'There was no sound, the structure just fell': Changi viaduct collapse survivors recount harrowing experience
- July 30, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
Bangladeshi worker Raihan Mohammad and his fellow workers had gone about their usual tasks, casting cement on the top deck of a road viaduct, that when completed, would link the Tampines Expressway to the Pan-Island Expressway. They were more than halfway done with cement works on the central deck when the structure came tumbling down,
Collapse of viaduct section a wake-up call: Lim Swee Say
- July 29, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
The collapse of a viaduct section in Upper Changi Road East on July 14 that killed one person and injured 10 others was due to a human lapse, Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say said yesterday evening. “One thing for sure is that this is a man-made incident that could have been avoided if everyone involved
PIE work site collapse a 'man-made incident'; Lim Swee Say singles out inadequate attention to design, construction …
- July 26, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
SINGAPORE – The collapse of a viaduct section at Upper Changi Road East two weeks ago killing one and injuring 10 was due to a human lapse, Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say revealed on Tuesday (Jul 25) evening. “One thing for sure is that this is a man-made incident that could have been avoided if
Surgery for victim of viaduct collapse
- July 24, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
One of the workers injured in the collapse of an uncompleted Tampines viaduct has taken a turn for the worse. In a statement, a spokesman for Or Kim Peow Contractors (OKP), the main contractor of the project, said that Chinese national Gao Liqin, 49, underwent surgery at 7pm yesterday after his condition deteriorated earlier in
PIE work site collapse: Safety is everyone's responsibility, says …
- July 23, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
SINGAPORE – The chairman of the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council has made his first public remarks on the July 14 worksite accident along the Pan Island Expressway, which claimed one life and injured 10 others. “While investigation is underway and we do not wish to speculate on the root cause, the accident clearly
Viaduct collapse: 2 workers remain in critical condition
- July 18, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
The family of the worker who died in the collapse of an uncompleted structure near the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) last Friday will be receiving a “bereavement token” from his employer. Tongda Construction and Engineering will also be paying for the next of kin of Mr Chen Yinchuan, 31, to travel from China to Singapore to
PIE work site collapse: Construction accidents in the past
- July 15, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Singapore Safety News
JAN 29, 2014 The collapse of a support structure in Sentosa left one worker dead and 10 injured. They were on top of a three- storey-high formwork supporting a mould for a beam being built for an entertainment centre. The incident happened as the concrete mix was being poured into the mould. JULY 18, 2012