1 Jun 2019
The industry in Hong Kong has over the years suffered many serious failures of temporary works, from scaffold falsework collapses to workers falling through openings in platforms. Many of the failures have resulted in death and disabilities, and significant disruption and have also lead to tendering suspensions. These incidents are unacceptable and almost always avoidable. The cause of TW failures are many but key factors include:-
Lack of codes of practice to establish minimum or best practices
Poor or no consideration for access and edge protection in the design
Knowledge gaps and misleading information in the supply chain
Lack of a comprehensive brief for the designers
Gaps in the review and approval processes
Uncontrolled modification of structures
At the seminar the TWf was introduced, the individual working groups presented their work so far and highlighted priorities for the future.