Hong Kong construction sector ‘to roll out app monitoring worker safety’ amid rise in industrial accidents
- Sources say major contractors with Hong Kong Construction Association, which represents 300 industry members, have agreed to adopt app monitoring worker safety
- Any workers with record of poor occupational safety will undergo additional training to ensure they meet contractors’ shared standards, they add
Hong Kong’s construction sector plans to introduce an app to monitor workers’ performance in response to a recent rise in industrial accidents, the Post has learned.
Sources at the Hong Kong Construction Association, which represents 300 industry members, last week said major contractors had agreed to adopt a new points-based app that kept transparent records on workers who had violated safety measures.
“The system does not intend to punish workers, but we do hope to avoid all accidents at construction sites,” an insider familiar with the app’s development said. “When a life is lost, contractors or subcontractors are the ones held accountable.”
According to government figures, 1,397 industrial accidents were reported by the construction sector during the first half of this year.
Additional data for this year showed 17 construction sector employees had died in industrial accidents as of November 28.
The insider said the app would help to reduce risks and make it easier to track down those responsible for accidents, adding that some industry members had developed bad habits and had a poor sense of occupational safety.
A handful of companies had already adopted the system at their work sites, the source added.
