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Wing Shun Air¡VEngineering Co. was fined $15,000 at Eastern Magistrates' Court today (February 20) for violation of the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations. The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.
The case involved a fatal accident on July 30 last year at a construction site in Wan Chai. A worker fell to his death when inspecting a split-type air-conditioner at the external wall of a building.
According to 38B(1A), 68(1)(a) and 68(2)(g) of Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations, contractors must take adequate steps to prevent a person on the site from falling from a height of two metres or more. Any contractor who fails to do so is liable to a fine of $200,000 and imprisonment for 12 months.
Ends/Friday, February 20, 2009
Issued at HKT 14:48
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