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APP102

This practice note outlines safety measures for public protection during superstructure works at construction sites, emphasizing the need for proper hoardings and covered walkways. It specifies additional precautions, such as protective screens on building facades, and notes exceptions for buildings under 30 meters or with specific site boundary conditions. The document also addresses safety requirements for alteration, addition, and minor works on existing buildings.

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APP102

This practice note outlines safety measures for public protection during superstructure works at construction sites, emphasizing the need for proper hoardings and covered walkways. It specifies additional precautions, such as protective screens on building facades, and notes exceptions for buildings under 30 meters or with specific site boundary conditions. The document also addresses safety requirements for alteration, addition, and minor works on existing buildings.

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Practice Note for Authorized Persons,

Buildings Department Registered Structural Engineers and APP-102


Registered Geotechnical Engineers

Superstructure Works
Measures for Public Safety

Introduction

Although the general site safety situation has been improved after the setting
up of the Site Monitoring Section, the number of incidents of falling objects from
buildings under construction remains high. Such incidents have highlighted the need to
enhance precautionary measures at construction sites where superstructure works are
being carried out, to better protect the public from falling objects.

General Requirements

2. A properly built and maintained hoarding/covered walkway is always


required to protect the public near building sites. General guidance on the provision of
such structure can be found in PNAP APP-23.

3. Additional protection for the public near building sites undergoing


superstructure works, except where the condition in paragraph 4(a) or (b) applies, should
include the following precautionary measures : -

During Erection of the Structural Frame of a Building

(a) Proper protection and safe passage for the public must be provided
at all times by the erection and maintenance of suitable hoardings,
covered walkways and gantry, and catch platform. Reference could
be made to paragraph 22 to 24 of PNAP APP-21 for their general
design requirements. An example of hoarding, covered walkways
----- and gantry, and catch platform is also given in Appendix B of the
same PNAP.

Protective Screen on the Facade of a Building


(b) The building under construction should be provided on its facade
with a screen consisting of two layers (with overlaps, and fixed to
scaffold at regular intervals): an inner net of heavy duty nylon
netting with thread diameter of not less than 3.5 mm and a
maximum centre to centre spacing of 50 mm, and an outer net of
fine nylon netting. However, in order not to impede the smooth
operation of the construction programme, the double layer netting
may be removed locally during the installation of external
cladding/curtain wall.
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4. The above additional preventive measures are not required if a building under
construction is:

(a) under 30 metres in height, or

(b) set back from the site boundary such that an inclined projection
plane from the top outer edge of the building at 10 degree from the
vertical does not go beyond the site boundary at ground level.

Alteration and Addition Works, Minor Works and Concrete Repair Works

5. Where any alteration and addition works, minor works or concrete repair
works are carried out at the external walls of an existing building, adequate protection
and precautionary measures should be provided to ensure site and public safety. In this
respect, reference could be made to “Technical Guidelines on Minor Works Control
System” on general safety requirements published by the Buildings Department.
Additional precautionary measures and suitable working procedures specific to individual
Alteration and Addition Works and minor works should also be provided as and when
necessary.

( AU Choi-kai )
Building Authority

Ref. : BD GP/BORD/71

This PNAP is previously known as PNAP 224


First issue May 1998
Last revision July 2005
This revision December 2010 (AD/NB2) – para. 5 amended

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