Construction firms in Hong Kong are paying far greater attention to safety practices
By HK Lawyer AJ Halkes Barrister-at-Law
Something unexpected in a hole? Or someone down there waiting for a decision?
Good to see safety helmets on all, even when nothing’s overhead.
Good to see high-visibility jackets on all, even when everyone’s on a pavement.
Less good to see one of the team focused on his phone; but that’s the world we live in.
Construction industry players in Hong Kong are paying far more attention to safety these days. Though until a culture of prosecuting frontline non-compliant workers moves into constant enforcement against them by the Labour Department, systemic improvements will be slower than could or might be the case.
Real change follows where individuals face personal consequences for non-compliance; that can drive a safety and compliance culture in any industry, very effectively.
A commercial driver who speeds gets prosecuted themselves, not the employing company, and an individual industry card-holding construction worker can comfortably sit in the same category. They know the rules; they’ve been trained, so they can reasonably be expected to act accordingly.
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