Subjects:

Other Jurisdictions

Contents:

The current situation. Legislation and enforcement. The legal process. The safety battleground. The construction site worker. The costs of safety. Safety initiatives. The nature and causes of accidents. The way forward. Glossary of terms. Key regulation.

Hong Kong has one of the worst safety records in the developed world, with reported accidents running at a rate of 350 per thousand workers per year. This book is the first to give a comprehensive review of the problems of construction site safety management and to provide a critique of the techniques used thus far to improve safety on Hong Kong sites. * Considers the legislative framework within which safety management operates * Discusses the legal processes stemming from unsafe incidents * Includes a glossary of key terms in English and Chinese.