NEVER SAFE ENOUGH:
A WIDER LOOK AT CONSTRUCTION HEALTH AND SAFETY

INTRODUCTION

As a construction industry and as a community we cannot take pride in our many dramatic buildings and world class infrastructure if the cost is measured in terms of lives, injuries and broken families. Notwithstanding the steady improvement in site safety over the years, the accident rate for local construction is still unacceptable compared with other developed countries and cities, with many workers and professionals perceiving the industry as hazardous and polluting. Our construction sites are never safe enough.

In response to such concerns the Construction Industry Institutes - Hong Kong (CII-HK) has organized the CII-HK Conference 2007 to explore a wide variety of avenues within the construction procurement and engineering processes that can contribute to the elimination of unacceptable health and safety risks. Innovative ideas, more sophisticated thinking and a commitment to implement are necessary ingredients to protect those who build our city.

Please join us for this important event and we will learn from each other, gain new professional skills, inspire one another and together make a safer workplace.

CONFERENCE THEMES

Distinorguished speakers from government departments, academia, property management & construction industries and NGOs will share their experience and address the following four sessions at the Conference:-

•  Financial Dimensions and Regulatory Initiatives •  Innovations in Construction Safety •  Safety and Health Management •  Design for Safety & Maintenance

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Policy-makers, government officers, property developers and owners, NGOs, architects, engineers, consultants, facility/property managers, contractors, academia and professionals in the construction, repairs and maintenance industry.

CONFERENCE ORGANISER

The Construction Industry Institute - Hong Kong (CII-HK) is a non-political, not-for-profit organization, established in 2001 to offer solution-oriented strategies for the advancement of the construction industry in Hong Kong. It is a jointly developed initiative by the construction industry and academia in Hong Kong. The mission of the CII-HK is to improve continuously all aspects of safety, quality, cost effectiveness and environmental performance of construction through innovation and collaboration in research and implementation by the industry and academia.

To register or to find out more about the CII-HK Conference 2007 on Construction Safety, please visit the Conference website or contact the Conference Secretariat direct.

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