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| Chin Khoon Sing (inset) was killed instantly when part of a crane fell onto her car along Jalan Raja Chulan in Kuala Lumpur. Photo from The Star Online/Asia News Network. |
Construction Accidents
December 2005 - Construction site at Plaza Damas, Blok B,
Jalan Hartamas. Dr Liew Boon Horng, 36, died after a metal beam mold fell
on his car from the 20th floor of a building under construction.
March 2013 - LRT line extension
construction site In Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang, Lembah Subang - A
Vijaya Sigam, 34. died after sustaining serious injuries when construction
equipment, hoisted by a crane, fell on two vehicles. The other driver survived.
June 2013 - Second Penang Bridge construction. Self-employed businessman and
former police officer Tajudin Zainal Abidin, 45. died after his car was trapped
under the rubbles of a collapsed bridge under construction. His body was
recovered the following day.
February 2015 - Taman Wistana Height construction site,
Bantayan, Inanam, Sabah. A
64-year-old man died after his four-wheel drive was rammed by a phantom' lorry.
January 2016 - Construction of Damansara- Puchong (LDP)
Highway Link Bridge in Damansara. A Chinese national construction worker
died when a crane collapsed during work, injuring three others.
January 2016 - Bandar Damai Perdana, Cheras. Two SMK
Damai Perdana students died after a 'phantom' lorry lost control and rammed into
37 vehicles parked in front ofthe school. A hawker was also injured.
June 2016 - Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala
Lumpur. A crane from a construction site near Jalan Titiwangsa ’ collapsed
and nearly crushed a city bus with 30 passengers.
August 2016 - Royale Pavillion Hotel construction site, Bukit Bintang. Chin Khoon Sing, 24, died after a hoist block of a crane fell on her car.
August 2016 - Royale Pavillion Hotel construction site, Bukit Bintang. Chin Khoon Sing, 24, died after a hoist block of a crane fell on her car.
Work Stopped At Crane Accident Site
KUALA LUMPUR: Work at the construction site, where a crane hook fell and crushed a
woman to death, has been stopped.
The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) said yesterday, in a statement, that this was to facilitate
investigations to establish whether those responsible for the site’s safety
had been negligent.
Police have also launched a man hunt for
the crane operator, who fled the scene after the accident.
“A stop-work order has been issued
against the construction site. Legal action will be taken if there is foul
play,” DOSH said.
“The Factories and Machinery Act (1967)
requires tower cranes to be installed and maintained by a competent company
registered with DOSH. The company shall be appointed by the prime contractor
to carry out inspection and maintenance on a regular basis, according to the
specifications by the tower crane manufacturer.”
City Criminal Investigation Department
chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Rusdi Mohd Isa said attempts to trace the
crane operator were under way.
“The operator went missing after the
incident. Police are trying find him,” he said.
Police are seeking the operator to facilitate investigations under Section
304A of the Penal Code for causing death by negligence.
Monitor Construction Sites Stringently
PUTRAJAYA: Those responsible for the accident that claimed the life of a woman in
Jalan Raja Chulan on Thursday should face the sternest action.
Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, who is chairman of
the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research and National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health, said yesterday it was clear that the accident
was caused by negligence, adding that the crane operator and contractor should
be held responsible.
“Action must be taken. Blacklist them.
This is not the first time such accidents have happened, but this time, it has
claimed the life of a road user,” said Lee.
He said breaches in safety precautions
were obvious in the incident, where Chin was crushed to death in her car by a
hook attached to a crane from a construction site.
Lee said the accident called for more
stringent monitoring of construction sites, especially those close to
congested public areas.
“Safety should not be compromised. But,
despite there being regulations to adhere to, this is usually just lip service
by the contractors until such tragic incidents occur.
“We can't just take their word for it because this is a public safety
issue. These construction sites need to be monitored and stern action must be
taken against those in breach of regulations so that public safety is not
compromised.”
Prime News
City Folk Worry About Safety Near Work Sites
RISK: Motorists, pedestrians say they
try to avoid passing by construction areas
The construction site in Jalan Raja Chulan
where cranes can be seen hanging precariously over the street in Kuala Lumpur
yesterday.
By Siti Nursuraya Ali and Balvin Kaur
THE death of a woman who was killed when a
crane hook fell on her car at Jalan Raja Chulan here on Thursday has sparked outrage-over dangers posed by construction
sites to public safety.
City folk expressed concern over the
construction projects that were taking place in the city, while people in other
states were also worried about how overhanging cranes posed a danger to
motorists travelling on busy roads.
The New Straits Times interviewed
a few people who walked pass, rode or drove by these construction sites daily.
Yeo Kek Chyang, 67, from Selayang,
Selangor, said he was afraid for his life every time he rode his motorcycle
near a construction site
at the Jalan Bukit Bintang-Jalan Sultan
Ismail intersection here.
"There
have been many cases (of problems with construction sites) near here, like the
huge sink hole that appeared during the construction of a tunnel near Berjaya
Times Square.”
Yeo said he was reminded of a case some 10
years ago when a man died after a construction beam fell on his car in Sri
Hartamas.
"I
always keep a lookout for falling things from construction sites.
“I
try to avoid these areas, but here in Bukit Bintang, there is construction at
almost every corner.”
Yeo, a Telekom pensioner, said although
the government could come up with new policies and laws on construction site
safety, it would not make much difference if the industry did not adhere to
the rules.
“I
think the laws are clear, but sometimes, when accidents occur, it is often due
to human error or safety guidelines being ignored.”
Personal shopper Noordhiah Mohamed, 32,
said her job required her to visit several shopping outlets in the Bukit
Bintang and Jalan Raja Chulan area.
“I
am always walking near construction sites, especially in the Bukit Bintang
area, between the malls and boutiques. I cannot avoid these areas as all the
major shopping outlets are there.”
Noordhiah
said she had been hit by flying debris before, but brushed the incident off as
a “normal” occurrence that often happened near construction sites.
A sales assistant in Pavilion Kuala
Lumpur, who only wanted to be known as Jenny, said she thanked her lucky stars
after she heard about the incident on Thursday.
"I left work early that day. I was
standing just a few feet away from where the woman was struck by the crane
hook," she said, adding that she was on her way to pick up her son and
needed to cross the street
near where the incident occurred.
She said she had to walk pass the
construction site next to the mall everyday on her way to and from work.
It was reported that a woman was killed
when a crane hook fell on her car near Pavilion in Bukit Bintang here. Chin
Khoon Sing, 24, died instantly in the 7.20pm incident.
In George Town, checks
showed that several construction sites, especially those near busy roads,
posed a safety risk to motorists.
Several projects had cranes and other
items, such as scaffolding, that stretched out to the main road.
Among the sites were the high-rise
projects in Pulau Tikus, which had received much opposition from nearby
residents.
Lily Tan, a resident who lives near a
site, said the project had posed a safety risk to residents since the construction
began.
“Work is going on every day. The higher
the building, the more risk it poses, especially with the crane carrying heavy
loads of material up.
“Construction projects should not be allowed to be so close to a main road," she said. Additional reporting by NurAqidah Azizi.
“Construction projects should not be allowed to be so close to a main road," she said. Additional reporting by NurAqidah Azizi.
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Be more stringent on safety precautions, urges Lam Thye - The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: All construction crane
operators must be certified competent by the Department of Occupational Safety
and Health (DOSH), said Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye (pic). The National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health chairman said those ...
Dept to
find out why crane cable snapped - Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: Occupational safety authorities are carrying
out tests to find out why a crane cable snapped, causing the 500kg hook to fall
20 floors, killing a woman in her car. The Department of Occupational Safety
and Health confirmed that the cable had ...
DOSH:
Crane may have been tampered with - Malay Mail Online
The 500kg crane hook, which fell 20
floors before slamming into Chin's car, killing her on the spot. — Bernama pic
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
confirmed a cable holding the crane hook at the ...
Be More Stringent on Safety
Precautions, Urges Lam Thye
PETALING
JAYA: All construction crane operators must be certified competent by the
Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), said Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye
(pic).
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health chairman said those companies operating cranes must also be registered
with DOSH.
Commenting on Thursday’s incident where a crane hook fell
at a construction site and crushed a woman to death in her car, Lee said it was
“totally unacceptable”.
“There have been many such accidents in the past. The
authorities must be very stringent in monitoring and enforcing laws and
regulations under the Factories and Machinery Act,” he said.
Fomca deputy president Mohd Yusof Abdul Rahman said
construction companies should take precautionary measures, such as placing
safety nets.
“Sometimes we can see big, heavy construction concrete
blocks hanging over public areas. This can cause anxiety among pedestrians and
motorists passing the area,” he said.
He added that if areas near construction sites need to be
closed off to traffic, it should be done to prevent an accident from happening.
Executive Joice Chin Khoon Sing, 24, was killed while on
her way to a family dinner when the hook fell onto her car along Jalan Raja
Chulan in Kuala Lumpur.
In January, a construction worker was killed when a crane
collapsed at a site on Jalan Damansara.
A month later, another construction worker was killed by
falling debris while installing a ceiling partition at a site in Kota
Damansara.
Need to Improve Safety
By Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, Chairman, NIOSH
I
WISH to express my support for the recommendations made by the Institution of
Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) for more stringent enforcement in the construction
industry and mandatory requirement for training of supervisory personnel and
workers in the industry.
This is in light of the partial collapse of
a temporary structure in a building under construction in Petaling Jaya on
Sunday that injured six construction workers.
There have also been many accidents at construction sites,
which call for improvements in safety standards within the industry.
I hope the Government will seriously consider the proposal
by the IEM to make training mandatory for those responsible for scaffolding and
falsework.
Training is a prerequisite to achieving a safe work
culture, especially in the rapidly growing construction industry.
Construction work involves a lot of hazards and risks and
adequate and proper training for the workers is needed to prevent accidents at
the work sites.
Employers must be prepared to invest in occupational
health and safety while employees must practise it at work sites. In fact,
companies must allocate a yearly budget for safety training to prevent
work-related accidents.
The IEM’s call for stricter safety requirements and strict
adherence to provisions in design standards and the industry’s code of practice
should be taken seriously by all stakeholders in the construction industry.
According to the IEM, all temporary works, particularly
falsework and scaffolding, should be properly designed, endorsed and supervised
by professional engineers to maintain an accredited standard and quality in
construction practices.
IEM’s position paper titled Revised Position Paper on Preven-tion of Collapse
of “Scaffolding & Falsework” outlines the main causes of
collapse of temporary structures. These include lack of safety considerations
at the design stage, improper or bad construction practice, use of inferior
materials as well as insufficient enforcement and poor maintenance.
The paper also recommended the allocation of sufficient
funds to cover safety, health and environmental programmes for all construction
projects.
There is an urgent need to improve the safety standards
and instil a safety culture in our construction industry.
In the wake of the recent tragedies, I urge those in
positions of authority to pay heed to more stringent standards in occupational
safety and health (OSH).
Laws and regulations alone do not automatically ensure
successful health and safety practices at construction sites. What we need is
the adoption and implementation of safety measures by responsible safety
conscious contractors and supported by experienced and trained workers.
To prevent mishaps at the work site, attention and
priority must be given to safety right from the conception stage of the
project.
Developers have a responsibility to choose competent and
safety conscious contractors. During the tendering stage, it must be emphasised
that the acceptance of low bidders should not be at the expense of safety and
health.
To increase the standards of safety, contractors bidding
for projects must provide a safety policy statement, hazard identification,
risk assessment and risk control plan as well as the level of training and
experience of their employees.
Good OSH management must be practised at all levels of the
construction industry, from top management to construction workers.
Industries and employers must realise that effective OSH
management not only reduces the risks to safety and health but also ensures
high returns and increased productivity for the company.
The management should not see OSH as a profit-sapping
factor but instead as a profit-booster, especially in the construction industry
where safety records leave a lot to be desired.
As a training institution, the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is ever ready to train and provide
consultancy services in helping the construction industry to put in place an
effective OSH management system.
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