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Work Safety Alert - 2012

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Occupational Safety and Health Branch
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The purpose of this Work Safety Alert is to alert employers/contractors and employees about the occurrences of serious or fatal work injuries and the need to take relevant measures to prevent recurrence.  You may access to the relevant Work Safety Alert by clicking on the individual items in the table below.

Date Accident at Work
December 2012 Fall from a Horizontal I-beam
December 2012 Fall through an Opening on a Working Platform
December 2012 Fall from Height while Lifting Metal Sheet Rolls
December 2012 Trapped by the Tailgate of a Truck
December 2012 Fall from a Lorry-mounted Crane
November 2012 Person Struck by Mobile Plant
November 2012 Struck by a Chiller Being Transported
November 2012 Fall through a Fragile Roof
October 2012 Rupture of an Inflatable Pipe Plug
October 2012 Fall through the Void of a Window Frame
October 2012 Fall with Overturned Metal Falsework
October 2012 Use of Electrical Concrete Breaker
October 2012 Working Platform under Suspension at Height
October 2012 Electrical Safety on Construction Sites
September 2012 Cable Placement Work
August 2012 Fall from Height while Erecting/Dismantling a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold
August 2012 Crushed by a Coach Under Repair
August 2012 Air-conditioning Plant Repair Work on the Roof of a Structure
July 2012 Electrocution while Conducting Plastering Work
July 2012 Fall through an Opening on the Roof of a Temporary Metal Structure
July 2012 Electric Arc Welding Work in Vehicle Repair Workshop
July 2012 Fall from Height while Erecting/Dismantling a Truss-out Bamboo Scaffold
June 2012 Electrical Installation Work for Air-Conditioner
June 2012 Fall from Suspended Working Platform
May 2012 Electrical Lighting Installation Work
May 2012 Collapse of Soil
May 2012 Fall from Bamboo Scaffold
April 2012 Fall through Floor Opening
February 2012 Storage, Stacking and Handling of Facades
February 2012 Stuck Lift
January 2012 Use of Portable Ladders
January 2012 Tree Work

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DISCLAIMER

This Work Safety Alert ("the Alert") is issued at the earliest possible opportunity after a serious accident with a view to drawing the attention of interested parties to the general safety precautionary measures necessary to protect people engaging in similar work activities. The material contained in the Alert constitutes general guidance only. It does not reduce, limit, or replace, any legal obligations upon any person to comply with any statutory duties under relevant legislation. Users such as Managers and Supervisors should make their own evaluation of the information contained in the Alert to determine if it can be applied to their own situations and practices. The Labour Department does NOT accept any responsibilities for any loss or damage resulting from the use of or failure to use of the information on the Alert.