Red cards may stop deadly rush of builders

THE HOUSING and construction bureau in Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong province recently announced seven new regulations that penalize illegal acts on construction sites. Among them is a stipulation that the construction company will receive a red card if there is a death onsite. SZnews.cn commented on Tuesday:

The result of being given a red card is serious, as for the period of the warning, the construction enterprises and those supervising the construction work will be forced to stop working on the project and they will not be permitted to participate in the bidding for other projects.

Safety is the most important thing on any construction site. Yet according to reports, from January to November this year, 25 people have been killed in Shenzhen housing construction and rail transportation infrastructure projects. That is a deplorable situation.