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| MRT Corp CEO Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid resigns |
300-tonne concrete span at MRT construction site falls, three workers feared dead
PETALING JAYA: Three workers are feared dead after a 300-tonne concrete span collapsed at a MRT construction site in Kota Damansara Monday night.
In a statement, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp) said the incident occurred at the MRT worksite within the former Rubber Research Institute site near Kota Damansara.
"The incident occurred at around 8.30pm while construction of the parapet was being carried out on the MRT elevated guideway.
"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.
Initial investigations show contractors at MRT site complied with all requirements, says Fadillah
PETALING JAYA: Initial investigations reveal that the contractors and subcontractors at the MRT construction site in Kota Damansara where a concrete span collapsed on Monday night complied with all requirements set by the Works Ministry, said Datuk Fadillah Yusof.
MRT Corp CEO quits over fatal incident at construction site
PETALING JAYA: MRT Corp CEO Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid has resigned over Monday night's construction site accident in Kota Damansara that claimed three lives.
"As of tomorrow, I am no longer the CEO," he told a press conference at the site here Tuesday.
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.- http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/19/MRT-CEO-Resigns/
Contractor in deadly MRT collapse flouted procedures, says safety agency
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — 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.
“The installation of the parapet wall should be supervised by qualified engineers to ensure that it is carried out according to procedures,” he said when contacted by Bernama, here today.
Past incidents:
June 2014
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| Two motorist travelling in a Honda Civic along Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang were badly injured as a metal rod that was being raised by a crane fell on their car. |
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| A sheet pile which was being placed on a stack within the worksite "slipped and hit the car". |
August 2013
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| Total wreck: Workers trying to hoist the crane arm which collapsed on the woman’s car in Jalan USJ 2/3, Subang Jaya. -M. AZHAR ARIF / The Star |
May 2013
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| A part of a boom crane fell off a trailer and crashed onto a passing car, killing a passenger and injuring the driver in it. |
April 2013
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| That day, Vijayasingam’s Hyundai Sonata was caught in rush hour traffic along Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang when a 10-tonne construction equipment hoisted by a crane at an LRT extension site nearby fell and crushed his car. |
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