Wednesday, January 04, 2006

The Construction Companies Again!

A man with a PHD from Cambridge University ,who has a bright future before him, was killed when a 720kg steel and concrete slab fell from building in a construction site while he was driving through the traffic next to the site.His wife who was with him in the car was seriuosly injured but survived. The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia said the government is going to find out the cause of this tragic incident.The Cabinet will discuss this matter in details soon. A site supervisor of a construction company when contacted said,"Strict safety rules and regulations are adhered to here,but sometimes some careless workers did not adhere to the rules. Nothing much we can do except sack them after been found committing the mistake 3 times." This is by far the most irresponsible remarks I have heard! If you can not hire workers who are competent and follow safety rules then do not carry out any large projects that may endanger others' lives. Imagine a worker is allowed to make such risky mistakes 3 times before he will be sacked,it is like letting him have 3 chances to try to attempt killing others! I remember there were other incidents where heavy cranes fell on passing cars in the past. It is high time for the Malaysian government to take a closer look at the background of the constructions companies. And do not let traffic come too close to constructions sites.

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