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Ming Tat Engineering Company Limited was fined $48,000 at Shatin Magistrates' Court today (May 19) for violation of the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations. The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.
The case involved a fatal accident on March 7 last year on a renovation site in Tai Po. A worker fell to his death while erecting a bamboo scaffold at the external wall of a shopping centre.
According to Regulation 38A(2) of the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations, the contractor shall ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, suitable and adequate safe access to and egress from a place of work is provided. Any contractor who fails to do so is liable to a maximum fine of $200,000.
According to Regulation 38B(1) of the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations, the contractor shall take adequate steps to prevent a person from falling from a height of two metres or more. Any contractor who fails to do so is liable to a maximum fine of $200,000.
Ends/Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Issued at HKT 18:46
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