height during Truss-out Bamboo Scaffolding Works at Yuen Long and Hung Hom – Safety Message No. 016/21 Industrial Accident (December 2021)	Link
Dismantle Work: A worker was killed by a fire incident on construction site – Safety Message No. 015/21 Industrial Accident (November 2021)	Link
Confined Space: Four workers were injured in a sewer manhole and one of them was certified – Safety Message No. 014/21 Industrial Accident (November 2021)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell through a floor opening of a building under construction – Safety Message No. 013/21 Industrial Accident (October 2021)	Link
Lifting Appliances Safety: A worker was struck by a wire rope while replacing wire of a crane – Safety Message No. 012/21 Industrial Accident (October 2021)	Link
Scaffold Safety: A worker was trapped under a collapsed bamboo scaffold – Safety Message No. 011/21 Industrial Accident (October 2021)	Link
Working at Height: A worker was suspected to have fallen from Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold – Safety Message No. 010/21 Industrial Accident (September 2021)	Link
Dismantle Work: A worker was suspected to have struck by a fallen I-beam being dismantled – Safety Message No. 009/21 Industrial Accident (July 2021)	Link
Machinery Safety: A worker was trapped between the pipe and the railing of the MEWP – Safety Message No. 008/21 Industrial Accident (June 2021)	Link
Working at Height: A worker was suspected to have fallen from height during while erecting a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold – Safety Message No. 007/21 Industrial Accident (June 2021)	Link
Lifting Appliances Safety: A worker was thrown out of the seat after the vehicle collided – Safety Message No. 006/21 Industrial Accident (May 2021)	Link
Lifting Operation: Two serious Lifting Accidents happened in April – Safety Message No. 005/21 Industrial Accident (April 2021)	Link
Machinery Safety: A worker was trapped between the Elevated Working Platform and a concrete column – Safety Message No. 004/21 Industrial Accident (April 2021)	Link
Working at Height: A worker was suspected to have fallen from a height of 1.2m – Safety Message No. 003/21 Industrial Accident (March 2021)	Link
Working at Height: In February, there were two fell from height accidents for RMAA works – Safety Message No. 002/21 Industrial Accident (February 2021)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell from the crane to the ground – Safety Message No. 001/21 Industrial Accident (January 2021)	Link
Market Alert No. 002/20 Considerations under COVID-19 Epidemic for Construction Projects (December 2020)	Link
Health and Hygiene: Prevention of Novel Coronavirus and Respiratory Tract Infection - Safety Message No. 001/20 (December 2020)	Link
Lifting Operation: An excavator was dropped into a shaft in the course of a lifting operation – Safety Message No. 014/20 Industrial Accident (October 2020)	Link
Procurement Alert No.001/20 Prevention of Bribery (August 2020)	Link
Structural Safety: A reinforcement bar structure collapsed killing one worker and injuring six – Safety Message No. 013/20 Industrial Accident (July 2020)	Link
Welding Work: A worker was suspected to have received an electric shock while handling a cable – Safety Message No. 012/20 Industrial Accident (July 2020)	Link
Lifting Appliances Safety: A worker was hit by a sliding component while handling those machine components – Safety Message No. 011/20 Industrial Accident (July 2020)	Link
Lifting Appliances Safety: Two workers while repairing a machine were struck by the wire rope of the machine – Safety Message No. 010/20 Industrial Accident (June 2020)	Link
Lifting Operation: A worker while erecting a Bamboo Scaffold was struck by a metal stanchion and fell together onto the podium – Safety Message No. 009/20 Industrial Accident (June 2020)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell through a structure inside a platform – Safety Message No. 008/20 Industrial Accident (May 2020)	Link
Bamboo Scaffold: A worker fell from the upper level of a bamboo scaffold of a building under renovation – Safety Message No. 007/20 Industrial Accident (May 2020)	Link
Lifting Appliances Safety: A worker was hit by a collapsed I-beam while operating an excavator – Safety Message No. 006/20 Industrial Accident (April 2020)	Link
Fire Safety: A worker while operating a hand tool found the sleeve of his clothes caught fire and suffered from burn on his body – Safety Message No. 005/20 Industrial Accident (April 2020)	Link
Lifting Operation: A worker was hit by an I-beam during lifting – Safety Message No. 004/20 Industrial Accident (March 2020)	Link
Working at Height: A worker fell from height in the course of clearing debris – Safety Message No. 003/20 Industrial Accident (March 2020)	Link
Lifting Operation: A worker was trapped between the rear part of a mobile crane and the nearby railing – Safety Message No. 002/20 Industrial Accident (January 2020)	Link
Lifting Appliances Safety: A worker was suspected of being knocked down by an excavator while leading the movement of it – Safety Message No. 007/19 Industrial Accident (December 2019)	Link
Bamboo Scaffold: A worker was fell from a bamboo scaffold at the external wall of a building under construction – Safety Message No. 006/19 Industrial Accident (December 2019)	Link
Dismantle Work: A worker was struck by a fallen I-beam being dismantled – Safety Message No. 005/19 Industrial Accident (December 2019)	Link
Working at Height: A banksman was suspected of being knocked down by a cherry picker – Safety Message No. 004/19 Industrial Accident (October 2019)	Link
Procurement Alert No.002/19 Anti-Competitive Practices (October 2019)	Link
Builder’s Lift: A worker was suspected to have been pressed by a lift car while working inside the lift shaft – Safety Message No. 003/19 Industrial Accident (October 2019)	Link
Road Works: A road worker was suspected to have fallen from a bridge deck – Safety Message No. 002/19 Industrial Accident (September 2019)	Link
Work Adjacent to Water: A worker was suspected to have fallen into sea together with the bulldozer he was operating – Safety Message No. 001/19 Industrial Accident (August 2019)	Link
Quality Alert No. 001/19 Construction Quality Supervision (March 2019)	Link
Health and Hygiene: Safety Precaution for Dengue Fever Infection - Safety Alert No. 002/18 (October 2018)	Link
Lifting Operation: Lifting Operation Safety - Safety Alert No. 001/18 (January 2018)	Link
Bamboo Scaffold: Work Safety on Bamboo Scaffolds - Safety Alert No. 001/17 (April 2017)	Link
Road Works: Road Maintenance Works Safety - Safety Alert No. 003/16 (August 2016)	Link
Health and Hygiene: Safety Precaution for Zika Virus Infection - Safety Alert No. 002/16 (July 2016)	Link
Lifting Appliances Safety: Lorry-mounted Cranes Pre-use Checklist - Safety Alert No. 001/16 (June 2016)	Link
Traffic Works: Traffic Safety on Construction Sites - Safety Alert No. 003/15 (December 2015)	Link
Lifting Appliances Safety: Safety of Lorry-mounted Cranes - Safety Alert No.002/15 (October 2015)	Link
Builder’s Lift: Safe Use of Vertical Transportation at Construction Sites - Safety Alert No. 001/15 (January 2015)	Link
Procurement Alert No. 001/14 Use of On-Demand Performance Bonds in Construction Contracts (September 2014)	Link
Fire Safety: Fire Safety on Construction Sites - Safety Alert No. 001/14 (April 2014)	Link
Underground Utilities: Excavation Works in the Vicinity of Underground Utilities – Buried Gas Pipes and Cables - Safety Alert No. 001/13 (December 2013)	Link
Procurement Alert No.001/13 Recent Issues of Concern on Tendering of Construction Contracts (May 2013)	Link

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