Scaffolding collapse at Bugis. 8 injured 2 missing

[Kingcopa]

The formwork supervisor who sign on the checklist will be invited to Havelock road to drink kopi liao. Good luck to him

[Mockngbrd]

man... SCDF ppl no rest

[Ahtong]

The Ministry of Manpower has issued findings of preliminary investigations into the Downtown Line's Bugis MRT site accident on Wednesday morning that left two workers dead and eight others injured.

 

The MOM said workers were pouring wet concrete into a mould - believed to be for the roof of a linkway joining the new station to the existing Bugis station - when the structure supporting the mould collapsed.

 

The MOM said the accident happened about 4m beneath the surface.

 

The Ministry confirmed that the project is a joint venture France's Soletanche Bachy and Singapore's Koh Brothers.

[Shull]

The formwork supervisor who sign on the checklist will be invited to Havelock road to drink kopi liao. Good luck to him

 

Him and the one who design and approve the supporting scaffold..

 

 

The Ministry of Manpower has issued findings of preliminary investigations into the Downtown Line's Bugis MRT site accident on Wednesday morning that left two workers dead and eight others injured.

 

The MOM said workers were pouring wet concrete into a mould - believed to be for the roof of a linkway joining the new station to the existing Bugis station - when the structure supporting the mould collapsed.

 

The MOM said the accident happened about 4m beneath the surface.

 

The Ministry confirmed that the project is a joint venture France's Soletanche Bachy and Singapore's Koh Brothers.

 

 

[Kingcopa]

Like i said... the PE most likely will be safe unless his design is not adequate....

 

For the formwork supervisor... he will need to prove he have discharge his duties as stated in the regulation.....

[Ender]

That's why i never consider taking PE cert. Good money (hourly rate for experienced PE is a few hundred bucks/hour), but when s--t happens due to your oversight, that's it..

According to this case, the PE may not be liable if his endorsement failed. So go ahead and take the PE cert.

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_773835.html

 

http://thecourtroom.stomp.com.sg/stomp/cou...or_damages.html

Edited July 18, 2012 by Ender

[Babyt]

heard workplace safety officers very high pay but high responsible...can kenna sack from job or even jail for mistake.

[Karoon]

condolences to the affected families.

 

i'll wait for the full investigation on Discovery Channel

[Tigershark1976]

latest update from google news....

 

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/...718-359829.html

 

 

seriously speaking, I dont undestand why they pour cement when there are plp underneath. Even if the scaffolding doesnt collapes, there are still risk of workers getting burried alive down there right???? anyone from construction industry can explain why is there such practice?????

[RadX]

OMFG! like final destination !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

someone called

[Hachi]

Get all facts correct.

 

Construction of MRT lines and stations are LTA responsibilities. SMRT and SBS Transit are only the operators.... Meaning during construction stage, SMRT and SBS Transit can only kay po here and kay po there. They have no authority to change or direct anything.

Finally someone saying sane statements.....

 

 

[Vidz]

pinned and drown in wet cement...

one of the worst way to go

Edited July 18, 2012 by Vidz

[Aimnfire]

first ask

got risk assessment? dont have...up lorry

 

got risk assessment then morning got tool box meeting? dont have...up lorry

 

got risk assessment and toolbox meeting then got permit to work? dont have...up lorry

 

everything have....now who the PE, material supplier, erector.....

[Aimnfire]

heard workplace safety officers very high pay but high responsible...can kenna sack from job or even jail for mistake.

 

if safety officers cover their back

meaning they spotted something and recommend for rectify but was not follow....become company problem

[Bystander50]

Boils down to the scaffold structure integrity (Scaffolding manufacturer) and work safety (Construction company). Either one will tio form this incident, [rifle]

 

Might as well blame earth tremors, vibrated and shifted the scafolding, causing it to collapse.

 

I didn't keep track of the statistics, probably only the NE line is the only one that is free of consruction fatality.

Circle line also got 1 major one at Nicoll Highway.

 

Honest mistake, let's move on.

 

[Sosaria]

...

 

Honest mistake, let's move on.

 

"Honest mistake" is sooo old-fashioned statement already.

 

Heard over the radio news, this new phrase - mark my words, will be the "in" thing soon - the public need not worry because this is "isolated incident".

[Liping24cn]

Maybe the workers were pouring the cements for the rrof slabs and the scaffolding cannot take the load.

 

Someone could have underestimated the wet cement weight before its dry! The wet weight is acting fully on the scaffolding support.

But when the cement is dried, the weight will be taken up by the rebars and other vertical columns. The mistake in loading between wet and fully cured is totally different.

 

One good thing is that the design factor for the bugis mrt roof may in next designs review be revise to be very strong and over design! It always takes a disaster to make everyone wakes up.

 

Will there wpbe a COI?

 

 

 

[Fuelsaver]

first ask

got risk assessment? dont have...up lorry

 

got risk assessment then morning got tool box meeting? dont have...up lorry

 

got risk assessment and toolbox meeting then got permit to work? dont have...up lorry

 

everything have....now who the PE, material supplier, erector.....

Bro, u sounded like safety professional...