A 37-year-old worker was seriously injured while dismantling scaffolding in Oberstammheim, Switzerland. Police are investigating the cause of the fall.
The twelve-person scaffolding firm in Albury, New South Wales, Australia, has won a state workplace award and is calling for more training and higher standards across the industry.
ABC reports that a contractor was injured in a fall during scaffold erection at BlueScope’s Port Kembla steelworks on 29 October. SafeWork NSW inspectors visited the site.
Hong Kong has announced changes to building-renovation oversight following the release of the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry report, which contains 120 recommendations.
The inquiry into the Wang Fuk Court fire, which killed 168 people, has submitted its report. Findings remain unpublished while Hong Kong considers the impact on criminal proceedings.