Safety hints about fatal work accident that happened in Tuen Mun on 8 June 2026

In response to the fatal accident that happened on the afternoon of 8 June 2026, in which a male worker fell from height while applying sealant on the external wall of a building under construction and was later certified dead in hospital, the LD calls on duty holders to take suitable safety measures to prevent workers from falling while working at height, including:

• Providing workers with suitable working platforms and ensuring that the platforms are properly used by workers throughout the work.
• If the provision of working platforms is not practicable, employers should provide suitable full-body harnesses to workers, which should be continuously attached to suitable and secure anchor points or independent lifelines with fall arresting system so as to protect workers' work-at-height safety.