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By S. W. Poon

This e-book describes the administration and economics of building defense in Hong Kong according to details and information accumulated over the last 15 years. It covers coincidence records, the implementation of security administration platforms and placement supervision plan process, and the monetary expenditures and social charges coming up from development injuries.

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E) Inexperienced and/or unskilled workers. CO Insufficient penalty for not implementing safety regulations. (g) Transient nature of construction workers. (h) Use of alcohol by workers. (i) Long hours of work for construction workers. Secondly, opinion on possible methods for improvement was obtained from the contractors , which were also prioritized in an order of decreasing importance as follows: (a) Compulsory requirement (much stricter enforcement) for contractors to promote safety. (b) Increased penalty to contractors who do not strictly enforce safety regula tions.

Details about the implementation of safety management will be illustrated in the following sections. 1 Code of Practice on Safety Management In 1995 , the government conducted a comprehensive review of industrial safety with a view to mapping out Hong Kong's long-term safety strategies. The review concluded that for Hong Kong to achieve high standards of safety and health at work, enterprises must embrace self-regulation and safety management in their operations. The review recommended that the government should provide a framework within which self-regulation was to be achieved through a corporate system of safety management.

5 "Measuring" is the process of checking performance against agreed standards to reveal when and where improvement is needed, and is a means of monitoring the extent to which policies and objectives are being met. The measuring stage provides a "feedback loop" for the stages of development and implementation of a safety management system. It helps the industrial undertaking to reinforce and maintain its ability to reduce risks to the fullest extent and to ensure the continued efficiency, effectiveness and reliability of the safety management system.

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