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The LRT/MRT: Expansion means construction means…Danger?

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Star

Tuesday August 26, 2014 MYT 9:11:21 PM

Three engineers tender resignations over MRT site mishap

by meng yew choong

PETALING JAYA: Three engineers tasked with supervising an MRT site at Sungai Buloh that saw the deaths of three Bangladeshi workers last week, have tendered their resignations.

The three are, project engineer Ismail Hassan, senior resident engineer David Douglas and resident engineer Norrizan Ismail, resigned on Aug 22, three days after the incident.

This was disclosed in a statement by the project delivery partner (PDP) for the Sungai Buloh-Kajang line, MMC-Gamuda KVMRT (PDP) Sdn Bhd Tuesday.

MMC-Gamuda KVMRT said Ian Thoms, the PDP project director, has also decided he would not seek an extension for his contract of service.

Douglas and Norrizan are employees of AECOM, the supervising consultant for the V1 package that covered the Sungai Buloh work site.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/26/MRT-Engineers-resign/

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VIDEO: MRT WORKERS’ REMAINS ARRIVE IN BANGLADESH

https://my.news.yahoo.com/video/mrt-workers-remains-arrive-bangladesh-113400799.html

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theSundaily

Engineers ‘missing’ at MRT site

PETALING JAYA: An initial investigation by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has revealed that there were no engineers at the site during the installation of the parapet wall of the Sungai Buloh-Kajang Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) which resulted in a 650-tonne span dislodging and falling to the ground, killing three foreign workers.

MRT Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) director of strategic communications and public affairs, Amir Mahmood Razak, said the company was conducting internal investigations to ascertain who authorised the construction workers to carry out the installation work when there were no qualified engineers supervising the work and also why the engineers were not at the site.

“We are also investigating who is responsible for the incident,” he told theSun.

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theSundaily

Imbalance during installation likely cause of collapse

SUNGAI BULOH: Sungai Buloh Fire and Rescue Department chief Mohamed Sabri Samsudeen said the imbalance during the installation of the parapet at the side of MRT rail is believed to have triggered the collapse of the 650-tonne concrete span.

“The span is believed to have fallen on its right side and the three victims who were installing the parapet at the right of the span could not escape. They concrete block fell from a height of 38 metres,” Mohamed Sabri said at a press conference at the Kota Damansara MRT project site, today.

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1144933

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MRT contractors didn’t comply with safety SOP: Inspectors: No engineers were present to supervise the installa… http://bit.ly/YuhPuJ

Initial investigation into the collapse of the concrete span at the MRT worksite found that the contractors did not comply with standard operating procedures (SOP).

Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Dosh) deputy director-general Zabidi Md Adib said safety inspectors found that no engineers or supervisors were present to supervise the installation of the parapet wall.

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AT LAST, HERE IS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THAT THE BUCK STOPS WITH HIM!

To him goes the highest respect!

Star

Azhar said he had always been very strict over safety measures at MRT sites but such incidents had occurred over and over again.

“I have done my best, but I have evidently failed and therefore will be handing over my duties.

“I was told that some security measures were not followed by the sub-contractors and if that really is the case, I will make sure MRT Corp never works with them again,” he said.

He said that despite his departure from the company, he would see the case through and ensure that the families of the deceased be given justice.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/19/MRT-CEO-Resigns/

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4:00PM Aug 19, 2014

MRT Corp CEO resigns over accident

MRT Corp chief executive officer Azhar Abdul Hamid announced his resignation today following the incident last night that claimed three lives at an MRT construction site.

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Azhar made the announcement at a press conference in Sungai Buloh today.

Three Bangladeshi workers died after 650 tonnes of concrete blocks fell on them at the construction site for the Kota Damansara MRT station.

Azhar was former managing director for Sime Darby Bhd.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/272094

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4:29PM Aug 19, 2014

MP: Suspend MRT project pending safety probe

Subang MP Sivarasa Rasiah has called for the entire MRT project to be suspended pending investigations into its safety.

He said the incident that has claimed the lives of three workers yesterday is the second such case involving MRT in two months.

“Road users who frequently pass through MRT work sites should have confidence in their safety. These two incidents unfortunately do not inspire any confidence.

“Therefore until this confidence is restored through detailed reports, I urge that the work should be stopped immediately,” he added in a statement today.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/272099

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THE BODIES OF ALL THREE BANGLA DESHI WORKERS HAVE BEEN FOUND.

It’s a tragic and grevious time for their families back in Bangla Desh. Moreover, they have lost their bread-winner, perhaps their sole means of financial support.

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SUNGAI BULOH: Fire and rescue department has extricated the bodies of two Bangladeshi who were trapped under the collapsed concrete block in MRT construction site in Kota Damansara, here.
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The first victim Mohammad Elahi Hossain was pulled out at 2.34am today, the second body at 1.52pm and the last victim was extricated seven minutes later.

The two victims found in the rubble were identified as Bangladeshi nationals Mohamad Faruk Khan and Mohammad Alauddin Mollik.

http://www.nst.com.my/node/24537

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NST

KUALA LUMPUR: Rescuers at the Kota Damansara MRT worksite have located the body of one of the three workers.

They are now using tunneling method to retrieve the body as dogs from the Fire and Rescue Department K9 unit were brought in to find the other two workers, reportedly missing after a span of the MRT guideway had dislodged from its piers and collapsed.

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3 Bangladeshi workers die in MRT accident

The Malaysian Insider

A span of the MRT guide way had dislodged from its piers and fell at 8.30pm yesterday while construction work on the parapet for the guideway was being carried out, reported  Bernama.

The span, which was made up of 14 units of segmented box girders, was 38m long length and weighed 300 tonnes.

Three MRT construction workers, all Bangladeshis, are feared dead after being trapped under a 300-tonne concrete span that collapsed at the MRT worksite near former Rubber Research Institute (RRI) in Kota Damansara last night.

MRT Corp in a statement said the workers feared dead were Mohamad Faruk Khan, Mohammad Elahi Hossain and Mohammad Alauddin Mollik.

“Rescue efforts are currently ongoing and an emergency response team is on standby at the site,” the statement said.

https://my.news.yahoo.com/3-bangladeshi-workers-die-mrt-accident-233558032.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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Star

Monday August 18, 2014 MYT 11:58:03 PM

300-tonne beam at MRT construction site falls, three workers feared dead

by dina murad AND nadirah h. rodzi

“A span of the guideway had dislodged from its piers and fallen on the ground below. The span, which was made up of 14 units of segmented box girders, was 38m in length and weighed 300 tonnes.

“MRT Corp confirms that three workers are unaccounted for and are believed to be trapped underneath. Rescue efforts are currently on-going and an emergency response team is on standby at the site,” it said.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/18/MRT-beam-collapse-3-feared-dead/

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[BREAKING NEWS] Three people are feared trapped in MRT accident.

http://bit.ly/1pF4Wbi  pic.twitter.com/FIPyc3csI4

Three people are feared trapped under concrete blocks in an incident at the MRT construction site near Kota Damansara.

According to the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department, first responders arrived at at the scene at about 10pm after receiving a distress call 15 minutes prior.

In a statement MRT Corp said that three workers are “unaccounted for and are believed to be trapped underneath”.

It said the incident happened when a span had dislodged from its piers and fallen to the ground during the construction of the parapet.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/272025?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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