Alerts

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Run Over by Container Truck

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker crushed to death by collapsed wall at village house in Yuen Long

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker died after found unconscious in a manhole at a back alley in Yau Ma Tei

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker falls to death while working on a bamboo scaffold in Sau Mau Ping

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Health protection measures for construction workers

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Fire safety at construction sites

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Trapped between Crawler-mounted Crane and Metal Railing

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was trapped between a mobile crane and a metal railing nearby at a construction site in Tai Po

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Concrete Slab

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Struck by Maintenance Train

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker suspected being electrocuted while repairing air conditioning at a primary school in Fanling

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker drowned in water for seepage test at a residential building in Tuen Mun and passed away 13 days later

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell to his death while installing metal mould at a construction site in Kwu Tung

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Safety suggestions for transporting cranes and its components

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Two recent fatal accidents involving workers being hit by vehicle and engineering train

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Drowned in Water for Seepage Test

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Trapped by Lift Car inside Lift Shaft

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Implementation of anti-mosquito measures on site to prevent Chikungunya Fever

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Struck by Collapsed Portal

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Safety suggestions for preventing the“composite slabs”from collapsing

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Safety suggestions for transporting long metal loads by vehicles

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell to his death at a house in Tai Lam Chung

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell from height at a construction site in Kai Tak and was injured

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Safety reminder on dismantling of damaged bamboo scaffolds

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Stair Landing during Flame Cutting Work

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A metal structure collapsed at a construction site in Chek Lap Kok resulting in one dead and one injured

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Tail Lift of Lorry

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell to his death at a house in Sheung Shui

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Two workers involved in vessel-related accidents: One dead and one injured

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Metal Canopy

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell to his death at a construction site in Fanling

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Height while Erecting Bamboo Scaffold

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was struck by a slewing excavator at a foundation site and passed away three days later

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Struck by Slewing Excavator

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was injured after being hit by a fork-lift truck at a construction site in Kai Tak

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Safe operation of truck-mounted crane

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Struck to Fall off Mobile Elevating Work Platform by Detached I-beam

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Wooden Folding Ladder

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Struck by Falling Curtain Wall Panel

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Struck by Falling Metal Pipes

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was struck by I-Beam and fell to death at a construction site in Fo Tan

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Trapped by Moving Parts of Escalator

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell to his death from a wooden ladder at Jardine’s Lookout

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Eleven workers injured after a bamboo scaffold collapsed at a construction site in Kai Tak

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was struck to death by metal pipes at an open area in Sheung Shui

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Mobile elevating work platform safety

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was struck to death by glass curtain wall at a construction site in Yau Ma Tei

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Trapped between Elevating Work Platform and Ceiling

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Trapped by Material Hoist

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Suspended Metal Walkway Panel

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Height while Dismantling a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was trapped between a mobile elevating work platform and a beam at a construction site in Tung Chung

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Appealing to Construction Industry Stakeholders Adopt Safety Measures to Ensure Safety of Workers

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Unprotected Edge of Belt Loader

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was trapped between a mobile elevating work platform and a steel structure at a construction site in the airport

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker died after being crushed by a material hoist at a construction site in Tai Wai

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell to his death at a construction site in the airport

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Fatal fall of a worker while dismantling a bamboo scaffold in Kowloon City

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Height while Dismantling a Bamboo Scaffold

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Fatal fall of a worker while dismantling a bamboo scaffold in Ho Man Tin

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Unprotected Void of Scaffolding

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Pressed to Death by Falling Equipment

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell to his death from a building in Kwai Chung

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Five workers injured after a Jib fell from a mobile crane

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Trapped between Excavator and Dump Truck

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Height while Erecting a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was trapped between a truck and an excavator at a construction site in Kwai Chung

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell from height at a construction site in Wong Chuk Hang and was injured

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell to his death from a building in Tsuen Wan

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–1) Struck to Death by Falling Metal Pipes 2) Fall from a Metal Ladder

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Struck to Death by Falling Metal I-beams

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A stabiliser of bored pile fell from a lorry to a carriageway in Kai Tak

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell from a grab loader at a construction site in Kwun Tong

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Fire safety at construction sites

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council– A worker was struck to death by metal pipes at a cargo working area in Tai Kok Tsui

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell from a working platform in Chek Lap Kok and was injured

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–An excavator crushed a worker’s right foot at a construction site in Chek Lap Kok

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was struck to death by I-beams in a warehouse at Yuen Long

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A concrete mixer truck overturned in a construction site at the airport resulting in a driver being injured

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–1) Struck to Death by Falling Metal Boards, 2) Trapped in Elevating Work Platform

Latest Occupational Safety and Health (“OSH”) Information (May 2024)

Preventing Falling Objects from Superstructure

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A mobile working platform toppled at a workplace in Siu Sai Wan resulting in one worker being injured

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was trapped to death by a power-operated elevating work platform at a construction site in Kai Tak

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was struck to death by a metal board in a warehouse at Yuen Long

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fallen from Tail Lift of a Truck

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Two Workers were suspected of inhaling hazardous gas at a manhole and certified dead after sending to hospital

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A steel bar pierced through a worker’s thigh in a construction site at Chek Lap Kok

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A pile driver overturned at a site in Sau Mau Ping

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A fire broke out at a construction site in Hung Shui Kiu

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Fall from Scaffolding

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Struck to Death by a Bundle of Timbers

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell to his death at a construction site in Kwai Chung

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Three Passers-by injured by falling glass fragments from a construction site at Tsim Sha Tsui

Labour Department Work Safety Alert–Collapse of Bamboo Scaffold

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A bamboo scaffold collapsed at a construction site in Kai Tak causing the death of two workers and injuring three workers

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Two workers injured in a blast near a main switch room in Chai Wan during a welding work

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Two incidents in a day related to worker falling from bamboo scaffolding, resulting in injuries of two workers

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was suspected of being trapped by a power-operated elevating work platform and lost consciousness at construction site in Kai Tak

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A lorry-mounted crane toppled on a construction site in Wong Chuk Hang resulting in damage to two trucks and three workers being injured

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker died after being trapped by a cargo loader at a repair workshop in Chek Lap Kok

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell in a store at Tsim Sha Tsui and certified dead after two days

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker was trapped to death by a tractor on a landfill at Ta Kwu Ling

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fell to his death on a construction site at Yau Tong

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–Two recent incidents related to excavators – An excavator fell into a fishpond and another was toppled during transportation

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker suspected being electrocuted in a residential building in Tseung Kwan O and certified dead after sending to the hospital

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker was struck by a moving plant on a construction site at The Peak and certified dead after sending to hospital

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker suspected damaging the electricity cable in a site at Lau Fau Shan and caused several workers injured

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Two lifting incidents – Falling of steel bars and toppling of sedimentation tank during lifting

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker was struck to death by an aluminum board on a construction site at Tung Chung

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker was pressed by collapsing concrete in a village house at Kwai Chung

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Smoke pouring from a tower crane and a sudden fall of a precast concrete unit during lifting operation

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker was struck to death by steel bars on a construction site at Yuen Long (30 October 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker broke his leg when a steel plate toppled on him on a construction site at Kwun Tong and sent to hospital (24 October 2023)

Labour Department – Latest Occupational Safety and Health Information – Special theme: Truss-out Bamboo Scaffolds Safety (October 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker fell into an opening on a construction site at Sau Mau Ping (24 October 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Two workers died after found unconscious inside the underground pipework (24 September 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker fell to death while laying cables at a construction site (10 October 2023)

Labour Department – Online Registration for Courses in Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Centre and Public Talks on Occupational Health

Occupational Safety and Health Council –“Green Cross” Quarterly Issues (April- June 2023)

Labour Department Work Safety Alert – Struck to Death by an Overturned Precast Concrete Wall Panel (September 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Two workers died after being found unconscious inside the underground pipework (24 September 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Call for Immediate Joint Action to Ensure Workers Safety

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker crushed to death by a toppled precast façade on a construction site at Hung Shui Kiu (21 September 2023)

Safety Message from Labour Department – Implementation of the remaining four elements specified in Part 3 of Schedule 4 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation

Labour Department Work Safety Alert – Knocked Down by Vehicle (September 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A guided suspended working platform fell and two workers were injured on a construction site at Murray Road (18 September 2023)

Labour Department Work Safety Alert – Suspected Electrocution while Dismantling a Cable from a Switchboard (September 2023)

Safety Message from Drainage Services Department – Flood prevention measures at construction sites

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Another worker died in suspected electrocution during electrical work in Science Park (10 September 2023)

Occupational Safety and Health Council– The Promotional Campaign on (Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work in Hot Environment)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Mobile crane tilted in a construction site at Tung Chung and one worker was injured (28 August 2023)

Labour Department Work Safety Alert – Pressed to death by collapsed wall

Labour Department Work Safety Alert – Suspected Electrocution while Relocating Electrical Installations

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker fell to his death from a ladder in a residential building at Kau To Shan (24 August 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Two workers died in separate accidents on the same day- one from electrocution and the other from a collapsing wall (19 August 2023)

Labour Department Work Safety Alert – Fallen with a Toppled Mobile Elevating Work Platform (August 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker fatally fell from a power-operated elevating work platform during maintenance work at sports centre (7 August 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker fell into a 5-meter deep pit with a steel bar piercing his thigh (21 July 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council –Workers working in water tank suffered from hypoxia and one was in coma (28 July 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council –A worker’s forearm was cut off during escalator maintenance works at Tseung Kwan O Hospital (8 July 2023)

Occupational Safety and Health Council – "Green Cross" Quarterly Issue (Jan- Mar 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council –A worker died at the bottom of water tank on a construction site at Tseung Kwan O (4 July 2023)

Labour Department Work Safety Alert – Fall through a Skylight Opening (June 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker fell to his death on a construction site at Mid-levels West (10 June 2023)

Labour Department Work Safety Alert - Trapped to Death between a Forklift Truck and a Power-operated Elevating Work Platform (May 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – An I-beam slipped down on a steep road during handling and transportation of construction materials

Labour Department Work Safety Alert – Fallen from a Metal Access Tower (May 2023)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Attacked by Bees/ Wasps (May 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Safety reminder on the management and operation of mobile plant in construction site

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council–A worker fatally fell from a working platform in a shipyard at Tsing Yi (17 May 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker was fatally hit by a forklift truck on site at To Kwa Wan (16 May 2023)

Suggestion for Lunch – OSHC

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Crane collapsed in central Taiwan

Labour Department introduced Guidance Notes on Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work

Labour Department Work Safety Alert - Fall into a Lift Well of an Office Building

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council –Work safety on bamboo scaffolds at Tai Kok Tsui

Safety first during working at height - OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall through a Floor Opening (March 2023)

Occupational Safety and Health Information from Labour Department – The Occupational Safety and Occupational Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2023

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – 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

CIC Safety Reminder on Site Supervision Before and After Holiday

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height (21 March 2023)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A demolition worker fell from height in a construction site at Baker Road on 28 March 2023

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker fell to his death in a construction site at Anderson Road on 21 March 2023

2 Newly Released Work Safety Alert Animations from Labour Department

Occupational Safety and Health Council – “Green Cross” Quarterly Issues (Oct- Dec 2022)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker fell from height at Sha Tin Mei Lam Estate on 6 March 2023

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A fire incident happened in the construction site in Tsim Sha Tsui on 2 March 2023

A new comic from Occupational Safety and Health Council – Safety of Truss-out Scaffolds

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall Over Parapet Wall (14 February 2023)

Safety Message from Environmental Protection Department – Prevention of muddy water discharge from Government Projects

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fell Together with a Collapsed Metal Platform (31 January 2023)

A worker fell to his death in a construction site at Chai Wan on 14 February 2023

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council –Accident in construction site in the artificial Island of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge A worker fell from height together with a load during lifting operation on 31 January 2023

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen from a Truck (22 January 2023)

The new publications from Construction Industry Council – CIC Beginner's Guides on Construction Digitalisation

Occupational Safety and Health Council – “Green Cross” Quarterly Issues (Jul- Sep 2022)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck to Death by a Burst Fender Panel (15 December 2022)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Serious tower crane accidents in Construction Sites within a week, a worker required amputation on left foot on 24 December 2022

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck to Death by a Collapsed Metal I-beam (14 December 2022)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen from a Bamboo Scaffold Under Erection (13 December 2022)

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Demolition Work Safety

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Worker being struck by a falling I-beam and certified dead after sending to hospital on 14 December 2022

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Pressed by Collapsed U-channels (8 December 2022)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Scaffolder fell from height and certified dead after sending to hospital on 13 December 2022

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council –Fire prevention on construction site in dry season

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council –Fatal accident at Tuen Mun recycling plant The person-in-charge was struck by the I-beam and died on 8 December 2022

Labour Department - New Online Registration System for Occupational Safety & Health Courses / Public Talks & Occupational Health Clinic

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped underneath a Vibratory Compactor (8 November 2022)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of Reinforcement Bar Structure (8 November 2022)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Steel bars fell at a construction site in Tsim Sha Tsui, a worker was hit and died (8 November 2022)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fallen from a Mobile Platform Ladder (October 2022)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Security Guard Falling from Height from Flat Roof on 23 October 2022

A new comic from Occupational Safety and Health Council – Preventing High Blood Pressure

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – an electrician was suspected to be hit by a concrete truck, trapped underneath it and died on 14 October 2022

Latest Occupational Safety and Health ("OSH") Information from Labour Department - Guide on Construction and Work Safety of Truss-out Bamboo Scaffolds, Accident Casebook – Lifting Operation, and Treatment of Persons receiving Electric Shocks

Systemic Safety Alerts from Labour Department – Demolition Work Safety and Machinery Safety of Waste Recycling Industry

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of a Tower Crane on 7 September 2022

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Power-operated Elevating Work Platforms Safety

Circular Letter from Buildings Department – Structural Safety and Integrity of Tower Cranes in Construction Sites

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Tower crane collapsed and hit container offices resulting in three deaths and several injured on 7 September 2022

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Suspected I-Beam disconnected and collapsed A worker was hit and injured

Safety measures from the Labour Department – Safe Operation of Sliding Gates

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Pressed to Death by a Toppled Sliding Gate on 15 August 2022

Publications from the Labour Department – Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work

Safety Guidelines from Construction Industry Council – Guidelines on Site Safety Measures for Working in Hot Weather (Version 4, April 2022)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – A Worker Falling through a Floor Opening of a residential building under demolition on 7 July 2022

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – A Worker Falling Over Staircase Railing from a Wooden Ladder on 4 July 2022

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall through Floor Openings

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Lifting Work Accident Casebook

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Two Workers Fallen with a Collapsed Suspended Working Platform on 13 June 2022 and Advisory Letter from Labour Department – Safe Use of Suspended Working Platform

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Fall of gondola from 20th floor resulting in two deaths on 13 June 2022

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped by Revolving Cutters of a Bale Breaker on 30 May 2022

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Worker died in Pat Heung Recycling Plant on 30 May 2022

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Pressed to Death by a Toppled Metal Lift Shaft Working Platform on 26 May 2022

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Life First Campaign 2022

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen from Height while Engaging in the Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold Erection Work (7 May 2022)

Guidance Notes from Labour Department - Guide on Construction and Work Safety of Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Third Stage of Vaccine Pass Arrangement on Construction Sites, Vaccinated with Three Doses with Effect from 31 May 2022

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Fallen from a Collapsed Bamboo Scaffold Under Erection (27 April 2022)

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Scaffolder fell to death in Yau Ma Tei (7 May 2022)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Fall through a Floor Opening

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A female worker fell to death at a Kai Tak site on 18 April 2022

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from Height while Dismantling a Bamboo Scaffold

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker fell from height when dismantling a bamboo scaffold

Flexible arrangement of Labour Department for employees who are unable to complete Mandatory Safety Training Revalidation Courses in Time

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped between a Crane Boom under Repair and a Foundation Plant

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen from a Mobile Elevating Work Platform

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A fatal accident of repairing a crawler-mounted crane

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Two workers fell from height leading to one death and one seriously injured

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Two fatal accidents of confined space occurred (December 2021)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Gas Poisoning in Drainage Work

Work Safety Alerts from Labour Department – 1. Fall from Height while Dismantling a Truss-out Scaffold 2. Struck to Death by Falling Objects

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Erecting a Truss-out Scaffold

Occupational Safety and Health Council – Occupational Safety and Health Comics Issue 6 - Stop Falling Tools with Tool Lanyards

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fire Broken Out inside a Godown under Demolition

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Two Industrial Accidents (Nov 2021)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Workers Injured in an Underground Sewage Facility

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A fatal accident happened at Sewage Treatment Works

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Knocked Down by a Tow Truck

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Pressed to Death by an Elevating Work Platform

Occupational Safety and Health Council –“Green Cross” Quarterly Issues (Jul- Sep 2021)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by Wire Rope of a Crawler Crane under Repair

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall through a Floor Opening

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker fell through a floor opening from M/F to 1/F of a building under construction

Safety Message from Electrical and Mechanical Services Department – Protection to Electricity Supply Lines

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker was struck by a suddenly broken wire rope of the crane (October 2021)

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department –Circular Saw Safety

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council –A worker was trapped under a collapsed bamboo scaffold (October 2021)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped to Death by a Lorry

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Trapped by Collapsed Bamboo Scaffolds

Latest Occupational Safety and Health (“OSH”) Information from Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from Height while Erecting a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker suspected to have fallen from height while carrying out work on the external wall of a building

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Suspected to have been Electrocuted at a Pump Room

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen with the Working Platform of a Collapsed Truck-mounted Elevating Work Platform

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Work-at-Height／Work above Ground

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck to Death by a Fallen Metal I-beam

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker was suspected of being struck by a fallen metal I-beam being dismantled at a trench

OSHC – ‘Safety Saves Lives’ Videos and OSH information

Safety Tips for Road Works - Occupational Safety and Health Council

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – 3 Industrial Accidents (May & June 2021)

Prevention of Heat Stroke – Occupational Safety and Health Council

Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen from Height

Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen from Height while Engaging in the Bamboo Scaffold Erection Work

Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height

Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped underneath the Dumping Platform of a Dumper

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Prevent Heat Stroke and Other Health Problems in Hot Weather

Safety Alert from Labour Department –Installation of Safety Devices on Euro V Goods Vehicles fitted with Tail Lifts

Safety Alert from Labour Department – A Worker Rammed into a Rock

Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Roof

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Lifting Operation

Practicing Chemical Safety Keeps You Well Animation Series & Chemical Safety for Daily Life Pamphlets – OSHC

Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Concrete Skip under Lifting

Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by Displaced Panels

19 Work Safety Alert Animations from Labour Department

Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen from a Bamboo Scaffold

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Two workers were suspected to have been struck by lifting load and passed away

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A worker was struck and trapped between an elevated working platform and a column

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by an Elevating Working Platform

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Fallen Solar Panel

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A Worker suspected to have fallen from a height of 1.2m and passed away later

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from a Wooden Ladder

Latest Occupational Safety and Health (“OSH”) Information from Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fallen from a Toppled Step Platform

Safety Message from Labour Department – Work-above-ground Adjacent to Landings/ Balconies of Buildings

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from Height

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from a Step-Ladder

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – List of Reference Materials for High Risk Activities

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Two Workers fell from Height and Passed Away when Performing Drainage Work and Installing Window Glass Panes on Upper Floor of Buildings at Different Construction Sites

Appeal for Support to Implement Compulsory Testing Measures on Works Sites

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Regular Testing at Sites Protect Workforce from COVID-19

Working at Height, Safety in Lifting Operation and Demolition Works and Tips on Prevention of COVID-19 – OSHC

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Good Practice on Preventive Measures Against COVID-19 for Construction Sites

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen into a Refuse Chute

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen from the Deck of a Telescopic Mobile Crane

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – A Worker fell for 2m from a Crane on a Construction Site

Comic from Occupational Safety & Health Council – “Move for Health - Let's Seize Chance to Do More Physical Activities”

Safety Precautions against Hazards of Ultraviolet in Workplace – OSHC

Hazards and Safety Precautions of Lifting Operation – OSHC

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Good Practice on Preventive Measures Against COVID-19 for Construction Sites

Announcement from Labour Department –Prevention of COVID-19 in Construction Sites

2 Work Safety Alert Animations from Labour Department

Pointing and Calling practice on New Works sites

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen from Height

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold Safety

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fallen from Height while Erecting a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from the rooftop of a building

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Pressed to Death by a Toppled Metal Hoarding

Health Message from Occupational Safety & Health Council – Information about“Coronavirus Disease 2019”

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height through Floor Openings

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall Through a Floor Opening

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Electrical Works

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall Through a Void

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Pressed to Death by Collapsed Wall

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Excavator was accidentally dropped into a Shaft in the Course of a Lifting Operation on a Works Site

17 Work Safety Alert Animations, Report of unsafe practices and working conditions at workplace and OSH complaint platform from Labour Department

Protection of Underground Services from Damages due to Excavations

Announcement from Labour Department – Flexible arrangement for Employees who are unable to complete Mandatory Safety Training Revalidation Courses in time (Latest arrangement of September 2020)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall into a Subsided Hole and Trapped to Death

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of Reinforcement Bar Structure

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Suspected Electrocution while touching Cable of Electric Arc Welding Equipment

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Pressed to Death by a Machine Component on a Vehicle Platform

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Folding Step-Ladder

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Struck to Death by a machine component sliding down on the lorry compartment

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by Fallen Metal Beam and Fell from Height

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Wire Rope of a Winch

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Struck to Death by a Metal Stanchion

Message from Occupational Safety and Health Council – Promotional Campaign on "Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work in a Hot Environment"

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of a Metal Scaffold

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Prevention of being Struck by Falling Objects

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Dismantling a Mobile Tubular Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by Dispersed Metal Tubes and Fell from Height

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Hot Work on Metal Tanks/ Containers with Flammable/ Combustible Substances/ Residues

Letter from Labour Department – Stepping up Measures to Prevent Heat Stroke in the Construction Industry

Announcement from Labour Department –Flexible arrangement for Employees who are unable to complete Mandatory Safety Training Revalidation Courses in time

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall to Death from a Plant Room

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by fallen bamboo members and fell from height

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Worker fell through a structure in plant room

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Worker fell from bamboo scaffold

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Struck to Death by an I-Beam

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Prevention of COVID-19 (2nd Version)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck to Death by a Metal Strut

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Worker suffered from burn during work

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Retaining Wall

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Struck to Death by an I-Beam

Infection Control Branch of the Centre for Health Protection - Guidelines on MINIMAL Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements (Interim) [Revision: 26 March 2020 (version 3)]

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Fall from Height

Comic from Occupational Safety & Health Council – “Promote Sense of Situational Awareness and Prevention of Site Accidents”

Health Message from Occupational Safety & Health Council –Construction Industry – Infection Control Guideline of Workplace, Sedentary Services – Infection Control Guideline of Workplace and COVID – 19 OSH Information Pack

Safety Message from Construction Industry Council – Prevention of Novel Coronavirus and Respiratory Tract Infection

Infection Control Branch of the Centre for Health Protection - Guidelines on MINIMAL Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements (Interim)

Poster from Construction Industry Council – Prevention of Novel Coronavirus and Respiratory Tract Infection

Letter from Construction Industry Council –Precautionary Measures against Severe Respiratory Disease associated with a Novel Infections Agent

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Metal A ladder

17 Work Safety Alert Animations from Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped between a Mobile Crane and a Railing

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped by the Conveyor Belt of a Rock Crushing Plant

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Use of Mobile Cranes

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Work at height

Work Safety Alert Animations on "Struck by Falling Object" and "Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold" from Labour Department

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Trapped to Death between Mobile Crane and Railing

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Guidelines on Site Safety Measures for Working in Hot Weather – Version 3

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Planter

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Knocked down by an Excavator

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Suspected of being knocked down by an excavator

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck to Death by a Collapsed I-Beam

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Fatal accident involving Fall of Person from a bamboo scaffold at upper level of the external wall of a building

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department –Risk Control of Workplace Vehicles and Mobile Plant

Letter from Labour Department – Erection, Substantial Addition, Alteration or Dismantling of Scaffolds under Immediate Supervision of Competent Persons

Work Safety Alert Animation on "Struck to Death due to Bursting of Tyre" from Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck to Death by a Reversing Water Wagon

Construction Industry Council Safety Message –Suspected to have been struck by a fallen I-beam being dismantled

Work Safety Alert Animation on "Fall through a Fragile Roof" from Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Pressed to Death by a Descending Lift Car

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Handling of Heavy Objects in Workplaces

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Suspected of being knocked down by a cherry picker

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Fall to Death from a Viaduct

Construction Industry Council Safety Message - Fatal accident suspected to have fallen from bridge deck

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department - Excavation in the Vicinity of Underground Electricity Cables

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Fall through a Window Opening

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fallen into Sea together with a Bulldozer

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Pressed to Death by a Toppled Sliding Gate

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Wooden Formwork

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Struck by a Descending Material Hoist and Fell from Height

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Fatal Accident involving a Worker Operating a Bulldozer fell together with it into the sea

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Operator Pressed to Death by a Toppled Excavator

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Struck to Death by Falling Concrete Debris

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Accident Related To a Material Hoist

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Trapped to death by an Excavator

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Struck by a Falling Concrete

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Crushed to Death by Toppled Aluminum Panels

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Inflation of Tyres of Heavy Mechanical Vehicles

Work Safety Alert (Animation) from Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck to Death by a Toppled Wooden Crate

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by Moving Vehicle on Carriageway

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department –Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold Safety

Stepping up Measures to Prevent Heat Stroke in the Construction Industry - Labour Department

New TV and Radio Announcements in the Public Interest (API) on 'Report of unsafe practices and working conditions at workplace' - Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from a Pile Casing Rotator

Online Occupational Safety and Health Complaint Platform of Labour Department

Work Safety Alert Animation on "Struck by Excavator" and "Struck by Falling Objects during Lifting" from Labour Department

Construction Industry Council Safety Message - Struck by falling timber and fell to death when working at an exterior working platform

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Falling Wooden Batten and Fell from Height

Preparing for the Rainy Season 2019 Flood Prevention Measures on Construction Sites

Work Safety Alert Animation on "Fall through a Floor Opening" and "Fall from a Wooden Ladder" from Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped by the Deformed Elevating Work Platform

Understanding the Hazard of Using Chain Saw by Safety Training – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall through a Floor Opening

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from Height from a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Knock over by a lorry

Work Safety Alert Animation on "Work at Height Safety" and "Safe Operation of Excavator" from Labour Department

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Fall from Height

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Erecting a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Dismantling a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Risk Control of Workplace Vehicles and Mobile Plant

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Knocked over by a Lorry

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Fall from Truss-out Scaffold

Systemic Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from Height through Floor Openings

Construction Industry Council Safety Message –Struck by a Lorry

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from Roof

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Receptacle Cage Top of Material Hoist

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Suspected Electric Shock while Conducting Pipe Cutting Work

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Suspected Electric Shock

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Drowning in Mangrove Swamp

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Accident apparently related to use of material hoist

Construction Industry Council Safety Alert No. 002/18 - Safety Precaution for Dengue Fever Infection

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Lorry

Fall through Floor Opening

Site Precautionary Measures for Typhoon

Damage to Government Water Mains by Contractors

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a wooden ladder

Mosquito Control and Personal Protective Measures on Construction Sites

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Truck-mounted Crane

Construction Safety Week 2018 Safety training Video–Construction Industry Council

Reminder on Guidance Notes on Safety and Health of Hand-dug Tunnelling Work – Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold inside a Lift Shaft

Newly Launched Video to Promote Site Safety Strategies for Capital Works New Works of the Hong Kong Housing Authority

To Analyse Safety of Working at Suspended Working Platforms by Dynamic Risk Assessment – OSHC

Occupational Safety and Health of Cleansing Work: Safety of Working at Refuse Chutes – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped to Death by a Loader under Repair

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Accident Related to Fall from Height

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – Incidents Related to Mobile Machinery Operations

Guidance Notes on the Selection, Use and Maintenance of Safety Helmets – Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Upper Roof

Safety of Working at Bamboo Scaffolds in Proximity to Tramway – Construction Industry Council

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – An Industrial Accident on 24 May 2018 of a Worker Falling from Height in a Residential Site in Ho Man Tin

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Installing Metal Claddings on Roof

Metal Frame of a Reverse Circulation Drilling System

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold

Prevention of heat stroke and other health-related issues arising from hot and humid weather – Construction Industry Council

Newly Launched Work Safety Alert Animation from Labour Department

Construction Industry Council Safety Message – An Industrial Accident on 29 April 2018 of a Worker Falling from Height in a Redevelopment Site

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height While Erecting a Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of a Derrick Crane

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped by a Lift Car

“Overview of Work-at-Height Safety” - Labour Department

Construction Industry Council Safety Alert - A Serious Accident on 27 March 2018 Related to Bamboo Scaffolds

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Installing Glass Panel at Skylight

Labour Department withdraws recognition of safety training course – Labour Department

Proper Use of Suitable Safety Helmet with Chin Strap on Construction Sites – Labour Department

Safety Alert No. 001 / 18 from Construction Industry Council–Lifting Operation Safety

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Metal Bracket under Lifting

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Fallen Load

Innovative Safety Enhancement – OSHC

Safe Work at Refuse Chutes – Labour Department

Guidance Notes on Safety and Health of Hand-dug Tunnelling Work – Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped by a Lift Car

“Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety” - Labour Department

“Guidelines on Planking Arrangement for Providing Working Platforms on Bamboo Scaffolds (Version 2)” - Construction Industry Council

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped inside a Lift Shaft

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by an Excavator

Fatal case study of electrocution of worker inside the drum of concrete mixer – OSHC

Occupational Safety and Health for cleansing workers – OSHC

Subsidy scheme for improved light-duty working platform for Small Medium Enterprise – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Sheet Pile

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Carrying out Air-conditioning Work

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Portable Metal Ladder

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Falling from a Metal Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Roof

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Displacement of a Bamboo Scaffold

Revised Code of Practice for Safe Use of Mobile Cranes - Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Planter

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Electrocuted During Installation of Air-conditioning System

Summary of the Occupational Safety and Health Survey for Landscape Works – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Crushed underneath the Crawler of an Excavator under Repair

Construction Safety Poster No. 002/17 from Construction Industry Council – Fire Prevention

Systematic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Preventing trapping hazard for work underneath the raised dump body of truck

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped by the Jib of a Truck-mounted Crane

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Mobile Ladder Platform

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Drowning in Hand-dug Tunnel

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of a Tower Crane

Site Safety Handbook and Pictorial Guide to Planning and Design for Safety (2017 Edition)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Overturning of a Wheel-mounted Crane

Stepping up Measures to Prevent Heat Stroke in the Construction Industry - Labour Department

Provision of Barriers to External Openings and Floor Openings on Working Floors

Safety Alert No. 001 / 17 from Construction Industry Council–Work Safety on Bamboo Scaffolds

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Working Platform Erected at External Wall

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of a Temporary Working Platform Over the Sea

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Metal Platform under Construction

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Upper Floor of a Superstructure

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped underneath the Dump Body of a Grab Loader

Construction Safety Poster No. 001/17 from Construction Industry Council – Lifting Safety

Awareness on Safety Measures for Construction Site Vehicles and Mobile Plant – Construction Industry Council

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Climbing Down a Metal Scaffold

Protection of Existing Government Water Mains – Water Supplies Department

Systematic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Lift Works

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Ladder while Conducting Inspection of Air-conditioning Units

“Guidelines on Safety of Lift Shaft Works (Volume 4 - Builders' Lift within Lift Shaft)” - Construction Industry Council

Use of “Pointing and Calling” in Operation of Hoisting Machine on Site – OSHC

Safety of Working on Gondola – OSHC

Systematic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Road/Roadside Work Safety

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of a Working Platform on Metal Falsework

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of Catchfans of Scaffolding

Guidelines on Work-Above-Ground Safety – CIC

Good Housekeeping on Site in Construction Industry – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by Moving Vehicle on a Carriageway

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Overturning of a Crawler-mounted Piling Rig

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Being Trapped by the Grab of a Grab Loader

Use of ‘Pointing and Calling’ to Ensure Safety of Working at Height – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Falling from an Extended Outrigger of a Truck-mounted Crane

Prevention of Zika Virus Infection and Anti-mosquito Measures in Construction Sites - Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Electrocution when Laying Electric Cable

Safe Transportation Arrangement at the Entrance of Construction Site

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Falling through a Plastic Panel from the Top of a Covered Walkway

Systematic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Good Housekeeping on Site – Protection of Workers against Protruding Rebars

Safety Alert No. 003 / 16 from Construction Industry Council–Road Maintenance Works Safety

Safety Alert No. 002 / 16 from Construction Industry Council – Safety Precaution for Zika Virus Infection

Construction Industry Safety & Health Bulletin Issue 48 – OSHC – Safety in Outdoor Work

Work Safety of Underground Pipeline Excavation – OSHC

Important Safety Notes in Handling Hand-held Electrical Tools – OSHC

Stepping up Measures to Prevent Heat Stroke in the Construction Industry – Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Conducting Electrical Wiring Work

Construction Safety Poster No. 001/16 from Construction Industry Council – Use low voltage electrical hand tools and cordless electrical hand tools

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by Moving Vehicle on Expressway

Precautionary Measures for Window Replacement Work

Safety Alert from Labour Department – Falling from a Metal Working Platform into the Water

Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall onto a Stack of Metal Struts

Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Wooden A-Ladder

Systematic Safety Alert from Labour Department – Risk Control of Workplace Vehicles and Mobile Plant

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped by the Tail Lift of a Lorry

Safety Precautionary Measures for Lifting Operations

Improve Site Safety Performance

Safety Precautionary Measures at Lift Works

Use of Hand Tool with Hand Strap and Waist Gear

Safety Alert No. 001/16 from Construction Industry Council – Lorry-mounted Cranes Pre-use Checklist

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Moving Vehicle

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Electrocution when Removing Electrical Installation

Use of “Pointing and Calling” in Confined Space Work – OSHC

Work Safety of Working at Height and Hanging Scaffolding – OSHC

Use of ‘Pointing and Calling’ to Ensure Safety of Electrical Work – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Overturning of a Truck-mounted Crane

Renaming of “Safety & Health Circular” to “Safety & Health Alert”

Protection of Pedestrian from Site Vehicular Traffic

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Falling into Sea from a Sea Viaduct under Construction

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Buried in Soil and Rocks at a Fill Bank

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Flashover while carrying out Excavation Work

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while engaging Air-conditioning Work

Prevention against Zika Virus (2nd Issue)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by the Counterweight of a Lift

Prevention against Zika virus

Safety Measures for Electrical Works – Lockout and Tagout Procedures

Occupational Safety and Health to New Construction Workers – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Carrying out Work on Roof

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Installing Cable Conduits

Safety Alert No. 003 / 15 from Construction Industry Council – Traffic Safety on Construction Sites

Checklists for Bamboo Scaffolds

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Canopy

Stepping Up Measures to Enhance Work Safety of Truss-out Bamboo Scaffolding Works – Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Stairway

Use of ‘Pointing and Calling’ to Ensure Safety of Lifting and Working at Height – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Buried in Sand inside a Concrete Batching Plant

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped by Moving Parts of a Concrete Batching Plant

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Ruptured Flexible High Pressure Air Hose

Enhanced Safety Measures for Formation and Use of a Soil Platform

Enhanced Safety Measures While Working at Height for Dismantling Metal Structures

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped by a Load on the Loading Platform of a Truck-mounted Crane

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Erecting a Truss‐out Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Dismantling a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Lorry

Safety Alert No. 002 / 15 from Construction Industry Council – Safety of Lorry-mounted Cranes

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold

Poster – Pointing and Calling as a Confirmation Tool to Eliminate Human Errors- Lifting – OSHC & HA

Enhanced Safety Measures for Operation of Electric Arc Welding Works

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped by the Lifting Jib of a Truck-mounted Crane

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped in between the Driving Cabin and the Boom of an Excavator

Implementation of “Pointing and Calling” to Reduce Accidents and Incidents in the Electrical and Mechanical Industry – OSHC

Operational Safety of Heavy Machinery at Work Sites – OSHC

Construction Safety Poster No. P-CSY-002-15 from Construction Industry Council - Tips of Using Safety Helmets

Rest Break Arrangements for Workers in the Construction Industry - Labour Department

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Worker Collapsed in an Underground Sewage Facility

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of a Metal Working Platform

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall through an Upper Floor Opening

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Suspected Electrocution while Clearing Up Electric Arc Welding Equipment

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Suspected Electric Shock while Relocating a Water Pump

Stepping up Measures to Enhance Work-at-Height Safety in the Construction Industry – Labour Department

Stepping up Measures to Prevent Heat Stroke in the Construction Industry – Labour Department

Promotion of Construction Safety App & Mega Posters

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Dismantling a Bamboo Scaffold

Safety Guide for Construction Works over / near Water – Labour Department and Marine Department

Circular Letter from Buildings Department – Safety of Scaffolding Works in Construction / Building Sites during Typhoon Season

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Flashover while Pumping Water in a Cable Trench

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by the Auxiliary Hook of a Crawler-mounted Crane

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by Falling Units of Plant

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Falling from a Straight Ladder

Stay Alert on Prevention and Control of Dengue Fever Vector - Strengthening of Control Measures - Construction Industry Council

Construction Safety Poster No. P-CSY-001-15 from Construction Industry Council - Work Safety on Vessels and Construction Over Water

A plasterer was electrocuted while carrying out plastering work – OSHC

Minor Works Safety - Working at Height – OSHC

Work-at-Height Safety – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Failure of a Truck-mounted Elevating Work Platform

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by the Counterweight of a Lift

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Crushed by the Lattice Boom of a Crawler-mounted Crane

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Canopy

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by Lift Car

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Suspected Electrocution while Conducting Concrete Breaking Work

Enhanced Safety Measures for Bored Piling Work

A New Regulation on Controlling Emission from Non-road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) – Environmental Protection Department

Guidelines on the Implementation of “P” and “N” Caring Programme – CIC

Work Safety Before and After Holidays – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by Falling Object

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall through a Metal False Ceiling

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from External Wall

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Portable Ladder

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Telescopic Boom Detached from a Lorry-mounted Crane

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Metal I-beam Structure

Safety Alert No. 001/15 from Construction Industry Council - Safety Use of Vertical Transportation at Construction Sites

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by Water Pipes

Construction Safety Poster No. P-CSY-003-14 from Construction Industry Council - Work Safety in Confined Spaces

Construction Safety Poster No. P-CSY-002-14 from Construction Industry Council - Safety for Construction Work Carried Out On, Adjacent To or Over Water – Prevention of Fall into Water

Analysis of Coroner’s Court Cases Caused by Fall-from-Height in Hong Kong Construction Industry (1999-2011) (2) – OSHC

Analysis of Coroner’s Court Cases Caused by Fall-from-Height in Hong Kong Construction Industry (1999-2011) (1) – OSHC

Safe Lifting Operation – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Electrocution while Conducting Signal Cables Wiring Work

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of Falsework

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Failure of a Bored Piling Plant

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Electrical Wiring Work

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by an Excavator

Safety Management Measures for Erection of Falsework

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of Lifting Frame

The Approach of Pointing and Calling for Human Error Management – OSHC

Advisory Letter from Labour Department – Stepping up Measures to Enhance Work Safety in the Construction Industry

Enhanced Safety Management for Lifting Procedures

Restricting Use of Ladder for Working at Height

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Suspected Electrocution while Conducting Scaffolding Work

Safety Measures for Ground Investigation Work

Safety Poster No. 001/14 from Construction Industry Council - Working at Height Safety

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Gas Poisoning in Drainage Work

Lift-bolt Clamp for Lifting Precast Units

Safety of Falsework on Construction Sites

Preventing Ponding and Mosquito Breeding on Construction Sites

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a backstay of a drilling rig

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Lorry-mounted Crane

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Worker Caught Fire while Repairing Timber Floor

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Overcome by Smoke in Underground Pipe Work

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Erecting / Dismantling a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Window Opening

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Trapped by a Fork-lift Truck

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Falling through a Void on a Cockloft

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Glass Canopy

Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety

Advisory Letter from Labour Department – Stepping up Measures to Enhance Construction Safety

Safety Alert for Site Safety Convictions

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of a Tower Working Platform leading to Fall of Persons from Height

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by the Detached Telescopic Boom from a Truck-mounted Crane

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by an I-Beam Structure

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Pile Casing

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Falling Bored Pile Casing

Safety Alert No. 001 / 14 from Construction Industry Council - Fire Safety on Construction Sites

Safety Alert for Wearing Safety Helmet

Preparing for the Rainy Season 2014 Flood Prevention Measures at Construction Sites

The Construction Industry Council Launches Pilot Medical Examination Scheme for Construction Workers

Bad Practices Observed on Construction Sites

Advisory Letter from Labour Department – Workplace Safety after the Chinese New Year Holidays

Transportation of Materials on Vehicles

Free medical examination offered specifically to construction workers - Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board

Implementation of “Construction Design Management” in the Construction Industry of Hong Kong – OSHC

Safety of Hoisting – Metal Fatigue in Mechanical Structures – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Falling Drainage Pipe

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Portable Ladder

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Ran over by a Reversing Dumper Truck

Metal Scaffold – OSHC

Safety Alert No. 005 / 13 from Construction Industry Council - Excavation Works in the Vicinity of Underground Utilities – Buried Gas Pipes and Cables

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Portable Ladder

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Erecting / Dismantling a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by an Excavator

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall onto Projecting Steel Starter Bars

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Loader

Guidelines on Safety of Lift Shaft Works: Volume 3 – Throughout the Occupation Stage of Building – CIC

Ways to improve the public image of employees in the construction industry – OSHC

Safety Alert No. 004 / 13 from Construction Industry Council - Safe Use of Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from a Parapet Wall

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from a Portable Ladder

Safety Alert No. 003 / 13 from Construction Industry Council - Avoid Using Ladders for Working at Height in Repair, Maintenance, Alteration and Addition Works

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of Soil

Occupational Safety and Health for Horticultural Workers – OSHC

Prevention of Electric Shocks at Work – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from a Metal Tubular Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department –Fall from a Bamboo Scaffold

Guidelines on Fabrication of ReinforcementCages of Bored Piles ‐ CIC

OSH & Science ‐ How Effective is the ‘Pointing and Calling’ Approach in Reducing Human Error? – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of a Worker inside an Underground Drain

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Erecting/Dismantling a Truss‐out Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from an Elevated Metal Pallet

Safety Alert No. 002 / 13 from Construction Industry Council ‐ Adoption of Method Statements on Sites

Safety Alert No. 001 / 13 from Construction Industry Council ‐ Safe Use of Mobile Metal Scaffolds for Repair, Maintenance, Alteration and Addition Works

OSH Science – How to Ensure an Accurate GasTest Result in a Confined Space – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of a Concrete Beam

Guidance Notes on Medical Examinations for Workers engaged in Hazardous Occupations in Industrial Undertakings – Labour Department

Accredited Safety Auditor (ASA) – OSHC

Analysis of Accidents at Work – OSHC

Safe Lifting – OSHC

Work Safety Before and After Holidays – OSHC

Safety at Work in Confined Spaces – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from the Roof Top of a Lift Machine Room

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Horizontal I‐beam

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall through an Opening on a Working Platform

Occupational Safety and Health Training of the Cleansing Industry – OSHC

Safety at Work with Electrical Devices – OSHC

Safe Use of Builders’ Lifts – OSHC

Safety Alert on Operating Steel Bar Bending Machine ‐ OSHC

A worker fell to death while loading building materials to a material hoist in a construction site – OSHC

Training Kit for Safety at Work with Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gears – OSHC

Stepping up Measures to Enhance Work Safety in the Construction Industry

Application of “Pointing and Calling” in Construction Sites – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from a Lorry‐mounted Crane

Construction Industry Caring Programme for Work Safety for New Workers – Experience Sharing – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Person Struck by Mobile Plant

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Struck by a Chiller Being Transported

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall through a Fragile Roof

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Rupture of an Inflatable Pipe Plug

A Security Guard was Fatally Crushed by a Collapsed Metal Gate ‐ OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall through the Void of a Window Frame

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall with Overturned Metal Falsework

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Use of Electrical Concrete Breaker

Safety Alert No. 003 / 12 from Construction Industry Council ‐ Prevention of Electrocution

Safety Alert No. 002 / 12 from Construction Industry Council ‐ Safety Related Matters of Workers Engaging in Renovation and Repair Works (with the use of volatile organic compounds) in Commercial Premises

Safety Alert No. 001 / 12 from Construction Industry Council ‐ Water Pipe Laying Works – Pressure Test (Road Works)

Construction Safety Forum and Award Presentation 2012 ‐ OSHC

How to Enhance Occupational Safety and Health Performance through Benchmarking ‐ OSHC

Conflicts and Violence in Workplace ‐ OSHC

Pointing and Calling Practice ‐ OSHC

Experimental Research on Health and Safety Measures for Working in Hot Weather ‐ OSHC

Safety of Excavation Works ‐ OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Working Platform under Suspension at Height

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Electrical Safety on Construction Sites

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Cable Placement Work

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Erecting / Dismantling a Truss‐out Bamboo Scaffold

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Air‐conditioning Plant Repair Work on the Roof of a Structure

Practical Guide to Working at Height: Ensuring Safe Work Practices

A worker fell to death from a plane frame scaffold in a footbridge demolition site‐ OSHC

The Science of Occupational Health and Safety – Why are T‐shaped angle brackets better than traditional I‐shaped brackets for erecting truss‐out scaffolding? ‐ OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Electrocution while Conducting Plastering Work

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall through an Opening on the Roof of a Temporary Metal Structure

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Electric Arc Welding Work in Vehicle Repair Workshop

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Height while Erecting/Dismantling a Truss‐out Bamboo Scaffold

Report on the Construction Safety Forum ‐ OSHC

Housing Authority Safety Audit Scheme (Building Maintenance and Improvement Works) ‐ OSHC

Occupational Health Programme of Construction Industry for Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work ‐ OSHC

Accident Prevention Measures to be Taken at Times of Inclement Weather ‐ OSHC

Safety Alert on Lift Installation and Maintenance Works ‐ OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department -Electrical Installation Work for Air-Conditioner

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Fall from Suspended Working Platform (SWP)

Safety Alert for Working at Height

Safety of Excavations

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Electrical Lighting Installation Work

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Collapse of Soil

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Fall from Bamboo Scaffold

Safety & Health for Escalator Works - OSHC

Prevention of heat stroke when working in hotenvironment - OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Fall through Floor Opening

Assessment of noise exposure rate for environment and inner ear - OSHC

Safety & Health Science – Opening for Protective Guard – OSHC

Safety & Health Dictionary – Confined Space – OSHC

Prevention of Heavy Plant / Machinery Incident Caused by Metal Fatigue – OSHC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department Storage, Stacking and Handling of Facades

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Stuck Lift

Specific Control Measures on Safe Use of Guided – SWP and Platform Lift – Labour Department

Analysis on Accident at Work for Cleansing Staff – OSHC

Safety Lifting Operation – OSHC

Work Safety Alerts from Labour Department -Use of Portable Ladders

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department- Tree Work

Safety Equipment, Safety Standard and Product Certification

Fabrication of Reinforcement Cages of Bored Piles - OSHC

5S Good Workplace Housekeeping - OSHC

Guidelines on Safety of Lift Shaft Works (Volume 2 – During Lift Installation Stage until Issue of Occupation Permit and Handing Over to Developer)

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Fall from Podium Edge

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Slewing / Travelling Motion of Mobile Crane

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Water Pipe Laying Works

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department - Fall from Height while Conducting a Material Hoist Erection / Alteration Works

Guidance Notes for The Safe Isolation of Electricity Source at Work

Safety of Live Electrical Work

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Lifting Operation

Technical Guidelines on the Design, Installation and Maintenance of Cast-in Anchors at External Walls of New Buildings - CIC

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Electric Repairing Work

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department －Worker Killed by Falling on a Protruding Steel Rebar

Application for Replacement of Mandatory Basic Safety Training Certificates that have been Lost, Defaced or Destroyed

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Works on Catchwater Slope

Work Safety Alert from Labour Department – Building Renovation Works

Safety Alert from CIC – Fabrication of Reinforcement Cages of Bored Piles

Work Safety Alert – Erection of Truss-out Bamboo Scaffolds

Labour Department launches “Work Safety Alert”

Protection of Workers’ Safety in Slope Works

Compliance Notes for Lift-under-Repair

Operation of Excavator

Safety at Work under Hot Weather

How to Monitor the Safety Performance of Sub-contractors

Alert at times of inclement weather (Re-issuance)

Safety in Erection of Metal Scaffolding

A Casebook of Occupational Fatalities related to Electrical Works

Safe Operation (Stability) of Mobile Cranes

A Guide to the Provision for Excavations and Miscellaneous Safety

Alert on falling materials (Revised version)

Alert on Erection, Dismantling or Alteration of Tower Crane

Case Study - Toppling of Precast Concrete Planter

Application of Hazard Identification Activity (HIA) for Minor Construction Works

Notification of Ceased Operation of Mandatory Safety Training (MST) Courses

Safe Operation of Mobile Cranes (Revised)

Guidelines on Safety of Tower Cranes (Version 2: July 2010)

Guidelines on Safety of Lift Shaft Works (Volume 1)

Withdrawal of Recognition of Mandatory Safety Training (MST) Courses run by the Safety Specialist Services Limited (SSSL)

Alert on Falling Materials and Proper Stacking/Storage of Materials

Safety of Working-at-Height and Renovation and Maintenance Works

Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work in a Hot Environments

Guidance Notes on Safety on Working Platforms

Safety and Health Handbook for Cleaning Industry

Guidance Notes on Personal Protective Clothing

Guidance Notes on Safe Use of Loadshifting Machines for Earth Moving Operations on Construction Sites

Safe Lifting on Construction Sites

Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety

Working at Height (Re-issuance)

Working Safely with Flammable Materials

Five Steps to Information, Instruction and Training

Safety Reminder: Work Safety for Property Management at Construction Sites Immediately Before and After Public Holidays

Electrical Safety & Live Work

Alternative Proof of Completion of Mandatory Basic Safety Training

Safety of Suspended Working Platforms (SWPs)

Preventing Collision of Tower Cranes

Construction Industry Council - Guidelines on Site Safety Measures for Working in Hot Weather - Use of Water Spray Cooling Devices in Construction Sites

Mechanical Dump Truck Covers

Recent Release of Safety & Health and Related Information

Alert on Working at Height

Alert on Safe Handling of Tower-Crane Lifting Operation

Site Safety Reminder

Publication, Talks & Courses on Heat Stroke by the Labour Department

Construction Industry Council - Guidelines on Site Safety Measures for Working in Hot Weather

Prevention of Human Swine Influenza A/ H1N1 and Other Communicable Diseases in the Workplace

Labour Department & Occupational Safety & Health Council Publications

5S Good Workplace Housekeeping - Safety & Health Bulletin for the Construction Industry

Construction Industry Council - Guidelines on Administration Charges for Reporting of Site Accidents