Revision of Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety
and Code of Practice for Metal Scaffolding Safety
We are pleased to inform you that the Labour Department has recently completed a draft revision of the Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety and Code of Practice for Metal Scaffolding Safety (CoPs). Addenda which aim to review the fire retardant properties of the protective screen on the face of the scaffold and specify the materials requirements for the toe-boards are added to the CoPs as attached.
Revised edition -
Addendum (draft)
Current dition
(Fifth Edition - April 2024)
CoP for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety
[See attachment "CoP for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety (Addendum).pdf"]
You may wish to note that the draft addenda of the revised CoPs with amendments are preparedand the current editions are provided for your ease of reference.
2. We would be most grateful if you could let us have your comments on the draft addenda for the revised COPs by 8 June 2026(Monday) (email address: eld-el-3@labour.gov.hk).
3. If you have any queries, please contact me at 2852 4961. We sincerely thank you in advance for your time and valuable contribution.
With best regards,
(HUNG Lai King)
for Commissioner for Labour
系統性的安全警示的提示:吊運工作 Reminder of Systemic Safety Alert: Lifting Operation
Dear Members,
Please refer to the email below from the Labour Department for your reference.
The Labour Department (“LD”) is highly concerned about the accidents and dangerous occurrences involving high-risk work processes that happened in workplaces. LD had issued the Systemic Safety Alert (“SSA”) of “Lifting Operation” in response to serious/ fatal work injuriesand dangerous occurrences happened before. Through the occupational safety and health practitioners, the SSA aims to provide employers/ proprietors with necessary advice and assistance in order to fulfill their safety responsibilities and safeguard the safety of relevant employees engaged in such works.
2. In response to the recent recurrence of similar accidents, a copy of the relevant SSA is enclosed in this email, so as to remind the relevant employers/ proprietors of the importance of following systemic safety precautionary measures to prevent recurrence of similar accidents/ dangerous occurrences. May the occupational safety and health practitioners please forward this message to the responsible persons of the relevant contractors.
[11 June] PolyU CEE-RCDfS Seminar: Managing Psychosocial Hazards and Advancing Mental Wellbeing in t
Dear Members,
Please refer to the below message from Hong Kong PolyU-CEE for your interest.
Please register in the link below directly.
Best Regards,
SRSO
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寄件者: YIU, nico [CEE] <nico.yiu@polyu.edu.hk> 寄件日期: 2026年5月15日 15:43 收件者: srso@srso.org.hk <srso@srso.org.hk> 主旨: RE: [11 June] PolyU CEE-RCDfS Seminar: Managing Psychosocial Hazards and Advancing Mental Wellbeing in the Construction Industry: A Multi-Dimensional Approach
Dear Mr AU,
We are pleased to invite your members to the upcoming seminar, "Managing Psychosocial Hazards and Advancing Mental Wellbeing in the Construction Industry," hosted by the PolyU CEE Research Centre for Design for Safety (RCDfS). As a valued supporting organisation, we would appreciate it if you could circulate the attached flyer and event details to your members.
Event Details:
• Topic: Managing Psychosocial Hazards and Advancing Mental Wellbeing in the Construction Industry
Thank you for your ongoing support in advancing industry wellbeing.
Regards,
Nicole Yiu
BSc, MSc, PhD, RSO, RSA
Senior Lecturer, Programme Leader of BSc in EOSH
Director, Research Centre for Design for Safety
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 3400 8445
Email: nico.yiu@polyu.edu.hk
From: PolyU - CEE <cee.event@polyu.edu.hk> Date: 15 May 2026 at 11:23:00AM HKT To: "YIU, nico [CEE]" <nico.yiu@polyu.edu.hk> Subject:[11 June] PolyU CEE-RCDfS Seminar: Managing Psychosocial Hazards and Advancing Mental Wellbeing in the Construction Industry: A Multi-Dimensional Approach Reply-To: PolyU - CEE <cee.event@polyu.edu.hk>
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PolyU CEE-RCDfS Seminar: Managing Psychosocial Hazards and Advancing Mental Wellbeing in the Construction Industry: A Multi-Dimensional Approach
Come and join the workshop on "Managing Psychosocial Hazards and Advancing Mental Wellbeing in the Construction Industry: A Multi-Dimensional Approach" organized by the Research Centre for Design for Safety (RCDfS) of CEE.
Topic: Managing Psychosocial Hazards and Advancing Mental Wellbeing in the Construction Industry: A Multi-Dimensional Approach
Date: 11 June 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Venue: HJ304, 3/F, Block HJ, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Speaker: Dr Carol HON, Associate Professor, School of Architecture & Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Limited seats are available, click here to register now:
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