After the Meinong Earthquake on February 6, 2016, there was danger of factory machinery,
equipment and pipelines being loose or damaged in the earthquake affected areas.
There were also damages in related engineering facilities in construction sites.
To ensure occupational safety for workers after the earthquake,
the Ministry of Labor (MOL) issued press releases that call for paying attention to safety during repair works.
The Ministry also telephoned and sent short message services (SMS) to large business entities in southern Taiwan
to express concerns and requested them to do voluntary inspections before commencing work.
The MOL sent personnel to 18 large construction sites that have structures with heights of 50 meters or above in the Tainan City
districts to do on-site inspections on scaffolds, cranes, lifts for construction work, and so forth.
In addition, the Ministry halted the use of 10 construction site scaffolds with hollowed
bases or bent bases or that were tilted and also 2 cranes and 2 construction elevators with structures bent at the ends.
The business entities are requested to improve the conditions of these facilities before resuming their usage.
Source: http://www.osha.gov.tw/%E4%B8%BB%E9%81%B8%E5%96%AE/2726/2730/13026/