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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