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Risk Management for Infrastructure Projects in Developing
Markets - Medical and Occupational Health

Hong Kong’s expertise in timely construction of residential and commercial buildings and infrastructure projects is internationally renowned, especially in China where demand for Hong Kong’s exported services including project management, contracting and engineering consulting remains.

At a breakfast briefing on Thursday, 30 April 2009, Dr. Robert Allen, MD, MACP, Regional Medical Director - North Asia, International SOS will provide insight into how companies involved in infrastructure face and overcome medical and occupational health challenges that are specific to their industry. Areas covered include:

  • How to identify the occupational / environmental hazards and assess the risks to the health and safety of staff?
  • What effective strategy should be implemented to minimize health impacts?
  • Are planned and existing projects in compliance with international and local health regulations?
  • How to ensure business continuity day-to-day, and in the event of crisis?
  • Are existing emergency response plans robust?

China’s eleventh five-year plan highlighted some transportation infrastructure to be built, including 14 expressways across the country, six railways for passenger transportation, upgrading of five existing railways, port dredging projects, port transit systems, and the expansion of at least three airports.

Many of these projects will require work to be conducted in remote or developing areas where existing support services are limited exposing employees to risk. International SOS specializes in managing both medical and security risks in challenging locations. Case Study.

Working with the world’s leading energy, mining and construction groups, International SOS’ team of medical, security and health & safety professionals currently operate on over 250 project sites in locations as geographically diverse as jungles, deserts, frozen tundra, high-altitude stations and oil rigs.

Who should attend?

This seminar is exclusively for senior executives, resource planners, HSE, HR, and operational managers of:

1) Construction companies – main and sub-contractors
2) Developers and property owners
3) Professional services to the infrastructure sector – law firms, insurance adjustors (for civil engineering projects), architects, engineers, and more

Registration

To register for the free ‘Risk Management for Infrastructure Projects in Developing Markets - Medical and Occupational Health’ seminar, just click here.
 
 
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News Headlines
Joyce Ng, SCMP 14 April 2009
In the third of a series investigating the shortcomings of the city's heritage preservation, Joyce Ng checks progress on a historic site controversially granted in 2005 to a private organisation, which has been criticised for delays and a lack of transparency.
 
Celine Sun, SCMP 14 April 2009
The height of two planned public housing blocks in Wong Tai Sin is to be slashed to avoid spoiling the view of Lion Rock from the Kai Tak redevelopment and Hong Kong Island.
 
Hong Kong Government, 9 April 2009
The Government will resume 87 private agricultural lots with a total area of about 32,743.91 square metres near Tsing Lun Road and Tsz Tin Road in Area 54, Tuen Mun, to make way for public housing development.
 
Patsy Moy, The Standard 7 April 2009
Architects are up in arms over not getting a bigger slice of the 10 mega infrastructure projects, accusing the government of shifting the balance to engineers.
 
Joyce Ng, SCMP 7 April 2009
The architect behind the expansion of the Convention and Exhibition Centre has revealed how a bridge-construction method was adopted to avoid reclamation.
 
Hong Kong Government, 6 April 2009
The Government published in the Gazette today a notice on modifications to the authorised improvement works at the Kowloon Exit of Western Harbour Crossing, which had earlier been authorised by the Chief Executive in Council.
 
Hong Kong Government, 01 April 2009
The project for the first section of the Kwun Tong Waterfront Promenade aims to provide more open space for the public after demolition of a 200-metre-long wall and beautification of its adjacent land.
 
Nickkita Lau, The Standard 1 April 2009
The stench of the infamous Kai Tak nullah could blight a cruise terminal planned for the site, lawmakers fear - despite claims by government engineers that they can clean it up.
 
Olga Wong, SCMP 27 March 2009
Artists and architects have expressed concerns that the city's first arts hub could be turned into a theme park after learning a former Disney planner will head the arts hub authority.
 
Hong Kong Government, 26 March 2009
The Buildings Department approved 26 building plans in February - nine on Hong Kong Island, eight in Kowloon and nine in the New Territories.
 
 
 
 
 

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